Structure
AOSpine International Board
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Chairperson Luiz Vialle   
Past Chairperson Michael Janssen Education Jeffrey Wang
Research Keita Ito Community Development Karsten Wiechert
AOSAP Chairperson Bryan Ashman AOSEU Chairperson Teija Lund
AOSME Chairperson Zayed Al-Zayed 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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Chairperson Luiz Vialle   
Education Jeffrey Wang 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
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) Mario Taricco Education (Ortho) Roberto Postigo
Spine centers & fellowships Andres Rodriguez Research Emiliano Vialle
Community Development Marcelo Valacco 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 Laurence Rhines Research Paul Arnold
Community Development Michael Daubs Treasurer Robert McGuire
Regional director Nancy Holmes Fellowships Alexander Vaccaro
Technical commission Roger Hartl 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 Zayed Al-Zayed   
Education (Ortho) Magdy Youssef Education (Neuro) Sherif Al MeKawi
Community Development Abdulrazzaq Alobaid Spine centers & fellowships Firas Atallah
Research Jamal Almulla Past Chairperson Andreas Kroedel
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 Jeffrey Wang   
Commission member Sherif Al MeKawi Commission member Ufuk Aydinli
Commission member Darrel Brodke Commission member Christopher Cain
Commission member Shashank Kale Commission member Michael Mayer
Commission member Roberto Postigo Commission member Laurence Rhines
Commission member Mario Taricco Commission member Magdy Youssef
Past Chairperson Bartolomé Marré   
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 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 Abdulrazzaq Alobaid Commission member Michael Daubs
Commission member Evan Davies Commission member Paul Thng
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
Commission member Michael Ogon Manager Technical Commission Florian Beutter
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 Deepak Ajit Singh
Committee member Samir Dalvie Committee member Richard Emery
Committee member Takeshi Fuji Committee member Toyohiko Isu
Committee member Eung-Ha Kim Committee member Zhong Jun Liu
Committee member Chun-Kun Park Committee member James Tan
Committee member Bipin Walia Committee member GuiHuai Wang
Asia Pacific Community Development Committee
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Chairperson Paul Thng   
Past Chairperson Zhuojing Luo Committee member Ka Kin Cheung
Committee member Dong-Sheng Huang Committee member Paul Licina
Committee member Raghava Mulukutla 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 Deyu Chen
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 Wen-Jer Chen
Committee member Harvinder Chhabra Committee member Jeremy Evison
Committee member Jianyuan Jiang Committee member Norio Kawahara
Committee member Kyung-Won Song   
European Community Development Committee
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Chairperson Evan Davies   
North America Education Committee (AOSNAEC)
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Chairperson Laurence Rhines   
Chairperson Elect Darrel Brodke Committee member Carlo Bellabarba
Committee member Joseph Cheng Committee member Theodore Choma
Committee member John France Committee member James Schuster
Committee member Kirkham Wood   
North America Research Committee (AOSNARC)
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Chairperson Paul Arnold   
Committee member Christopher Bono Committee member Richard Bransford
Committee member Dean Chou Committee member Thomas Mroz
Committee member Alpesh Patel Committee member K. Daniel Riew
Committee member Christopher Shaffrey Past Chairperson Michael Fehlings
North America Community Development Committee (AOSNACDC)
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Chairperson Michael Daubs   
Committee member John DeVine Committee member Steven Theiss
Committee member Erik Westerlund Committee member Jean-Paul Wolinsky
North America Fellowship Committee
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Chairperson Alexander Vaccaro   
Committee member Steven Ludwig   
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