GOVERNANCE
AOSpine operates under its own governance model. The organization is managed by the AOSpine International Board and it has its own Regional Boards. The AOSpine Latin American Board is focused on activities within the region. Our responsibility and accountability is to deliver valuable products and services to our members.
International Board
Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran
Chairperson
Bryan Ashman
Education
Dino Samartzis
Research
Norman Chutkan
Community Development
K. Daniel Riew
Past Chairperson
Massimo Balsano
Member Representative
Yan Wang
Member Representative Elect
Jayr Bass
Executive Director
Regional Board
Asdrubal Falavigna
Chairperson
Juan Emmerich
Chairperson elect
Néstor Taboada
Education
Marcelo Valacco
Research
Jaime Segura
Community Development
Emiliano Vialle
Spine centers and fellowships
Antonio Machado
Regional Director
Country Chapters
The AOSpine Country Chapter is a means to consolidate the aspirations and different needs of national groups and provide opportunities for local members to get involved in AOSpine. A Country Chapter is managed by an elected AOSpine Country Council. From 2018 onwards, the country councils will have three positions:
Chairperson
Education Ortho
Education Neuro
Task Forces
They are a group of people that are brought together to perform defined tasks (projects) in several areas. In Latin America we have some active task forces that were established to guide the development of projects and products.
Meetings
During the last year, our Board and Chapters and Task forces met to discuss key issues for the region.