AO Trauma Middle East and Northern Africa

Although the teaching activities of the AO Foundation in the Middle East region started in 1979, the AO Trauma Middle East (AO TME) was officially announced as a region in 2010.

Towards a successful future

The current AOT MENA regional board is chaired by Mohammed Wajid with Saeed Al-Thani, Education Committee Chair; Khalid Khoshhal, Research Committee Chair; and El-Zaher Hassan , Community Development Committee Chair.

In 2018 a number of 48 educational activities such as AO Trauma courses, seminars and symposia were run within the Middle East and Northern Africa region while 50 clinical fellowships from the region were approved for 2018.

Over the past years, AO Trauma AO Trauma Middle East & Northern Africa has evolved. The number of active AO Trauma members has increased to over 1000 across 30 countries.

True to the saying “All glory comes from daring to begin”—Eugene F Ware (1841-1911), AO TMENA has taken its first step towards success.