Yongyudh Vajaradul

Professor Yongyudh Vajaradul (Template:Lang-th, August 18, 1940, Chiangmai, Thailand) is a pioneer in the field of tissue banking and the use of bone allografts in orthopedic surgery, and serves as the Chairman of the World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood. ^[1]

Vajaradul established the Bangkok Biomaterial Center in Siriraj Hospital in 1984, and Thailand became the tissue banking forerunner of the region.

The Pan-Asiatic Tissue Banking Association was first proposed in 1985 during the Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association Congress in Bangkok, Thailand by Vajaradul, Alain Patel of France and Norberto Agcaoili of the Philippines, with its Secretariat at Bangkok Biomaterial Center. In October 1988, during the Third International Conference on Locomotor Tissue Bank in Bangkok, the new association was born and renamed Asia-Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banking (APASTB). The founding members included Vajaradul and Aziz Nather, who became the President and First Vice-President respectively, a post he served to from 1988 to 1990.

Vajaradul is a member of the National Scout Executive Board and the National Scout Council of the The National Scout Organization of Thailand, as well as a member of the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee

In addition, Vajaradul was the Charter President of the Rotary Club of Bangkok-Banglamphu District 3350, Rotary International, in 1998.

Awards

1987 - Boy Scout Citation Medal of Vajira (First Class)^[2]
1989 - Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques (France)^[2]
1989 - Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand^[2]
1991 - Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite (France)^[2]
1991 - Knight and Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant^[2]
1992 - Member of the Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati Boy Scout Citation Medal (Special Class)^[2]
1995 - Freemen Safeguarding Medal (Second Class, Second Category)^[2]
1996 - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand^[3]
1999 - Vajaradul was appointed an Officier d l'Ordre national du Mérite by Ambassador Coster, Embassy of France to Thailand on 24 June, 1999.^[4]
1999 - Boy Scout Citation Medal of Vajira (Third Class)^[2]
1999 - Order of the Silver Elephant (First Class) - (All India Boy Scouts)^[2]
1999 - Vajaradul was awarded an honorary membership of the European Association of Tissue Banks (EATB) at the Second World Congress and Eighth EATB Annual Meeting, October 7–10, 1999, in Warsaw, Poland.^[3]
2008 - He was awarded the Bronze Wolf Award by the World Scout Committee during the 38th World Scout Conference held in 2008 on Jeju Island, Korea.^[5]

↑ Venerable Chao Khun Bhavanaviteht, OBE's web page
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 “[ Corporate Profile]”. Bangkok Biomaterial Center website. Bangkok Biomaterial Center (Script error: No such module "Citation/Show date".). 2010年August22日閲覧。
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 von Versen, Rüdiger; Glyn O. Phillips (2000-03-01). "Honorary Membership of EATB 1999 – Professor Dr. Med. Yongyudh Vajaradul (2nd World Congress and 8th EATB Annual Meeting, October 7–10, 1999, Warsaw, Poland)" (in Template:ISO639言語名). Cell and Tissue Banking (Springer Netherlands) 1 (1): 95. doi:10.1023/A:1017214023864. Script error: No such module "Catalog lookup link".Script error: No such module "check isxn".. http://www.springerlink.com/content/w5782682xku86466/. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
↑ “[ Contribution of Prof. Dr. Med. Yongyudh Vajaradul to the enhancement of standards of Thai Medical Personnel]”. Thai Association of Tissue Banking website. Thai Association of Tissue Banking (Script error: No such module "Citation/Show date".). 2010年August22日閲覧。
↑ “[ 38th World Scout Conference – Summary]”. World Scout Bureau website. World Scout Bureau. 2010年August22日閲覧。