Regional Representatives Committee
IODA's Regional Representatives Committee serves to discuss region-specific initiatives and matters of interest for regional representatives.
We encourage IODA members to contact their Regional Representative the email below. Most regions have an IODA WhatsApp group that you will be invited to join.
Committee Chair
Rotating chair
Africa
Dr Bezawit Tefari Tsegaye
africa@orthopaedicdiversity.org
Dr Bezawit T. Tsegaye is an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon based in Ethiopia. She has held numerous roles in the Ethiopian Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology. Dr Tsegaye is passionate about mentorship, surgical outreach programs and medical innovation projects to increase accessibility and equity in trauma care in Africa.
Asia Pacific
Professor Margaret Fok
AsiaPacific@orthopaedicdiversity.org
Professor Margaret Fok is an Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong with numerous publications on hand, wrist and elbow conditions.
Europe
Dr Marie Fridberg
Europe@orthopaedicdiversity.org
Dr Marie Fridberg is a trauma and paediatric orthopaedic surgeon in Denmark. She is the founder of the Danish Orthopaedic Women's Society (2016) adn the first woman to serve on the Danish Orthopaedic Board of Directors as Treasurer. She was among the founders and an inaugural board member of Young Orthopaedics Denmark in 2010 and has been an AO Faculty member (Denmark) since 2018.
Latin America and Caribbean
Associate Professor Maria Gala Santini Araujo
LatinAmerica-Caribbean@orthopaedicdiversity.org
Dr Maria Gala Santini Araujo is a foot and ankle surgeon based at the IUHI Medicine School in Buenos Aires and leads the foot and ankle division of Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires (IHBA). She completed fellowships at IHBA and the University of Leuven in Belgium. Dr Santini Araujo is the AAOT Women's Committee Chair and the Vice President of the SAMECIPP Board. She was the recipient of the AOFAS Traveling Fellowship in 2023.
Middle East
Associate Professor Dr Dalal Bubshait
MiddleEast-NorthAfrica@orthopaedicdiversity.org
Dr Bubshait is a paediatric orthopaedic consultant in Saudi Arabia. Dr Bubshait is well published, and a member of the Saudi Orthopaedic Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the International Musculoskeletal Society.
North America
Dr Holly Pilson
NorthAmerica@orthopaedicdiversity.org
Holly Pilson, MD is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery dedicated to advancing orthopaedic trauma care through research and education. Dr. Pilson is also committed to increasing diversity in orthopaedics, serving as the Vice Chair of Social Impact for the Musculoskeletal Institute and actively participating in initiatives like the Nth Dimension Scholar Program, the Perry Initiative, and the Kennedy Hopkins Mentorship Program.