Celebrating the 97th birthday of Max Landolt

The AO today celebrates the 97th birthday of Max Landolt. He attended the first AO Davos Courses in 1960 as a participant, representing his hospital, Stadtspital Waid. Coincidentally, Landolt was appointed senior physician at a young age, allowing him to take part in the first AO Davos Courses at just 35. At that time, course participation was limited to senior or chief physicians. His appointment as chief physician in 1967 was also his golden ticket to become an AO member.

Max Landolt as instructor at the tenth AO Davos Courses in 1969 and as an Honorary Trustee in 2003

Farewell from the AO International office in Bern: Peter Matter, Urs Heim, and Max Landolt with their employees in April 1993

Over the years, Landolt has dedicated thousands of hours to the AO, as an instructor at numerous AO courses and as an AO International employee after he retired as chief physician. In his role as an AO International employee, Landolt assigned and oversaw approximately 2,000 fellows in AO clinics all over the world.

AO Center inauguration 1992: Urs Heim and Max Landolt with their wives

Christopher Colton and Max Landolt at the AO Trustees Meeting 1993 in Segovia, Spain

Please join us in wishing him a fantastic birthday and another happy, healthy year.

Martin Allgöwer and Max Landolt at the AO Trustees Meeting 1997 in Phuket, Thailand

Siegfried Weller and Max Landolt at the AO Trustees Meeting 2008 in Davos, Switzerland