Curriculum vitae
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Edvin Turkof
Date of birth: 1956 in Vienna
Education
1997 appointment as Extraordinary Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
1996 appointment as University Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
1994 appointment as Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Vienna General Hospital
1982 Doctorate of Medicine, Vienna
1974 Diploma from Lycée Francais de Vienne
International Surgical Training
2008 Giovanni Botti (Italien)
2006 Alain Bonnefon (Frankreich)
2006 Rüdiger Baumeister (Deutschland)
2003 Helga Eder (Belgien)
2002 Eugene Tardi & Dean Toirumi (USA)
2001 Daniel Marchac (Frankreich)
2001 Gilbert Aiache (Frankreich)
1999 Angelo Rebello (Portugal)
1997 Yoram Levi (Deutschland)
1996-2006 Michael Sheflan (Israel)
1985-2001 Chagai Tsur (Israel)
Teaching Experience Abroad
2007 Manama, Bahrain:
Visiting Professor at the International Hospital of Bahrain – Lectures and demonstrations (Live Surgery) in the field of Aesthetic Surgery
2007 Bombay, India:
Demonstration Course (Live Surgery) Vibrations assisted liposuction in the International Tutorials for Aesthetic Surgery
2002 Bombay, India:
Demonstration Course (Live Surgery) of Intraoperative electrical diagnostics at the 11th Biennial Congress of Indian Society of Microsurgery
1998-1999 Jerusalem, Israel:
Visiting Professor at the Hadassah Ein Kerem-University Hospital – Demonstrations on the Intraoperative electrical diagnosis and the pectoralis gliding tissue flap
1996 Kiev, Ukraine:
Exchange project in the field of surgery of peripheral nerves, the intraoperative electrical diagnosis, breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery
Research abroad
1998, 1996 Pokhara, Nepal:
Completion of projects in Bombay and Cairo on leprosy patients with bilateral involvement of paralysis of the facial nerve and the tibial nerve
1996, 1995 Cairo, Egypt:
Implementation of a successor project on leprosy patients for the exploration of the extent of nerve damage
1994, 1992 Bombay, India:
Implementation of a pilot project on leprosy patients for the study of the extent of nerve damage
1992, 1991 El Paso, Texas, USA:
Implementation of an animal study on motor evoked potentials in plexus surgery
Awards
1993 award of the “Peat Prize” Scientific Award of the Indian Society of Plastic Surgery after completing a research project on leprosy patients in Bombay
1994 Award of the “Bill Roth Prize” of the Medical Association of Vienna for a publication in the Lancet
