Consultant Dermatologist

Einapak Boontaveeyuwat MD

Photodermatology Unit, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society and Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr Einapak Boontaveeyuwat

Biography

Dr Einapak Boontaveeyuwat is a Consultant Dermatologist and Clinical Lecturer at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, specialising in photodermatology — the diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions linked to light and sun exposure.

Her clinical and research focus spans photosensitivity diseases — including porphyrias, actinic prurigo, and xeroderma pigmentosum — alongside photodiagnosis and phototherapy such as heliotherapy and photodynamic therapy. She is a clinical lead for the P-PRIME clinic for rare genetic sun-allergy conditions and the Psoriasis MDT clinic, and is building the Sunrise Phototherapy Network to extend expert phototherapy across Thailand. She has published widely and holds a national reputation in photodermatology.

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Career Highlights

2005 M.D., Chulalongkorn University
2009–2013 Dermatology training & photodermatology, Siriraj Hospital
2015–2018 Clinical research, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London
since 2023 Question writer, Thai Dermatology Specialty Certificate Examination
since 2024 WFME postgraduate medical education assessor, Thailand

Areas of Expertise

Sun Allergy

Porphyrias, actinic prurigo, xeroderma pigmentosum, polymorphous light eruption, solar urticaria

Phototherapy

Narrow-band UVB, PUVA, UVA1, red light PDT, heliotherapy, daylight-PDT

Photodiagnosis

Monochromator phototesting, photoprovocation, minimal erythema dose

Psoriasis

Psoriasis MDT clinic, biologics, light treatments

Rare Genetics

P-PRIME clinic for cutaneous porphyrias and rare genetic photosensitivity

Photoprotection

Sunscreen science, oral photoprotection, exposome strategy

Sunrise Phototherapy Network

Sunrise Phototherapy Network

The Sunrise Phototherapy Network by King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital expands expert photodermatology care across all of Thailand through telemedicine (RECKON clinic), safe guided natural sunlight treatments (SHOT), Daylight-PDT, and newly developed home light devices (Home PhoD).

RECKON Clinic

Tele-consultation

SHOT

Natural sunlight therapy

Daylight-PDT

Daylight photodynamic therapy

Home PhoD

Home light devices

Clinic Hours

Public clinic (Teaching)

Wednesday 9:30–12:00

Private clinic

Monday & Thursday 16:30–20:00

16th floor, Phor Por Ror building, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

"Everyone deserves healthy time in the SUN… have your skin concern sorted here"