Education:
2008 – Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (UPJŠ), completed PhD studies in Vascular Surgery
2005 – Specialisation examination in Social Medicine and Healthcare Organisation
1999 – Specialisation certification in Vascular Surgery
1996 – Second-level specialisation in Surgery
1985 – First-level specialisation in Surgery
1981 – Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of UPJŠ Košice in General Medicine
Professional placements: Prague, Berlin, Bratislava, Miskolc
Certificates and training: Melk, Austria – Sclerotherapy; Prague – Clarivein; Bratislava – Radiofrequency Ablation
Work experience:
2020 – present AdNa s.r.o., Vascular Surgery Clinic, physician
2013 – 2016 VÚSCH a.s. Košice, Vascular Surgery Clinic, Deputy Head of the Clinic for Healthcare Provision
2009 – Faculty of Medicine, UPJŠ Košice, Assistant Professor; currently Deputy Head of the Vascular Surgery Clinic at VÚSCH a.s. for teaching activities
2008 – Regional expert of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic for vascular surgery for the Košice Self-Governing Region
2006 – VÚSCH a.s. Košice, Vascular Surgery Clinic, Head Physician of the inpatient care unit
2005 – 2006 Consultant at the Department of Vascular Surgery
2003 – 2004 Deputy Director of FNsP Košice for surgical departments
2002 – 2004 FNsP Košice, 1st Surgical Clinic, Head Physician of the Vascular Surgery Unit
since 1999 Consultant and Head Physician of the Diabetic Foot Unit
1982 – 2004 FNsP Košice, 1st Surgical Clinic, staff physician, independently practising doctor
1981 – 1982 FNsP Košice, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, staff physician
Scientific activity:
More than 23 original scientific papers and 93 publications in Slovak and international journals, 90 lectures delivered at congresses in Slovakia and abroad, co-author of the university textbook Principles of Surgery, author of three sections of the university textbook Vascular Surgery, author of a chapter in the book Vascular Surgery.
Awards:
2004 – Commemorative Medal of the Director of FNsP for outstanding results in ensuring the smooth operation of the hospital
Memberships in professional organisations: Slovak Medical Chamber, Slovak Medical Society, Slovak Angiological Society, Slovak Surgical Society, Slovak Society for Vascular Surgery (committee member 2010 – 2014), until 2008 member of the Supervisory Board of VÚSCH a.s. Košice, Society of Physicians of Košice, European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS), representative of the Slovak Society for Vascular Surgery in the ESVS (2016 – 2019).
She is not only a respected specialist, but also a dedicated doctor who continually advances her knowledge, passes on her experience to future generations, and contributes to the development of medicine in Slovakia and abroad.