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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
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Japan
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Jinsung Kim
Co-President
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South Korea
Yu Liang
Secretary
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China
Yukihiro Nakagawa
Treasurer
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Japan
John Choi
Director at Large
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Australia
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Yong Hai
Director at Large
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China
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Raymond Yip
Director at Large
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HongKong
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Arvind Kulkarni
Director at Large
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India
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Jacob Oh
Director at Large
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Singapore
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Warawat Limthongkul
Director at Large
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Thailand
SMISS Asia/Pacific Countries
Questions About the Section or Interested in Joining?
Yoshihisa Kotani, MD
Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Osaka
yoshi96k@gmail.com
Jin-Sung Luke Kim, MD
Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital
mdlukekim@gmail.com
Questions About Membership?
Nancy Henkel, CMP
SMISS Executive Director
membership@smiss.org