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. Ruth Gremminger
Kantonsspital Winterthur
President
Dr. Michele Arigoni
Spital Uster
Dr. Philipp Stillhard
Kantonsspital Graubünden Chur
Research
Prof. Dr. Valentin Neuhaus
Universitätsspital Zürich
Dr. Axel Gamulin
Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève
Our honorary members
Urs Heim
Peter Matter
Stephan Perren
René Konrad Marti
Thomas Rüedi
Christoph Sommer
Nikolaus Renner
Claudio Gubser
Reto Babst
Andreas Platz
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 2024
Jahresbericht 2023
Jahresbericht 2022
Jahresbericht 2021
Contact
Stefanie Walser
AO Trauma Switzerland
Clavadelerstrasse 8
7270 Davos
Switzerland
Mobile: +41 79 459 19 31
Fax: +41 81 414 22 83
