Peter Paul Varga, MD
Head of Clinic
PERSONAL DATA:
Born: 12/07/1951
Languages: English, Italian
MEDICAL ACTIVITIES:
1973 - 1979 University Studies (Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest)
1979 Medical graduate (summa cum laude) Semmelweis Medical University, Department of
General Medicine, Budapest
1979 - 1986 H.P. (Szent János Hospital, Orthopaedics-Traumatology Department, Budapest)
1983 Orthopaedics professional examination (A grade)
1986 - 1993 Scolarship Study Visits - Germany, Netherlands, Japan, United Kingdom and United
States (All together 17 times)
1987 - 2004 Assistant Professor, Semmelweis Medical University, Orthopaedics Clinic, Budapest
From 1989 Became the member of the National Advisory Board of Orthopaedics
From 1989 The leading member of the Hungarian Association of Orthopaedic Surgery
From 1993 President member (Hungarian Association of Spinal Surgery)
1995 - 1999 Member of the National Advisory Board of Neurology
1995 - 2000 Member of the Medical Research Council
1995 - 2004 Head of Department (Semmelweis Medical University, Orthopaedics Clinic,
Department of Spinal Surgery and Rehabilitation, MH Central Honvéd (Officer's) Hospital, Buda
division)
1996 - 1998 Chairman of the Hungarian Association of Spinal Surgery
From 1997 Head of National Center for Spinal Disorders
From 2000 Head of Buda Health Center
From 2004 Head of Department of the National Center for Spinal Disorders - Spinal Surgery
Department
From 2004 The Head of "Spine Experts of South-East Europe'
From 2005 The Head of the Hungarian Association of Orthopaedic Surgery
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES:
The number of:
- Written medical textbooks: 3
- Medical articles: 16
- Book chapters: 16
- Medical licences: 21
- Presentations: 249
- Hungarian scientific memberships: 7
- International scientific memberships: 6
- Scientific awards and prizes, national: 6
- Scientific awards and prizes, international: 9
- Governmental honour (professional): 2
Gyorgy Ardai MD
Deputy Head of Department
STUDIES:
1964 Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest
PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION:
General Surgeon (1968), Traumatologist, Surgeon of locomotor disorder (1972)
PROFESSIONAL PERIODIC TRAINING:
Continuous mandatory and optional periodic tranings, congresses, mainly ont he field of locomotor surgeries and its frontier areas
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Locomotor and emergency (traumatology) care, great articular prosthetics. General surgical and proctology care.
STUDY TRIPS:
Continuous international congress visits, 1997 Bussolengo (Verona), Ortofix Workshop, Member of the Austrian Association of Traumatology for 14 years, continuous study trips to Unfallkliniken (Vienna) between 1987-1992, AO Scolarship for 3 months (Germany, Switzerland).
LANGUAGES:
German, English
MEMBERSHIPS:
Austrian Association of Traumatology, Hungarian Association of Traumatology, Hungarian Association of Orthopaedics, Hungarian Association of Spinal Surgery
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Currently, the Deputy Head of Department in the Buda Health Center Ltd.'s, National Center for
Spinal Disorders
Until 1 July, 2004 Leading Physician of the Buda Health Center Ltd.
Until 15 March, 2000 Leading Physician of Telki Private Hospital
1977-1999 Szent János Hospital, Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedics-Traumatology
(Deputy Head of Department 1988-1999)
1973-1977 Scientific associate of National Traumatology Institute
1964-1977 The Veszprém County Hospital, Traumatology and Surgery Department
PROFESSIONAL CARRIER:
Since1988 head of department, 1977-1988 assistant professor, 1973-1977 scientific associate, 1972 traumatologist , H.P., 1968 surgeon, 1964-1968 assistant surgeon
Gabor Jakab MD
Head of Spinal Surgery Department
PROFESSIONAL INTEREST:
The complex treatment of spinal disorders, preventive opportunities, alternative treatments, minimal invasive care, the possibilities of anaesthesia, the full spectrum of spinal surgery. I am the consultant of spinal medicine of the David Training Center since 2003.
