Meet the re-elected officers of the AO Trauma Latin America Board

Following the elections held last November 2023, the AO Trauma Latin America Board is pleased to announce the re-election for the positions of Education Officer and Community Development Officer.

The candidacies were examined by the Nomination Committee, formed by Jorge Barla, Rodrigo Pesantez and Vincenzo Giordano. The entire election process was ratified by the committee and was conducted according to the criteria and requirements of the Template of Governance.

Over the next 3 years, they will work in their respective roles to advance AO Trauma as the premier knowledge provider and promote excellence in patient care and outcomes in trauma and musculoskeletal disorders.

The officers and their vision:

Miguel Zublin, from Argentina, will remain as Community Development Officer. His second term will run from July 2024 to June 2027. He is a surgeon who graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, in orthopedics and traumatology. He is currently a surgeon at the Argentine Federal Police Hospital Churruca-Visca; he is the head of Trauma and Reconstruction Section of this hospital. He is also a member of the AO Assembly of Trustees and former AO Trauma Argentina chairperson.

Paulo Barbosa, from Brazil, will remain as Education Officer. His second term will run from July 2024 to June 2027. He is a surgeon who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is currently an orthopedic and trauma surgeon at the INAMPS Hospital in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA. He also coordinates the Trauma Service at the Hospital Quinta D'or in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the election.