SMISS Asia/Pacific Section

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

 

SMISS Asia/Pacific Annual Meeting 2022

The meeting is combined with International MIST meeting organized by Japan MIST society.
President: Yoshihisa Kotani (SMISS AP), Masato Tanaka (Int MIST)
General paper submissions will be opened on May 16^th, 2022.

October 22-23, 2022

Osaka Convention Center, 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