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.