CURRICULUM VITAE
Nikolai N. KORPAN, MD, PhD, FICS
Professor of Surgery
CURRENT MD, PhD, FICS
ACADEMIC Professor of Surgery
POSITION Chairman, International Institute for Cryosurgery
President, International Society of Cryosurgery
Director, Institute of Future Technology
Hospital Rudolfinerhaus
Billrothstrasse 78, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Tel. +43-1-36036-5505 or 5507
Fax: +43-1-36036-5805
Email: Nikolai.Korpan@cryosurgery.at
Web: www.cryosurgery.at; www.korpan.at
BIRTHDAY 24th December 1956 (Christ-child)
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Secondary Medical School 1972 - 1976 Diploma with Honours
Ukraine Doctor’s Assistant
National Medical University 1976 - 1982 Diploma with Honours
Kyiv, Ukraine “Summa Cum Laude”
and “sub auspiciis”, MD
National Medical University 1982 Golden Book of Honour
Kyiv, Ukraine
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
Postgraduate Course National Medical University 1982 - 1984
in Surgery: Kyiv, Ukraine
-Department of Neurosurgery * 01.09.82-30.11.82
-Department of Traumatology* 01.12.82-31.05.83
-Department of Internal Medicine* 01.06.83-30.11.83
-Department of Paediatric Surgery* 01.11.83-29.02.84
-Department of Anaesthesiology & Reanimatology* 01.03.84-31.05.84
-Department of Pathology* 01.06.84-31.08.84
*Certificates
Special Surgical Training
National Medical University -1988
Department of General Surgery, Certificate
Kyiv City Centre of Liver, Bile Ducts & Pancreas Surgery
Kyiv State High School 08.01.87-21.02.87
of Advanced Training Certificate
Department of Thorax Surgery
Vienna, Austria 01.03.91-31.03.94
Invitation, Holder of a Scholarship, Certificates
Federal Ministry of Science and Research,
Republic of Austria
- Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, 01.03.91-31.12.91
Department of General Surgery
- Rudolfstiftung Hospital, 01.01.92-31.01.92
Department of Intensive Care
- Hospital Lainz, 17.02.92-27.03.92
Department of Vascular Surgery
- Kaiserin Elisabeth Hospital, 01.02.92-14.02.92
Department of Thyroid Surgery
- Otto Wagner Spital, 30.03.92-11.04.92
Centre of Pulmonology
Department of Thorax Surgery
- University of Vienna, AKH, 01.09.92-31.05.93
Department of Traumatology
- Rudolfstiftung Hospital 01.02.94-31.03.94
Department of General Surgery
Switzerland, Lugano
European School of Oncology Foundation,
Hans Wydr Fellowships October 1994
Italy, Milan May 1995
European School of Oncology,
European Institute of Oncology
USA, Florida, Fort Lauderdale February 1996
Cleveland Clinic Florida,
Department of Colorectal Surgery
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
MD, 1982 - 1984
Postgraduate Course in Surgery,
Kyiv National Medical University
Assistant of Clinic, 1984 - 1988
Department of General Surgery,
Kyiv National Medical University,
Kyiv City Centre of Liver,
Bile Ducts and Pancreas Surgery,
Kyiv, Ukraine
Specialist in General Surgery, 1988
Ukraine
Associate Professor of Surgery, 1988 - 31.06.1992
Department of General Surgery,
Kyiv National Medical University,
Kyiv City Centre of Liver,
Bile Ducts and Pancreas Surgery,
Kyiv, Ukraine
Official Invitation, Holder of a Scholarship,
Scholarship Holder, March 01, 1991 - May 31, 1993
Vienna, Austria
Federal Ministry of Scientific and Research,
Republic of Austria
Nostrification of the MD Diploma 02.04.1992
Republic of Austria
Assistant Medical Director 01.07.1993 - 31.12.1993
Department of Surgery,
Hospital Zwettl,
Province Lower Austria, Austria
Employed Physician 01.04.1994 - 31.03.1995
Barmherzigen Schwestern Hospital
Department of Surgery,
Vienna, Austria
University Professor of Surgery September 21, 1995
Federal Ministry of Science and Research,
Austria
Assistant Medical Director 09.1995 - 11.09.2001
University Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery,
Evangelical Hospital Wien-Waehring,
Vienna, Austria
Nostrification of the Diploma: November 11, 1995
Surgical Specialist
(Facharzt fuer Chirurgie), Austria
University Professor of Surgery September 1997 – August 2002
Department of Surgery
National Medical University
Kyiv, Ukraine
