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Chairman
Neurosurgical Department, University Hospital Brno, Masaryk University, CZ
Prof.dr.Martin Smrčka, Ph.D., MBA
Born: 8.2.1965 in Brno, Czech Republic
Graduated from the Masaryk University Medical School in Brno in 1989
Neurosurgical residency on Neurosurgical Department of University Hospital Brno 1989-1997
Research fellow on Neurosurgical Department of Massachussetts General Hospital in Boston, USA 1995-1996 (Supervisor prof. Chris Ogilvy)
Several interships and collaboration in Helsinki with prof.Juha Hernesniemi (2002-2008)
Working position: Neurosurgical Department University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic (1989 – now)
Chairman of the Neurosurgical Department since 2005 – now)
President of the Czech Neurosurgical Society (2018-2022)
Viceprsident of the Czech Neurosurgical Society (2022- now)
Since 2012: EANS Training Committee member – courses lector: Pécs, Leeds, Krakow, Astana, Barcelona, Nicosia, Uppsala, Lisabon, Sofia, Vilnius, Prague
Since 2015: WFNS Training Committee member – courses lector: Dubai, Odessa
Publications 135 papers with IF, 27 monographs and chapters in monographs
Citation metrics (WOS, 17-06-2024): Sum of times cited 1,936 (1,886 without self-citations), h-index 20
Citation metrics (Scopus, 17-06-2024): Sum of times cited 3,264 (2,914 without self-citations), h-index 22
Main interests:
Skull base surgery, vascular neurosurgery, neurooncology, neurotrauma