Boards and commissions
AO Trauma International Board
The AO Trauma International Board (AO TIB) consists of the AO Trauma chairperson, regional representatives, and the chairpersons of the three global commissions.
AO Trauma regional boards
AO Trauma International consists of five regions. Each region has a regional board with its own budget and is fully responsible for all the region’s actions and activities.
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AO Trauma International Board (AO TIB)
AO TIB Chairperson
Michael BaumgaertnerAO TEC Chairperson
Mark ReillyAO TRC Chairperson
Pol RommensAO TCDC Chairperson
Samir MehtaAO TESA Chairperson
Jonathan MonkAO TLA Chairperson
Rodrigo Pesantez-HoyosAO TMENA Chairperson
Khalid KoshhalAO TAP Chairperson
Sawaguchi TakeshiAO TNA Chairperson
Milton "Chip" RouttExecutive Director
Tobias Hüttl -
AO Trauma Europe and Southern Africa Board (AO TESA)
Chairperson
Jonathan Monk
Community Development
Nir Cohen
Education
Reto Babst
Research
Peter Giannoudis
Regional Director
Christoph Volz -
AO Trauma Middle East and Northern Africa Board (AO TMENA)
Chairperson
Khalid KoshhalEducation
Hattar Yazan
Abdalla Mazen
Community Development
Hashem Al-Qdhah
Research
Saeed Ayesha
Regional Manager
TBD -
AO Trauma Asia Pacific Board (AO TAP)
Chairperson
Takeshi Sawaguchi
Education
Jong-Keon Oh
Community Development
Marinis Pirpiris
Research
Mandeep Dhillon
Regional Manager
Isabella Wong -
AO Trauma Latin America Board (AO TLA)
Chairperson
Rodrigo Pesantez-Hoyos
Education
Paulo Barbosa
Community Development
Carlos Miguel Zublin
Research
Vincenzo Giordano
Regional Manager
Antonio Machado -
AO Trauma North America Board (AO TNA)
Chairperson
Milton "Chip" Routt
Community Development
Rahul Vaidya
Education
Brett Crist
Fellowships
Tim Achor
Research
Josh Gary
Executive Director
Steve Schwartz
AO Trauma global commissions
The AO Trauma Global Commissions (Education, Research and Community Development) operate globally, but have no direct authority within a region. They aim to share expertise and leverage resources across the regions.
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AO Trauma Education Commission (AO TEC)
Chairperson
Mark Reilly
Commission Member
Reto Babst
Commission Member
Ali Alyami
Commission Member
Paulo Barbosa
Commission Member
Jong-Keon Oh
Commission Member
Brett Crist
Business Manager
Michael Redies -
AO Trauma Community Development Commission (AO TCDC)
Chairperson
Samir Mehta
Chairperson-elect
Muhammad Wajid
Commission Member
El-Zaher Hassan
Commission Member
Marinis Pirpiris
Commission Member
Nir Cohen
Commission Member
Carlos Zublin
Commission Member
Rahul Vaidya
Community Development
Commission Manager
Christian Reus -
AO Trauma Research Commission (AO TRC)
Chairperson
Pol RommensCommission Member
Ahmed KholeifCommission Member
Vincenzo GiordanoCommission Member
Mandeep DhillonCommission Member
Peter GiannoudisCommission Member
Joshua GaryResearch Manager
Philipp Büscher
Global list of AO Trauma officers
See all current AO Trauma boards, commissions, and country council officers and their terms of office