Spine Section
Welcome to the landing page of the Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS). We have designed this page to allow easy navigation to important events in Spine surgery, including upcoming conferences, educational opportunities and current key issues in Spine surgery. Please browse below and click on the links most relevant to your search.
Mission
The APSS is an educational and scientific forum for the advancement of knowledge in the field of spine surgery, for the education of the patients, the clinicians and the researchers. Our mission is to advance the science, art and practice of spine surgery and promulgate the maintenance of professional standards in order to provide the best professional care to patients with spinal problems.
| Executive Council Members 2013/2015 | ||
| Dr. Kuniyoshi Abumi | Chairman | Japan |
| Dr. K. S. Sivananthan | Chairman Elect | Malaysia |
| Dr. Kwan Mun Keong | Secretary | Malaysia |
| Dr. Wong Yat Wa | Treasurer | Hong Kong |
| Consultants / Past Presidents | |
| Dr Shoichi Kokubun | Japan |
| Dr Myung-Sang Moon | Korea |
| Dr Charoen Chotigavanich | Thailand |
| Dr Po-Quang Chen | Taiwan |
| Dr Hee-Kit Wong | Singapore |
| Past Chairmen | |
| Arthur C.M.C. Yau | Japan |
| Dr Myung Sang Moon | Korea |
| Dr Kong Shiong | Taiwan |
| Dr Hiroshi Yamamoto | Japan |
| Dr Charoen Chotigavanich | Thailand |
| Dr Po Quong | Taiwan |
| Dr Shoichi Kokuban | Japan |
| Dr Hee Kit Wong | Singapore |
| Dr Arvind Jayaswal | India |
| Representatives | |
| Country | Name |
| Australia | Dr Ian Tarode |
| Dr Orso Osti | |
| Bangladesh | Dr Md Shah Alam |
| China | Dr Gui-Xing Qiu |
| Dr Luo Zhuojing | |
| Dr Wang Yan | |
| Hong Kong | Dr Keith DK Luk |
| Dr. Kenneth MC Cheung | |
| Dr. Wong Yat Wa | |
| India | Dr Arvind Jayaswal |
| Dr Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan | |
| Dr Shekar Y Bhojraj | |
| Indonesia | Dr Bambang Tiksnadi |
| Dr Dohar Tobing | |
| Japan | Dr Katsuji Shimizu |
| Dr Munehito Yoshida | |
| Dr Shoichi Kokubun | |
| Dr Kuniyoshi Abumi | |
| Korea | Dr Jae-Yoon Chung |
| Dr Kee-Yong Ha | |
| Dr Ki-Tack Kim | |
| Dr Myung-Sang Moon | |
| Malaysia | Dr K Sivananthan |
| Dr Chung-Chek Wong | |
| Dr Mun-Keong Kwan | |
| Myanmar | Dr Myint Thaung |
| Nepal | Dr Rabindra L Pradhan |
| Dr Rohit K Pokharel | |
| Pakistan | Dr Mohammad Tariq Sohail |
| Dr. M. Arif Khan | |
| Philippines | Dr Antonio Sison |
| Dr Tiong Sam Lim | |
| Dr Jose Manuel Ignacio | |
| Singapore | Dr Hee-Kit Wong |
| Dr Gabriel Liu | |
| Dr Yue Wai Mun | |
| Sri Lanka | Dr Vasantha Perera |
| Thailand | Dr Charoen Chotigavanich |
| Dr Surin Siritanapipat | |
| Dr Wichan Yingsukmomgkol | |
| Taiwan | Dr Wen-Jer Chen |
| Dr Ruey-Mo Lin | |
| Dr Po-Quang Chen | |
| Dr Shing-Sheng Wu | |
| Vietnam | Dr Vo Van Thanh |
| Dr Nguyen Dac Nghia | |
| Fellowships |
2015APSS Depuy Synthes Fellowships Programme 2015Call for 2015 APSS Travelling & Clinical Fellowships Click Here to download. Selection Criteria for APSS Depuy Synthes Travelling and Clinical Fellowship 2015 Click here to download. APSS Travelling Fellowship 2015 Click Here to download. APSS Travelling Fellowship Recipients Click Here to download. APSS Clinical Fellowship 2015 Click Here to download. APSS Clinical Fellowship Recipients Click Here to download.
APSS Medtronic Clinical Fellowship Programme 2015APSS Medtronic Clinical Fellowship Flyer Click Here to download form. Call for 2015 APSS Medtronic Fellowship Click Here to download. Fellowship Recipients Click Here to download.
2014Fellowship Recipients APSS Clinical Fellowship Programme APSS Depuy Synthes Fellowships Programme 2014 APSS Depuy Synthes Fellowships Programme 2014 Call for 2014 APSS Travelling & Clinical Fellowships - Click Here to download. |
| Operative Courses |
20152nd APSS Manila Operative Spine Course Date : 5th - 7th August 2015 For More Details - To be announced For the Registration - Click Here to download the form APSS Yangon Operative Spine Course Date : 5th - 8th Feb 2015 For More Details - Click Here
2014APSS Kathmandu Operative Course 2014. Date : 29th - 31st May 2014 For More Details - Click Here For the Registration - Click Here to download the form APSS Hanoi Operative Course 2014. Date : 25th - 27th September 2014 For More Details - Click Here For the Registration - Click Here to download the form |