·Secondary School of Healthcare in Žilina, 1968 - 1972
·The Faculty of Medicine, University Palackého in Olomouc, 1972 – 1977
·The Faculty of Medicine Jessenius, The University Komenskeho in Martin, 1977 – 1988, PhD. studies
Professional experience
·The Faculty of Medicine Jessenius, The University Komenskeho in Martin, 1977 – 2009
·Deputy Chief Physician, the Institute of Pathologic Anatomy, The Faculty of Medicine Jessenius, The University Komenskeho in Martin and the Faculty Hospital in Martin, pedagogical activity - 2004
Professional and scientific qualification
·I. grade attestation in 1980 – university pedagogic course at FF UK 1983-1985
·II. grade attestation in 1985
·PhD. university pedagogic course at FF UK and LF UK 1983-1985, PhD. Study during 1983 – 1988, graduated in 1988
·Habilitation in specialization “pathological anatomy and forensic medicine, 1999
·Special professorship dissertation, 2003
·Regular professorship dissertation, 2009
Scientific and publishing activity
·355 scientific theses, monographs, lecture books at domestic and international publishing agencies
·Active lecturing activities at domestic and international scientific and professional conferences and congresses (415)
·Reviews and evaluation activity in Active lecturing activities at domestic and international scientific and professional magazines and VEGA Committee
·Long-term contribution activity in Slovak-wide and regional periodicals
·Chief Editor of the periodical MFN „Naša nemocnica“ (Our Hospital), 1989-1999
·Member of the Editor’s Board, magazine „Paliatívna a liečba bolesti“ (Palliative Pain Treatment) since 2007
·Continuous pedagogical activity – conducting seminaries and courses, lecturing activity in specialization “pathological anatomy” including foreign students – 30 years; 10 years in specialization “nursing and non-medicine subjects”
·Leader of ŠVOČ (the student scientific professional activity) - 17 teams (8 awarded works)
·Leader of bachelor theses (8), diploma theses (2), PhD. studies (total 7, 2 of them completed to date)
·Leadership of PhD. training events IVZ in specialization “pathological anatomy” for physicians, pathologists, orthopedists, X-ray specialists and dermatologists
·Member of the Guarantee Team for conducting the habilitation proceedings for conferring the title “college lecturer” and appointing proceedings for conferring the title “professor” at JLF UK in specialization “pathology and forensic medicine”
·Member of the Guarantee Team for accredited specializations of the medicine study at JLF UK in specialization “pathology and forensic medicine” and dermo-cypridology
·Member of Examination Committee for the state exams at JLF UK in specialization “surgery”, “nursing” and defending the related final bachelor’s thesis; dental technique and defending the related final bachelor’s thesis
·Chairman of Examination Committee for the state exams at JLF UK in non-medicine specializations
·Opponency of bachelor’s, diploma and PhD. theses – 8 works
·Reviewer of scientific and professional periodicals, as well as the grant projects VEGA and MZ SR.
·Lecturer of ESF projects in Martin – 3 projects
Therapeutic and preventive activity
·1847 completed necroscopies (30 years of experience)
·Approx. 10840 biopsies including the consultations (since 1994)
Study stays
·Prof. MUDr. Ctibor Povýšil, DrSc., The Institute of Pathology, University Karlova Prague, 1987– 3 weeks – skeletal and soft tissue carcinomas
·Prof. I. Friedmann, MD.,DSc.,FRCS.,LRCP., FRCPath., DCP.: Dept of Histopathology Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre Watfort Road, Harrow, Middlesex ,1994 – 1 week – new possibilities of biopsy material processing
·AIHA- project Cleveland USA – 1999 – 1 week – healthcare and social system in USA