Founder and Chairman 01.1997 - at present
Vienna International Institute for Cryosurgery
Vienna, Austria
Council Specialist in Surgery 09.2001 - at present
University Professor of Surgery
Rudolfinerhaus,
Vienna, Austria
Co-Founder
European Society of Cryosurgery January 1997
Vice-President
European Society of Cryosurgery April 2000 – September 2003
Director General
of the International Biographical Centre
Cambridge, England March 2003
Board of Directors
International Society of Cryosurgery September 2003-at present
Invitation and active participation June 16-21, 2003
in St.-Petersburg Meeting of Nobel Laureates
“Science and Mankind Progress”
St.-Petersburg, Russia
Invitation from Countess Sonja Bernadotte June 30-July 4, 2003
to the 53rd Meeting of Nobel Laureates
in Physiology or Medicine
Lindau, Germany
Research Board of Advisors August 2003
The American Biographical Institute
USA
Attending Physician September-December 2004
of the President Victor Yushchenko, Ukraine
Vienna, Austria
Board of Directors December 7, 2006 – at present
Russian Academy of Sciences
International Nobel Movement Association
Moscow, Russia
Director 17.10.2008 - at present
Institute of Future Technology
Vienna, Austria
Board of Directors November 2009
Japan Society for Low Temperature Medicine
Tokyo, Japan
Foreign Editor November 2009
Journal of Low Temperature Medicine
Tokyo, Japan
Congress President October-November 2011
International Society of Cryosurgery
Vienna, Austria
President November 2011 – at present
International Society of Cryosurgery
Vienna, Austria
Founder April 2012
World Anticancer Movement
“21st Century: Humanity defeats Cancer”
Vienna, Austria
Chief Advisor May 2012 – at present
Asian Society of Cryosurgery
Guangzhou, China
President June 2012 – at present
World Anticancer Movement
“21st Century: Humanity defeats Cancer”
Vienna, Austria
Active Member of the National, European and International
SOCIETIES
- Austrian Society of Surgery
- Ukrainian Society of Surgery
- Switzerland Society of Surgery
- Austrian Patent and Inventor Union (OPEV)
- European Society for Clinical Investigation
- European Society of Cryosurgery
- International Society of Cryosurgery
- Alumni Gold Club, European School of Oncology
- The New York Academy of Sciences
- International College of Surgeons (Headquarters: USA)
- International Society of Surgery (Headquarters: Switzerland)
- The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Research Board of Advisors, The American Biographical Institute
- Lindau Nobel Alumni (Germany)
- International Nobel Association (Russia)
HONORS, PRIZES and AWARDS
Ostrovski's State Scientific Research Prize
“Elaborate of the New Diagnostic Methods and Surgical Treatment of the Liver, Bile Ducts and Pancreas Diseases of Inflammatory and Oncological Etiology”, 384p. USSR, Ukraine, Kyiv, 1986
International Vienna Award for Physical Medicine
“Treatment of Surgical Patients with Postoperative Purulent Wounds - A New Physical Method”. Austria, Vienna, 1994
Prize of the International Academy of Rating Technologies and Sociology and International Academic Rating of Popularity and Quality “Golden Fortune”. Kyiv, Ukraine, 2001
Belgian Order “LE MERITE DE L’INVENTION”, Grade Chevalier
(1500 participants from 54 countries). Brussels, Belgium, 2002
“Creative prize and Victoria Awards 2002”
(Volkswagen AG), EXPO WORLD INVENTOR 2002 (1500 participants from 54 countries). Brussels, Belgium, 2002
Gold Medal with Mention
BRUSSELS EUREKA 2002 (1500 participants from 54 countries). Brussels, Belgium, 2002
American Gold Medal of Honour
American Biographical Institute of International Research, North Carolina, USA, 2002
Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century Medal
International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 2003
Man of the Year 2003
American Biographical Institute of International Research, North Carolina, USA, 2003
International Peace Prize
The United Cultural Convention of the United States of America, 2003
Highest Score of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Cryosurgery
