Jakrapun Pupaibool
Rating: 4.8 of 5
( out of 58 reviews )

Jakrapun Pupaibool, MD, MS

Languages spoken: English, Thai

  • Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease)
    Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
    Thai Board of Infectious Diseases
    Thai Board of Internal Medicine

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.8 out of 5
    4.8 /5
    ( out of 58 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    November 17, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Jak sincerely cares. He listens, explains and teaches his patients.

    November 16, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Brilliant Dr. explained about how to take my meds. Encouraged me to do better. Very kind

    November 07, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 4 out of 5

    Dr Jak is very knowledgeable and takes his time helping you understand medical terms. He explains how your issues will impact your life going forward.

    October 13, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Jac is an amazing person/doctor. Very knowledgeable and caring. I trust Dr Jac with my life. Enough said

    October 12, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Pupaibool makes sure I know exactly what's going on and what I need to do is a real nice person

    September 16, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Jack spent personal time with me he was thorough and personal

    September 15, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    The doctor was very professional and knowledgeable. He explained things "matter of factly", and made sure that everything was understood.

    August 11, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Only complaint was his being late.

    August 04, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very nice and professional.

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Infectious Diseases
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease)
    Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
    Thai Board of Infectious Diseases
    Thai Board of Internal Medicine

    Education history

    Fellowship Infectious Diseases - Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education - Mayo Clinic Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - Rochester General Hospital Resident
    Fellowship Infectious Diseases - Chulalongkorn University Fellow
    Graduate Training Clinical Science (Internal Medicine) - Chulalongkorn University Higher Graduate Diploma
    Graduate Training Dengue Infection - Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok M.S.
    Chief Resident Internal Medicine - Chulalongkorn University Chief Resident
    Graduate Training Clinical Science (Internal Medicine) - Chulalongkorn University Graduate Diploma
    Residency Internal Medicine - Chulalongkorn University Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine, Surgery, OB&GYN, Pediatrics - Amnatcharoen Provincial Hospital Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Chulalongkorn University M.D.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Payne J, Sutton JD, Blackburn BE, Bansod S, Imlay H, Spivak ES, Pupaibool J, Gililland JM, Certain LK (2025). Effect of oral antibiotics after two-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection on subsequent antibiotic resistance within a national cohort of United States veterans. J Bone Jt Infect, 10(1), 7-14. (Read full publication)
    2. Danpanichkul P, Duangsonk K, Uawithya E, Kongarin S, Simadibrata DM, Polpichai N, Suenghataiphorn T, Wattanachayakul P, Pang Y, Sukphutanan B, Kaewdech A, Panpradist N, Chaiyakunapruk N, Pupaibool J, Wijarnpreecha K (2024). Clostridioides difficile Infection in the Elderly: Trend Analysis from 2000 to 2019. J Clin Med, 13(13). (Read full publication)
    3. Pelt CE, Shakir S, Cahill MJ, Pupaibool J, Cahill BC (2024). Delayed Diagnosis of Mycobacteriumbovisbacillus Calmette-Guérin Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Arthroplast Today, 27, 101350. (Read full publication)
    4. Danpanichkul P, Suparan K, Arayakarnkul S, Jaroenlapnopparat A, Polpichai N, Fangsaard P, Kongarin S, Srisurapanont K, Sukphutanan B, Wanchaitanawong W, Kanjanakot Y, Pupaibool J, Duangsonk K, Kochhar GS, Wijarnpreecha K (2023). Global Epidemiology and Burden of Elderly-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Decade in Review. J Clin Med, 12(15). (Read full publication)
    5. Wolfe CR, Tomashek KM, Patterson TF, Gomez CA, Marconi VC, Jain MK, Yang OO, Paules CI, Palacios GMR, Grossberg R, Harkins MS, Mularski RA, Erdmann N, Sandkovsky U, Almasri E, Pineda JR, Dretler AW, de Castilla DL, Branche AR, Park PK, Mehta AK, Short WR, McLellan SLF, Kline S, Iovine NM, El Sahly HM, Doernberg SB, Oh MD, Huprikar N, Hohmann E, Kelley CF, Holodniy M, Kim ES, Sweeney DA, Finberg RW, Grimes KA, Maves RC, Ko ER, Engemann JJ, Taylor BS, Ponce PO, Larson L, Melendez DP, Seibert AM, Rouphael NG, Strebe J, Clark JL, Julian KG, de Leon AP, Cardoso A, de Bono S, Atmar RL, Ganesan A, Ferreira JL, Green M, Makowski M, Bonnett T, Beresnev T, Ghazaryan V, Dempsey W, Nayak SU, Dodd LE, Beigel JH, Kalil AC, ACTT-4 Study Group (2022). Baricitinib versus dexamethasone for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACTT-4): a randomised, double-blind, double placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med, 10(9), 888-899. (Read full publication)
    6. Fernandez V, Ahmed SM, Graves MC, Pender MA, Shoemaker H, Birich H, Pupaibool J, Benson LS, Leung DT (2022). Incidence Rate and Risk Factors Associated with Travelers' Diarrhea in International Travelers Departing from Utah, USA. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 107(4), 898-903. (Read full publication)
    7. Worapongsatitaya PT, Pupaibool J (2022). Bacillus cereus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient. IDCases, 29, e01577. (Read full publication)
    8. Pupaibool J, Walaliyadda H, Tasevac B, Brintz BJ, Park IK, Graves M, Benson LS, Hale P, Powell J, Leung DT (2021). Travel-Related Behaviors and Health Outcomes of Adolescents Compared with Adults on Short-Term International Service Missions. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 106(1), 345-350. (Read full publication)
    9. Overbury RS, Stoddard GJ, Pupaibool J, Hansen CB, Lebiedz-Odrobina D (2021). The effect of an electronic medical record intervention on hydroxychloroquine prescribing habits and surveyed providers' opinions of the 2016 American Academy of Ophthalmology guidelines in the rheumatology and dermatology practices of an academic institutionle. BMC Health Serv Res, 21(1), 913. (Read full publication)
    10. Carlson VR, Dekeyser GJ, Certain L, Pupaibool J, Gililland JM, Anderson LA (2020). Clinical Experience With a Coordinated Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Prosthetic Joint Infection. Arthroplast Today, 6(3), 360-362. (Read full publication)
    11. Pupaibool J, Fulnecky EJ, Swords RL Jr, Sistrunk WW, Haddow AD (2016). Alpha-defensin-novel synovial fluid biomarker for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection. Int Orthop, 40(12), 2447-2452. (Read full publication)
    12. Pupaibool J, Vasoo S, Erwin PJ, Murad MH, Berbari EF (2015). The utility of image-guided percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of spontaneous vertebral osteomyelitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Spine J, 15(1), 122-31. (Read full publication)
    13. Batzlaff CM, Pupaibool J, Sohail MR (2014). Acute renal failure associated with albendazole therapy in a patient with trichinosis. BMJ Case Rep, 2014. (Read full publication)
    14. Pupaibool J, Limper AH (2013). Other HIV-associated pneumonias. Clin Chest Med, 34(2), 243-54. (Read full publication)
    15. Pupaibool J, Kottom TJ, Bouchonville K, Limper AH (2013). Characterization of the Pneumocystis carinii histone acetyltransferase chaperone proteins PcAsf1 and PcVps75. Infect Immun, 81(6), 2268-75. (Read full publication)
    16. Pupaibool J, Khantipong M, Suankratay C (2008). A study of Clostridium difficile-associated disease at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand. J Med Assoc Thai, 91(1), 37-43. (Read full publication)

