ABOUT US

Executive Committee

​President
Professor Syed Atiqul Haq
Bangladesh Rheumatology Society

President Elect
Professor Debashish Danda
Indian Rheumatology Association

​Vice Presidents
Professor Yeong-Wook Song
Korean College of Rheumatology		 ​Prof Xiaofeng Zeng
Chinese Rheumatology Association

Secretary General
Professor  Chi-Chen Chang
Taiwan Rheumatology Association

Deputy Secretary General
​​​Professor Nazrul Islam
Bangladesh Rheumatology Society

Treasurer
Dr Jose Paulo Lorenzo
Philippine Rheumatology Association

Singapore Director
Dr Cheng Yew Kuang
Singapore Society of Rheumatology

APLAR Immediate-Past President 
Professor Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Japan College of Rheumatology

​Co-opted Members 
Dr. Adeeba Al-Herz
Dr. Dinh Khoa Nguyen
Dr. Lau Ing Soo
Dr. Steven Sawyers
Dr. Waleed AlShehhi
Prof. Chit Soe
Prof. Sumaira Farman Raja
Prof. Surayo Shukurova

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Co-Chair: Professor Yoshiya Tanaka
Co-Chair: ​Professor Rohini Handa​​​​
Members: 
 

A/Prof Lau Tang Ching

Dr Andrea Low

Dr Jose Paulo Lorenzo

Dr Laniyati Hamijoyo

Dr Michael Tee

Dr Raja Jasmin

Dr Yeap Swan Sim

Prof Chang-Fu Kuo

Prof Chi-Chen Chang

Prof Debasish Danda

Prof James Wei

Prof Katsunori Ikari

Prof Keith Lim

Prof Lai-Shan Tham

Prof Sakae Tanaka

Prof Tsutomu Takeuchi

Prof Worawit Louthrenoo

Prof Yan Zhao

Prof Yeong-Wook Song

Prof Zhanguo Li

 

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Chair: Professor Worawit Louthrenoo ​

Members

Dr Yeap Swan Sim

Prof James Wei

A/Prof Simmon Stebbings

Dr Mu Rong

Dr Mitsumasa Kishimoto

Prof Ramnath Misra

STANDING COMMITTEES
 

COPCORD
Co-ordinator: Dr Arvind Chopra

SUB COMMITTEES
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Co-Chair: Professor Lai-Shan Tam
Co-Chair: Professor Zhanguo Li