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Dr. Kentaro Mizuno earned his MD from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (Japan) in 2004. He was first a Resident in orthopaedics at the Kyoto Prefectural Yosanoumi Hospital from 2006 to 2007 and then at the Graduate School of Medical Science of the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, where he pursues his medical career as Clinical fellow in Orthopaedics.
He served as a clinical or thopaedic surgeon at the Rakuwakai Marutamachi Hospital in Kyoto and at the Maizuru Red Cross Hospital in Maizuro (JP) from 2008 to 2010.
Dr. Mizuno is a member of The Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) and of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research (JSSR).
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Mizuno, K., Mikami, Y., Hase, H. et al. 2012 Showa Ika Award A new drain tube placement procedure to ensure proper positioning for microendoscopic decompression. ArgoSpine News J 24, 41–42 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12240-012-0037-y
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