AO Presidents

Current and past presidents of the AO

Getting to know AO President Tim Pohlemann


Tim Pohlemann

Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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Chairman of the Saarland University Hospital (Homburg, Germany) Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery; full professor of traumatology and reconstructive surgery at Saarland University

Tim Pohleman is widely respected within the orthopedic surgery community for his clinical expertise and research contributions, particularly in the areas of trauma surgery and pelvic and acetabular surgery. He has published numerous papers in leading medical journals and has served on the editorial boards of several esteemed journals. In addition to his clinical, research, and teaching activities, he has to his credit more than 30 years of AO service, ranging from serving as AO Faculty to senior leadership roles and including technology initiatives that set the stage for the current standard of modular integration of visualization, simulation, robots, and artificial intelligence (AO) into intraoperative and perioperative processes. Pohlemann’s vision for the AO is centered around strengthening the organization’s role as a global leader in musculoskeletal surgery, with a focus on driving innovation and excellence in patient care.


Past Presidents 1984–2023


Florian Gebhard

Florian Gebhard

2021-2023

Germany

Robert McGuire

2018–2021

United States of America

Nikolaus Renner

2016–2018

Switzerland

Suthorn Bavonratanavech

2014–2016

Thailand

Jaime Quintero

2012–2014

Colombia

Norbert Haas

2010–2012

Germany

Paul Manson

2008–2010

United States of America

Chris van der Werken

2006–2008

The Netherlands

James Kellam

2004–2006

United States of America

René Marti

2002–2004

The Netherlands

Peter Matter

2000–2002

Switzerland

Joseph Schatzker

1998–2000

Canada

Christopher Colton

1996–1998

United Kingdom

Siegfried Weller

1994–1996

Germany

Marvin Tile

1992–1994

Canada

Martin Allgöwer

1984–1992

Switzerland

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