Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Medicine

Background

Videos

• Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) ‚Äî Eileen‚Äôs Story

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

• A Rare, Stomach-Saving Endoscopic Procedure, Inside Tract (Spring 2021)

  Case Presentation: ESD-TAMIS, Inside Tract (Spring 2019)

  Innovative Approaches to Colorectal Surgery Benefit Patients, Surgery (Winter 2019)

  For Colorectal Polyps: Early Detection and Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Resection, Inside Tract (Winter, 2019)

  The Cutting Edge of Endoscopic Resection, Inside Tract (Spring, 2017)

  Stomach Cancer: Know Your Risks & Treatment Options, Johns Hopkins Surgery (4/26/2017)

Research Interests

Colon polyps, Endoscopic mucosal resection/endoscopic submucosal dissection, Enteral stents, Gastric cancer, Interventional EUS

Lab Website

Saowanee Ngamruengphong Lab

• Research in the Saowanee Ngamruengphong Lab focuses on methods for diagnosing and managing gastrointestinal conditions, including premalignant and malignant lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, esophageal cancer, colon polyps, and biliary and pancreatic disease. Our most recent work includes investigating a novel hybrid technique for closure of refractory gastrocutaneous fistula. We also conducted an international multicenter study that compared endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct drainage with enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde pancreatography following Whipple surgery.

PubMed - Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=ngamruengphong?

Selected Publications

• Chen YI, Levy MJ, Moreels TG, Hajijeva G, Will U, Artifon EL, Hara K, Kitano M, Topazian M, Abu Dayyeh B, Reichel A, Vilela T, Ngamruengphong S, Haito-Chavez Y, Bukhari M, Okolo P 3rd, Kumbhari V, Ismail A, Khashab MA. “An international multicenter study comparing EUS-guided pancreatic duct drainage with enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde pancreatography after Whipple surgery.” Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan;85(1):170-177. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.07.031. PMID: 27460390

• Haito Chavez Y, Ngamruengphong S, Bukhari M, Chen YI, Aguila G, Khashab MA. “Transoral incisionless endoscopic fundoplication guided by impedance planimetry to treat severe GERD symptoms after per-oral endoscopic myotomy.” Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan;85(1):254-255. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.07.033. PMID: 27460388

• Haito-Chavez Y, Ngamruengphong S, Chen YI, Bukhari M, Aguila G, Khashab MA. “Novel hybrid technique for closure of refractory gastrocutaneous fistula: Endoscopically guided percutaneous suturing.” Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan;85(1):252-253. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.07.022. PMID: 27443968

• Kumbhari V, Peñas I, Tieu AH, De la Serna-Higuera C, Juneja M, Maufa F, Ngamruengphong S, El-Zein MH, Haddad N, Krishnan S, Gonzalez S, Renny PV, Saxena P, Howard L, DiMaio CJ, Buscaglia JM, Perez-Miranda M, Khashab MA. “Interventional EUS using a flexible 19-gauge needle: An international multicenter experience in 162 patients.” Dig Dis Sci. 2016 Dec;61(12):3552-3559. PMID: 27714511

• Ngamruengphong S, Canto MI. “Screening for pancreatic cancer.” Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Dec;96(6):1223-1233. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.07.016. PMID: 27865274

Honors

• Fellow Abstract Award, American Gastroenterological Association-Gastroenterology Research Group (AGA-GRG), 5/1/16
• ASGE Cook Medical Don Wilson Award, International training at National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan, 5/1/16
• Poster of Distinction, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), 1/1/16
• World Endoscopy Organization (WEO) Research Awards, Asian Pacific Digestive Week. Taipei, Taiwan, 12/1/15
• Travel Bursary, United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2015,, Barcelona, Spain, 10/1/15
• American Gastroenterology Association, Poster of Distinction, Digestive Diseases Week, Chicago, IL, 5/1/15
• Distinguished Achievement Award, 23rd annual North American Conference of Gastroenterology Fellows (NACGF) of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), Orlando, FL, 5/1/13
• Best Senior Resident Award of Academic Year 2010-2011, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, 6/1/11
• Winner of Research Competition, American Federation for Medical Research Regional Meeting, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, 5/1/11
• Poster of Distinction, American Gastroenterology Association, Digestive Diseases Week. New Orleans, LA, 5/1/10
• Best Intern Resident Award of Academic Year 2008-2009, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX., 5/1/09
• Award for the excellent performance (externship in Pediatrics), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 3/1/04
• Scholarship, (Highest comprehensive score in Surgery), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 3/1/04
• Scholarship, (Highest comprehensive score in Forensic medicine), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 3/1/02
• Prasarn Booranasiri scholarship, (MSIII, highest overall score), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 3/1/01
• Associate Professor Varunee Wongwichein Scholarship, (Highest comprehensive score in Parasitology), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 3/1/01
• Scholarship, (Highest comprehensive score in Biochemistry), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 3/1/00
• Scholarship, (Highest the first score in Anatomy), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 3/1/00
• Scholarship, (Highest comprehensive score in Human growth and development), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 3/1/00

Memberships

• Thai Medical Council - Member
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy