Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. MUDr. Ján Švihra, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Svihra
I.2 - Name
Jan
I.3 - Degrees
prof., MD., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1962
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Clinic of Urology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovak Republic
I.7 - Position
Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
jan.svihra@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3606
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
General Medicine
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0164-6359

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jana Evangelisty Purkyne Brno, Czech Republic
II.b - Year
1987
II.c - Study field and programme
General Medicine
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Medicine Bratislava, Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
1998
II.c - Study field and programme
General Medicine
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
General Medicine
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
General Medicine
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
University teacher - assistent professor Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava 1987 - 2000
University teacher - associate professor Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava 2001 - 2012
University teacher - Professor Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava 2012 - currently

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
The first degree of Urology certification Institute for continued education of physicians and pharmaceutists in Bratislava, Slovak Republic 1991
The second degree of Urology certification Institute for continued education of physicians and pharmaceutists in Bratislava, Slovak Republic 1996
The certification in the interventional ultrasonography in urology Institute for continued education of physicians and pharmaceutists in Bratislava, Slovak Republic 1996
Specialized education in health management and finance Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava 2015

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Urology 1 General Medicine I. + II. General Medicine
Seminar for Diploma Thesis; supervisor General Medicine I. + II. General Medicine
Urology 1 Urology III. General Medicine
Urology 2 Urology III. General Medicine
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Urology III. General Medicine
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
13
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
7
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Urology General Medicine I. + II. General Medicine

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
296
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
56
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
33
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
21
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
586
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
170
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
258
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
146
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
6
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Bushnell, Donald M. - Martin, Mona L. - Summers, Kent H. - Švihra, Ján - Lionis, Christos - Patrick, Donald L.: Quality of life of women with urinary incontinence: Cross-cultural performance of 15 language versions of the I-QOL In: Quality of Life Research. - Vol. 14, No. 8 (2005), p. 1901-1913. - ISSN 0962-9343 IF (JCR) 2005=1,915

2

Švihra, Ján - Kurča, Egon - Ľupták, Ján - Kliment, Ján: Neuromodulative treatment of overactive bladder - noninvasive tibial nerve stimulation In: Bratislava medical journal. - Vol. 103, No. 12 (2002), p. 482-485. - ISSN (print) 0006-9248

3

Švihra, Ján (65%) - Ľupták, Ján (15%) - Švihrová, Viera (15%) - Meško, Dušan (5%): Gender-specific external barries to seeking care for urinary incontinence In: Patient Preference and Adherence. - Vol. 6, No. 1 (2012), p. 773-779. - ISSN 1177-889X IF (JCR) 2012=1,333

4

Švihrová, Viera (50%) - Švihra, Ján (40%) - Ľupták, Ján (8%) - Swift, Steven (1%) - Digesu, Alessandro (1%): Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in general population with pelvic organ prolapse: a study based on the prolapse quality-of-life questionnaire (P-QOL)

In: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. - Vol. 182 (2014), p. 22-26. - ISSN 0301-2115 IF (JCR) 2014=1,695

5

Švihra, Ján (80%) - Krhut, Jan (5%) - Zachoval, Roman (5%) - Švihrová, Viera (5%) - Ľupták, Ján (5%): Impact of clean intermittent catheterization on quality adjusted life years (QALYs) in spinal cord injury patients with neurogenic urinary incontinence In: Neurourology and urodynamics. - Vol. 37, No. 1 (2018), p. 250-256. - ISSN (print) 0733-2467

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

The effect of pelvic floor muscle training in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia and overactive bladder / Hagovská, Magdaléna [Autor, UPS51560, 37.5%] ; Švihra, Ján [Korešpondenčný autor, UKOLJ151, 37.5%] ; Macko, Ladislav [Autor, 5%] ; Breza, Ján [Autor, UKOLFDURK, 5%] ; Švihra, Ján [Autor, 5%] ; Ľupták, Ján [Autor, UKOLJ151, 5%] ; Lachváč, Ľubomír [Autor, UPS51210, 5%]. – text, graf. – [angličtina]. – [OV 180]. – [ŠO 5141]. – [článok]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.1007/s00345-024-04974-7. – sign UPJS MSEP 036843. – SIGN-UKO LJ188/24. – SIGN-UKO LF DURK/24. – SCIE ; WOS CC ; SCO ; CCC

