Somjate Manipalviratn

(Thailand)

Current Position
Medical Director
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist
Jetanin Institute for Assisted Reproduction, Bangkok, Thailand

Work Experience:
2009-2010 Board member of sub-committee of Reproductive Medicine, Royal Thai College of Obstetrician and Gynecologist
2009-2010 Board member of Thai Society of Reproductive Medicine
2008-2013 Medical Director, Superior ART, Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
2008-2017 Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist, Jetanin Institute for Assisted Reproduction
2017-now Medical Director, Jetanin Institute for Assisted Reproduction

Education Background
Medical Education
1991-1997 Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Doctor of Medicine with second class honor in 1997 Cumulative grade point average 3.40
1997-1998 Internship at Somdej Memorial Hospital at Sriracha, Thai Red Cross Society, Chonburi, Thailand
1999-2000 General practitioner at Theptarin General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Postgraduate Medical Education
2000-2003 Residency training in obstetrics and gynaecology Department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Diploma of Clinical Sciences (Obstetrics and gynaecology) in 2001 from Chulalongkorn University
• Thai Board of Obstetrics and gynaeocology in 2003 from Thai Medical Council
• Member of The Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists since 2003
2003-2005 Clinical fellowship training in reproductive medicine Reproductive Medicine Unit, Department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University,Bangkok, Thailand
• Thai Sub-board of Reproductive Medicine in 2005 from Thai Medical Council
2005-2006 Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles,
Los Angeles, California, USA
2006-2008 Research fellow, Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Academic Awards
1 The second award for research presentation at the 17th meeting of The Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2003
2 Certificate of Outstanding Performance in fellowship training from Menopause Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty
of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University in 2005
3 The second award for scientific poster presentation at the 64th annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2008

Publications
1 Manipalviratn S, Worasethsin P, Triratanachart S, Tresukosol D. Impact of residual tumor on survival of patients with advanced stage common epithelial ovarian cancer at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital from 1995 to 1999. Thai J Obstet Gynaecol 2002;14:269-76.
2 Phuphong V, Manipalviratn S. Simultaneous tubal pregnancy and twisted ovarian cyst. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2003;268:211-3.
3 Manipalviratn S, Ahnonkitpanit V, Numchaisrika P, Chompurat D, Pansatha J, Suwajanakorn S. Result of direct current electrical activation on failed-tofertilize oocytes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). J Reprod Med 2006;51:493-9.
4 Manipalviratn S, Huang A, DeCherney AH. Future of infertility treatment. Int Surg 2006;91 Suppl 5:S3-S14.
5 Manipalviratn S, DeCherney AH. Clinical application of human oocyte cryopreservation. Rev Recent Clin Trials 2008;3:104-110.
6 Browne H, Manipalviratn S, Armstrong A. Using an intrauterine device in immunocompromised women. Obstet Gynecol 2008;112:667-669.
7 Manipalviratn S, DeCherney AH, Segars J. Imprinting disorders and assisted reproductive technology. Fertil Steril 2009;91:305-315.
8 Manipalviratn S, Tong ZB, Stegmann B, Widra E, Carter J, DeCherney A. Effect of vitrification and thawing on human oocyte ATP concentration. Fertil Steril 2010; PMID 21071026
9 Tiewsiri K, Manipalviratn S, Sutheesophon S, Vanichsetakul P, Thaijaroen P, Ketcharoon P, Bradley CK, McArthur SJ, Krutsawad W, Marshall JTA,
Papadopoulos KI. The First Asian, Single-Center Experience of Blastocyst Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis with HLA Matching in Thailand for the
Prevention of Thalassemia and Subsequent Curative Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation of Twelve Affected Siblings. Biomed Res Int. 2020. Article ID 5292090

Chapters in textbook.
1 Manipalviratn S, Trivax B, Huang A. Genetic disorders & sex chromosome abnormalities. In: Current Diagnosis and Treatment Obstetrics and Gynecology (10th Edition). DeCherney AH, Nathan L, Goodwin TM (Eds). McGraw-Hill, NY, USA (2006): 95-125.
2 Manipalviratn S, Trivax B, Huang A. Genetic disorders & sex chromosome abnormalities. In: Current Diagnosis and Treatment Obstetrics and Gynecology (11th Edition). DeCherney AH, Nathan L, Laufer N, Roman AS (Eds). McGraw-Hill, NY, USA (2006): 67-96.
3 Manipalviratn S, Armstrong A. Menstrual disorders. In: Women’s Health Across the Lifespan: A Pharmacotherapeutic Approach. Hansen L, O’Connel
MB, Smith J, Calis K (Eds). ASHP, MD, USA (in press)

Academic Presentations
1 2005 ESHRE meeting, Copenhagen: Manipalviratn S, Ahnonkitpanit V, Numchaisrika P, Chompurat D, Pansatha J, Suwajanakorn S. Fertilization rate
after electrical activation of fail to fertilize oocytes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Hum Reprod 2005;20(Suppl 1):i167-8.
2 2006 Society for Gynecologic Investigation meeting, Toronto: Huang A, Trivax BS, Kuo J, Manipalviratn S, DeCherney AH, Wu TJ. The relationship
of luteal phase estradiol levels between pregnancy outcomes with in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycle. J Soc Gynecol Investig 2006; 13(Suppl 2): 153A.
3 2006 Pacific Coast Reproductive Society meeting: Huang A, Trivax B, Manipalviratn S, Kuo J, Wu TJ. Days of stimulation in in-vitro fertilization
embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycles and its relationship with pregnancy outcomes. Fertil Steril 2006;85(Suppl 2): S19-20.
4 2006 ASRM meeting, New Orleans: Trivax BS, Huang A, Manipalviratn S, Kuo J, DeCherney AH, Wu TJ. The relationship of luteal phase progesterone
levels and pregnancy outcomes in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVFET) cycles. Fertil Steril 2006;86(Suppl 2):S347.
5 2007 ASRM meeting, Washington DC: Manipalviratn S, Stratton P, Ballweg ML, Sinaii N. Does the duration of pelvic symptoms play a role in the
prevalence of infertility in women with endometriosis? Fertil Steril 2007;88(Suppl 1):S212.
6 2007 ASRM meeting, Washington DC: Sarajari S, Manipalviratn S, Surrey MW, Danzer HC, Briton-Jones C, Hill DL. Post-thaw survival and resumption
of meiosis of immature oocytes using slow-freezing vs. vitrification methods of cryopreservation. Fertil Steril 2007;88(Suppl 1):S354.
7 2008 Society for Gynecologic Investigation meeting, San Diego: Manipalviratn S, Tong Z, Widra E, DeCherney AH. Comparison of intracellular ATP levels between non-vitrified and surviving postvitrification/ thawed human oocytes. J Soc Gynecol Investig 2008; 15(Suppl 2): 236A.
8 2008 ASRM meeting, San Francisco: Manipalviratn S, Tong Z, Stegmann B, Widra E, Carter J, DeCherney AH. Time course of human oocyte ATP recovery after vitrification and thawing.
9 2013 AOCOG meeting, Bangkok, Thailand: Manipalviratn S, Tiewsiri K, Marshall J. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Thalassemia screening with
HLA matching for cord blood stem cell/bone marrow transplantation.

Academic interest
1 Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
2 Clinical fertility management
3 Female fertility preservation
4 Clinical embryology