Asst. Prof. Dr. Chootima Ratisoontorn

--- Asst. Prof. Dr. Chootima Ratisoontorn is an endodontist and a specialist in the field based in Bangkok, Thailand and has advanced training in the University of Pennsylvania and a doctoral degree in the University of Washington, USA. She is a faculty member at Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Dentistry and works as a practitioner at Bumrungrad International hospital. * **Professional Background** * Experience: 25+ years. * Root canal treatment, endodontic retreatment, vital pulp therapy, periapical lesions, furcation repair, endodontic emergency. * Academic Rank: Assistant Professor, Division of Endodontics, Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. * Hospital Affiliation: Bumrungrad international Hospital, Bangkok (Dental Center) * Education: DDS with Honors, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (1994); Certificate in Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania, USA (1999); MS in Oral Biology, University of Pennsylvania, USA (2000); PhD in Oral Biology, University of Washington, USA (2005) * **Innovations and Contributions** * Published peer-reviewed studies regarding calcium silicate based materials, bioceramic sealers and periapical lesion management in international journals such as the 0. International Endodontic Journal and Clinical and Experimental Dental Research. * Co-author of a chapter on endodontic emergency management in the clinical endodontics textbook in Thai, published by Chulalongkorn University (2016). * Investigator in the research on intracanal drugs such as chitosan paste, and bioceramic sealers in treating persistent endodontic infections. * Also a member of the international craniofacial research by joint publications with the University of Washington on the genetics of craniosynostosis. Dr. Ratisoontorn is a US trained specialist specialty with an active academic and research history, providing patients of Bumrungrad International Hospital with a high level of specialist endodontic services.