Governance
Annual Report 2019
AO Spine operates under its own governance model. The organization is managed by the AO Spine International Board and it has its own Regional Boards. The AO Spine 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
Yan Wang
Member Representative
Alexander Vaccaro
Member Representative-elect
Jayr Bass
Executive Director
Regional Board
Juan Emmerich
Chairperson
Asdrubal Falavigna
Past Chairperson
Néstor Taboada
Education
Luiz Gustavo Dal Oglio da Rocha
Education-elect
Michael Dittmar
Community Development
Marcelo Valacco
Research
Fernando Alvarado
Spine Centers and Fellowships
Antonio Machado
Regional Director
Country Chapters
The AO Spine 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 AO Spine. A Country Chapter is managed by an elected AO Spine Country Council.
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.