CURRENT POSITION:
The Head of Spinal Surgery Department, Director of Science and Education of the National Center for Spinal Disorders
STUDIES:
1. High School: I. László High School, A degrees, 17/061978
2. University: Semmelweis Medical University, General Medicine Diploma 15/09/1984
3. Medical degree: Medical Training Division University, Orthopaedics Degree, Spring, 1989
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1. 1984 - 1996 Semmelweis Orthopaedics Clinic, assistant professor
2. 1996 - 2004 Head physician of Buda Division of the Department of Spinal Surgery and Rehabilitation
3. 2004 - 2006 Head of Spinal Surgery Department - National Center for Spinal Disorders
4. From August, 2006 Head of Department, Director of Science and Education of the National Center for Spinal Disorders
STUDY TRIPS:
1. 1982. 4-weeks study at Charite Clinic (Berlin, Germany)
2. 1990. 2-weeks study at the Medical Academy of Dresden (Germany) - great articular endo-prosthetic training
3. 1991 - 1992 18 months study trip to NHS Trust Hospitals (Bradford, United Kingdom), general orthopaedics and traumatology training. Position: Senior House Officer
4. 1994. 1 month study trip at Horizon Orthopaedics (Cleveland, USA) - spinal surgery training under the supervision of Arthur Steffee
5. 1994 - 1996 20 months study trip to the Spinal Foundation (Rochdale, United Kingdom), minimal invasive spinal surgery training. Position: Research Registrar, Leader: Mr Martin T. N. Knight
6. 2003. 3 months study trip to Schönen Kliniken i.H. Hospital (Neustadt i.H., Germany), spinal surgery and scoliosis training, Leader: Prof. Dr. Henry Halm
COURSES:
1. 1989. Elementary Arthroscope Course - Budapest
2. 1991. AO Elementary Trauma Course - Nottingham - United Kingdom
3. 1991. Oswestry Spinal Course - Oswestry - United Kingdom
4. 1992. Course on Spinal Cord Injuries - Stoke Mandeville Hospital - Aylsbury - United Kingdom
5. 1995. AO Elementary Spinal Course - Nottingham - United Kingdom
6. 1996. Surgical Workshops Using Anatomical Prosection: Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Workshop - London - United Kingdom
7. 1996. Modern Dissection Techniques of Bone, Biometals, and Bioplastics - The Midas Rex Institute - London - United Kingdom
8. 1998. Inner Quality Revisor - Szenzor P-E Gazdaságmérnöki Ltd., Budapest
9. 1998. AO/ASIF Advanced Spinal Course - Davos - Switzerland
10. 2000. Third Nordic AO/ASIF Spine Course - Helsinki - Finland - presenter
11. 2000. Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy Course - Budapest - Hungary
12. 2001. Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy Course - Amsterdam - Netherlands
13. 2003. 1st Advanced Spine Course - Medtronic Sofamor Danek - Budapest - Hungary
14. 2005. Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy Course - Milan - Italy
15. 2005. Ballon Kyphoplastica Course - Leiden - Netherlands
16. 2007. Barricade Course - Intrinsic Therapeutics - Boston - USA
17. 2007. Radiation Protection Course - Budapest - Hungary
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
Name of research: CAFE - CANCER PATIENT FRACTURE EVALUATION
Financial background: Kyphon Inc.
The time of research: From November, 2006 - currently running.
LANGUAGES:
English, German
MEMBERSHIPS:
1. 1984. Hungarian Association of Orthopaedics
2. 1992. Hungarian Association of Spinal Surgery
3. 1993. Hungarian Association of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthrology
4. 1994. IMLAS (International Musculosceletal Laser Society)
5. 2000. EFORT (European Federation of National Assotiations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)
6. 2005. AOSpine International