    Review

    1. Pupaibool J, Haller J (2025). Pelvic Osteomyelitis. [Review]. Infect Dis Clin North Am. (Read full publication)
    2. Pupaibool J (2024). The Role of Rifampin in Prosthetic Joint Infections: Efficacy, Challenges, and Clinical Evidence. [Review]. Antibiotics (Basel), 13(12). (Read full publication)

    Book Chapter

    1. Pupaibool J, Leung D (2024). Traveler's Diarrhea. In Priyanka Jahagirdar (Ed.), BMJ Best Practice. BMJ Best Practice.
    2. Certain L, Pupaibool J (2024). Chapter 19: Antibiotic Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infections. In Brian Klatt (Ed.), Orthopaedic Knowledge Update (1st edition). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
    3. Pupaibool J, Limper AH (2014). Chapter 13: New Insights into Pathogenesis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia. In Sullivan DJ, Moran FP (Eds.), Human Pathogenic Fungi: Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Mechanisms (1st edition). Caister Academic Press.

    Case Report

    1. Elias RM, Khoo SY, Pupaibool J, Nienaber JH, Cummins NW (2012). Multiple Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Caused by Eggerthella lenta Treated with Ertapenem: A Case Report. Case Rep Med, 2012, 718130. (Read full publication)

    Letter

    1. Pupaibool J, Chindamporn A, Patrakul K, Suankratay C, Sindhuphak W, Kulwichit W (2006). Human pythiosis. [Letter to the editor]. Emerg Infect Dis, 12(3), 517-8. (Read full publication)

    Other

    1. Pupaibool J, Kottom TJ, Limper AH (2013). Pneumocystis carinii strain ATCC:PRA-159 NAP family histone chaperone vps75 mRNA, complete cds. GenBank. Accession:KC169790.1 GI:449142660.
    2. Pupaibool J, Kottom TJ, Limper AH (2013). Pneumocystis carinii strain ATCC:PRA-159 nucleosome assembly factor 1 (asf1) mRNA, complete cds. GenBank Accession:KC169789.1 GI:449142658.