Tomoyuki Asada, MD, PhD, is a clinical research fellow at Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, and a board-certified spine surgeon in Japan. He earned his MD and PhD from the University of Tsukuba, where he also completed orthopedic residency and spine fellowship training. Dr. Asada’s research focuses on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, adult spinal deformity, minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery, and outcomes research using advanced data analytics. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals including The Spine Journal, Spine, European Spine Journal, and Neurospine. His contributions have been recognized through multiple awards and international travel fellowships. He is an active member of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research, Japanese Spinal Instrumentation Society, and Japan Scoliosis Society.