Ricerca e contributi accademici
Il Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone è attualmente Research Scholar & Clinical Observer presso lo Scott Department of Urology del Baylor College of Medicine, a Houston (Texas, USA), dove contribuisce a ricerche sottoposte a revisione tra pari in salute maschile e medicina sessuale, sotto la guida del Professor Mohit Khera, già Presidente della Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA).
L'attività clinica del Dr. Soarawee si svolge in Thailandia, presso il Bangkok Hospital Headquarters e il Samitivej Sriracha Hospital. La sua formazione specialistica formale comprende la certificazione del Board thailandese in chirurgia urologica (2016) e due fellowship cliniche al Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan (2019) — una in andrologia, presso la sede di Kaohsiung sotto la guida del Professor Po-Hui Chiang, e una in chirurgia robotica con urologia mini-invasiva, presso la sede di Linkou.
Pubblicazioni sottoposte a revisione tra pari
Lavori pubblicati, o accettati per la pubblicazione, su riviste accademiche indicizzate. Per ogni voce è indicato il ruolo dell'autore.
Come primo autore
📖 ARTICOLO PUBBLICATO · JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE · 2026
Clinical drivers and outcomes of first-presentation erectile dysfunction in octogenarians: a 15-year retrospective cohort study at a tertiary center
Autori: Weerasopone S, Coady PJ, Walia A, Hernandez BS, Khera M
Citazione: The Journal of Sexual Medicine, volume 23, numero 9, settembre 2026, qdag273 · Pubblicato il 7 settembre 2026
Affiliazioni: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA · Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailandia
Ruolo: Primo autore
Ambito: Uno studio di coorte retrospettivo su quindici anni relativo a uomini giunti per la prima volta all'osservazione per disfunzione erettile dopo gli ottant'anni, che esamina i fattori clinici all'origine di quella prima visita e le modalità di escalation terapeutica. Il lavoro correlato è stato selezionato come Sushil Lacy Manuscript Finalist al congresso 2026 della South Central Section dell'AUA.
DOI: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdag273 · Accesso su abbonamento tramite l'editore.
📖 PUBLISHED ARTICLE · SEXUAL MEDICINE · OPEN ACCESS · 2026
L'impatto di obesità e apnea ostruttiva del sonno sull'emodinamica vascolare negli uomini sotto i 40 anni: uno studio di coorte retrospettivo di 15 anni
Autori: Weerasopone S, Coady PJ, Walia A, Hernandez BS, Khera M
Citation: Medicina sessuale, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2026, qfag086 · Published 14 September 2026
Affiliazioni: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA · Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailandia
Ruolo: Primo autore
Scope: A 15-year retrospective cohort of men under 40 undergoing penile duplex ultrasound, examining obesity and obstructive sleep apnea against measured penile vascular function.
DOI: 10.1093/sexmed/qfag086 · Open access.
📖 ARTICOLO PUBBLICATO · 2023
Validazione della versione tailandese dell'Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) e dell'Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6)
Authors: Weerasopone S, Santingamkul A
Journal: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal (Chula Med J), Vol. 60, No. 4 · Published August 25, 2023
Affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Ruolo: Primo autore
Summary: This validation study confirmed that the Thai IIQ-7 and UDI-6 are reliable, valid, and consistent instruments for assessing symptom severity and the impact on quality of life in Thai patients with urinary incontinence — making these clinically essential tools available for the Thai-speaking population.
As Co-Author
📖 ARTICOLO PUBBLICATO · JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE · 2026
Testosterone replacement therapy in male octogenarians: clinical outcomes and adverse event rates
Autori Coady PJ, Walia A, Oppenheimer A, Hernandez BS, Chidananda R, Hinojosa-Gonzalez DE, Weerasopone S, Kohn T, Khera M
Citation: The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 23, Issue 9, September 2026, qdag258 · Published 22 August 2026
Affiliation: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Role: Co-Author
What the study asked: Men aged 80 and over are almost entirely absent from the trials that guide testosterone prescribing — both TRAVERSE and the T-Trials excluded or did not report separately on them, and both excluded men with a history of prostate cancer. This single-centre retrospective cohort followed 46 hypogonadal men aged 80 or older through 36 months of treatment.
