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Hisao Asamura, MD, is chief of thoracic surgery at the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. His research interests include thoracic surgery.
Dr. Asamura earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at Keio University. His specialty is thoracic surgery.
He can be reached via email at hasamura@ncc.go.jp. |

2011-2013
Officers
President: Peter Goldstraw, U.K.
President Elect: Tony Mok, Hong Kong
Past President: David Gandara, U.S.A.
Executive Director: Paul A. Bunn, Jr., U.S.A.
Treasurer: Fred R. Hirsch, U.S.A.
2013 Congress President: Michael Boyer, Australia
2013 Congress President: Kwun Fong, Australia
Board of Directors
Alex Adjei, U.S.A.
Hisao Asamura, Japan
David Carbone, U.S.A.
Hak Choy, U.S.A.
Carolyn Dresler, U.S.A.
Dominique Grunenwald, France
Karen Kelly, U.S.A.
Christian Manegold, Germany
Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Japan
Kazuhiko Nakagawa, Japan
Silvia Novello, Italy
Keunchil Park, South Korea
Rolf Stahel, Switzerland
Sumitra Thongprasert, Thailand
Johan Vansteenkiste, Belgium
2009-2011
Officers
President: David Gandara, U.S.A.
President Elect: Peter Goldstraw, U.K.
Past President: Nagahiro Saijo, Japan
Executive Director: Paul A. Bunn, Jr., U.S.A.
Treasurer: Fred R. Hirsch, U.S.A.
Congress President 2011: Pieter Postmus, The Netherlands
Congress President 2009: David Jablons, U.S.A.
Board of Directors
Hisao Asamura, Japan
Elisabeth Brambilla, France
David Carbone, U.S.A.
Hak Choy, U.S.A.
Wilfried Eberhardt, Germany
Kwun Fong, Australia
Dominique Grunenwald, France
Karen Kelly, U.S.A.
Tony Mok, Hong Kong
Keunchil Park, South Korea
Harvey Pass, U.S.A.
Joan Schiller, U.S.A.
Rolf Stahel, Switzerland
Masahiro Tsuboi, Japan
Johan Vansteenkiste, Belgium
