Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. MUDr. Alexandra Bražinová, PhD., MPH
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
Bražinová
I.2 - Name
Alexandra
I.3 - Degrees
prof. MD, PhD, MPH
I.4 - Year of birth
1971
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Moskovská 3, 81108 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
University teacher - professor
I.8 - E-mail address
alexandra.brazinova@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/8790
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Epidemiology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-0625-256X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
II.b - Year
1996
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, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2003
II.c - Study field and programme
Social Medicine
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
II.b - Year
2017
II.c - Study field and programme
Hygiene, Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Medicine, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Košice
II.b - Year
2021
II.c - Study field and programme
Epidemiology
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
University teacher (2017 - 2018), associate professor (2018 - 2021), professor (2021 - today ) Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 2017 - today
Expert in Epidemiology Regional Public Health Authority 2015 - 2024
University teacher Faculty of Health Care and Social Work, Trnava University 2007 - 2017
President of Board of Directors International Neurotrauma Research Organization, Vienna, Austria 2006 - 2017
Postdoctoral research stay School of Public Health, University of California in Berkeley, USA 2004 - 2006
Officer Department of Foreign Relations, Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic 1999 - 2003

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
International course of applied epidemiology (EPIET) European Center for Disease Control and 2020 Prevention (ECDC) 2020
Specialization in Public Health Slovak Medical University 2019
Specialization Master of Public Health Slovak Medical University 2001

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
Epidemiology - in Slovak and English languages General Medicine II. General Medicine
Epidemiology - in Slovak and English languages Dentistry II. Dentistry
Introduction to Scientific Research II. All PhD study programmes III. General Medicine and Dentistry
New Research Trends in Epidemiology Hygiene, Epidemiology, Social and Preventive Medicine III. General Medicine and Dentistry
Dissertation Thesis I. and II., Dissertation Thesis Defence Hygiene, Epidemiology, Social and Preventive Medicine III. General Medicine and Dentistry
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
Hygiene, Epidemiology, Social and Preventive Medicine III. General Medicine and Dentistry
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.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
7
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
5
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
50
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
Epidemiology of selected diseases General Medicine 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
633
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
300
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
98 Web of Science, 152 Scopus
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
60 Web of Science / 85 Scopus
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
more than 76,000
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
more than 60,000
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
54,903 Web of Science / 76,736 Scopus
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
40,000 Web of Science / 62,000 Scopus
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
12
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Brazinova A, Rehorcikova V, Taylor MS, et al. Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Europe: A Living Systematic Review. J Neurotrauma. 2021 May 15;38(10):1411-1440. (IF = 4,869, Q1)

2

Massmann R, ..... Bražinová A, at al. Demographic, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Ukrainian war refugees with HIV infection in the Slovak Republic. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2024 Nov-Dec;62:102764. (IF = 6,3, Q1)

3

Sivcova V, Moravansky N, Novakova D,Brazinova A. Suicide rates in the Slovak Republic in 2011-2020. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2023 Aug;58(8):1171-1177. (IF = 3,6, Q2)

4

Naghavi M, .... Brazinova A et al. (GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024 May 18;403(10440):2100-2132. (IF = 98,4, Q1)

5

Brazinova A, Mauritz W, Majdan M, Rehorcikova V, Leitgeb J. Fatal traumatic brain injury in older adults in Austria 1980-2012: an analysis of 33 years. Age Ageing. 2015 May;44(3):502-6. (IF = 4,201, Q1)

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

Massmann R, ..... Bražinová A, at al. Demographic, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Ukrainian war refugees with HIV infection in the Slovak Republic. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2024 Nov-Dec;62:102764. (IF = 6,3, Q1)

2

Naghavi M, .... Brazinova A et al. (GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024 May 18;403(10440):2100-2132. (IF = 98,4, Q1)

3

Sivcova V, Moravansky N, Novakova D,Brazinova A. Suicide rates in the Slovak Republic in 2011-2020. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2023 Aug;58(8):1171-1177. (IF = 3,6, Q2)

4

Brazinova A, Rehorcikova V, Taylor MS, et al. Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Europe: A Living Systematic Review. J Neurotrauma. 2021 May 15;38(10):1411-1440. (IF = 4,869, Q1)

5

Brazinova A, Hasto J, Levav I, Pathare S. Mental Health Care Gap: The Case of the Slovak Republic.Adm Policy Ment Health. 2019 Nov;46(6):753-759. (IF = 2,313, Q1)

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

Naghavi M, .... Brazinova A et al. (GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024 May 18;403(10440):2100-2132.

Cited in: GBD 2021 US Burden of Disease and Forecasting Collaborators. Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022-50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet.

2

Sivcova V, Moravansky N, Novakova D,Brazinova A. Suicide rates in the Slovak Republic in 2011-2020. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2023 Aug;58(8):1171-1177.

Cited in: Lochmannová A, Majdan M, Šafr M.Suicides in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland in 1990-2019: Epidemiological patterns and trends in European and Global context. Arch Med Res. 2024 Oct 19;56(2):103100.

