Dr. Thawatchai Akaraviputh is a lecturer of the Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital and an endo-laparoscopic surgeon. He received his undergraduate degree and surgical training from Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. In 1999 he received Germany Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in advanced surgical endoscopy and obtained “Doktors der Medizin” degree with Professor Nib Soehendra at University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. He returned to Bangkok in 2002, where he continued his training in laparoscopic surgery and subsequently in robotic surgery. He was promoted to Professor of Surgery in 2013. He has many international publications in a variety of endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery.