PornchaiLeelasinjaroenMD(He/Him)

Gastroenterology • Kennewick, WA

Esophagus Disease, Gastrointestinal Functional & Motility Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Physician

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Office
7114 W Hood Pl
Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone+1 509-734-4885

Fax+1 509-734-2576

Summary

Dr. Pornchai Leelasinjaroen (Dr. Lee), has extensive training and experience in gastroenterology, with a particular focus on gastromotility and inflammatory bowel disease. He trained at the prestigious Medical College of Georgia (Augusta University), known for its world-renowned gastromotility center. Dr. Lee's expertise includes performing advanced procedures such as upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, hemorrhoidal banding, and more.

Dr. Lee has been recognized for his scientific contributions, receiving the Scientific Accomplishment as an Early Career Investigator certificate from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). He is also an active member of the American College of Gastroenterology, staying engaged with the latest advancements and best practices in his field.

Education & Training

Medical College of GeorgiaFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2015 - 2018
Ascension St John HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
University of Michigan Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2010 - 2012
Chulalongkorn University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2015 - 2019
MI State Medical License 2012 - 2015
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Poster with distinction DDW Annual Meeting, 2014
Poster with distinction Obesity Week Annual Meeting, 2013
AGA Distinguished Abstract Plenary, Oral Presentation DDW Annual Meeting, 2013
Chief of Medical Students Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

116 citations
FODMAP diet modulates visceral nociception by lipopolysaccharide-mediated intestinal inflammation and barrier dysfunction.
Shi Yi Zhou, Merritt Gillilland, Xiaoyin Wu, Pornchai Leelasinjaroen, Guanpo Zhang
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2017-11-27
41 citations
The incidence of cholelithiasis after sleeve gastrectomy and its association with weight loss: A two-centre retrospective cohort study
Wuttiporn Manatsathit, Pornchai Leelasinjaroen, Hussein Al-Hamid, Susanna Szpunar, Abdelkader Hawasli
International Journal of Surgery. 2016-06-01
23 citations
Does colectomy predispose to small intestinal bacterial (SIBO) and fungal overgrowth (SIFO)
Satish S.C. Rao, George Tan, Hamza M. Abdulla, Siegfried Yu, Sebastian Larion
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 2018-04-25

