AO Technical Commission Innovation Awards

For outstanding achievements.

AO recognition acts as a driver for further innovative development.

The AO Recognition Award, the AO Technical Commission Innovation Prize, and the AO Technical Commission Certificate of Merit are intended to recognize and encourage the continued pursuit of excellence, innovation, and continued rigorous improvement.

The AO Technical Commission recognizes outstanding achievements in development and innovation, which have a lasting impact on patient care and outcomes in fields central to the AO mission.

  • Previous winners of the AO Recognition Award
    2017 David L Helfet

    2016 Dankward Höntzsch

    2012 Pietro Regazzoni

    2010 Paul W Pavlov

    2008 Jörg A Auer

    2006 Alex E Staubli

    2005 Theerachai Apivatthakakul, Anselmo Reyes, Christoph Sommer, Timothy Weber

    2004 Emanuel Gautier

    2004 Michael Schütz

    2003 Brigitte von Rechenberg

    2002 Phil Kregor

    2001 Michael Plecko

    2000 Michael Wagner

    1999 Reto Babst

    1998 Douglas Klotch

    1998 Christian Krettek

    1994 Christoph Müller

    1994 Roland Schmoker
  • Previous winners of the AO Technical Commission Innovation Prize
    2021 Rick Bransford, Frank Kandziora, Chung Chek Wong, Abdulrazzaq Alobaid, Osmar Moraes

    2020 Hans-Christoph Pape, Brett Crist, Peter Giannoudis, David Hak, Ingo Marzi, Christof Müller, Brent Norris, Martijn Poeze, Gerhard Schmidmaier

    2018 Karl Stoffel

    2016 Scott P Bartlett, Daniel Buchbinder, Carl-Peter Cornelius, Nils-Claudius Gellrich, Damir Matic, Alf L Nastri, Rainer Schmelzeisen

    2013 Gerhard Schmidmaier, Michael J Raschke

    2013 Michael Mayer

    2012 Per-Henrik Agren, Michael Castro, Juan B Gerstner Garcés, Leslie Grujic, Andrew K Sands, Ian G Winson

    2011 Theodor F Slongo

    2010 Peter Däscher, Emanuel Gautier, Romano Matthys-Mark, Urs Schlegel, Peter Toggwiler, Dieter Wahl

    2008 Alberto A Fernández Dell'Oca

    2007 Toru Sato

    2007 Takeshi Sawaguchi

    2006 Sigvard T Hansen

    2004 Stephan Perren

    2001 Fridolin Schläpfer

    2001 Robert Frigg

    1995 Hill Hastings, Jürg Brennwald, Ueli Büchler, Jesse Jupiter
  • Previous winners of the AO Technical Commission Certificate of Merit
    2012 Marc C Metzger, Alexander Schramm, Edward B Strong

    2009 Marc C Metzger, Edward B Strong

    2007 Peter Messmer

    2007 Beat Hammer

    2006 Kaj Klaue, Hans Zwipp

    2005 Maria F Sanchez

    2004 Romano Matthys

    2004 Daniel Rikli

    2003 Yvonne Adank

    2001 Ortrun Pohler

    2001 Christoph Nötzli

    2001 Joy Buchanan

    2000 Frank Baumgart

    2000 Hermann Oberli

    1994 Helga Reichel

Prize for Lifetime Achievements

J Kellam and S Perren at the AO Courses opening 2004

In 2004 Stephan Perren has been awarded the AO Innovation Award for his lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the development of new concepts, technologies, and treatment options.

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