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About AOCNA


Welcome to the official website of the Asian Oceanian Child Neurology Association (AOCNA)!

AOCNA is a transnational medical association aimed to promote education, collaboration, research, and development in the field of child neurology.

AOCNA was established in the 1980s by its founder, the late Professor Yukio Fukuyama. With Professor Fukuyama's guidance, the Association held its first meeting in Taiwan under the leadership of the late Professor Yu-Zen Shen in 1983. The meeting, since called the Asian Oceanian Congress for Child Neurology (AOCCN), is now held bi-yearly in different countries and regions. It provides a space for child neurologists in the Asian Oceanian region to come together and share their knowledge and experiences.

In 2009, with a consistent growth in its membership, AOCNA elected its first President, General Secretary, and Treasurer. It also established various committees to specialize and develop projects that further educational and scientific goals of AOCNA. AOCNA now has more than 1000 members.

AOCNA promulgates various projects that utilizes its cross-country network. For instance, AOCNA provides a running list of available specialized medical testing technology in member countries. It also keeps members informed of available training opportunities in various regions. In addition, AOCNA promotes continuing medical education in regions with limited resource by bringing over speakers and hosting workshops on specific topics.

AOCNA welcomes all interested physicians in the field of child neurology in the Asian Oceanian region to join! We hope to connect more colleagues, and encourage exchanges of our knowledge, skills, and experiences. If you are interested, please see the Membership tab for more information on how to join. Please do not hesitate to reach out and contact us if you have any questions.

Name Country/Region Position
Dr. Ching Shiang Chi Taiwan President of the AOCNA
Dr.Shinichi Hirose Japan Secretary General of the AOCNA
Dr. Hian Tat ONG Singapore Chief Financial Officer of the AOCNA
Dr. Yoichi Sakakihara Japan Executive Officer
Dr. Anannit Visudtibhan Thailand Chairperson, Scientific Committee
Dr. Hitoshi Yamamoto Japan Auditor
Dr. Lakshmi Nagarajan Australia Chairperson, Bylaws committee
Dr. Teik Beng Khoo Malaysia Executive Officer
Dr. Kyaw Linn Myanmar Chairperson, Long term planning committee
Dr. Jithangi Wanigasinghe Sri Lanka Chairperson, Young termcommittee - FLAOCNA
Dr. Haluk Topaloglu Turkey Advisor of the AOCNA
Name Country/Region
Dr. Lakshmi Nagarajan Australia
Dr. Naila Zaman Khan Bangladesh
Dr. Jiong Qin China
Dr. Kin-Cheong Eric YAU Hong Kong
Dr. Pratibha D Singhi India
Dr. Irawan Mangunatmadja Indonesia
Dr. Parvaneh Karimzadeh Iran
Dr. Hula Raoof Shareef Iraq
Dr. Eli Lahat Israel
Dr. Masaharu Hayashi Japan
Dr. Abdelkarim AL-QUDAH Jordan
Dr. Marzhan M Lepessova Kazakhstan
Dr. Hoon-Chul Kang Korea
Dr. Asma Abdullah Al Tawari Kuwait
Dr. Mohd Feizel Alsiddiq Malaysia
Dr. Kyaw Linn Myanmar
Dr. Rakesh Patel New Zealand
Dr. Riaz Ahmed Syed Oman
Dr. Tipu Sultan Pakistan
Dr. Marissa Lukban Philippines
Dr. Waleed Altwaijri Saudi Arabia
Dr. Jeremy Lin Binyuan Singapore
Dr. Jithangi Wanigasinghe Sri Lanka
Dr. Wang-Tso Lee Taiwan
Dr. Kamornwan Katanyuwong Thailand
Dr. Müjgan Sönmez Turkey
Dr. Nguyen Le Trung Hieu Vietnam
Name Country/Region
Dr. Jithangi Wanigasinghe Sri Lanka