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Meet Prof. Dr. Tzou
Priv.-Doz. Privatdozent Privat Dozent PD P.D. Tzou Prof. Assoc Prof. MBA Associate Professor
Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland Wien
KHGH
Hospital of Divine Saviour Vienna
Meet Prof. Dr. Tzou
Professor Dr. Chieh-Han John Tzou was trained at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria (MUW) and at the Chang Gung Medical University Taipei-Linkou, Taiwan. He was as visitor at the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea and Medical University of Tokyo, Japan. He is specialist in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery and his research focus is in facial palsy, lymphedema and peripheral nerve.
Professor Dr. Chieh-Han John Tzou has been invited to numerous international conferences, moreover as a mentor and teacher he trained plastic reconstructive surgeons, medical students as medical nurses at the Medical University Hospital of Vienna, Austria.
Education
Professor Dr. Tzou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, grew up in Vienna, Austria and spent time in USA.
Employment Record
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Medical University of Vienna (MUW)
Director of the Aesthetic and Reconstructive Facial Surgery Clinic (MUW)
Director of Reconstructive Lymphedema Surgery Clinic (MUW)
Vice Director of the Burn Intensive Care Unit of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (MUW)
Vice Director of the Skin Bank of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (MUW)
Quality Manager of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (MUW)
International Coordinator (Fellowship and Visitor) of Department of Surgery (MUW)
Curriculum Director of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (MUW)
Certification & Licensure
2008 Austrian board certified in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery
2000 Graduation from Medical University of Vienna, Austria (Doctoral Dissertation)
2015 MBA Healthcare Management, Economy University of Vienna (WU), Executive Academy, Austria
2015 Certificate in “Leadership Curriculum” of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria
2014 Certificate in “Quality Management ISO 9001” Vienna, Austria
2011 Certificate in “AO Trauma Course Osteosynthesis” Graz, Austria
2009 Certificate of Laser Handling “Laserschutzkurs” Linz, Austria
2009 Advanced training in Peripheral Nerve Surgery at the ERASMUS Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2008 Advanced training in Sternal Compilation at the German Heart Center, Munich, Germany
2003 Advanced training in Flap courses (2003-2008) at Institute of Anatomy, University of Vienna, Austria
2002 Advanced training in Hand surgery at Wiener Handkurse, Prof. Böhler, Vienna, Austria
2000 Executive English Public Speech Program, University of California Berkley, USA
2000 Graduation from Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Memberships & Affiliations
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM)
Austrian Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Society (ÖGPÄRCH)
Austrian Surgery Society (ÖGC)
INTERPLAST Germany e.V.
Taiwan Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (TSRM)
World Society of Lymphedema Surgery (WSLS)
World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM)
Publications
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (TZOU-CH)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (TZOU-CJ)
ORCID 000-0002-3903-801X
Research
Facial Palsy
Lymphedema
Nerve
Volunteer Experience
Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corp Mission: 2016 Miao Li, Taiwan
News & Media
Fellow of Chang Gung University Hospital (Prof. Dr. Fu Chan WEI)
Vier Finger gerettet: Nach Griff in Säge 17 Stunden operiert
PROF. DR. TZOU
Meet Prof. Dr. Tzou
Assoc.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Chieh-Han John Tzou was trained at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria (MUV) and at the Chang Gung Medical University Taipei-Linkou, Taiwan. He was a visitor at the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, Medical University of Tokyo, Japan and Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA. He is specialist in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) and his research focus is in facial palsy, lymphedema and the peripheral nerve. In 2016 the Medical University of Vienna, Austria (MUV) granted him the teaching qualification (venia docendi, Priv.-Doz., Habilitation) for plastic and reconstructive surgery and in 2017, the qualification for Associate Professor. In 2019 he was appointed Associate Professor by the Medical Faculty of the Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria (SFU). He is the co-director of the biennial course ‘Facial Palsy: A hands-on Course’ and the annual ‘Long Night of Lymphology - Viennese Lymphology Symposium’ in Vienna, Austria. He has been invited to numerous international conferences; moreover as a mentor and teacher he has trained plastic reconstructive surgeons, medical students and medical nurses in several institutions worldwide.
Education
Prof. Dr. Tzou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, grew up in Vienna, Austria and spent considerable time living in the United States.
