CRAFTING A LEGACY

This book is a compilation of the remarkable journeys of 48 hand surgery pioneers from the Asian-Pacific region. They came from diverse backgrounds — one being the 21st generation doctor in the family to another being the first ever orthopaedic surgeon of a major university. While some pioneers delved deep in the lab to push the boundaries of surgical care, others strived to make high quality hand surgery available to the masses. However, what united them all was an unwavering commitment to their patients' well-being and a willingness to go above and beyond to attain their objectives.

The International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) celebrates the spirit of enthusiasm, sacrifice and commitment to the cause of hand surgery by recognising these pioneers during the triennial IFSSH congress. Each biographical article in this anthology was written by someone who has closely known or collaborated with the featured pioneer. Each of these trailblazers has a story that will stir emotions and inspire others. We believe it's important to share these narratives to motivate the younger generation. By doing so, we hope to inspire them to follow in their footsteps, provide exceptional care to their patients and collectively create a better world to live in.

Contents:

• Foreword (Daniel J Nagle)
• Preface (Dawn Chia, Sandeep Sebastin and S Raja Sabapathy)
• A Short History of the APFSSH (Michael Boland and Sandeep Sebastin)
• Tamikazu Amako, Japan, 1986 (Akira Kobayashi)
• Sir Benjamin Keith Rank, Australia, 1986 (Wayne Morrison)
• Sir Sydney Sunderland, Australia, 1986 (Anthony Berger)
• Kenya Tsuge, Japan, 1992 (Takaya Mizuseki)
• Bernard O'Brien, Australia, 1995 (Ramin Shayan)
• Tatsuya Tajima, Japan, 1995 (Fuminori Kanaya)
• Brij Bhushan Joshi, India, 2001 (Sandhya Koushik and Sudhir Warrier)
• Takayuki Miura, Japan, 2001 (Emiko Horii)
• Tadao Kojima, Japan, 2004 (Reiji Nishimura)
• Ramaswami Venkataswami, India, 2004 (S Raja Sabapathy)
• Yutaka Yabe, Japan, 2004 (Toshiyasu Nakamura)
• Yasuo Yamauchi, Japan, 2004 (Koichi Kusunose and Satoshi Ichihara)
• William Bruce Conolly, Australia, 2007 (Douglas Wheen)
• Hariharan Srinivasan, India, 2007 (Sridhar Krishnamurthy)
• John Turner Hueston, Australia, 2007 (Felix Behan)
• Susumu Tamai, Japan, 2007 (Shohei Omokawa)
• Yasuo Ueba,Japan, 2007 (Ryosuke Kakinoki)
• Yoshikazu Ikuta, Japan, 2010 (Toru Sunagawa)
• Seiichi Ishii, Japan, 2010 (Kousuke Iba)
• Eung-Shick Kang, South Korea, 2010 (Yun Rak Choi)
• Ik-Dong Kim, South Korea, 2010 (Hyun-Joo Lee and Shin Yoon Kim)
• Young-ho Lee, South Korea, 2010 (Jong Won Hong)
• Muneaki Abe, Japan, 2013 (Hisaya Shirai)
• Pesi Bejonji Chacha, Singapore, 2013 (Renita Sirisena)
• Leung Ping Chung, Hong Kong, 2013 (Clara Wong)
• Ryogo Nakamura,Japan, 2013 (Masahiro Tatebe)
• Dinkar Palande,India, 2013 (Thalava Soundararajalu Narayanakumar)
• Robert Wan Heng Pho, Singapore, 2013 (Renita Sirisena)
• Chow Shew Ping, Hong Kong, 2016 (Margaret Fok)
• Moon Sang Chung, South Korea, 2016 (Hyun Sik Gong)
• Timothy James Herbert, Australia, 2016 (Ian Hargreaves)
• Wayne Alan J Morrison, Australia, 2016 (Ramin Shayan)
• Akira Nagano, Japan, 2016 (Takao Omura and Hiroaki Ogihara)
• David Vickers, Australia, 2016 (Felix Behan)
• Yoshiki Yamano, Japan, 2016 (Hiroyuki Gotani)
• David Chwei-Chin Chuang, Taiwan, 2019 (Johnny Chuieng-Yi Lu and Tommy Nai-Jen Chang)
• Kazuteru Doi, Japan, 2019 (Yasunori Hattori)
• Govindasamy Balakrishnan, India, 2019 (Gomathinayagam Karthikeyan)
• Kwang Suk Lee, South Korea, 2019 (Jong Woong Park)
• Yih Liu, Taiwan, 2019 (Cheng Yu Yin)
• Akio Minami, Japan, 2019 (Akio Minami)
• Teoh Lam Chuan, Singapore, 2019 (Tina Lee)
• Fu-Chan Wei, Taiwan, 2019 (Nidal Al Deek)
• Duke Whan Chung, South Korea, 2022 (Jong Hun Baek)
• Bhaskaranand Kumar, India, 2022 (Anil Bhat and Ashwath Acharya)
• Duncan Angus McGrouther, Singapore, 2022 (Rebecca Lim)
• Michael Alan Tonkin, Australia, 2022 (Richard Lawson)
• Yong Fok Chuan, Singapore, 2022 (Bernice Heng)

Readership: Hand Surgeon, Plastic Surgeon, Microsurgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon, and anyone interested in the History of Medicine and Surgery in the Asia Pacific.