Czech Republic

Center of Excellence

Head

Bohuslav Melichar

  • Born March 6, 1965 in Hradec Králové (then Czechoslovakia)
  • 1983-1989 Charles University Medical School, Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia, M.D.
  • 1992 finished residency in internal medicine, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University Medical School, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
  • 1992-1999 physician, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
  • 1992 visiting scholar, University of Innsbruck, Austria
  • 1993-1994 visiting scholar, University of Bordeaux, France
  • 1994-1995 Fulbright scholar, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  • 1995-1996 visiting scientist, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  • October, 1998 – defended  Ph.D. thesis „Increased production of neopterin and other indicators of immune activation in patients with malignat tumors and its biologic significance“
  • March, 1999  – boards in Medical Oncology
  • since January 1, 2000, medical oncologist, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Charles University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
  • March 2001 – August 2001, NATO scholarship, visiting scientist, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
  • June 1, 2001 appointed associate professor of medicine at the Charles University Medical School in Hradec Králové
  • November 6, 2006 appointed professor of medicine
  • February 1, 2008 appointed as head of the Department of Oncology, Palacký University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc

Author of 290 papers in journals with impact factor (in 118 papers as first author). Sum of citations (Science Citation Index) 6685 (1584 citations of first-author papers). H-index 37.

Hana Studentova

Denisa Vitaskova

  • Graduated from Medical Faculty of  Palacky University Olomouc in 2011
  • Consultant  in medical oncology (since 2014)
  • Member and consultant of Department of Clinical trials, Univerisity Hospital Olomouc (since 2014)
  • Lecturer at Palacky University Olomouc, Medical Faculty  (since 2011)
  • Postgraduate research in the field of immunotherapy and breast cancer  (since 2011)
  • Author of  scientific publications in peer review journals on immunotherapy and breast cancer
  • Participation in various clinical trials in the field of breast cancer, urogynaecological malignancies and gastric cancer
  • Member of Czech Society for Oncology

Associated Center – Hradec Kralove

Milan Vosmik

  • Clinical and radiation oncologist
  • Education: M.D. (1996; Charles University in Prague), Ph.D. (2007; Charles University in Prague)
  • Current employment: Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital Hradec Králové; Czech Republic, position – deputy head of the department
  • Professional interests: head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal tumors, combination of immunotherapy and radiation

Jindřich Kopecký

  • EDUCATION

(9/2008- 11/2013)       PhD: Charles university in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Department of clinical oncology and radiotherapy
(9/2002- 6/2008)         MD: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic,
(9/2005-6/2006)        MD: Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes: Homburg, Saarland, Germany

  • CURRENTPOSITION(S)

(1.9.2008- till now)    Medical oncology: University Hospital in Hradec Králové, Department of clinical oncology and radiotherapy, Czech Republic

  • TEACHING and PUBLICATION ACTIVITIES

(11/2013- till now)     Teaching position – Undergraduate Study – Master Degree, Study Program: General Medicine, Subject: Clinical oncology, Department of Clinical oncology and radiotherapy, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. Lectures and Practices for Czech and Foreign students

(1/2014- till now)       Teaching Position – Undergraduate Study – Bachelor´s Degree, Study Program: Nurse care, Subject: Care in oncology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.

(11/2015- till now)     Teaching Position – Undergraduate Study – Master Degree, Study Program: Stomatology, Subject: Orofacial Pain, Department of Stomatology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. Lectures for Czech and Foreign students

Publications in peer review journals with impact factor on immunotherapy, renal cancer, melanoma and colon cancer h-index 6.

  • Memberships:

Czech Oncology Society
ESMO – European society of medical Oncology
CSPM – Czech society of Palliative Medicine

  • Principle investigator of clinical trials

Kidney Cancer
Melanoma
Bladder Cancer