You’re invited to join the global spine community at the NASS International Meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, held in collaboration with the Taiwan Neurosurgical Society (TNS), Taiwan Neurosurgical Spine Society (TNSS) and Taiwan Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (TSMISS).
You’ll experience a broad perspective on the latest in spine education, research, new technologies, and hands-on courses, all presented by leading global spine societies, expert international faculty and industry partners.
Overall Chairs
Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, MBA, MS (USA)
Chiung-Chyi Shen, MD, PHD (Taiwan)
Program Committee
Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD, Co-chair (USA)
Norman C. Chutkan, MD, Co-chair (USA)
Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, MBA Co-chair (USA)
Scott Kreiner, MD, Co-chair (USA)
John C. Liu, MD, Co-chair (USA)
Hani H. Mhaidli, MD, PhD, Co-chair (Spain)
David R. O’Brien, Jr., MD, Co-chair (USA)
Charles A. Reitman, MD, Co-chair (USA)
Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, Co-chair (USA)
Taiwan Co-Chairs and Committee Members
Wen-Cheng Huang, MD, PHD
Jau-Ching Wu, MD, PHD
Chao-Hung Kuo, MD, PhD
Meng-Yin Yang, MD, PhD
Ken Hsuan-Kan Chang, MD, PhD
International Associate Co-Chairs
Jong-Beom Park, MD, PhD (Korea)
Saumyajit Basu, MD, FRCS (India)
Rully Hanafi Dahlan, MD, PhD (Indonesia
Koji Tamai, MD, PhD (Japan)
Jong-Tae Kim, MD (Korea)
Chang-Il Ju, MD, PhD (Korea)
Seung Hwan Yoon, MD, PhD (Korea)
Ronald P. Tangente, MD, FPOA, FPSS (Phillipines)
Shree Dinesh Kumar, FRCS, MBBS (Singapore)
Yoshihisa Kotani, MD (Japan)
Wicharn Yingsakmongkol, MD (Thailand)
Gad J. Velan, MD (Israel)
Massimo Balsano, MD (Italy)
Hsi-Kai Tsou, MD, PhD (Taiwan)
Chih-Lung Lin, PhD, DO (Taiwan)
Suthipas Pongmanee, MD (Thailand)
Richard Parkinson, MD (Australia)
Participating International Societies
You’ll experience a broad perspective on spine care at the NASS International Meeting thanks to participation of the following spine societies who will contribute to the robust educational program.
AO Spine Asia-Pacific
ASEAN MISST
Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
Brazilian Spine Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna) (SBC)
Indonesian Spine Society (ISS)
Israel Spine Society (ISS)
Italian Society of Spinal Surgery & Italian Scoliosis Study Group (SICV&GIS)
Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research (JSSR)
Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society (KOMISS)
Korean Research Society of Endoscopic Spine Surgery (KOSESS)
Korean Society of Spine Surgery (KSSS)
Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society (KSNS)
Mexican Spine Society (Asociacion Mexicana de Cirujanos de Columna, A.C.) (AMCICO)
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons Association of Thailand (MISSAT)
Neurospine
Philippine Spine Society (PSS)
Singapore Spine Society (SSS)
Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - Asia Pacific Chapter (SMISS AP)
Spine Society of Thailand (SST)
Taiwan Neurosurgical Society (TNS)
Taiwan Neurosurgical Spine Society (TNSS)
Taiwan Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (TSMISS)
ThaiSMISST
2025 Annual International Meeting Scientific Abstract Reviewers
NASS thanks these volunteers who spent numerous hours reviewing abstracts.
Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD (USA)
Massimo Balsano, MD (Italy)
Allen S. Chen, MD, MPH (USA)
Norman C. Chutkan, MD (USA)
Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, MBA (USA)
Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, MBA, MS (USA)
Jin-Sung L. Kim, MD, PHD (Korea)
Scott Kreiner, MD (USA)
John C. Liu, MD (USA)
Hani H. Mhaidli, MD, PhD (Spain)
David R. O’Brien, Jr., MD (USA)
Sanjog Pangarkar, MD (USA)
Jong-Beom Park, MD, PhD (Korea)
Charles A. Reitman, MD (USA)
John H. Shin, MD, MBA (USA)
Gad J. Velan, MD (Israel)
Jeffrey C. Wang, MD (USA)
Jau-Ching Wu, MD, PHD (Taiwan)