Society Affiliations
International Foreign Scientist Program:
| The Training of Medical Scientists in Reconstructive Microsurgery is only one part of of the International Institute of Reconstructive Microsurgery which is truly world-renowned, having trained over 200 physicians from around the world. Young scientists from around the globe provide the stimulus and constant inquiry that creates a fertile environment for new insights in the field of Reconstructive Microsurgery. | |||||||
| Training is available immediately for fully trained, board-eligible scientists. Dr. Terzis has established educational objectives to evaluate each candidate based on training, expertise in the field, and other factors. Your current qualifications and status would determine the position you would enter in the program, if accepted. A minimum of three years of surgical experience is required in order to apply. | |||||||
| If you are interested in pursuing participation in
the program, please complete the attached application and return to
the Institute via e-mail -
mrc@jkterzis.com or via mail to 700 Olney
Road, Room 2055, Norfolk, Virginia 23501. In addition to the
application [with photograph], we will require three original
letters of recommendation [in English] and your curriculum vitae
[in English]. View the Core Curriculum |
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| Current Physicians in Training | |
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Dr. Vasileios Kostopoulos is from the island of Crete, Greece. His work at the Microsurgical Research Center is focused on free vascularized nerve grafts. His Ph.D “Free vascularized fibula graft transplantation for the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis: Optimal graft position with a patient-specific aiming device and CAD-CAM technology” was presented and approved in 2003 in University of Ioannina Greece. Dr. Kostopoulos speaks Greek, English and French. |
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Dr. Epaminondas Kostopoulos is from Athens, Greece. His research at the Microsurgical Research Center is focused on the peripheral nerve, and in June 2005, he was recognized by the PSEF for his work with Dr. Terzis in selective ipsilateral and selective contralateral C7 in OBPP. Dr. Kostopoulos speaks fluent Greek, French and English. His interests include marathon running, painting, and enjoys listening to jazz and blues music. |
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Dr. Yang Dongyuan is from Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R.China. The focus of his research here at the Microsurgical Research Center is on end-to-side neurorrhaphy on peripheral nerves as it relates to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Dr. Yang is fluent in English, Japanese and Chinese. He is an avid swimmer, specializing in the breaststroke. His motto is “Where there is a will there is a way”. |