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.
AO TIB Chairperson
Mark Reilly
AO TEC Chairperson
Rodrigo Pesantez
AO TRC Chairperson
Panagiotis Giannoudis
AO TCDC Chairperson
Carla Smith
AO TESA Chairperson
Iain McFayden
AO TLA Chairperson
Vincenzo Giordano
AO TMENA Chairperson
ElZaher Hassan
AO TAP Chairperson
Mandeep Dhillon
AO TNA Chairperson
Brett Crist
Executive Director
Eberhard Denk
Chairperson
Mandeep Dhillon
Education
Jong-Keon Oh
Community Development
Takashi Miyamoto
Research
Dhaval Desai
Regional Manager
Isabella Wong
Chairperson
Iain McFadyen
Community Development
Nir Cohen
Education
Anze Kristan
Research
An Sermon
Regional Director
Christoph Volz
Chairperson
Vincenzo Giordano
Education
Paulo Barbosa
Community Development
Carlos Miguel Zublin
Research
Carlos Valderrama
Regional Manager
Antonio Machado
Chairperson
ElZaher Hassan
Education
Mahmoud Abdel Karim
Community Development
Hashem Al-Qdhah
Research
Ayesha Saeed
Regional Manager
Yosra Tekaya
Chairperson
Brett Crist
Community Development
Lisa Blackrick
Education
Chad Coles
Fellowships
Jonathan Eastman
Research
Leah Gitajn
Executive Director
Jennifer Jones
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.
Chairperson
Rodrigo Pesantez
Commission Member
Anze Kristan
Commission Member
Mahmoud Abdel Karim
Commission Member
Paulo Barbosa
Commission Member
Jong-Keon Oh
Commission Member
Chad Coles
Business Manager
Regula Bleuler
Chairperson
Carla Smith
Commission Member
Hashem Al-Qdhah
Commission Member
Takeshi Miyamoto
Commission Member
Nir Cohen
Commission Member
Carlos Zublin
Commission Member
Lisa Blackrick
Community Development
Commission Manager
Barbora Field
Chairperson
Peter Giannoudis
Commission Member
Ayesha Saeed
Commission Member
Carlos Valderrama
Commission Member
Dhaval Desai
Commission Member
An Sermon
Commission Member
Leah Gitajn
Research Manager
Philipp Büscher