Faculty

Charat Thongprayoon, M.D.

Location

Rochester, Minnesota

Contact

Thongprayoon.Charat@mayo.edu

SUMMARY

The research of Dr. Charat Thongprayoon, M.D., is focused on the epidemiology of kidney stones. This includes the investigation of their risk factors and adverse outcomes as well as the prediction of kidney stone recurrences.

Dr. Thongprayoon researches acute kidney injury and electrolyte disorders. This includes the characterization of patients with acute kidney injury or electrolyte disorders for classification into clinically distinct clusters.

His research also assesses the impact of acute kidney injury and electrolyte disorders on people's life outcomes.

Focus areas

  • Investigate the novel risk factors for kidney stones in relationship to pregnancy, dietary intake and antibiotic use.
  • Examine differences between the urine metabolic and chemical profiles of people who develop kidney stones and those who don't.
  • Evaluate the efficacy and safety of protocolized management in people with enteric hyperoxaluria.
  • Characterize patients with electrolyte imbalances into clinically distinct clusters and assess the impact of electrolyte imbalance on their long term outcomes.

Significance to patient care

One in 10 people will have a kidney stone at some time in life. Kidney stones cause significant pain, loss of productivity and medical expense. Kidney stones sometimes can lead to kidney failure.

Dr. Thongprayoon's research identifies risk factors for kidney stones and helps determine how to improve treatment strategies to prevent kidney stone recurrence.

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS

Primary Appointment

  1. Consultant, Division of Community Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine

Academic Rank

  1. Associate Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION

  1. Basic Science Masters Clinical and Translational Science, Programs, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. Fellow Nephrology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. Residency internal medicine, Bassett Medical Center
  4. Certificate Clinical and Translational Science Postdoctoral Certificate Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  5. Research Fellowship Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic
  6. Research Trainee Mayo Clinic, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
  7. Lecturer Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  8. Internship Saraburi Hospital
  9. MD Doctor of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

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