From neurosurgery to plastic surgery: EBOPRAS and beyond
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What makes a better reconstructive surgeon beyond technical skill?
Martin Ouzký traces his path from neurosurgical training to plastic and reconstructive surgery, explaining how experience across specialties and healthcare systems changed the way he thinks about function, decision-making, teamwork, and career development. He reflects on surgical work in the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Jordan, Italy, Ghana, and the United States, as well as the value of international certification and learning outside the traditions of a single department.
The practical part moves into two challenging cases: symmetrical peripheral gangrene after severe sepsis and a major upper-limb amputation in a young patient. Rather than presenting them simply as demonstrations of microsurgical technique, Martin focuses on timing, preservation of function, team coordination, prosthetic planning, reperfusion, rehabilitation, and the decisions that can determine whether an ambitious reconstruction ultimately becomes useful to the patient.
The discussion also touches on fellowship opportunities, European professional networks, preparation for the EBOPRAS examination, and why interdisciplinary experience can lead a young surgeon toward expertise they never originally planned to pursue.
Martin Ouzký traces his path from neurosurgical training to plastic and reconstructive surgery, explaining how experience across specialties and healthcare systems changed the way he thinks about function, decision-making, teamwork, and career development. He reflects on surgical work in the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Jordan, Italy, Ghana, and the United States, as well as the value of international certification and learning outside the traditions of a single department.
The practical part moves into two challenging cases: symmetrical peripheral gangrene after severe sepsis and a major upper-limb amputation in a young patient. Rather than presenting them simply as demonstrations of microsurgical technique, Martin focuses on timing, preservation of function, team coordination, prosthetic planning, reperfusion, rehabilitation, and the decisions that can determine whether an ambitious reconstruction ultimately becomes useful to the patient.
The discussion also touches on fellowship opportunities, European professional networks, preparation for the EBOPRAS examination, and why interdisciplinary experience can lead a young surgeon toward expertise they never originally planned to pursue.
PRAS-12
Course
Professional Development for Plastic Surgeons and Microsurgical Education
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1:12:23
Reflections on Microsurgery Training and Scientific Publishing as a ResidentA resident’s practical perspective on building microsurgical skills, finding mentors, gaining international exposure, and turning research ideas into publishable work.
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From neurosurgery to plastic surgery: EBOPRAS and beyondMartin Ouzký shares how cross-specialty training, international experience, and complex reconstructive cases shaped his approach to plastic surgery — from career decisions and board certification to microsurgery, limb salvage, and rehabilitation.
03
44:16
Implementing Taiwanese Surgical Experience in Ukraine: The Story of Taiwanese Fishing HooksWhat happens when advanced reconstructive techniques meet Ukrainian clinical reality? A practical account of translating Taiwanese surgical experience into facial nerve reconstruction, eyelid surgery, scar revision, microsurgical techniques—and even improvised surgical hooks.
04
49:27
Microsurgical Simulation at HomeA practical guide to building microsurgical skills outside the operating room. Anatolii Vatulia shares his own progression from improvised tools and low-cost optics to more advanced home simulation setups.
05
1:10:23
How to Gain Experience and Build Your Own Plastic Surgery ClinicA practical career roadmap for young plastic surgeons: from choosing mentors and gaining operative experience to building a professional reputation and developing a successful private practice.
06
56:50
Japan Internship: From Culture to ChangeA reflective look at surgical training in Japan and what its culture of harmony, discipline and patient safety can teach Ukrainian medicine.
07
1:35:58
Inside Taiwan’s Microsurgery School: Systems, Training, and ReconstructionA practical look inside a nearly three-month surgical fellowship in Taiwan: how a high-volume microsurgery center trains residents, organizes operating rooms, builds multidisciplinary teams, and turns complex reconstruction into a reproducible system.
From neurosurgery to plastic surgery: EBOPRAS and beyond