I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

El Falougy

I.2 - Name

Hisham

I.3 - Degrees

MUDr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1974

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Sasinkova 2, 813 72 Bratislava

I.7 - Position

university teacher - lecturer, assistant professor

I.8 - E-mail address

hisham.elfalougy@fmed.uniba.sk

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

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3136?do=filterForm-submit&name=hisham&surname=Falougy&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5

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

anatomy

I.11 - ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3290-711X

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, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

II.b - Year

1999

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

2008

II.c - Study field and programme

normal anatomy, histology and embryology

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
university teacher - assistant lecturer	Institute of Aanatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	2000 - 2003
university teacher - lecturer, assistant professor	Institute of Aanatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	2003 - ongoing
university teacher - lecturer, assistant professor	Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University	2007 - ongoing

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 the field of health management and financing	Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava	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
Anatomy 1, 2 and 3	General Medicine	I.+II.	General Medicine
Anatomy 1 and 2	Dentistry	I.+II.	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.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

149 outputs

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

27 outputs

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

VI.1.a - Overall

28 outputs in Web of Science/ 29 outputs in Scopus

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

10 outputs in Web of Science/ 12 outputs in Scopus

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

VI.1.a - Overall

278 citations

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

141 citations

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

VI.1.a - Overall

125 citations in Web of Science/ 237 citations in Scopus

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

85 citations in Web of Science/ 135 citations in Scopus

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

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

El Falougy, H, Benuska, J. History, anatomical nomenclature, comparative anatomy and functions of the hippocampal formation. Bratislava medical journal 2006;107(4):103-106. (40 citations in Web of Science, 43 citations in Scopus).

El Falougy, H, Kubikova, E, Benuska, J.The microscopical structure of the hippocampus in the rat. Bratislava medical journal 2008;109(3):106-110. (29 citations in Web of Science, 32 citations in Scopus).

El Falougy, H, Selmeciová, P, Kubikova, E, Haviarova, Z. The variable origin of the recurrent artery of Heubner: an anatomical and morphometric study. Biomed Research International 2013;2013:873434. doi: 10.1155/2013/873434. (Q2; 14 citations in Web of Science and Scopus).

El Falougy, H, Weismann, P, Lukacikova, P, Mifkovic, A, Perzelova, A, Sivakova, I, Kubikova, E. The vsacular pattens of the posterior part of the circulus arteriosus cerebri (Willisi). Bratislava medical journal 2018;119 (11): 679-683. (IF: 0.859; Q3).

Gasparova, Z, Janega, P, Weismann, P, El Falougy, H, Tyukos Kaprinay, B, Liptak, B, Michalikova, D, Sotnikova, R. Effect of metabolic syndrome on neural plasticity and morphology of the hippocampus: correlations of neurological deficits with physiological status of the rat. General Physiology and Biophysics 2018; 37 (6): 619-632. (IF: 1.309)

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

Bevizova, K, El Falougy, H, Thurzo, A, Harsanyi, S. Is virtual reality enhancing dental anatomy education? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Eductaion 2024;24 (1): DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06233-0. (IF: 2.7; Q1).

Bugar Bodorova, B, Havranek, T, Mihalj, D, Kupkova, K, Bogyova, E, El Falougy, H, Bacova, Z, Bakos, J. Prenatal valproate exposure alters midbrain and striatal neuronal morphology along with dopamine levels. Brain Struct Funct 231, 33 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-026-03090-z (IF: 2,9; Q1)

Malakhov, S, Lukacikova, P, Shmarhalov, A, Wslova, L, Polovinschykov, A, Polak, S, El Falougy, H,Morphological analysis of Whitnall's tubercle : an anatomical landmark in orbital surgery. Anatomy and Cell Biology 58, 4, (2025) DOI 10.5115/acb.25.130 (IF: 1,2, Q3)

Siváková, I, Mráz, P, Kubíková, E, El Falougy, H, Peržeľová, A. Can permanent cell lines originate from low-grade astrocytomas: overgrowth of "glia-like" cells in pilocytic and fibrillary (diffuse) astrocytoma cultures. Bratislava medical journal 2021;122 (6): 367-370. (IF: 1.564)

Sivakova, I, El Falougy, H, Kubakova, E, Perzelova, A. Uncertain histological origin of "glia-like" cells in adult human brain tissue cultures. Bratislava medical journal 2022;123 (9): 625-630. (IF: 1.5)

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

Weis, C. N., Webb, E. K., Huggins, A. A. et al. Stability of hippocampal subfield volumes after trauma and relationship to development of PTSD symptoms. NEUROIMAGE 2021; 236. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118076

Plotnikov, Mark B., Chernysheva, Galina A., Aliev, Oleg I. et al. Protective Effects of a New C-Jun N-terminal Kinase Inhibitor in the Model of Global Cerebral Ischemia in Rats. MOLECULES 2019; 24 (9). doi:10.3390/molecules24091722

Matsuda, Wakoto, Sonomura, Takahiro, Honma, Satoru et al. Anatomical variations of the recurrent artery of Heubner: number, origin, and course. Anatomical science international 2018; 93 (3): 317 -322

De Souza Junior, Paulo, De Carvalho, Natan Da Cruz, De Mattos, Karine et al. Brachial Plexus in the Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus): a Descriptive and Comparative Analysis. The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 2017;300(3): 537 -548

Yao, X ; Wang, C; Pan, WJ; Chao, YC; Tang, JL. Ankle syndesmotic ligaments avulsion fractures: incidence in adult population. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH 2024;19(1). DOI: 10.1186/s13018-024-05156-2.

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

Effect of fructose diet in experimental models of metabolic syndrome and in healthy subjects: design of effective pharmacological treatment. Grant number: VEGA 2/0120/19

Study of triggering factors and signal transmission mechanisms induced by non-invasive adaptive interventions in the rat organism for the purpose of protecting the myocardium from ischemia. Grant number: VEGA 2/0141/18

The role of nonischemic adaptive stimuli in the protection of the ischemic myocardium: a study of triggering mechanisms and cellular cardioprotective signaling. Grant number: APVV-19-0540

Study of the role of endogenous cardioprotection in the rat myocardium evoked by non-pharmacological adaptive stimuli under normal and pathological conditions. Grant number:VEGA 2/0104/22

Project Aanatomically accurate 3D models (ACCEDE), Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union , agreement number: 2022-1-CZ01-KA220-HED-000089231.

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

2026-03-03

Name and surname:	MUDr. Hisham El Falougy, 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