Structure
AOSpine International Board
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Chairperson Luiz Vialle   
Past Chairperson Michael Janssen Education Germán Ochoa
Research Keita Ito Community Development Karsten Wiechert
AOSAP Chairperson Bryan Ashman AOSEU Chairperson Teija Lund
AOSLA Chairperson Osmar Moraes AOSNA Chairperson Jens Chapman
Executive director Alain Baumann   
AOSpine International Executive
AOSpine International Executive - are elected positions on the AOSpine International Board (AOSIB). The members of the Executive hold positions that are responsible for global activities ie Commissions.
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Education Germán Ochoa   
Research Keita Ito Community Development Karsten Wiechert
Executive director Alain Baumann   
AOSpine Asia Pacific Board
The AOSpine Asia Pacific Board (AOSAP) is the operational body of AOSpine International focused on activities within Asia Pacific. AOSAP is a body of surgeons, who have responsibility and accountability for delivering valued products and services to Asia Pacific members. The AOSAP Board is elected by the delegate members of the AOSpine Asia Pacific Country Chapters.
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Chairperson Bryan Ashman   
Past Chairperson Venugopal Menon Education (Ortho) Christopher Cain
Education (Neuro) Shashank Kale Community Development Paul Thng
Research Richard Williams Spine centers & fellowships Tomoaki Toyone
Regional director Andy Leung   
AOSpine European Board
The AOSpine European Board (AOSEU) is the operational body of AOSpine International focused on activities within Europe. AOSEU is a body of surgeons, who have responsibility and accountability for delivering valued products and services to European members. The AOSEU Board is elected by the delegate members of the AOSpine European Country Chapters.
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Chairperson Teija Lund   
Education (Ortho) Ufuk Aydinli Education (Neuro) Michael Mayer
Community Development Evan Davies Spine centers & fellowships Massimo Balsano
Research Giuseppe Barbagallo Past Chairperson Marinus de Kleuver
Regional director Craig Cooper   
AOSpine Latin American Board
The AOSpine Latin American Board (AOSLA) is the operational body of AOSpine International focused on activities within Latin America. AOSLA is a body of surgeons, who have responsibility and accountability for delivering valued products and services to Latin American & Central American members. The AOSLA Board is elected by the delegate members of the AOSpine Latin American Country Chapters.
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Chairperson Osmar Moraes   
Education (Neuro) Marco Medina Education (Ortho) Roberto Postigo
Spine centers & fellowships Andrés Rodriguez-Munera Research Emiliano Vialle
Community Development Marcelo Valacco Past Chairperson Marcelo Gruenberg
Regional director Antonio Machado   
AOSpine North America Board
The AOSpine North America Board (AOSNA) is the operational body of AOSpine International focused on activities within North America. AOSNA is a body of surgeons, who have responsibility and accountability for delivering valued products and services to North American members. The AOSNA Board is elected by the delegate members of North America.
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Chairperson Jens Chapman   
Education Darrel Brodke Research Paul Arnold
Community Development Michael Daubs Treasurer Robert McGuire
Regional director Nancy Holmes Fellowships Alexander Vaccaro
Technical commission Roger Härtl SpineNET Michael Fehlings
AOSpine Middle East Board
The AOSpine Middle East Board (AOSME) is the operational body of AOSpine International focused on activities within the Middle East and North Africa. AOSME is a body of surgeons, who have responsibility and accountability for delivering valued products and services to Middle Eastern and North African members. The AOSME Board is elected by the delegate members of the AOSpine Middle East and North African Country Chapters.
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Chairperson Abdulrazzaq Alobaid   
Education (Ortho) Abdulaziz Al-Mutair Community Development Yaser Behairy
Spine centers & fellowships Firas Atallah Research Ali Haghnegahdar
Past Chairperson Zayed Al-Zayed Regional director Craig Cooper
AOSpine Education Commission
The AOSpine Education Commission (AOSEC) is the education steering body of AOSpine International. Its role is to:

a) develop consistent and practical educational programs, strategies, and tools for implementation by the AOSpine Regions
b) leverage and share educational resources across the AOSpine Regions
c) plan and manage multi-regional educational events
d) create AOSpine classification systems

