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Members of SMISS who live in the Asia-Pacific region are invited to join the SMISS Asia/Pacific Section. There is no additional charge to be a member of the Section.
Mission
To expand the opportunities for research and education in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery all over the Asia-Pacific area.
SMISS Asia/Pacific Board of Directors
Yoshihisa Kotani
President
Japan
Jinsung Kim
Co-President
South Korea
Yu Liang
Secretary
China
Yukihiro Nakagawa
Treasurer
Japan
John Choi
Director at Large
Australia
Yong Hai
Director at Large
China
Raymond Yip
Director at Large
HongKong
Arvind Kulkarni
Director at Large
India
Jacob Oh
Director at Large
Singapore
Worawat Limthongkul
Director at Large
Thailand
SMISS Asia/Pacific Countries
Best Paper Award 2024, SMISS AP
Dr Aaron Lerch
Brisbane Clinical Neuroscience Centre (BCNC) in Australia
Paper title:
Acute Reoperation in Tubular Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Single Institution Case Series of 4433 Patients undergoing Paracentral Discectomy, Interlaminar Decompression and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Questions About the Section or Interested in Joining?
SMISS AP Planning Office
mf225@jp-connect.com
Questions About Membership?
Nancy Henkel, CMP
SMISS Executive Director
nhenkel@broad-water.com