Masahiro Ishikawa is the Director of Orthopedic Surgery in Nagahama Red Cross Hospital. He was an Assistant Professor of orthopaedic surgery of Kyoto University Hospital. His research has focused on the kinematics of kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty using a computer simulation model. His main clinical interests include the functional outcome and implant longevity of Kinematic alignment. His areas of surgical specialty include total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty. Honorrs and Awards: 2012. 15th Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) Congress Travel Grant. 2012. 26th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Cartilage Metabolism Award. 2012. 20th the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Sonography Course Bursary. 2013. 1st Japan College of Rheumatology international school elective fellowship. 2013. Kyoto University Grants for Excellent Graduate Schools for Travel Award 2013.