The Commission consists of a Chairperson, who is an Executive Member of the AOSpine International Board, the past Chairperson, and education representatives (1 ortho and 1 neuro per region) of each of the AOSpine Regional Boards.
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Chairperson Germán Ochoa   
Commission member Sherif Al MeKawi Commission member Ufuk Aydinli
Commission member Christopher Cain Commission member Shashank Kale
Commission member Michael Mayer Commission member Marco Medina
Commission member Roberto Postigo Past Chairperson Jeffrey Wang
AOSpine Research Commission
Responsible to run global research initiatives, share expertise, and leverage resources across regions. This body defines, integrates, and implements coherent policies for the good of the whole organisation.
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Chairperson Keita Ito   
Past Chairperson Kenneth Cheung Commission member Mauro Alini
Commission member Paul Arnold Commission member Giuseppe Barbagallo
Commission member Ali Haghnegahdar Commission member Emiliano Vialle
Commission member Richard Williams   
AOSpine Community Development Commission
The AOSpine Community Development Commission (AOSCDC) is the Marketing Steering body of AOSpine International. It's role is to:

a) develop consistent and practical marketing programs, strategies, and tools for implementation by the AOSpine Regions
b) leverage and share marketing resources across the AOSpine Regions
c) enforce AOSpine's brand and corporate identity
d) manage alliances been AOSpine and other academic bodies
e) develop and run the AOSpine website

The Commission consists of a Chairperson, who is an Executive Member of the AOSpine International Board, the past Chairperson, and marketing representatives of each of the AOSpine Regional Boards.
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Chairperson Karsten Wiechert   
Commission member Michael Daubs Commission member Evan Davies
Commission member Paul Thng Commission member Marcelo Valacco
AOSpine Technical Commission
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Commission member Jens Chapman   
Commission member Paul Heini Commission member Frank Kandziora
Commission member Michael Mayer Commission member Robert McGuire
Asia Pacific Education Committee
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Chairperson Christopher Cain   
Chairperson Shashank Kale Past Chairperson Bryan Ashman
Past Chairperson Gomatam Vijay Kumar Committee Member Ying Kei Chan
Committee Member Yong-Eun Cho Committee Member Samir Dalvie
Committee Member Takeshi Fuji Committee Member Wai Man Hung
Committee Member Eung-Ha Kim Committee Member Zhong Jun Liu
Committee Member Masakazu Takayasu Committee Member Bipin Walia
Committee Member GuiHuai Wang Committee Member YH Yau
Asia Pacific Community Development Committee
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Chairperson Paul Thng   
Past Chairperson Zhuojing Luo Committee Member Raghava Mulukutla
Committee Member Agus Rahim Committee Member Kyungjin Song
Committee Member Yasutsugu Yukawa   
Asia Pacific Research Committee
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Chairperson Richard Williams   
Past Chairperson Mamoru Kawakami Committee Member Ben Goss
Committee Member Yoshiharu Kawaguchi Committee Member Hwan-Mo Lee
Committee Member Amol Rege Committee Member Dino Samartzis
Asia Pacific Referenc Center and Fellowship Committee
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Chairperson Tomoaki Toyone   
Past Chairperson Yat-Wa Wong Committee Member Harvinder Chhabra
Committee Member Ashish Diwan Committee Member Jianyuan Jiang
Committee Member Norio Kawahara Committee Member Kin Cheung Mak
European Community Development Committee
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Chairperson Evan Davies   
European Research Committee
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Chairperson Giuseppe Barbagallo   
Committee Member Lorin Benneker Committee Member Cumhur Kilincer
Committee Member Aron Lazary Committee Member Helena Saraste
North America Education Committee (AOSNAEC)
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Chairperson Darrel Brodke   
Committee Member John DeVine Committee Member John France
Committee Member Eric Massicotte Committee Member Paul Matz
Committee Member Robert Molinari Committee Member Jean-Paul Wolinsky
Past Chairperson Laurence Rhines   
North America Research Committee (AOSNARC)
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Chairperson Paul Arnold   
Committee Member Richard Bransford Committee Member Dean Chou
Committee Member Thomas Mroz Committee Member Alpesh Patel
Committee Member K. Daniel Riew Past Chairperson Michael Fehlings
North America Community Development Committee (AOSNACDC)
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Chairperson Norman Chutkan   
Chairperson Michael Daubs Committee Member Lali Sekhon
Committee Member Justin Smith Committee Member John Smith
Committee Member Steven Theiss