Boards and commissions

View the elected officials of the boards and commissions driving AOTrauma’s activities.

AOTrauma International Board

The AOTrauma International Board (AOTIB) consists of the AOTrauma chairperson, regional representatives, and the chairpersons of the three global commissions.

AOTrauma regional boards

AOTrauma 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.

AOTrauma International Board (AOTIB)

AOTIB Chairperson
Kodi Kojima

AOTEC Chairperson
Wa'el Taha

AOTRC Chairperson
Berton Roy Moed

AOTCDC Chairperson
Samir Mehta

AOTESA Chairperson
Matej Cimerman

AOTLA Chairperson
Juan Concha Sandoval

AOTMENA Chairperson
Muhammad Wajid

AOTAP Chairperson
Chang-Wug Oh

AOTNA Chairperson
Roger Wilber

Executive Director
Tobias Hüttl
AOTrauma Europe and Southern Africa Board (AOTESA)

Chairperson
Matej Cimerman

Community Development
Steven Velkes

Education
Jonathan Monk

Research
Pol Rommens

Regional Director
Christoph Volz
AOTrauma Middle East and Northern Africa Board (AOTMENA)

Chairperson
Muhammad Wajid

Education
Saeed Al-Thani

Community Development
El-Zaher Hassan Ahmed

Research
Khalid Khoshhal

Regional Director
Philipp Büscher
AOTrauma Asia Pacific Board (AOTAP)

Chairperson
Chang-Wug Oh

Past Chairperson
Manyi Wang

Education
Vajara Phiphobmongkol

Community Development
Fan Liu

Research
Mandeep Dhillon

Regional Director
Isabella Wong
AOTrauma Latin America Board (AOTLA)

Chairperson
Juan Concha Sandoval

Education
Carlos Olarte Salazar

Community Development
Emilio Fantin

Research
William Dias Belangero

Regional Director
Jaime Acosta
AOTrauma North America Board (AOTNA)

Chairperson
Roger Wilber

Past Chairperson
Mark Reilly

Community Development
Langdon Hartsock

Education
Michael Sirkin

Fellowships
James Krieg

Research
Gregory Della Rocca

Executive Director
Steve Schwartz

AOTrauma global commissions

The AOTrauma 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.

AOTrauma Education Commission (AOTEC)

Chairperson
Wa’el Taha

Commission Member
Jonathan Monk

Commission Member
Saeed Al-Thani

Commission Member
Carlos Olarte Salazar

Commission Member
Vajara Phiphobmongkol

Commission Member
Michael Sirkin

Business Manager
Michael Redies
AOTrauma Community Development Commission (AOTCDC)

Chairperson
Samir Mehta

Commission Member
El-Zaher Hassan

Commission Member
Fan Liu

Commission Member
Steven Velkes

Commission Member
Emilio Fantin

Commission Member
Langdon Hartsock

Community Development
Commission Manager
Christoph Volz
AOTrauma Research Commission (AOTRC)

Chairperson
Berton Roy Moed

Commission Member
Khalid Khoshhal

Commission Member
William Belangero

Commission Member
Gregory Della Rocca

Commission Member
Mandeep Dhillon

Commission Member
Pol Rommens

Research Manager
Philipp Büscher

Global list of AOTrauma officers

See all current AOTrauma boards, commissions, and country council officers and their terms of office

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