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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
Ken Ishii
Director at Large
Japan
SMISS Asia/Pacific Countries
Indonesia
Singapore
Vietnam
SMISS Asia/Pacific Annual Meeting 2022
To be held in conjunction with the International MIST Meeting
October 21-22, 2022
Osaka, Japan
SMISS Asia/Pacfic Annual Meeting 2023
To be held in conjunction with SpineWeek
May 1-5, 2023
Melbourne, Australia
Questions About the Section or Interested in Joining?
Yoshihisa Kotani, MD
Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Osaka
yoshi96k@ja.so-net.ne.jp
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