NORIMASA NAKAMURA

Professor,
Osaka Health Science University

Dr. Norimasa Nakamura is professor, the Institute for Medical Science in Sports at Osaka Health Science University and the global center for the medical engineering and informatics at Osaka University. He is an orthopedic surgeon at the Osaka University Hospital, specializing in arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine. He received his MD at the Osaka University in 1988 and completed a specialization in orthopedics in 1992. In 1994, he received a PhD. and in 2009, moved to the current position. His research has been focused on joint tissue repair with main focuses on the regeneration of cartilage, ligament, and meniscus using biological approaches. He has been involved in the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society (ICRS), served as the President from 2015 to 2016. He is currently an Executive Board member of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) since 2021 and the Vice President of Japan Sports Orthopaedic Association (JSOA) since 2023.