Biography and qualifications

Patthama Likitwittaya, MD (Dr Ping Ping) graduated Doctor of Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, in 2019.

After that she added knowledge and expertise in the field of rehabilitation medicine on the residency programme in rehabilitation medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, and received the Diploma of the Thai Board certifying expertise in the practice of medicine, field of rehabilitation medicine, from the Royal College of Physiatrists of Thailand in 2025.

At present she is a specialist physician in the field of rehabilitation medicine at Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital, Naval Medical Department.

Working experience

July 2025 – present, specialist physician in rehabilitation medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital, Naval Medical Department

June 2021 – May 2022, physician in the health service department, Bangkok Naval Hospital

June 2020 – May 2021, physician in the health service department, Songkhla Naval Base Hospital, Naval Area Command 2

June 2019 – May 2020, physician in the health service department, Somdech Phra Nangchao Sirikit Hospital

Education and certification

• Diploma of the Thai Board certifying knowledge and expertise in the practice of medicine, field of rehabilitation medicine, 2025
• Completed the residency programme in rehabilitation medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2025
  • King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society
• Completed the Doctor of Medicine programme, First Class Honours, 2019
  • Thammasat University

Research and presentations

• Principal investigator: the effect of vibration stimulation on gait in patients with Parkinson's disease and parkinsonian syndromes

Specialist training

• Certificate of attendance in 35th TASP Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, "Metaverse in Pain management" held on March 1st – 2nd, 2024
• Certificate of attendance in 2022 Academic conference in rehabilitation medicine of The Royal College of Physiatrists of Thailand held on December 9th-11th, 2022
• Certificate of attendance in The Royal College of Physiatrists of Thailand 2022 Midyear conference in topic "Ultrasound-guided in Rehab management sharing experiences among common problems" held on August 6th-7th, 2022
• Certificate of attendance in "Good clinical practice and human subject protection training program 2022" held on June 29th-30th, 2022
• 29th TOPF Osteoporosis And Related Diseases Grand Round (December 20th 2024)
• Enhance your Clinical Practice: Pain management with Focus Shock Wave Piezo Technology (July 22nd 2024)

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Rehabilitation medicine and conditions of the nervous system ⎮the miracle of rehabilitation medicine

Patthama Likitwittaya, MD, or Dr Ping Ping, a rehabilitation physician, has shared a powerful view of the science of rehabilitation, which is like a "Miracle" that helps patients who have lost the capacity to live their lives stand firm again. She sees rehabilitation medicine as the important team that wants to raise the quality of life and the capacity of the patient as close as possible to what it was.

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