What it found: Monitoring findings were reassuring. No patient reached a haematocrit of 54% or above, the threshold that usually forces treatment to change, and there was no biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer recurrence — notable because 39% of the cohort had a prostate cancer history. Blood pressure changed modestly overall (median +3 mmHg systolic), though six men rose by at least 20 mmHg, which is why blood pressure and haematocrit monitoring remain necessary rather than optional in this age group. All-cause mortality was 8.7% and 28.3% stopped treatment over the three years.
What it cannot show: The authors are explicit about the limits. There was no untreated comparison group, so the cardiovascular and thromboembolic events cannot be attributed to the treatment rather than to a medically complex population — 60.9% had hypertension and 30.4% coronary artery disease at baseline. The sample is small, the setting is a single centre, and the retrospective design means events treated elsewhere may have been missed. The paper calls for larger prospective studies with age-matched controls.
DOI: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdag258 · Subscription access via the publisher. Approved by IRB H-49807.
Declared interests: The senior author declares consulting relationships with several pharmaceutical and device companies, as published with the article. Dr. Soarawee and the remaining authors declared no competing interests.
A complete and independently maintained publication record is available on ORCID (0009-0004-8387-3559). Findings described on this page summarise published research in groups of patients; they are not advice about any individual’s treatment.
Accettazioni Conferenza 2026
📍 105° Convegno annuale della Sezione Centro-Sud dell’AUA · Tucson, Arizona, Stati Uniti · 9-12 settembre 2026
⭐ SUSHIL LACY FINALISTA DEL MANOSCRITTO
Fattori clinici e esiti della disfunzione erettile di prima insorgenza negli ottantenni: uno studio di coorte retrospettivo di 15 anni in un centro di terzo livello
Authors: Soarawee Weerasopone, Peyton Coady, Arnaav Walia, Beatriz S Hernandez, Mohit Khera
Affiliazioni: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA · Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailandia
Sessione: Sessione dedicata ai finalisti del concorso “Sushil Lacy Manuscript” (Finalista #5)
Presentazione Giovedì 10 settembre 2026 · 13:40
Ruolo: First Author & Presenter
Stato : ✅ Presented on 10 September 2026. The related manuscript is now published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 23(9), qdag273, 7 September 2026 — see the Peer-Reviewed Publications section above for the full citation.
Published Article: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdag273 ↗
Conference Publication: 105th Annual Meeting of the South Central Section of the AUA, Inc., Scientific Program Abstract Book (September 2026) — Sushil Lacy Manuscript Competition, Podium #13, p. 22. Official meeting page and abstract book ↗
Certificate: Presentation confirmed by an official Certificate of Presentation issued by South Central Section of the AUA, Inc.
📊 PODIUM PRESENTATION · NOW PUBLISHED
L'impatto di obesità e apnea ostruttiva del sonno sull'emodinamica vascolare negli uomini sotto i 40 anni: uno studio di coorte retrospettivo di 15 anni
Authors: Soarawee Weerasopone, Peyton Coady, Arnaav Walia, Beatriz S Hernandez, Mohit Khera
Affiliazioni: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA · Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailandia
Session: Male & Female Sexual & Reproductive Podium Session (Podium #2)
Presentazione Giovedì 10 settembre 2026 · 11:07
Ruolo: First Author & Presenter
Stato : ✅ Presented on 10 September 2026. This manuscript is now published in Medicina sessuale, 14(6), qfag086, 14 September 2026, open access — see the Peer-Reviewed Publications section above for the full citation.
Published Article: 10.1093/sexmed/qfag086 ↗
Conference Publication: 105th Annual Meeting of the South Central Section of the AUA, Inc., Scientific Program Abstract Book (September 2026) — Male & Female Sexual & Reproductive Podium Session, Podium #2, p. 5. Official meeting page and abstract book ↗
Certificate: Presentation confirmed by an official Certificate of Presentation issued by South Central Section of the AUA, Inc.
