Yasuchika Aoki
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Yasuchika Aoki (MALE)
PRESENT POSITION
・Professor, Department of General Medical Science, Chiba University.
・Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eastern Chiba Medical Center.
EDUCATION:
・1994 Graduated from Chiba University, School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan (MD).
・2004 Graduated from Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan (PhD).
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION:
・National Board of Medicine (Japan)
・Board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon approved by the Japanese board of Orthopaedic surgery.
・Board-certified Spine Surgeon approved by the Japanese board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
・Board-certified Spine Surgeon approved by the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research.
FELLOWSHIP OR STUDY ABROAD:
・2004/November - 2006/June.
MacNab/LaRocca Fellowship (The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine)
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
・2009/November.
Asia Travelling Fellowship (The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonnam University, Gwandju, Korea.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
・Lecturer (2009-present), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University.
・Editorial board (2009-present), Journal of Orthopaedic Science.
・Associate Professor (2010-2014), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toho University (Sakura).
・Professor (2014-present), Department of General Medical Science, Chiba University.
・Visiting professor (2014-present), Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Toho University.
・Editorial Board (2017-present), Spine Surgery and Related Research.
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
・1994-1995 Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University Hospital.
・1995-2000 Medical Staff, Affiliated Hospitals of Chiba University. (Chiba Emergency Center, etc.)
・2000-2004 Graduate Student, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University.
・2004-2006 Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush Medical College.
・2006-2010 Medical Staff, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba Rosai Hospital (2009- Assistant Director).
・2010-2014 Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toho University (Sakura).
・2014-present, Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eastern Chiba Medical Center.
MEMBERSHIPS:
・The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine
・The Japanese Orthopaedic Association.
・The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research.
・The Japanese Society of Lumbar Spine Disorders. Etc.
HONORS & AWARDS:
・2003 Excellence Award (1st Science and Research Symposium)
・2004 Macnab/Larocca Fellowship Award (International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine: ISSLS)
・2004 Cum Laude (Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University)
・2004 Grant for Research Abroad (The Nakatomi Foundation)
・2012 ISSLS Prize for Lumbar Spine Research (ISSLS: Co-author)
Etc.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS: 303 publications (in English; 2003~ 2025)