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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
The meeting is combined with International MIST meeting organized by Japan MIST society.
President: Yoshihisa Kotani (SMISS AP), Masato Tanaka (Int MIST)
Registration is Now Open
President: Yoshihisa Kotani (SMISS AP), Masato Tanaka (Int MIST)
Registration is Now Open
October 22-23, 2022
Osaka Convention Center, Osaka Japan

SMISS Asia/Pacfic Annual Meeting 2023
To be held in conjunction with SpineWeek
May 4-5, 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