Background
Leelarasamee, Amorn was born on August 26, 1948 in Bangkok. Son of Yothin and Yuvadee Leelarasamee.
Leelarasamee, Amorn was born on August 26, 1948 in Bangkok. Son of Yothin and Yuvadee Leelarasamee.
Bachelor of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 1970. Doctor of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 1972. Certified in internal medicine, Thai Medical Council, Bangkok, 1976.
Master of Science, University Newcastle, Australia, 1989.
Member medical staff Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol U., Bangkok, 1976-1979; assistant professor internal medicine, Mahidol U., Bangkok, 1979-1984; associate professor internal medicine and infectious disease, Mahidol U., Bangkok, 1984-1995; director clinical epidemiology unit, Mahidol U., Bangkok, 1990-1997; fellow in infectious disease, University of California, San Diego, 1981; professor medicine and infectious disease, University of California, San Diego, since 1995. Chairman science committee 2d Western Pacific Congress on Infectious Disease andChemotherapy, 1989-1991. Vice chairman task force for multicenter study of investigation and therapeutic guideline for pyrexia of unknown origin in Thailand, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, 1990-1993, member of national expert commission on standardization of drug therapy for urinary tract infection, 1986-1988, member committee communicable diseases commission, 1989-1994, headOffice for Research and Development Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, since 1996, among others.
Member Association Infectious Disease Thailand (president 1996-1999, editor-in-chief 1989-2000, chairman department medicine 2001-2005).
Married Imjai Leelarasamee, 1973. Children: Jinda, Yodmanee, Patara.