In: World Journal of Urology [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Berlín (Nemecko) : Springer Nature. Springer International Publishing AG. – ISSN 0724-4983. – ISSN (online) 1433-8726. – Roč. 42, č. 1 (2024), art. no. 287, s. [1-9] [tlačená forma] [online]

2

A randomized, intervention parallel multicentre study to evaluate duloxetine and innovative pelvic floor muscle training in women with uncomplicated stress urinary incontinence - the DULOXING study / Hagovská, Magdaléna [Autor, UPS51560, 32%] ; Švihra, Ján [Korešpondenčný autor, UKOLJ151, 32%] ; Breza, Ján [Autor, UKOLFDURK, 12%] ; Dubravický, Jozef [Autor, 12%] ; Vargovčák, Marek [Autor, 12%]. – text, tab. – [angličtina]. – [OV 180]. – [článok]. – DOI 10.1007/s00192-020-04516-w. – SIGN-UKO LF DURK/20. – SIGN-UKO LJ535/20. – sign UPJS MSEP 032962. – WOS CC ; SCO ; CCC

In: International urogynecology journal [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : and pelvic floor dysfunction. – Londýn (Veľká Británia) : Springer Nature. – ISSN 0937-3462. – ISSN (online) 1433-3023. – Roč. 32, č. 1 (2021), s. 193-201 [tlačená forma] [online] . – IF: 1,932 ; CiteScore: 3,4 ; SJR: 0,805 ; SNIP: 1,405 ; AIS: 0.622

3

Švihra, Ján (40%) - Hagovská, Magdaléna (10%) - Breza, Ján (10%) - Dubravický, Jozef (10%) - Vargovčák, Marek (10%) - Švihra jr, Ján (10%) - Ľupták, Ján (10%): Impact of innovative pelvic floor muscletraining on quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in women with stress urinary incontinence treated by duloxetine [elektronický dokument] In: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology [elektronický dokument]. - Vol. 264 (2021), p. 25-30 [print]. - ISSN (print) 0301-2115 IF (JCR) 2020=2,435

4

Evaluation of Silodosin and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Overactive Bladder (Silodosing) Study Protocol (Spirit Compliant) / Hagovská, Magdaléna [Autor, UPS51560, 50%] ; Švihra, Ján [Korešpondenčný autor, UKOLJ151, 50%]. – text, tab. – [angličtina]. – [OV 180]. – [článok]. – DOI 10.3390/ijerph182111426. – sign UPJS MSEP 033854. – SIGN-UKO LJ587/21. – SCIE ; SSCI ; WOS CC ; SCO ; CCC

In: International journal of environmental research and public health [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Bazilej (Švajčiarsko) : Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. – ISSN 1661-7827. – ISSN (online) 1660-4601. – Roč. 18, č. 21 (2021), art. no. 11426 , s. 1-9 [tlačená forma] [online] . – IF: 4,614 ; SNIP: 1,440 ; SJR: 0,814 ; CiteScore: 4,50 ; AIS: 0.866

5

Evaluation of duloxetine and innovative pelvic floor muscle training in women with stress urinary incontinence (DULOXING) : study protocol clinical trial (SPIRIT Compliant) / Hagovská, Magdaléna [Autor, UPS51560, 50%] ; Švihra, Ján [Korešpondenčný autor, UKOLJ151, 50%]. – text, tab. – [angličtina]. – [OV 180]. – [článok]. – DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000018834. – SIGN-UKO LJ29/20. – sign UPJS MSEP 032251. – WOS CC ; SCO ; CCC

In: Medicine [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : analytical reviews of internal medicine, dermatology, neurology, pediatrics and psychiatrie. – [s.l.] : [s.n.], Philadelphia (USA) : Wolters Kluwer. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. – ISSN 0025-7974. – ISSN (online) 1536-5964. – Roč. 99, č. 6 (2020), art. no.e18834, s. [1-6] [tlačená forma] [online] . – SJR: 0,59 ; CiteScore: 2,4 ; SNIP: 0,911 ; IF: 1.889 ; AIS: 0.577

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Dumoulin, C. - Hay-Smith, E. J. C. - Mac Habee-Seguin, G.: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, No 5, 2014, No CD005654 - SCI cited work: Bushnell, Donald M. - Martin, Mona L. - Summers, Kent H. - Švihra, Ján - Lionis, Christos - Patrick, Donald L.: Quality of life of women with urinary incontinence: Cross-cultural performance of 15 language versions of the I-QOL In: Quality of Life Research. - Roč. 14, č. 8 (2005), s. 1901-1913. - ISSN 0962-9343 IF (JCR) 2005=1,915. 