Results of the International Society of Cryosurgery Questionnaire. London, U.K., 09/2003
GOLD MEDAL for the best inventions
32nd International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products (675 Exhibitors with 1.000 inventions from 42 countries and 5 continents). Geneva, Switzerland, 31st March – 4th April 2004
The World Medal of Freedom
Field: Peace, Democracy and Medicine “who act as the very fibre of society by binding people together in progression and dedication; …whose daily lives remind us that good deeds prevail; …that we can indeed strive for freedom”. American Biographical Institute, USA, December 2005
Man of the Year 2006
American Biographical Institute of International Research, North Carolina, USA, 2006
Gold Cross for Merits of the Republic of Austria: “For Medical and Scientific Merits”
One of the highest Distinction of the Republic of Austria, President of the Republic of Austria, Federal Ministry of Health, Vienna, Austria, June 30, 2006
The Marie Curie Award. The Marie Curie Gold Medal with The Marie Curie Certificate in a golden coloured metal frame: ”for significant contributions to surgery”
Award presented at the Inaugural World Forum at Oxford University. Award Ceremony, Great Britain, July 4-9, 2006
Foundation of the scientific Award in the name of Professor Dr. Nikolai Korpan “Korpan Gold Medal for Young Researcher in Cryosurgery”
Made decision and vote of the Board of Directors. The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Low Temperature Medicine. Tokyo, Japan, November 23-24, 2006
SHUCHOV’s Gold Medal 2006 for the research and achievement in the field of Science and Technology Development
150 Jubilees. Russian First Engineer and Great Inventor. Moscow, Russia, December 15, 2006
State Medal of the Ukraine: “For Merits”
Distinction of the Ukraine, President of the Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, December 22, 2006
For Excellence in Cryosurgery
International Society of Cryosurgery, Beijing, China, November 2007
Award of GOLD Medal
The Japan Society for Low Temperature Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, November 2009
Grand Gold Medal
The highest distinction of the International Society of Cryosurgery
International Society of Cryosurgery, Vienna, Austria, November 2011
Rudolf Virchov Medal “Detur digniori”
European Academy of Natural Science, Hannover, Germany, June 2012
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DISSERTATIONS
Doctor Dissertation:
“External Hypothermia and Cryosurgery in Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis”
Kyiv/Moscow, 1985, 195 pages. Candidate of Medical Sciences (Diploma MD N° 022194)
Dissertation/Habilitation:
“Surgical Treatment of Diseases of Liver, Bile Ducts and Pancreas”
Kyiv/Moscow, 1990/1991, 279 pages. Doctor of Medical Sciences, PhD (Diploma DT N° 009742)
PUBLICATIONS
Monographs/Books (Author, Editor, Contribution):
Hypothermia in Acute Abdominal Surgery. Publisher Naukova Dumka, Kyiv, 1988, 102 pages
Low Temperatures in Medicine. Publisher Naukova Dumka, Kyiv, 1988, 279 pages
Atlas of Animals of the World Ocean that are Dangerous to Humans. Publisher OKFA, 1998, 222 pages
Atlas of Cryosurgery. Publisher Springer ViennaNewYorkMunichTokyoSydney, 2001, 525 pages
Basics of Cryosurgery. Publisher Springer ViennaNewYorkMunichTokyoSydney, 2001, 325 pages
Bio-Oncology. Verlag Wilhelm Maudrich WienMünchenBern, 2002, 266 pages
Cryoscience and Cryomedicine – From Fundamental Research to Clinical Implications. University Facultas Publisher Vienna, Austria, 2009, 461 pages
Cryoscience and Cryomedicine. Lecture, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. University Facultas Publisher Vienna, Austria, 2009, 217 pages
Modern Cryosurgery for Cancer (Ed). Publisher World Scientific, New Jersey-London-Singapore-Beijing-Shanghai-Hong Kong-Taipei-Chennai, 2012, 903 pages
Original Papers and Abstracts - 232 (inclusive of the peer-reviewed Top-Journals: Annals of Surgery (USA), American J of Surgery, American J of Surgical Research, J of the American College of Surgeons, Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment (USA), etc.)
