Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Nikolai N. Korpan Born December 24th, 1956 in the Ukraine 1964-1976 High School with Honors 1976-1982 University of Kiev, Medical School with Honors ("sub auspiciis") 1991 Habilitation in Surgery; Professor of Surgery since 1995 1991 Invitation to Vienna with fellowship 1993-1996 Postgraduate Medical Education in important centers of oncology in Europe and the USA 1995 Professor at the Department of Surgery, Evangelical Hospital Vienna-Waehring, Vienna 1997 Founder and Chairman of the Vienna International Institute for Cryosurgery Co-founder in 1997 and current Vice President of the European Society of Cryosurgery Nikolai N. Korpan is author and co-author of 191 articles and abstracts, holder of 35 patents, including 27 national and 8 world patents (PCT). He has been awarded prizes for his scientific work in surgery (1986 Ukraine, 1994 Austria). His major areas of research include abdominal surgery, surgical oncology, hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, and cryosurgery. http://www.springer.at/main/authors_from_publication.jsp?personID=248&categoryID=11