Welcoming the new council members for UK and Ireland
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AO Spine UK and Ireland is pleased to announce the election of a new council. The term of the new council members has started on June 1, 2023, and their term of office will last for 3 years.
The entire election process was carried out according to AO Spine standards and was conducted in a transparent and democratic manner. All AO Spine members in UK & Ireland had the right to participate in the elections which took place from March 24 until May 8, 2023.
The new AO Spine UK & Ireland council consists of:
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Marcin Czyz
Chairperson
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Marcel Ivanov
Past Chairperson
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Nitin Shetty
Officer Orthopedics
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Mario Ganau
Officer Neurosurgery
We thank the previous council members Manoj Khatri and Sashin Ahuja for their commitment and hope they will remain active within AO Spine UK & Ireland.
Congratulations to the new council members!