Background
Chin, Takaaki was born on October 4, 1960 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Gokyu and Shouei Chin.
Chin, Takaaki was born on October 4, 1960 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Gokyu and Shouei Chin.
Bachelor in Medicine, Tokushima University, Japan, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Kobe University, 1992.
Resident Kobe University Hospital, 1986-1987. Research fellow McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1990-1992. Head physician Hyogo Rehabilitation Center, Kobe, since 1992.
Consultant Japanese Society Prosthetics and Orthotics, since 1998, board directors. Teacher Kobe University School Medicine, since 2001. Visiting associate professor Kobe University Graduate School Medicine, since 2007.
Member Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Japanese Association Rehabilitation Medicine (councilor since 2006), Japan Medical Society Spinal Cord Lesion (councilor, since 2007), International Society Prosthetics and Orthotics (vice president Japan branch since 2003, president Japan branch since 2008), International Society Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Japan Medical Society Spinal Cord Lesion (councillor, since 2007).
Married Kazuko Hayashi, October 16, 1989.