AO Trauma Switzerland: About us
Who we are—our mission
AO Trauma Switzerland is part of AO Foundation (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen), a worldwide leading network of medical professionals in the field of orthopedic trauma. Our mission is to improve trauma care for our patients by providing and supporting education and research for medical professionals in orthopedic trauma.
There are several educational events and at least one scientific reunion yearly in Switzerland.
All our activities are on a non-profit basis.

Our board members

Dr. Michele Arigoni
Spital Uster
President

PD Dr. Dr. Yves Acklin
Kantonsspital Graubünden Chur
Education

Dr. Philipp Stillhard
Kantonsspital Graubünden Chur
Research

Dr. Daniel Petek
Hôpital fribourgeois HFR
Community development

Dr. Ruth Gremminger
Kantonsspital Winterthur
Community development
Our honorary members

Urs Heim

Peter Matter

Stephan Perren

René Konrad Marti

Thomas Rüedi

Christoph Sommer

Nikolaus Renner

Claudio Gubser

Reto Babst
How to become a Swiss Faculty

You
- are a Board-certified Orthopedic or General Surgeon (FMH or equivalent)
- have attended both AO Trauma Basic and Advanced Principles Courses
- are an active Member of AO Foundation
- are work-based in Switzerland
- have sufficient English proficiency for presentations in English
Submit your CV and motivation letter to stefanie.walser@aofoundation.org
Documents
Statutes
Statuten von AO Trauma Switzerland (Revision 2023)
Regulations and guidelines
Guidelines für Nominierung Faculty Swiss AOTrauma Kurse Davos ab 2013
Annual reports
Jahresbericht 2023
Jahresbericht 2022
Jahresbericht 2021
Jahresbericht 2019
Contact
Stefanie Walser
AO Trauma Switzerland
Clavadelerstrasse 8
7270 Davos
Switzerland
Mobile: +41 79 459 19 31
Fax: +41 81 414 22 83