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)