Abstracts/Posters

Management of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients anticoagulated with dabigatran compared with warfarin: a retrospective, comparative case review.
Manatsathit W, Al-hamid H, Leelasinjaroen P, Hashmi U, McCullough P, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 3/11/2014
Role of preoperative EUS guided fine-needle tattooing of a pancreatic head insulinoma: a case report.
Leelasinjaroen P, Manatsathit W, Berri R, Mohammed B, Poster Presentation 2014 ACG annual Meeting; The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 1/1/2014
Giant Brunner’s gland hamartoma: a case report.
Leelasinjaroen P, Khurram M, Fan D, Barawi M, The American Journal of Gastroenterology; Poster Presentation 2014 ACG annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
Pulmonary Edema Induced by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
Leelasinjaroen P, Saad N, Manatsathit W, Inegbenebor E, Ventimiglia W, Poster Presentation 2014 CHEST annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
A Case of immune thrombocytopenia associated with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Inegbenebor E, Saad N, Leelasinjaroen P, Khatib R, Poster Presentation 2014 CHEST annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a risk factor for nocardiosis, or it is a consequence!
Saad N, Leelasinjaroen P, Inegbenebor E, Poster Presentation 2014 CHEST annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
Non-cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Induced by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
Leelasinjaroen P, Hassan A, Azzo Z, Poster Presentation 2014 ACP Regional Annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
Bifidobacteria Infantis Contributes Significantly to the Beneficial Effects of Oligofructose (Prebiotic) to Prevent Mucosal Inflammation, Metabolic Endotoxemia and Hyp...
Leelasinjaroen P, Zhou SY, Gillilland M, Lu Y, Zhang G, Owyang C, Gastroenterology; Poster of distinction 2014 DDW Annual Meeting; Selected poster presentation at the AGA Institute Council Section Education and Networking Exchange at DDW 2014, 1/1/2014
Association Between Weight Loss and the Incidence of Gallstone after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Prospective Study.
Manatsathit W, Al-hamid H, Gill B, Leelasinjaroen P, Hashmi U, Barawi M, McCullough P, Poster of distinction, ASMBS 2013 Obesity Week, 1/1/2013
Post-ERCP Pancreatic Phlegmon: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Condition.
Leelasinjaroen P, Akrawinthawong K, Manatsathit W, Oral Presentation 2013 ACP Regional Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Portomesenteric Vein Thrombosis after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Manatsathit P, Al-hamid H, Gill B, Leelasinjaroen P, Hawasli A, The American Journal of Gastroenterology; Poster Presentation 2013 ACG annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Post-ERCP Pancreatic Phlegmon: An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Condition.
Akrawinthawong K,Leelasinjaroen P, Manatsathit W, The American Journal of Gastroenterology; Poster Presentation 2013 ACG annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Does a Higher Framingham General Cardiovascular Risk Score Correlate with Poor Outcomes in Non-Variceal Upper GI Hemorrhage? A Retrospective Study.
Gill B, Manatsathit W, Al-hamid W, Leelasinjaroen P, Barawi M, The American Journal of Gastroenterology; Poster Presentation 2013 ACG annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis.
Al-hamid H, Manatsathit W, Gill Baljinder, Leelasinjaroen P, BarawiM, The American Journal of Gastroenterology; Poster Presentation 2013 ACG annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Experience in the Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Outcomes in Patients Taking Dabigatran Compared with Warfarin: A Retrospective, Comparative Study.
Manatsathit W, Al-hamid H, Gill B, Leelasinjaroen P, Hashmi U, Barawi M, McCullough P, The American Journal of Gastroenterology; Poster Presentation 2013 ACG annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
High fat diet induced activation of autophagy in Paneth cells is responsible for gut dysbiosis and intestinal inflammation in Rats.
Zhou SY, Leelasinjaroen P, Gillilland M, Zhou H, Owyang C, Gastroenterology; Poster Presentation 2013 DDW annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
FODMAP diet modulates visceral nociception by changing gut microbiota and intestinal inflammation.
Zhou SY, Leelasinjaroen P, Wu X, Zhou H, Lu Y, Song I, Owyang C, Gastroenterology; Plenary Oral Presentation 2013 DDW annual Meeting; AGA Distinguished Abstract Plenary, 1/1/2013
Dietary oligofructose prevents development of endotoxemia-induced leptin resistance and hyperphagia induced by high fat feeding in rats: Mediation by a GLP-2 dependent...
Leelasinjaroen P, Zhou SY, Lu Y, Wu X, Pisuchpen P, Sun P, Kao J, Owyang C Owyang, Gastroenterology Vol. 142, Issue 5, Supplement 1, Page S-195, 2012 DDW annual Meeting, 5/10/2012
Enhanced glutaminase activity and reduced expression of glutamate transporter EAAT2 are responsible for excitotoxic damage to gastric neurons in diabetic rats.
Pisuchpen P, Zhou SY, Song I, Joo MK,Leelasinjaroen P, Heldsinger A, Owyang C, Gastroenterology; Oral Presentation 2012 DDW annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
Dietary oligofructose prevents development of endotoxemia-induced leptin resistance and hyperphagia induced by high fat feeding in rats: Mediation by a GLP-2 dependent...
Leelasinjaroen P, Zhou SY, Lu Y, Wu X, Pisuchpen P, Sun P, Kao J, Owyang C Owyang, Gastroenterology; Plenary Poster Presentation, 20th Annual research symposium, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; Oral Presentation 2012 DDW Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
Increasing CD4+CD25hiFoxP3+ regulatory T cells in subjects after repeated booster doses of rabies vaccination.
Vejpongsa P, Leelasinjaroen P, Sodsai P, Hirankarn N, Tantawichien T, Poster Presentation, 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2011 (ECCMID), 1/1/2011
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