Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Dr. Kitcharoensakkul is a clinical instructor in Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand. Dr. Kitcharoensakkul completed her pediatric residency and fellowship in Allergy, Immunology, and Pediatric Rheumatology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Dr. Kitcharoensakkul’s research interests include the role of infection with Respiratory Syncytial Virus in early life on the development of asthma and its long-term outcomes; and the diagnostic utilities of antibody testing in primary immunodeficiency diseases. Her clinical interests include primary immunodeficiency, allergic and rheumatologic diseases in children.

Education

• MD, First Class Honor, Mahidol University, 2002

Training

• Intern/Pediatrics, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, 2003 - 2004
• Resident/Pediatrics, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, 2004 - 2006
• Intern/Pediatrics, St Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, 2008 - 2009
• Resident/Pediatrics, St Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, 2009 - 2011
• Fellow, Allergy/Immunology and Pediatric Rheumatology, St Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, 2011 - 2015

Licensure and Board Certification

• American Board of Allergy and Immunology
• American Board of Pediatric Rheumatology
• American Board of Pediatrics
• MO, Missouri State Medical License

Honors

• Chief Resident Award, Department of Pediatics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, 2009
• Resident Travel Grant Award, The American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Allergy and Immunology, 2010
• James P. Keating Outstanding Resident Award, 2011
• The Clinical Immunology Society's School in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Travel Grant Award, 2013
• Thirteenth Gilstrap Award for Immunology Research, 2013
• Distinguished Young Investigator Award in the fellow's category of clinical research. The Tenth Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigator's Forum, 2014
• Best Abstract in Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics Annual Research Retreat, 2015

Recent Publications view all (9)

Publication Co-Authors

Megan A. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D.

David A. Hunstad, M.D.

Andrew J. White, M.D.

Mario Castro

Anthony R. French, M.D., Ph.D.

Gordon R. Bloomberg, M.D.

Ian T. Lackey, BS

Leonard B. Bacharier, M.D.

Kevin Baszis, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul, M.D.

1. Orandi AB, Eutsler E, Ferguson C, White AJ, Kitcharoensakkul M. Sarcoidosis presenting as granulomatous myositis in a 16-year-old adolescent. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2016;14(1):59. PMID:27832822 
2. Kitcharoensakkul M, Bacharier LB, Yin-Declue H, Boomer JS, Burgdorf D, Wilson B, Schechtman K, Castro M. Temporal biological variability in dendritic cells and regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of healthy adults. J Immunol Methods. 2016;431:63-5. PMCID:PMC4801223  PMID:26859243 
3. Poachanukoon O, Kitcharoensakkul M. Snoring and sleep problems in children with and without allergic rhinitis: a case control study. J Med Assoc Thai. 2015;98 Suppl 2:S138-44. PMID:26211115 
4. Kitcharoensakkul M, Schulz CG, Kassel R, Khanna G, Liang S, Ngwube A, Baszis KW, Hunstad DA, White AJ. Scurvy revealed by difficulty walking: three cases in young children. J Clin Rheumatol. 2014;20(4):224-8. doi:10.1097/RHU.0000000000000101  PMID:24847751 
5. Kitcharoensakkul M., White A. J., French A. R., Cooper M.A., Baszis KW. Localized myositis as a manifestaion of systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Case Series from a Tertiary-Care Hospital Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2014;66(S3):S103. 
6. Vogel T, Kitcharoensakkul M, Fotis L, Baszis K. The heart and pediatric rheumatology. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2014;40(1):61-85. doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2013.10.008  PMID:24268010 
7. Mon T, L'ecuyer S, Farber NB, White AJ, Baszis KW, Hearn JK, Spiegel TE, French AR, Kitcharoensakkul M. The use of electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus and catatonia. Lupus. 2012;21(14):1575-81. doi:10.1177/0961203312464803  PMID:23161578 
8. Kitcharoensakkul M, Ree N, Bloomberg GR, Dehner LP, Heidingsfelder JA, White AJ, Cooper MA. Vancomycin-induced DRESS with evidence of T-cell activation in a 22-month-old patient. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2012;109(4):280-1. doi:10.1016/j.anai.2012.07.016  PMID:23010236 
9. Poachanukoon O, Kitcharoensakkul M. Efficacy of cefditoren pivoxil and amoxicillin/clavulanate in the treatment of pediatric patients with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in Thailand: a randomized, investigator-blinded, controlled trial. Clin Ther. 2008;30(10):1870-9. doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2008.10.001  PMID:19014842