Employment Record
2019 Appointed Associate Professor Medical Faculty Sigmund Freud University Vienna (SFU)
2017 Director of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (KHGH)
2017 Qualification Associate Professor Medical University of Vienna (MUV)
2016 Habilitation in Plastic und Rekonstruktive Surgery: Facial Palsy Surgery (MUV)
2014 to 2017 Director of the Facial Surgery Clinic PRS (MUV)
2014 to 2017 Director of Reconstructive Lymphedema Surgery Clinic PRS (MUV)
2013 to 2017 International Coordinator for Surgical Fellowship/ Visitorship (MUV)
2015 to 2017 Vice Director of the Burn Intensive Care Unit PRS 13i1 (MUV)
2009 to 2017 Vice Director of the Skin Bank PRS (MUV)
2008 to 2017 Qualitymanager at PRS (MUV)
Certification & Licensure
2017 Certificate in “Quality Management ISO 9001:2015” Vienna, Austria
2016 Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Prof. J.P. Hong: Lymphovenous Anastomosis (LVA) 2015 MBA Healthcare Management, Economy University of Vienna (WU, EA), Austria
2015 Certificate in the Leadership Curriculum of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria 2015 University of Tokyo, Japan, Prof. I. Koshima: Lymphovenous Anastomosis (LVA)
2014 Certificate in “Quality Management ISO 9001” Vienna, Austria
2013 CGMH, Taipei, Taiwan, Prof. F.C. Wei: Microsurgical Reconstruction
2013 CGMH, Taipei, Taiwan, Prof. D.C.C. Chuang: Peripheral Nerve & Facial Palsy Surgery
2013 CGMH, Taipei, Taiwan, Prof. M.H. Cheng: Vascularized LymphNode Transfer (VLNT)
2012 Fellowship Chang Gung Memorial University Hospital (CGMH), Taipei-Linkou, Taiwan 2011 Certificate in “AO Trauma Course Osteosynthesis” Graz, Austria
2009 Certificate of Laser Handling “Laserschutzkurs” Linz, Austria
2009 Advanced training in Nerve Surgery at ERASMUS Medical Center, RTM, Netherlands
2008 Advanced training in Sternal Complication at German Heart Center, MUC, Germany
2003 Advanced training in Flap courses (2003–2008) at Institute of Anatomy, MUV
2002 Advanced training in Hand Surgery at Wiener Handkurse, Prof. Böhler, Vienna, Austria
2000 Executive English Public Speech Program, University of California Berkley, USA
2000 Doctoral Dissertation: 3D video-analysis of facial movements in healthy volunteers
2000 Graduation from Medical University of Vienna, Austria (Doctoral Dissertation)
Memberships & Affiliations
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM)
Austrian Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Society (ÖGPÄRCH)
Austrian Surgery Society (ÖGC)
German Society for Lymphology (DGL)
INTERPLAST Germany e.V.
Lipedema World Alliance (LWA)
Taiwan Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (TSRM)
World Society of Lymphedema Surgery (WSLS)
World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM)
Publications
Google Scholar (Chieh-Han John Tzou)
PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (TZOU-CH and TZOU-CJ)
ORCID 000-0002-3903-801X
Facial Palsy Springer Medical Book ©2021
Patientenratgeber Wundmanagement Buchkapitel ©2021
Congress Organisation
Long Night of Lymphology 2023
Facial Palsy Hands on Course since 2017 www.facialpalsy.eu
Long Night of Lymphology since 2019 Final Programs 2021 2022
Research
Facial Palsy
Lymphedema
Nerve
Volunteer Experience
DGD Deutscher Gemeinschafts-Diakonieverband: 2023 Kirinda, Rwanda
Vienna Church Humanitarian Medical Mission: 2017 Tirana, Albania
Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps Mission: 2016 Miao Li, Taiwan
News & Media
Lipedema Therapy State of the Art (2024/03 ORF Bewusst gesund, Video and PDF File)
Interdisciplinary Wound Therapy (2023/09 ORF Bewusst gesund, Video and PDF File)
Humanitarian Mission Kirinda Rwanda (2023/07 Krone Zeitung, PDF File, Website Link)
Humanitarian Mission Rwanda DGD Stiftung (2023/06 Vinzenz Magazin, Website Link)
Breast and Lymphedema Reconstruction (2023/04 ORF Bewusst gesund, Video and PDF File)
Lymphedema Therapy (2022/04, Krone Zeitung Gesund and PDF File)
Supermicrosurgery for Lymphedema (2021/12 ORF Bewusst gesund, Video and PDF File)
Telemedicine of outpatient clinic (2020/06 Vinzenz Magazin, PDF file, website link)
Surgical mask support from Taiwan (2020/05 Vinzenz Magazin, PDF file, website link)
Surgical therapy of lymphedema (2020/02 BÖC Magazin, PDF file, website link)
High precision against lymphedema (2018/03 Vinzenz Magazin, PDF file, website link)
Replantation of four fingers: 17 hours OR (2014/10 NOEN, PDF file, website link)
Fellow of CGMH hospital Prof. Dr. FC WEI (2012/08 Apple Daily News, PDF File, website link)