Thoetchai (Bee) Peeraphatdit, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.
- Name: Thoetchai (Bee) Peeraphatdit, MD
- Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand
- New title and department at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; transplant hepatologist.
Research/professional interests:
- Epidemiology and outcomes research
- Quality improvement
- Cirrhosis and portal hypertension
- Liver transplant
- Drug-induced liver injury from immunotherapy
How I fell in love with transplant hepatology: I was drawn to liver disease or hepatology because of its pathophysiology and complexity involving multi-organ system. During my training, I observed patients suffering from a variety of liver diseases who were extremely sick but got better quickly after a liver transplant. From that time on, I knew I wanted to be a transplant hepatologist. I was fortunate to train with many inspirational hepatologists who go above and beyond for their patients. All of them inspired me to become a hepatologist.
Education:
- MD, Mahidol University, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009
- Residency, internal medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2012-2015
- Chief resident, quality and patient safety, Minneapolis VA Medical Center and
University of Minnesota, 2015-2016 - Master’s degree, clinical and translational science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Fellow, gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Fellowship, transplant hepatology, University of Chicago
Memberships:
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- European Association for the Study of the Liver
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American College of Gastroenterology
Three things people may not know about me:
- I am a tech geek. I always build and fix computers and phones. I started building my own desktop computers when I was in ninth grade. I am proud to say that my wife still uses the same desktop computer I built for her when we started dating.
- One of my favorite subjects in high school was world history. I still enjoy learning history of medicine. People say I am a history nerd.
- My favorite sport is swimming, and I represented our medical school team in competition. Now I enjoy tech gadgets, learning history, traveling and tasting new food.
Welcome! A great addition to our team!