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Vienna, 3/22/2010 - Dr. David Chiu, one of the world's most influential pioneers in nerve surgery, was accorded the renown Millesi Award today for his life's work. The accolade was presented during the 3rd symposium on peripheral nerve surgery at Vienna's Milles Center for Peripheral Nerve Surgery.
Dr. Chiu, who teaches at the New York University Medical College, achieved prominence for his work, among other things, in the development of so-called "venous implants," a simple, cost effective and easily manageable method of bridging injury-related severed nerve conduits by inserting a piece of vein and thereby providing the needed support for regeneration.
His latest pioneering accomplishment is his contribution to the discovery that spinal cord nerve pathways can regenerate under certain circumstances, something hitherto considered impossible. This finding could open up completely new treatment perspectives in the future.
Contact: B&K Medien- und Kommunikationsberatung;
Roland Bettschart: bettschart@bkkommunikation.com; Tel: 0043-676-6356775
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