Assoc.Prof.SUMAPA CHAIAMNUAY,M.D.

• Autoimmune Diseases (e.g., SLE, Sj?gren’s Syndrome, Systemic Sclerosis, Inflammatory Myositis, Vasculitis)
• Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis (e.g., Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis)
• Gout and Pseudogout
• Osteoarthritis (Non-Surgical Treatment Options)

• Doctor of Medicine Chulalongkorn University (First class honors)
• Internal Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA
• Rhumatology The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

• Committee Member, Thai Rheumatism Association

• President, Rak-Bone Club (Bone Care Club) / Board Member, Osteoporosis Foundation of Thailand

• Co-convenor of the APLAR Special Interest Group of Osteoporosis

• Predictors of flare in rheumatoid arthritis patients with persistent clinical remission/low disease activity: Data from the TARAC cohort

Chaiamnuay S, Jiemjit S, Songdechaphipat W, Narongroeknawin P, Pakchotanon P, Asavatanabodee A,

Medicine (2022) 101:32 Aug 12;101(32):e29974. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029974.

• The efficacy of intra-articular triamcinolone acetonide 10 mg vs. 40 mg in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a non-inferiority, randomized, controlled, double-blind, multicenter study

Utamawatin K, Phruetthiphat O, Apinyankul R, Chaiamnuay S

BMC Musculoskeletal Disord. 2023 Feb 3;24(1):92. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06191-6.

• Age, Body Mass Index and Function as the Independent Predictors of Sarcopenia in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Kanjanavaikoon N, Saisirivechakun P, Chaiamnuay S.

Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Sep 27. doi: 10.1007/s10067-023-06770-x. Online ahead of print.

• Trabecular bone score: a new simple tool for evaluating osteoporosis in patients with axial spondyloarthriti Trabecular bone score: a new simple tool for evaluating osteoporosis in patients with axial spondyloarthritis

Pannarat Saisirivechakun, Ajanee Mahakkanukrauh, Chatlert Pongchaiyakul, Trirat Boonya-ussadorn, Pongthorn Narongroeknawin, Rattapol Pakchotanon, Paijit Assavatanabodee, Sumapa Chaiamnuay

Sci Rep. 2023 Sep 27;13(1):16258. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43321-5.

• The effect of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Disease Activity Score and SLE Disease Activity Index 2000-based remission states in patients with SLE on damage accrual.

Chitpet P, Chaiamnuay S, Narongroeknawin P, Asavatanabodee P, Leosuthamas P, Pakchotanon R.

Int J Rheum Dis. 2023 Dec;26(12):2509-2516.

• Comparative evaluation of screening tools for sarcopenia in patients with axial spondyloarthritis

Chaiamnuay S, Kanjanavaikoon N, Saisirivechakun P.Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 22;14(1):14407. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-65120-2.

• The Effect of Gradual Withdrawal Versus Maintenance of Low-Dose Glucocorticoid in Clinically Quiescent Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, a Pilot Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial.

Niyompanichakarn S, Chaiamnuay S, Narongroeknawin P, Asavatanabodee P, Leosuthamas P, Pakchotanon R.

Musculoskeletal Care. 2025 Jun;23(2):e70083. doi: 10.1002/msc.70083.

• Comparison of different intervention thresholds for the treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: a cross-sectional study.

Puksun K, Pongchaiyakul C, Pakchotanon R, Narongroeknawin P, Leosuthamas P, Arunthanachaikul T, Chaiamnuay S.

BMC Rheumatol. 2025 Apr 2;9(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s41927-025-00488-w.