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CRU Organization
 


Dr.Jittima Dhitavat

Present Appointment
Medical Education and Qualifications
Honors & Awards
Publications
Presentations
Previous Appointments
Administrative Experience
Special Trainings
Membership of Professional Societies
 
 
 
CRU Organization 2006 > Dr.Jittima Dhitavat, M.D.,M.Sc.(Dermatology),
D.Phil. (Clinical Medicine) Dip.Thai Board of Dermatology
 
     
       
 

CURRICULUM VITAE

   
Name: Dr.Jittima Dhitavat, M.D.,M.Sc.(Dermatology), D.Phil. (Clinical Medicine) Dip.Thai Board of Dermatology
Office Address:

Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Unit
Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Tel: (66) 2-6435599

 
  Present Appointment :  
 
2003-present
Instructor (Lecturer), Mahidol University, Thailand
 

 

   
  Medical Education and Qualifications:
 
2003

University of Oxford , UK
D.Phil. (Clinical Medicine)
Title of the thesis “ Functional analysis of Darier’s disease gene”

1995
Diplomate of the Thai Board of Dermatology
1990 - 1992

Chulalongkorn University , Thailand
M.Sc. in Dermatology (graded “good”)

1983 - 1989

Prince of Songkla University , Thailand
M.D. (Second Class Honors)

 

 

 
  Honors & Awards:
 
Nov 1999 – Jun 2003

Civil Service Commission Scholarship to study abroad Awarded by the Royal Thai Government

Mar 1997

International Affairs Scholarship to participate in American Academy of Dermatology 55 th Annual Meeting in San Francisco Awarded by the American Academy of Dermatology

1994 - 1996

AIDS Research Grant Awarded by the AIDS Research Center to support study of cryptococcus in AIDS

1991 - 1992

Prince of Songkla Research Grant Awarded by Prince of Songkla Research Foundation to support research for MSc.

 

 

 
Publications:
 
1)
Dhitavat J , Fairclough RJ, Hovnanian A, Burge S. (2004). “Calcium pumps and keratinocytes: lessons from Darier's disease and Hailey-Hailey disease.” Br J Dermatol 150(5): 821-8. Review.
2)
Millard TP, Dhitavat J, Hollowood K, Burge S. (2004) “ ‘Groveroid’ Darier’s disease.” Br J Dermatol. 150(3):600-2.
3)
Cooper SM, Dhitavat J, Millard P, Burge S. (2004) “Extensive Grover's-like eruption with lentiginous 'freckling': report of two cases.” Br J Dermatol. 150(2):350-2.
4)
Dhitavat J , Cobbold C, Leslie N, Sakuntabhai A, Lorette G, Hovnanian A. (2003). “Impaired desmoplakin trafficking in cultured Darier’s disease keratinocytes.” JInvest Dermatol 121(6): 1349-55.
5)
Dode L, Andersen JP, Leslie N, Dhitavat J, Vilsen B, Hovnanian A. (2003). “Dissection of the functional differences between sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca 2+-ATPase (SERCA) 1 and 2 isoforms and characterization of Darier disease (SERCA2) mutants by steady-state and transient kinetic analyses.” J Biol Chem 278(48): 47877-89.
6)
Dhitavat J , Dode L, Leslie N, Sakuntabhai A, Lorette G, Hovnanian A. (2003). “Mutations in the SERCA2b isoform cause Darier's disease.” JInvest Dermatol 121(3): 486-9.
7)
Dhitavat J , Macfarlane S, Dode L, Leslie N, Sakuntabhai A, McSween R, Saihan E, Hovnanian A. (2003). “ Acrokeratosis verruciformis of Hopf is caused by mutation in ATP2A2: evidence that it is allelic to Darier’s disease.” JInvest Dermatol 120(2): 229-32.
8)
Sakuntabhai A*, Dhitavat J*, Burge S, Hovnanian A. (2000). “Mosaicism for ATP2A2 mutations causes segmental Darier’s disease.” J Invest Dermatol 115 (6): 1144-7. *These authors contributed equally to the work.
9)

Dhitavat J. MSc Thesis: Sebum excretion rate in acne and acne free persons Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

 

 

Presentations:
 
1)

Dhitavat J , Pitisuttithum P, Jongboonyanoparp T, Bussaratid V, Naksrisook S, Muanaum R, Thantamnu N, Peonim W, Ngamdee V, Boonma D. Screening and baseline epidemiologic profile of participants in the phase I HIV vaccine trial in Thailand. Proceeding of the 7 th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. 1-5 July 2005; Kobe, Japan.

2)
Dhitavat J , Leslie N, Burge S, Hovnanian A, Cobbold C. Novel interaction between sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca 2+-ATPase (SERCA) 2 and desmoplakin. Mol Biol Cell supplement 2002; 13: 510a-511a. Proceedings of the 42 nd American Society for Cell Biology Annual meeting. 14-18 December 2002; San Francisco, USA (Poster session).
3)
Dhitavat J , Cobbold C, Leslie N, Burge S, Hovnanian A. Effect of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca 2+ ATPase (SERCA) dysfunction on the distribution of desmosomal proteins. J Invest Dermatol 2002; 119 (3): 742. Proceedings of the 32 nd European Society of Dermatology Research Conference; 19-21Sep 2002; Geneva, Switzerland.
4)

Dhitavat J , Dode L, Leslie N, Burge S, Hovnanian A. Effects of mutations in ATP2A2 on Ca 2+ transaport across sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. J Invest Dermatol 2001; 117(3): 774. Proceedings of the 31 st European Society of Dermatology Research Conference. 18-20 Sep 2001: Stockholm, Sweden.

5)
Sakuntabhai A, Dhitavat J, Burge S, Hovnanian A. Segmental Darier’s disease: a mosaic genetic disorder of ATP2A2. Br J Dermatol 2000; 143 (suppl 57): 17-8. Proceedings of the 80 th British Associations of Dermatologists annual meeting. 3-7 July 2000; London, United Kingdom.
6)

Macfarlane S, McSween R, Sakuntabhai A, Dhitavat J, Burge S, Saihan E, Hovnanian A. Acrokeratosis verruciformis of Hopf is caused by mutation in ATP2A2, the gene which is defective in Darier’s disease. Br J Dermatol 143 (suppl 57): 47. Proceedings of the 80 th British Associations of Dermatologists annual meeting. 3-7 July 2000; London, United Kingdom (Poster session).

7)

Dhitavat J , Pupaibul K, Noppakun N. Pythiosis in thalassemic patient. Proceedings of the 12 th Regional Conference of Dermatology (Asian -Australian). May 1996. Pattaya, Thailand.

8)
Dhitavat J , Sinhupak W. Sebum excretion rate in acne and acne free persons. Proceedings of the International Congress "Update in tropical dermatology". Feb 1993. Bangkok, Thailand.
 

 

  Previous Appointments:
 
1997 - 1999

Dermatologist in Travellers’ Medical and Vaccination Centre. Working as a consultant dermatologist managing foreign travellers and resident expatriates with dermatological problems.

1993 - 1997

Instructor (Lecturer), Division of Mycology, Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University. This is a major university teaching hospital. I was responsible for teaching student nurses, medical technology students, medical students and residents(medical registrars). I was responsible for running the hospital mycology service and mastered a range of laboratory techniques.

1992 - 1993

Junior Consultant Dermatologist , Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok. Managing patients with a range of dermatological problems.

1989 - 1990

Medical officer at Somdet na Sriracha, Thai Red Cross hospital. Managing emergency patients and patients with medical problems. Supervising final-year medical students from Chulalongkorn University.

 

 

 
 
  Administrative Experience:
 
2005-present

Assistant Director of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases

1993 - 1997

Representing the mycology service involved co-ordinating our service with those of bacteriology and virology within the Unit of Microbiology.

1988

Treasurer , Prince of Songkla Medical Student Society.

1982

Vice-President , Prince of Songkla first year medical student class. Organised events and meeting for faculty instructor and medical students.

 

 

 
  Special Trainings:
 
Nov 2005

Training workshop on ICH-GCP for clinical investigators focusing on HIV/AIDS and malaria vaccine trials

1995 - 1996

Mini-MBA in Health, Chulalongkorn University

 

 

 
  Membership of Professional Societies:
 
1999-present

Dowling Club, UK (UK dermatology society for trainees and consultants)

1995-present

Dermatological Society of Thailand

1989-present

Thai Medical Association, Medical council of Thailand, Prince of Songkla University Alumni Association.

 

 

 
 
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