Executive Committee

ASCoN’s Executive Committee provides strategic oversight and represents the diversity of spinal cord injury care across Asia and internationally.

Dr Valerie Ann Taylor
Dr Valerie Ann Taylor
Bangladesh
Founder & Coordinator, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP)
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  • Founding Member & Executive Committee Member, ASCoN
  • Member, ISCoS
Professor Dr Mohammad Sohrab Hossain
Professor Dr Mohammad Sohrab Hossain
Bangladesh
Executive Director, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP)
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  • Executive Committee Member, ASCoN
  • Member, ISCoS
Baljinnyam Avirmed
Baljinnyam Avirmed
Mongolia
Professor, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
Esha Thapa
Esha Thapa
Nepal
Executive Director, Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center
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  • Executive Board Member, ASCoN
  • Member, EMT Technical Working Group for SCI
Dr Harvinder Singh Chhabra
Dr Harvinder Singh Chhabra
India
Director, Department of Spine & Rehabilitation
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  • Past President, ISCoS
  • President, Spinal Cord Society
  • Executive Member, ASCoN
Bum-Suk Lee MD
Bum-Suk Lee MD
Korea
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
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  • Catholic Kwandong University
  • Korea Spinal Cord Society (KoSCoS)
Eric Weerts
Eric Weerts
Belgium
Physiotherapist, Humanity & Inclusion (HI)
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  • Founding Member, ASCoN
  • Member, ISCoS
Onyoo Kim
Onyoo Kim
Korea
Director, Department of SCI Rehabilitation, National Rehabilitation Center
Dr Narendra Pinto
Dr Narendra Pinto
Sri Lanka
Senior Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon
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  • President, Sri Lanka Spinal Cord Network
  • Executive Committee Member, ASCoN
Dr Md Fazlul Hoque
Dr Md Fazlul Hoque
Bangladesh
Senior Consultant, Orthopaedics & Spinal Surgery
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  • Founder Chairman, ASCoN
  • Former Vice President (SE), ISCoS
Professor Dr Nazira Binte Hasnan
Professor Dr Nazira Binte Hasnan
Malaysia
Professor & Senior Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine
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  • Joint ASCoN Secretary
  • Chair, SCI SIG (Malaysia)
Professor Dr Apichana Kovindha
Professor Dr Apichana Kovindha
Thailand
Associate Professor, Chiang Mai University Hospital
Stephen Muldoon
Stephen Muldoon
Ireland
Rehabilitation Systems Strengthening Consultant
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  • Founding Member, ASCoN
  • Member, ISCoS
Maggie Muldoon
Maggie Muldoon
Ireland
Joint ASCoN Secretary, Muldoon Rehabilitation Consultancy
Dr Steven Setiono
Dr Steven Setiono
Indonesia
Consultant in Neurorehabilitation / PM&R Specialist
Dr Eulalia Baredo
Dr Eulalia Baredo
Philippines
Physician, Rehabilitation Medicine
Md Abdullah Al Mamun
Md Abdullah Al Mamun
Bangladesh
Coordinator, Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN)

ASCoN Executive Committee 2025

Dr. Mohammad Sohrab Hossain

Dr. Mohammad Sohrab Hossain

Executive Director, Executive Director, CRP & Chair

Dr. Fazlul Hoque

Dr. Fazlul Hoque

Founder Convener

Prof.  Apichana Kovindha

Prof. Apichana Kovindha

Co-founder

Mr. Stephen Muldoon

Mr. Stephen Muldoon

Executive Committee Member

Working Groups

ASCoN functions through collaborative working groups focusing on:

– Training and Human Resource Development
– Research and Innovation
– Policy and Service Delivery
– Education and Outreach

Governance

The organisational framework ensures transparent decision-making and representation across member institutions.