Taweesin Visanuyothin

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Taweesin Visanuyothin
ทวีศิลป์ วิษณุโยธิน
Psychiatrists
Years active1989–present
Known forSpokesperson for Thai Ministry of Public Health and Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)
SpouseWilairat Visanuyothin
Children2
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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.

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

Year Title Role Note Reference
2003 Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior Doctor Sak Club fighters [11]
2008 Chocolate Doctor Treat Zen's Club fighters [12]

Dramas

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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. Samitivej Hospital
    . n.d. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. Royal Thai Government
    (in Thai). 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  6. ^ "'ศบค.' อนุมัติแต่งตั้ง 'หมอทวีศิลป์ วิษณุโยธิน' โฆษกศูนย์ฯโควิด-19" [CCSA appointed "Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin" as COVID-19 Center Spokesperson]. Thai Post (in Thai). 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  7. ^ Taweesin's portrait, decorated with royal decorations and medals
  8. Royal Thai Government Gazette Vol. 131 Part 27 B (in Thai). Secretariat to the Cabinet, Office of the Prime Minister. 2017-05-03. p. 19. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on July 2, 2015. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  9. Royal Thai Government Gazette Vol. 126 Part 16 B (in Thai). Secretariat to the Cabinet, Office of the Prime Minister. 2009-12-04. p. 81. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on October 11, 2011. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  10. 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.
  11. ^ "เปิดภาพ 17 ปีแห่งความหลัง "หมอทวีศิลป์" เล่นหนังองค์บาก ฉากพูดประโยคคลาสสิก" [17 Years Ago, "Dr.Taweesin" acted Ong-Bak, with the golden phrase]. Sanook.com (in Thai). 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  12. ^ "หล่อเหมือนเดิม! เผยภาพ "นพ.ทวีศิลป์" เคยแสดงภาพยนตร์เรื่อง "ช็อคโกแลต" ปี 2551" [Still Handsome! Discover "Dr.Taweesin" acted "Chocolate" in 2008]. Manager Daily (in Thai). 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-05-18.

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