Wattana Leowattana is currently a Professor of Tropical Medicine and faculty member of the Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University. He also serves as a Director of Hospital for Tropical Diseases during 2005 – 2009. Dr Leowattana earned his MD. from Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his residency in Clinical Pathology and Family Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in 1989 and a Master Degree in Clinical Science in 1991. He also earned a PhD Degree in Clinical Tropical Medicine in 2005.