🔬 POSTER PRESENTATION · CO-AUTHOR · NOW PUBLISHED
Terapia sostitutiva con testosterone negli uomini ottantenni: esiti clinici e tassi di eventi avversi — Uno studio di coorte retrospettivo
Authors: Peyton Coady, Rishika Chidananda, Amelia Oppenheimer, Arnaav Walia, Beatriz Hernandez, David Hinojosa-Gonzalez, Soarawee Weerasopone, Vinayak Madhusoodanan, Taylor Kohn, Mohit Khera
Affiliation: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Session: Male & Female Sexual & Reproductive Poster Session 1
Presentazione Giovedì, 10 settembre 2026 · 14:00
Role: Co-Author
Stato : ✅ Presented as a poster on 10 September 2026. This work is now published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 23(9), qdag258, 22 August 2026 — see the Peer-Reviewed Publications section above for the findings and the full citation.
Published Article: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdag258 ↗
Conference Publication: 105th Annual Meeting of the South Central Section of the AUA, Inc., Scientific Program Abstract Book (September 2026) — Male & Female Sexual & Reproductive Poster Session 1, Poster #36, p. 252. Official meeting page and abstract book ↗
📍 27th Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Sexual Medicine Society of North America · JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida, USA · October 8–11, 2026
🔬 ACCEPTED ABSTRACT · CO-AUTHOR
Quantitative Ultrasound Mapping of Corporal Fibrosis: Early Validation of High-Frequency Imaging Against Histologic Collagen Content in Men Undergoing Penile Prosthesis Surgery
Abstract reference: #32519
Affiliation: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Role: Co-Author (fifth author)
Scope: An early validation study testing whether high-frequency ultrasound of the corpora cavernosa corresponds to histologic collagen content in tissue taken during penile prosthesis surgery — work aimed at assessing corporal fibrosis before an operation rather than discovering it during one.
Stato : ✅ Accepted. Presentation format and session time are set by the SMSNA programme office and are not yet announced.
🔬 ACCEPTED ABSTRACT · CO-AUTHOR
Collagen-to-Muscle Ratio Correlates With Global and Stepwise Operative Difficulty During Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Surgery
Abstract reference: #31194
Affiliation: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Role: Co-Author (fifth author)
Scope: Corpus cavernosal tissue taken during inflatable penile prosthesis surgery was examined microscopically, and the collagen-to-muscle ratio was compared against how difficult the operation proved overall and at each individual step.
Stato : ✅ Accepted. Presentation format and session time are set by the SMSNA programme office and are not yet announced.
Aree di ricerca prioritarie
Interessi di ricerca attivi allineati con la pratica clinica in Salute dell'Uomo, Medicina Sessuale e Urologia Femminile.
Disfunzione erettile negli uomini anziani
Fattori clinici, pattern ormonali e strategie di escalation del trattamento per la disfunzione erettile di prima presentazione in pazienti anziani — inclusi profili di testosterone e fattori psicosociali.
⭐ Disfunzione erettile vascolare nei giovani uomini
Valutazione emodinamica della disfunzione erettile negli uomini sotto i 40 anni, con focus su obesità, apnea ostruttiva del sonno e disfunzione endoteliale come marcatori precoci di rischio cardiovascolare.
Terapia Sostitutiva con Testosterone
Gestione dell'ipogonadismo basata sull'evidenza — dai protocolli diagnostici alle strategie di monitoraggio, con attenzione a popolazioni speciali tra cui i sopravvissuti al cancro alla prostata.
⭐ Urologia femminile e incontinenza
Strumenti validati per la qualità della vita (IIQ-7, UDI-6) per donne thailandesi con incontinenza urinaria - consentendo una valutazione clinica affidabile nella popolazione di lingua thailandese.
Dove avviene la ricerca
Prenota una consulenza
Dr. Soarawee’s clinical practice is at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, and he visits Samitivej Sriracha twice monthly. International patients are welcome — consultations available in English and Thai.
Bangkok Hospital Telemedicine is available for patients who cannot attend in person, including international patients — arrange it in advance by email to the Urology department at bhquro@bdms.co.th. Samitivej Sriracha is in-person only. Questions about cost are answered by the hospital rather than by Dr. Soarawee, using the same contacts.
This page is a record of academic work and is provided for information only. It is not medical advice and does not create a doctor–patient relationship. Research findings describe groups of patients and do not tell you what is right for your own situation. Dr. Soarawee does not provide advice, diagnosis or prescriptions through personal messaging channels or social media, and does not operate any public social media account — any account offering private consultation in his name is fraudulent. In an emergency, attend the nearest emergency department or call 1669 in Thailand.
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