Edvin Turkof graduated in 1982 as Doctor of Medicine and accomplished his residency at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vienna General Hospital (Head: Prof. H. Millesi). In 1997 he was appointed Associate Professor, and in the same year, he opened his private practice. Areas of expertise: Cosmetic Surgery, Surgery of the Peripheral Nerves, Breast Reconstructive Surgery and Microsurgery.Professor Turkof has authored numerous scientific publications and has led several projects at home and abroad. In 1993, he was awarded the Peat Price of the Indian Society for Plastic Surgery and in 1994 the Billroth Price of the Austrian Medical Association for his scientific achievements.Professor Turkof remains at the top of his field through continuous and intensive international training in cities such as Chicago, Lisbon, Montpellier, Paris, Brussels, Munich, Salo, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Tel Aviv and Bombay. This enables him to set new trends in Cosmetic, Reconstructive and Microsurgery.Professor Turkof’s work has gained international recognition and he regularly holds educational lectures at international conferences and workshops.In 2008 he started to edit the 13 book series entitled "Encyclopaedia Aesthica"(www.enzyklopaedia-aesthetica.com) which was accomplished in 2011. Books consists of 100-140 pages, each volume covers one aesthetic intervention, written for patients, with graphs and pictures. This series remains unique up to know. In 2017 he edited his 14th book about breast reconstruction.
