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.