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Spine Centers & Fellowships Overview 2019
AO Spine Asia Pacific
Spine Centers & Fellowships Committee 2019
Spine Centers & Fellowships Chairperson
ABHAY NENE
Wockhardt Hospital
Bombay, India
01 Aug 2019 – 30 Jun 2022
01 Aug 2019 – 30 Jun 2022
Spine Centers & Fellowships Officer
MITCHELL HANSEN
Dr Mitchell Hansen Neurosurgery
New Castle, Australia
01 Nov 2017 – 31 Oct 2020
01 Nov 2017 – 31 Oct 2020
Spine Centers & Fellowships Officer
WEN YUAN
Changzheng Hospital of Navy Medical University
Shanghai, China
01 Sep 2019 – 31 Aug 2022
01 Sep 2019 – 31 Aug 2022
Spine Centers & Fellowships Officer
YEN JEN CHEN
China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan
01 Nov 2017 – 31 Oct 2020
01 Nov 2017 – 31 Oct 2020
Spine Centers & Fellowships Officer
ANKUR NANDA
Indian Spinal Injuries Centre
New Delhi, India
01 Jun 2019 – 31 May 2022
01 Jun 2019 – 31 May 2022
Spine Centers & Fellowships Officer
MASASHI MIYAZAKI
Oita University
Oita, Japan
01 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2021
01 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2021
Spine Centers & Fellowships Officer
SEUNG WON PARK
Chung Ang Universtiy Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
1 Nov 2018 – 31 Oct 2021
1 Nov 2018 – 31 Oct 2021
AO SPINE Asia Pacific
Spine Centers & Fellowships Committee 2019
As the leading global academic community for innovative education, AO Spine invests heavily in the various forms of long- and short-term fellowship programs and observation opportunities.
Committee Meeting
9 Mar 2019 | Macau
9 Mar 2019 | Macau
Looking forwards to 2020 and beyond
– Chairperson of Spine Centers & Fellowships
As we move into the second decade of this century, AO Spine Asia Pacific continues its march to the top, with firm alliances forged amongst all the six councils of Asia Pacific.
Fellowship programs hope to see a new integration across councils and make our collaboration stronger from the grassroot level.
Exchange fellowships, connecting fellows over webinars, and a move towards a stronger research based curriculum, more publications and possibly exit exams for our fellows, seems to be the flavour for the coming three years.
We also committed to serving our Spine Centers better, empowering them with more and staying in constant feedback mode.
After all, AO Spine is all about continuing medical education and fellowship!
Cheers to an academically motivating 2020!
AO Spine Asia Pacific
Spine Centers
| Spine Center | Burwood Spine Unit, Burwood Hospital, Christchurch Christchurch 8083, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Director | Jeremy Evison |
| Website | NA |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration, Trauma, Tumor |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 332 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 280 |
| Spine Center | John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Department of Neurosurgery Hunter New England Local Health District Lookout Road, 2305 New Lambton, Australia |
|---|---|
| Director | Mitchell Hansen |
| Website | https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/princess-alexandra-hospital |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration, Trauma, Tumor |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,000 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 400 |
| Spine Center | Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide North Terrace, SA 5000 Adelaide, Australia |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Freeman |
| Website | https://www.rah.sa.gov.au/ |
| Spine Center | Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 8 Gong Ti Nan Road, 100020 Beijing, China |
|---|---|
| Director | Yong Hai |
| Website | www.bjcyh.com.cn |
| Most frequent pathologies | Spinal Deformity (Children & Adult), Degenerative Disorders of Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,300 – 1,500 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 1,000 – 1,200 |
| Spine Center | Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing No. 49 North Garden Rd. , 100083 Beijing, China |
|---|---|
| Director | Weishi Li |
| Website | http://puh3.net.cn/englishweb/index.shtml |
| Most frequent pathologies | Craniovertebral Junction Surgery, Degenerative Cervical Spine, Cervical Deformity, Degenerative Lumbar Spine, Spine Tumor, Thoracolumbar Deformity |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 10,000 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 9,000 |
| Spine Center | Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai No.415 Fengyang Road, 200003 Shanghai, China |
|---|---|
| Director | Wen Yuan |
| Website | http://www.shczyy.com/front/shouye.aspx |
| Most frequent pathologies | CSM, OPLL, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Stenosis |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 7,500 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 6,200 |
| Spine Center | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 107 Yan-Jiang West Road, 510120 Guangzhou, China |
|---|---|
| Director | Dong-Sheng Huang |
| Website | www.syshospital.com |
