Taweesin_Visanuyothin

Taweesin Visanuyothin

Taweesin Visanuyothin

Thai psychiatrist


Taweesin Visanuyothin (Thai: ทวีศิลป์ วิษณุโยธิน, RTGS: Thawisin Wisanuyothin) is a Thai psychiatrist. He is widely noted for performing the duties of spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health and the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) which gives brief daily summaries of the COVID-19 situation in Thailand.

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Early life, family and education

Taweesin was born in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. He is the second of five children of Wengkuang and Phennapha Sae-to. His family has a small shop located in front of the Second Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality Marketplace. His father had lost his leg because of an accident when Taweesin was young. After that incident, every family member, including Taweesin, worked laboriously, such as pig farming and bag folding.[1]

Taweesin studied at Anuban Nakhon Ratchasima School, Bun Watthana School. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University in 1989.[2] In 1994, he decided to study in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of Medicine, in the United States. He has completed in Certificate Fellow in Neuropsychiatry.[3]

Taweesin is married to Wilairat Visanuyothin, a pediatrician, and has two children, That and Thanawin.[4]

Work

After his graduation from Khon Kaen University, he had worked at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital for two years. Afterwards, he studied at the Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry and worked as a psychiatrist and lecturer there until 1994. After he returned from study abroad, he continued working at Somdet Chaopraya Institute. During that time, he was noted for answering mental health question via various media. Since 2003, he has been promoted to work at Ministry of Public Health and was appointed to be a spokesperson for the Department of Mental Health and for the Ministry respectively.[1]

On 26 March 2020, during COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand he was appointed to be the spokesperson of the Center of COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)[5] by the CCSA board, led by Prayut Chan-o-cha.[6]

On 2024 he was appointed to be Board of Government Pharmaceutical Organization

Royal decorations

Taweesin has received the following royal decorations:[7]

Filmography

Film

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Dramas

Year Thai title Title Role Network Notes With
2008สี่แผ่นดิน (ฉบับ พระปกเกล้าราชา ก่อนาวาธิปไตย)Four ReignsKun-Ead
คุณอั้น
Channel 5

References

  1. Thawonphonkawin, Worawut (n.d.). "ชีวิตบทหนึ่งของ น.พ.ทวีศิลป์ วิษณุโยธิน" [A Life Chapter of Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin]. Mother and Child M&C (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. "ประวัติ "นพ.ทวีศิลป์ วิษณุโยธิน" จากโฆษกกรมสุขภาพจิตสู่ โฆษกศบค. รับมือ โควิด-19" ["Dr.Taweesin Visayothin" from Spokesperson for Department of Mental, to CCSA Spokesperson, dealing with COVID-19]. Sanook.com (in Thai). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  3. Siriphaet, Sirirot (2020-04-05). "วันวานก่อนวันนี้.."โฆษกโควิด" "นพ.ทวีศิลป์ วิษณุโยธิน"" [On that day... "COVID Spokesperson" "Dr.Taweesin Visanuyothin"]. Daily News (Thailand) (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. "ประกาศสํานักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเหรียญจักรมาลาและเหรียญจักรพรรดิมาลา ประจําปี ๒๕๕๗" [Announcement of the Office of the Prime Minister concerning The Conferment of Royal Medals for Chakra Mala and Chakrabarti Mala, B.E. 2557 (2014)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette Vol. 132 Part 17 B (in Thai). Secretariat to the Cabinet, Office of the Prime Minister. 2015-06-02. p. 84. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2015. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

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