3

Brazinova A, Rehorcikova V, Taylor MS, et al. Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Europe: A Living Systematic Review. J Neurotrauma. 2021 May 15;38(10):1411-1440.

Cited in: Zhou Z, Olsson C, Gasser TC, Li X, Kleiven S. The White Matter Fiber Tract Deforms Most in the Perpendicular Direction During In Vivo Volunteer Impacts. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Dec;41(23-24):2554- 2570.

4

Brazinova A, Rehorcikova V, Taylor MS, et al. Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Europe: A Living Systematic Review. J Neurotrauma. 2021 May 15;38(10):1411-1440.

Cited in: Friberg S, Lindblad C, Zeiler FA, Zetterberg H, Granberg T, Svenningsson P, Piehl F, Thelin EP. Fluid biomarkers of chronic traumatic brain injury. Nat Rev Neurol. 2024 Nov;20(11):671-684.

5

Brazinova A, Rehorcikova V, Taylor MS, et al. Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Europe: A Living Systematic Review. J Neurotrauma. 2021 May 15;38(10):1411-1440.

Cited in: Wehn AC, Khalin I, Hu S, Harapan BN, Mao X, Cheng S, Plesnila N, Terpolilli NA.Bradykinin 2 Receptors Mediate Long-Term Neurocognitive Deficits After Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Nov;41(21-22):2442-2454.

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

Analysis of psychoneuroimmunological health parameters in selected groups of the Slovak population. Grant from the Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) (APVV-22-0160). Project Duration: 2023-2027. Principal Investigator (Zodpovedná riešiteľka)

2

Direct detection and subtyping of legionella from clinical samples - a basis for epidemiological investigation and prevention. Grant from the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic (VEGA) (1/0761/22). Project Duration: 2022-2025. Principal Investigator (Zodpovedná riešiteľka)

3

Pilot Project for Improving Access to Testing for Sexually and Blood Transmitted Infections in General Practitioner Clinics. Grant from the World Health Organization (WHO). Project Duration: 2024. Principal Investigator (Zodpovedná riešiteľka)

4

Prevalence of selected sexually and blood-transmitted infections in migrant communities in Slovakia, with a special focus on the group of refugees from Ukraine. Grant from the World Health Organization (WHO). Project Duration: 2023. Principal Investigator (Zodpovedná riešiteľka)

5

Seroepidemiological study on the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in selected regions of Slovakia. Grant from the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic (COVIMEP). Project Duration: 2021. Principal Investigator (Zodpovedná riešiteľka)

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
Vice-dean for study affairs in 1st-3rd year of General medicine in Slovak language and for development of pre-clinical institutes Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 2023 - today
Chair of Committee for Curriculum Innovation Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 2024 - today
Chair of Committee for Entry Exams Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 2023 - today
Member of Board for Quality Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 2023 - today
Member of Disciplinary Committee Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 2023 - today

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)
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands week stay, January 2025 Erasmus + STT Mobility, consultation with Department chair prof. Truuske de Bock
School of Medicine, Institute for Public Health, Washington University St Louis, Missouri, USA week stay, November 2019 training within a project, under supervision of Department chair prof. Ross C. Brownson
Faculty of Natural Sciences Prague, Czech Republic week stay, August 2018 Erasmus + Training in Social Epidemiology, under supervision of prof. Martin Bobak, University College London
Lulea University Lulea, Sweden week stay, November 2016 Erasmus + Seminar in gender equality in academic setting, under supervision of Dr. Paula Malinen Wennberg
School of Public Health, University of California in Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA 2004 - 2006 post-doctoral research stay, grant NIH-Fogarty, under supervision of prof. Richard Scheffler
School of Public Health, George Washington University Washington DC, USA 1998-1999 East and Central European Scholarship Program

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Current Positions and Memberships:

2025 - Present: Member of the Scientific Committee, 1st Slovak HPV Conference

2025 - Present: Member of the Organizing Committee, World Congress of Psychiatry 2025

2023 - Present: Member of the Scientific Board, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava

2023 - Present: President of the Scientific Committee, Academy of Epidemiology Conference

2021 - Present: Member of the Slovak Government Council for Mental Health

2016 - Present: Member of the Slovak Epidemiological and Vaccination Society at the Slovak Medical Society

2014 - Present: Member of the International Working Group, Global Burden of Disease Study

Awards and Honors:

2024: MUDr. Ivan Stodola Medal for Contributions to the Development of Health Education

2022: Eset Science Award Finalist in the Outstanding Personality in Higher Education category

2022: Prize of the Mayor of Bratislava for Significant Cooperation with the City in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Pandemic

2021: Bronze Medal of the Slovak Epidemiological and Vaccination Society for Scientific Development of Epidemiology

2020: Woman of Courage Award, presented by the US Embassy for efforts to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020: Award of the Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic for significant contributions in the field of protection and promotion of human rights

2018: Award of the League for Mental Health for contributions in the field of mental health

2017: Slovak Literary Fund Award for an exceptional scientific impact on a single work in the category of natural and medical sciences

2000: Award for the best publication - Patients' Rights in the Slovak Republic: Results of a nationwide survey and a proposal for the Charter of Patients' Rights