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Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for International Fellowship in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
- Leadership as published
- Assoc.-Prof. PD. Dr. Chieh-Han John Tzou, MBA (Director of fellowship programme)
- Evidence reviewed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Goettlicher Heiland Krankenhaus (Hospital of the Divine Savior)
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Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
International Fellowship in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
A six-month fellowship for plastic surgeons seeking additional experience in microvascular, post-bariatric and reconstructive surgery.
- Location
- Vienna, Austria
- Duration
- 6 months
- Clinical participation
- Participation in multidisciplinary patient management and surgeries including free flaps, lymphatic supermicrosurgery and facial reanimation; confirm operative privileges with the host
- International applicants
- International plastic surgeons who have completed an accredited plastic and reconstructive surgery residency are invited to apply.
- Funding
- Not an employment contract with the hospital. Requires a cooperation agreement with the fellow’s home institution that continues the fellow’s salary, or individually examined grants/scholarships.
- Application timing
- Not stated on the cited programme page.
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Contact programme
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Completed accredited plastic and reconstructive surgery residency and familiarity with the full range of plastic surgery procedures. Two letters of recommendation from a suitable supporting institution or person.
Published training
- Autologous and implant breast reconstruction
- Facial reanimation and functional muscle transfer
- Free flaps and complex reconstruction
- Lymphedema surgery and lymphovenous anastomosis
- Nerve repairs, post-bariatric surgery and vascular malformations
- Expected clinical research and national/international presentations
Application route
Email curriculum vitae, letter of motivation, medical-school transcripts, specialist certificate in plastic and reconstructive surgery, and two recommendation letters to the fellowship director.
Published application documents
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of motivation
- Medical school transcripts and plastic/reconstructive surgery specialist certificate
- Two letters of recommendation
Published contact note: chieh-han.tzou@med.sfu.ac.at (academic contact listed for Dr. Tzou); hospital fellowship page for programme details
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Official sources
Source review: 15 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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