2

Zhu, G. Q. - Jeon, S. H. - Lee, K. W. - Cho, H. J. - Ha, U. S. - Hong, S. H. - Lee, J. Y. - Kwon, E. B. - Kim, H. J. - Lee, S. M. - Kim, H. Y. - Kim, S. W. - Bae, W. J.: Cell Transplantation, Vol. 29, 2020, No. 0963689720902466- SCI ; SCOPUS cited work: Švihra, Ján (80%) - Krhut, Jan (5%) - Zachoval, Roman (5%) - Švihrová, Viera (5%) - Ľupták, Ján (5%): Impact of clean intermittent catheterization on quality adjusted life years (QALYs) in spinal cord injury patients with neurogenic urinary incontinence In: Neurourology and urodynamics. - Vol. 37, No 1 (2018), p. 250-256. - ISSN (print) 0733-2467 IF (JCR) 2018=2,360

3

Wang, M. - Wang, C.Q. - Huang, X.F. - Ye, G.Y.: The alteration of ER beta 5 and collagen metabolism is relevant to the development of stress urinary incontinence. In: International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, Vol.12, No. 5, 2018, p. 5154-5161 - SCI cited work: Hagovská, Magdaléna (25%) - Švihra, Ján (25%) - Buková, Alena (25%) - Horbacz, Agata (20%) - Švihrová, Viera (5%): The impact of physical activity measured by the International Physical Activity questionnaire on the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in young women

In: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology. - Vol. 228, No. September (2018), p. 308-312. - ISSN (print) 0301-2115 IF (JCR) 2018=2,024

4

Stewart, F. - Gameiro, L. F. - El Dib, R. - Gameiro, M. O. - Kapoor, A. - Amaro, J. L.: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, roč. 12, 2016, čl. č. CD010098 - SCI ; SCOPUS cited work. Švihra, Ján - Kurča, Egon - Ľupták, Ján - Kliment, Ján: Neuromodulative treatment of overactive bladder - noninvasive tibial nerve stimulation In: Bratislava medical journal. - Vol. 103, No. 12 (2002), p. 482-485. - ISSN (print) 0006-9248

5

Weissbart, S. J. - Smith, A. L.: Current Urology Reports, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2017, p. 4 - SCI ; SCOPUS cited work: Švihrová, Viera (50%) - Švihra, Ján (40%) - Ľupták, Ján (8%) - Swift, Steven (1%) - Digesu, Alessandro (1%): Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in general population with pelvic organ prolapse: a study based on the prolapse quality-of-life questionnaire (P-QOL)

In: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. - Vol. 182 (2014), p. 22-26. - ISSN 0301-2115 IF (JCR) 2014=1,695

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Grant Agency VEGA of The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, Grant number: VEGA No. 1/0067/14

2

Fundation of Health Ministry Slovak Republic for science and innovation  2018/5-UKMT-1

3

The Integrated Infrastructure Operational Program for the project ITMS: 313011AUA5, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Editorial board Central European Journal of Urology (CEJU) 2016 - ongoing
Editorial board urology for practice 2012 - ongoing
Editorial board Clinical urology 2005 - ongoing
Editorial board Frontiers in Urology / Female Urology 2022 - ongoing

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Clinic of Urology, University of Copenhagen, KAS Herlev Copenhagen, Danmark 1992/1993 Academic mobility
Clinic of Urology, Limburgh University, AKZM Limburgh Maastricht, Netherlands 1994 Academic mobility
Clinic of Urology, MHH University Hannover, Germany 1995 Academic mobility
Clinic of Urology, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic 1989 Academic mobility
Clinic of Neurourology, Sorbogne University, Tenon Paris, France 2019 Academic mobility

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Scientific secretary; Slovak Association of Urology 2008 - 2018; Chairman; Accreditation Committee, Ministry of Health, Slovak Republic

Date of last update
2025-02-28