1998 The Year Book of Surgery: Hepatic Cryosurgery for Liver Metastases: Long-term Follow-up, 346-48. Edward M. Copeland III (Editor-in-Chief), Mosby, 1998
National, European, and International Patents: 50
4.1. USSR - 19
4.1.1. Patent No. 1135037, 1984
4.1.2. Patent No. 1215673, 1985
4.1.3. Patent No. 1286175, 1986
4.1.4. Patent No. 1362460, 1987
4.1.5. Patent No. 1572233, 1987
4.1.6. Patent No. 1442221, 1988
4.1.7. Patent No. 1447379, 1988
4.1.8. Patent No. 1454408, 1988
4.1.9. Patent No. 13966326, 1988
4.1.10. Patent No. 1450830, 1988
4.1.11. Patent No. 1428386, 1988
4.1.12. Patent No. 1507337, 1989
4.1.13. Patent No. 1543618, 1989
4.1.14. Patent No. 1519712, 1989
4.1.15. Patent No. 1487882, 1989
4.1.16. Patent No. 1621951, 1990
4.1.17. Patent No. 1607826, 1990
4.1.18. Patent No. 1573424, 1990
4.1.19. Patent No. 1672615, 1991
4.2. Austria - 14
4.2.1. Patenturkunde No. 409584, 2002
4.2.2. Patenturkunde No. 409715, 2002
4.2.3. Patenturkunde No. 409452, 2002
4.2.4. Patenturkunde No. 409818, 2002
4.2.5. Patenturkunde No. 409716, 2002
4.2.6. Patenturkunde No. 409585, 2002
4.2.7. Patenturkunde No. 409453, 2002
4.2.8. Patenturkunde No. 409454, 2002
4.2.9. Patenturkunde No. 410929, 2003
4.2.10. No. A 625/2003
4.2.11. No. A 1417/2003
4.2.12. No. A 1418/2003
4.2.13. No. A 1419/2003
4.2.14. No. A 1420/2003
4.3. World Patents – 17
4.3.1. European Union – 9
No.No. EP 1 076 528 B1 – EP 1 083 838 B1, 2002-2004 (Belgium, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden)
4.3.2. USA – 5
4.3.2.1. No. US 6,468,269 B1, 2002
4.3.2.2. No. US 6,579,110 B2, 2003
4.3.2.3. No. US 6,565,556 B1, 2003
4.3.2.4. No. US 12/081,577B1, 2004
4.3.2.5. No. US 10/553,782B1 2006
4.3.3. Japan -3
4.3.3.1. No. 561948, 2001
4.3.3.2. No. 562071, 2002
4.3.3.3. No. 562363, 2003
5.Lectures at the National, European and International Congresses – 152
(Oral Presentation, 1979 – at present)
6.Invited Lectures, Teaching, Seminars, and Workshops at the International Universities and Scientific Research Institutions, included Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden – 48
7.Scientific Documentary Films – 97, included Interviews and Documentary Films in the State TVs: Brussels, Belgium, 11/2002; ORF Channel, Modern Times, Republic of Austria, 01/2003; Coolangatta, Australia, 11/2008; Craiova University, State & Regional TV Romania, 02/2011; China State TV, 11/2011; St.-Petersburg, Russian State TV, 06/2012
8.Scientific Documentary Slides - more than 9,000