Jessenius Faculty of Medicine
in Martin
Comenius University Bratislava

PhD study

POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025

Full-time Doctoral Students:

MUDr. Zuzana Miertová

Dissertation topic: Novel molecular markers of the onset and progression of heart failure in obese individuals.

Supervisor: Prof. MUDr. Matej Samoš, PhD.

 

MUDr. Patrik Lecký

Dissertation topic: Epicardial fat and cardiovascular risk in patients with metabolic syndrome.

Supervisor: Prof. MUDr. Peter Galajda, CSc.

 

MUDr. Lucia Hanušinová

Dissertation topic: Long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonists in the prevention and treatment of chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Bolek, PhD.

 

MUDr. Patrícia Kleinová

Dissertation topic: Modulation of the gut microbiome by SCFA supplementation in kidney transplant recipients in the context of metabolic and immunological changes.

Supervisor: Prof. MUDr. Ivana Dedinská, PhD., FERA

 

MUDr. Tímea Blichová

Dissertation topic: SGLT2 inhibitors in the treatment of chronic kidney disease and following kidney transplantation.

Supervisor: Prof. MUDr. Ivana Dedinská, PhD., FERA

 

MUDr. Andrej Kollár

Dissertation topic: MicroRNAs and post-transplant diabetes mellitus.

Supervisor: Prof. MUDr. Ivana Dedinská, PhD., FERA

 

Part-time Doctoral Students:

MUDr. Jakub Jurica

Dissertation topic: Type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic heart failure: new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Bolek, PhD.

 

MUDr. Boris Focko

Dissertation topic: The impact of GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy on weight reduction, selected molecular markers, and the incidence of cardiovascular complications in obese individuals.

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Bolek, PhD.

 

MUDr. Norbert Nagy

Dissertation topic: Left atrial strain analysis in relation to embolic risk in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with direct oral anticoagulants.

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Bolek, PhD.