| Most frequent pathologies | Spine Deformity, Degenerative Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Disorders, Spine Trauma, Spine Tumor |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,500 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 1,000 |
| Spine Center | West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu No. 37 Guo Xue Road, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
|---|---|
| Director | Hao Liu |
| Website | www.cd120.com |
| Most frequent pathologies | Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, Occipitocervical Deformity, Spinal Trauma, Adolesent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Adult Spinal Deformity (Scoliosis or Kyphosis), Degenerative Lumbar Disease, Spinal Tuberculosis |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 980 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 800 |
| Spine Center | Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xián 127 West Changle Road, 710032 Xi’an, ShaanXi, China |
|---|---|
| Director | Zhuojing Luo |
| Website | http://www.fmmu.edu.cn |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration (Cervical and Lumbar), Deformity (Scoliosis), Injury (Spine and Spinal Cord), Infection (TB) |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 3,500 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 2,800 |
| Spine Center | Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Department of Orthopedics 183 Xinqiao Street, Shapingba District 400037 Chongqing, China |
|---|---|
| Director | Yue Zhou |
| Website | www.xqhospital.com.cn |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration, infection, trauma, tumor, deformity |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 7,989 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 3,221 |
| Spine Center | National University Hospital, Singapore 1E Kent Ridge Road, 119228 Singapore |
|---|---|
| Director | Gabriel Liu |
| Website | www.nuh.com.sg |
| Most frequent pathologies | Paeds Adult Scoliosis, Deformity, Cervical and Lumbar Pathology and Spinal Metatastic |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 600 – 700 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 550 |
| Spine Center | Phramongkuthklao Army Hospital, Bangkok 315 Rajavithi Road, Rajthevee, Bangkok, Thailand |
|---|---|
| Director | Warat Tassanawipas |
| Website | http://www.pmk.ac.th |
| Most frequent pathologies | AIS Scoliosis Correction, Degenerative Scoliosis, CSM, TL Fracture, MISS |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 400 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 350 |
| Spine Center | Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Professorial Block, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth Cheung |
| Website | http://ortho.hku.hk/services/spine-surgery |
| Most frequent pathologies | Scoliosis (Paediatric and Adult), Degenerative (Cervical and Lumbar), Tumour (Primary and Metastatic) |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 150 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 100 |
| Spine Center | Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching 93586 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Director | Chung Chek Wong |
| Website | http://hus.moh.gov.my |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degenerative Spine, Correction of Spine Deformity, Spine Trauma, Infections and Tumour |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 500 – 600 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 400 |
| Spine Center | Singapore General Hospital, SingHealth, Singapore Outram Road, 169608 Singapore |
|---|---|
| Director | John Chen |
| Website | www.sgh.com.sg |
| Most frequent pathologies | Trauma, Deformity, Degeneration |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 500 – 600 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 300 – 400 |
| Spine Center | Okayama Rosai Hospital, Okayama 1-10-25 Chikkomidorimach, Okayama 702-0131, Japan |
|---|---|
| Director | Masato Tanaka |
| Website | http://www.okayamah.johas.go.jp |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration, Deformity, Trauma |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 300 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 180 |
| Spine Center | Showa University Hospital, Tokyo 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan |
|---|---|
| Director | Tomoaki Toyone |
| Website | www.showa-u.ac.jp/en/international |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration, Deformity, Trauma, Tumor |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 300 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 180 |
| Spine Center | Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720 Seoul, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Director | Yong-Eun Cho |
| Website | www.yuhs.or.kr/en/gan_index.asp |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degenerative Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Deformity, Spine Tumor, Trauma, OPLL |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 2,000 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 1,000 |
| Spine Center | Kyung-Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul 892, Dongnam-ro, Gandong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Korea South |
