Date of birth: July 12, 1951
Married, six children
E-mail: vpp@bhc.hu
1. Academic / Professional
1969 Graduated from High School (Teleki Blanka Gimnázium,
Budapest)
Budapest)
1970 - 1973 Military Service (Border patrol)
1973 - 1979 Undergraduate Studies - Semmelweis University School of
Medicine, Budapest
Medicine, Budapest
1979 Medical Diploma - graduated summa cum laude from Semmelweis University School of
Medicine, Budapest
Medicine, Budapest
1979 - 1986 Resident (St. John's Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Budapest)
1983 Specialty Examination - Orthopaedics (honors)
1986 - 1993 Fellowships (Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States)
1987 - 2004 Assistant Professor - Semmelweis University of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics,
Budapest
Budapest
1989 - present Member of the Academy of Orthopaedics (Hungary)
1989 - present Member of the Board of the Hungarian Orthopaedic Society
1993 - present Member of the Presidency of the Hungarian Spine Society
1995 - 1999 Member of the Academy of Neurosurgery (Hungary)
1995 - 2000 Member of the Government Health Advisory Committee
1995 - present Head of the Department of Spinal Surgery, Semmelweis University of Medicine
(Hungary)
(Hungary)
1996 - 1998 President (Hungarian Spine Society)
1997 - present Director (National Center for Spinal Disorders, Budapest)
2000 - present Director (Buda Health Center, Budapest)
2004 - present Department Head (National Health Center, Department of Spinal Disorders)
2004 - 2005 President("Spine Experts of South-East Europe")
2005 - present President(Hungarian Orthopedic Society)
2. Scientific Research / Memberships
- Books: 3
- Articles: 16
- Book chapters: 11
- Patents: 32
- Lectures: 322
- Member of Editorial Board of professional journal: 3
- Member of Hungarian professional associations: 7
- Member of international professional associations: 6
- Honorary member of national professional associations: 7
- Prizes and honors, national: 6
- Prizes and honors, international: 9
- Government prizes (scientific): 2
- Scientific projects financed nationally (ongoing): 5
- Scientific projects financed through international sources (ongoing): 9
