I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Svitek

I.2 - Name

Vladimir

I.3 - Degrees

M.D., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1979

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Department of Thoracic Surgery

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Kollarova 2, 036 59 Martin, Slovakia

I.7 - Position

lecturer

I.8 - E-mail address

vladimir.svitek@uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/31535

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

General Medicine

I.11 - ORCID iD

0000-0002-2140-2143

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

Comenius Univesity in Bratislava, Jeesenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin

II.b - Year

2006

II.c - Study field and programme

General Medicine

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove

II.b - Year

2010

II.c - Study field and programme

Surgery

II.4 - Associate professor

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
lecturer	Comenius Univesity in Bratislava, Jeesenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin	2019 - present
cardiac surgeon	Middle Slovak Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, a.s.	2010 - present
anesthesiologist	University Hospital Hradec Kralove	2009-2010
cardiac surgeon - residency	University Hospital Hradec Kralove	2006-2009

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
specialization in cardiac surgery	Slovak Medical University, Bratislava	2015
Salzburg Cleveland Clinic seminar cardiac surgery	Open Medical Institute, Salzburg	2015
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - EACTS academy	European Association of CardioThoracic Surgery	2015
Aortic valve repair - course	University Hospital Hradec Kralove	2018

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
surgery 1	General Medicine
surgery 3	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.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)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

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

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Svitek V, Lonsky V, Mandak J, Krejsek J, Kolackova M, Brzek V, Kubicek J, Volt M, Bartos M, Harrer J. No clear clinical benefit of using miniinvasive extracorporeal circulation in coronary artery bypass grafting in low risk patients. Perfusion 2009; 24:389-395

Lonsky V, Svitek V, Brzek V, Kubicek J, Volt M, Horak M, Mandak J. Direct oxymetric peripheral tissue perfusion monitoring during open heart surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass: preliminary experience. Perfusion 2011;26:510-515

Kolackova M, Krejsek J, Svitek V, Kunes P, Mandak J, Holubcova Z, Lonsky V. The effect of conventional and mini-invasive cardiopulmonary bypass on neutrophil activation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Mediators of Inflammation 2012:152895

Svitek V, Lonsky V, Anjum F. Pathophysiological aspects of cardiotomy suction usage. Perfusion 2010; 25:147–152

Kolackova M, Lonsky V, Trojackova Kudlova M, Mandak J, Kunes P, Svitek V, Jankovicova K, Vlaskova D, Andrys C, Krejsek J. Serum level of sCD163, a soluble receptor for hemoglobin, is influenced by cardiac surgery. Perfusion 2009; 24:263-269

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

Svitek V, Jankovicova V, Pekar F. Role of D-dimers in acute aortic dissetion diagnostic process. Interv Akut Kardiol 2016;15(3):116-118.

Svitek V, Dzian T, Micak J. Superior vena cava replacement for epithelioid haemangioendothelioma. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021;33(4):668-670

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

Ferraris, Victor A., et al. "2011 update to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists blood conservation clinical practice guidelines." The Annals of thoracic surgery 91.3 (2011): 944-982./ Svitek V, Lonsky V, Mandak J, Krejsek J, Kolackova M, Brzek V, Kubicek J, Volt M, Bartos M, Harrer J. No clear clinical benefit of using miniinvasive extracorporeal circulation in coronary artery bypass grafting in low risk patients. Perfusion 2009; 24:389-395

Harling, Leanne, et al. "Do miniaturized extracorporeal circuits confer significant clinical benefit without compromising safety? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." ASAIO journal 57.3 (2011): 141-151./ Svitek V, Lonsky V, Mandak J, Krejsek J, Kolackova M, Brzek V, Kubicek J, Volt M, Bartos M, Harrer J. No clear clinical benefit of using miniinvasive extracorporeal circulation in coronary artery bypass grafting in low risk patients. Perfusion 2009; 24:389-395

Rimpiläinen, Riikka, et al. "Minimized cardiopulmonary bypass reduces retinal microembolization: a randomized clinical study using fluorescein angiography." The Annals of thoracic surgery 91.1 (2011): 16-22./ Svitek V, Lonsky V, Mandak J, Krejsek J, Kolackova M, Brzek V, Kubicek J, Volt M, Bartos M, Harrer J. No clear clinical benefit of using miniinvasive extracorporeal circulation in coronary artery bypass grafting in low risk patients. Perfusion 2009; 24:389-395

Rimpiläinen, R., et al. "Comparison of the use of minimized cardiopulmonary bypass with conventional techniques on the incidence of retinal microemboli during aortic valve replacement surgery." Perfusion 26.6 (2011): 479-486. / Svitek V, Lonsky V, Mandak J, Krejsek J, Kolackova M, Brzek V, Kubicek J, Volt M, Bartos M, Harrer J. No clear clinical benefit of using miniinvasive extracorporeal circulation in coronary artery bypass grafting in low risk patients. Perfusion 2009; 24:389-395

Sun, Yanhua, et al. "What we have learned about minimized extracorporeal circulation versus conventional extracorporeal circulation: an updated meta-analysis." The International Journal of Artificial Organs 38.8 (2015): 444-453. / Svitek V, Lonsky V, Mandak J, Krejsek J, Kolackova M, Brzek V, Kubicek J, Volt M, Bartos M, Harrer J. No clear clinical benefit of using miniinvasive extracorporeal circulation in coronary artery bypass grafting in low risk patients. Perfusion 2009; 24:389-395

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

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

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

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2022-03-10

Name and surname:	MUDr. Vladimír Svitek, 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