|---|---|
| Director | Yong-Chan Kim |
| Website | http://www.khnmc.or.kr |
| Most frequent pathologies | Deformity, Degeneration, Trauma |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,500 – 2,000 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 1,300 – 1,600 |
| Spine Center | Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 222 Banpodae-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Director | Kyeong Sik Ryu |
| Website | www.cmcseoul.or.kr/global/eng/front |
| Most frequent pathologies | Deformity, Tumors, Degeneration Diseases, Infection, Trauma for Lumbar and Cervical Spine |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,200 – 1,400 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 70% of cases |
| Spine Center | Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Ponnakara PO, 686016 Kochi, India |
|---|---|
| Director | Sajesh Menon |
| Website | http://www.aimshospital.org |
| Most frequent pathologies | Lumbar and Cervical Disc Degeneration, Deformities, Tumors |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 900 – 1,000 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 750 – 800 |
| Spine Center | Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai New Marine Lines, 400020 Mumbai, India |
|---|---|
| Director | Arvind Kulkarni |
| Website | www.bombayhospital.com |
| Most frequent pathologies | Deformity, Degeneration, Infection |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 400 – 500 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 200 – 250 |
| Spine Center | Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt. Limited, Coimbatore 313 Mettupalayam Road, 641043 Coimbatore, India |
|---|---|
| Director | Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran |
| Website | www.gangahospital.com |
| Most frequent pathologies | Traumatic Spinal Injuries, Degenerative Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgeries, Spinal Infections Andpediatric Deformities |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 2,800 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 1,100 |
| Spine Center | Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi Sector-C, Vasant Kunj, 110070 New Delhi, India |
|---|---|
| Director | Harvinder Chhabra |
| Website | http://www.isiconline.org/ |
| Most frequent pathologies | TLIF – 1 Level, Nerve Root Block – 1 Level, Posterior Pedicle Screw Fixation – 2 Levels, Laminoforaminotomy – 1 Level |
|---|---|
| Number of cases (in 2018) | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,817 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 845 |
| Spine Center | Park Clinic, Kolkata 4, Gorky Terrace, 700017 Kolkata, India |
|---|---|
| Director | Sandip Chatterjee |
| Website | http://www.parkclinickolkata.com |
| Most frequent pathologies | Lumbar Degenerative Pathologies, Spinal Deformities, Cervical Degenerative Pathologies, Spinal Tumours |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,500 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 1,000 |
| Spine Center | Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore Sy No. 52/2 and 52/3, Deverabeesanahalli, Varthur Hobli, Opposite Intel, Outer Ring Road, 560103 Bangalore, India |
|---|---|
| Director | Satish Rudrappa |
| Website | http://www.sakraworldhospital.com |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration, Trauma, Tumor |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 528 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 278 |
| Spine Center | Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi Rajinder Nagar, 110060 New Delhi, India |
|---|---|
| Director | Shankar Acharya |
| Website | http://www.sgrh.com |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration, Trauma, Infective Spine, Deformity |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,100 – 1,250 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 800 – 950 |
| Spine Center | Stavya Spine Hospital & Research Institute, Ahmedabad Near Nagari Hospital, Mithakhali 380006, Ahmedabad, India |
|---|---|
| Director | Bharatkumar Dave |
| Website | http://www.spinehospital.in/ |
| Most frequent pathologies | Degeneration, Infection, Metabolic, Inflammation, Genetic |
|---|---|
| Number of cases | |
| – Number of cases per year | 1,700 |
| – Number of instrumented cases per year | 1,050 |
AO Spine Asia Pacific
Fellowships Statistics and Status
AO Spine Asia Pacific
No. of Awarded Fellows (2008-2019)
Total Applications and Awarded
Fellowships Programs in 2019
2019 Asia Pacific Fellowships Programs
No. of Fellows
2019 Asia Pacific Fellowships
Host Countries of Fellowships
2019 Asia Pacific Fellowships
Type of Fellowships
AO Spine Asia Pacific
Fellows List 2019
AO Spine Asia Pacific
My Diary of Fellowships 2019
In short, through eight weeks of study by AOSpine fellowship in West China Hospital, I have gained a lot and improved my clinical level greatly.
Fellowship Experience Sharing at Education Events
“The Start of My AO Spine Journey”
Past fellows were invited to share their fellowship experience at education events, including what did they learn, what did they do after entering the community of AO Spine and what is the future plan in AO Spine.
