Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
MUDr. PhDr. Mária Vargová, 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
Vargová
I.2 - Name
Mária
I.3 - Degrees
MUDr. PhDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1984
I.5 - Name of the workplace
I. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava and University Hospital Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Antolská 11, 85107 Bratislava, Špitálska 24, 81372 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
gynecologist, obstetrician, assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
maria.vargova@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/58620
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
gynaecology and obstetrics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-5136-9869

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, Faculty of Medicine
II.b - Year
2003-2006
II.c - Study field and programme
Midwifery
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine
II.b - Year
2006-2008, 2011-2017
II.c - Study field and programme
Nursing, General Medicine
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine
II.b - Year
2019-2023
II.c - Study field and programme
gynaecology and obstetrics
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
board certified gynecologist obstetrician I. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava and University Hospital Bratislava 2019 - doteraz
Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 2023 - doteraz
Midwife I. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava and University Hospital Bratislava 2012 - 2016
Midwife 2. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava and University Hospital Bratislava 2007-2009

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
Trainee Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Apolinář, Czech Republic 2021
Scientific Writing Course for PhD students Dr.Markus Tierscgm PhD 2019
intermediate German language course State Language School in Trenčín 2000-2002
lactation consultant Dr. Newman 2008

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
Gynaecology and obstetrics general medicine I.+II. general medicine
Gynaecology and obstetrics 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)
3
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
3
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
112
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
105
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
19
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
19
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
13
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
9
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
10
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
10
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Vargová, M., Krištúfková, A., Adamec, A., Daniš, J., McCullough, L., Kotríková, D., Štrbová, D., Nižňanská, Z., & Korbeľ, M. (2025). Maternal Intensive Care Unit Admission: A 10 year population based study in Slovakia. Bratislava Medical Journal, 126(12), 3487–3496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00389-x

2

Vargova, M., Kosibova, Z., Janac, P., Kristufkova, A., Korbel, M., Tvrdon, T., … & Niznanska, Z. (2026). Application of 3D printing in the evaluation of a clinically significant congenital uterine anomaly. Ginekologia Polska, 97(2), 110–115. https://doi.org/10.5603/gpl.107796

3

Vargová M, Adamec A, Kotríková D, McCullough L, Kanásová D, Daniš J, Gabal R, Krištúfková A, Nižňanská Z, Korbeľ M. Závažná materská morbidita vyžadujúca transport rodičiek na jednotky intenzívnej starostlivosti v Slovenskej republike – 9-ročná populačná štúdia. Ceska Gynekol. 2023;88(4):253-259. doi: 10.48095/cccg2023253. 

4

Kotríková, D., Vargová, M., Adamec, A., Krištúfková, A., & Korbeľ, M. (2025). Coincidental maternal mortality in Slovakia in the years 2007–2024. Ceska Gynekol 90(4), 278–284. https://doi.org/10.48095/cccg2025278

5

Sysák R, Brennerová K, Krlín R, Štencl P, Rusňák I, Vargová M. Effect of Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency on Pregnancy and Puerperium. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Feb 5;12(2):415. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12020415. PMID: 35204506; PMCID: PMC8871159.

6

Kotríková, D., Adamec, A., Vargová, M., Krištúfková, A., McCullough, L., Štrbová, D., Goldbergerová, A., Daniš, J., Nižňanská, Z., & Korbeľ, M. (2025). Maternal mortality in Slovakia in the years 2007–2023. Bratislava Medical Journal, 126(5), 835–842. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00094-9

7

Adamec, A., Vargová, M., Krištúfková, A., Nižňanská, Z., & Korbeľ, M. (2024). Peripartum hysterectomy: A 9-year population-based study in Slovakia. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 164(1), 236–241. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15012

8

McCullough, L., Nižňanská, Z., Danihel, Ľ., Šufliarsky, J., Kubičková, M., Gergely, L., Vargová, M., & Korbeľ, M. (2026). Reproductive outcomes after treatment of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in Slovakia. Bratislava Medical Journal, 127(3), 1183–1189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00449-2

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

Vargová, M., Krištúfková, A., Adamec, A., Daniš, J., McCullough, L., Kotríková, D., Štrbová, D., Nižňanská, Z., & Korbeľ, M. (2025). Maternal Intensive Care Unit Admission: A 10 year population based study in Slovakia. Bratislava Medical Journal, 126(12), 3487–3496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00389-x

2

Vargova, M., Kosibova, Z., Janac, P., Kristufkova, A., Korbel, M., Tvrdon, T., … & Niznanska, Z. (2026). Application of 3D printing in the evaluation of a clinically significant congenital uterine anomaly. Ginekologia Polska, 97(2), 110–115. https://doi.org/10.5603/gpl.107796

3

Vargová M, Adamec A, Kotríková D, McCullough L, Kanásová D, Daniš J, Gabal R, Krištúfková A, Nižňanská Z, Korbeľ M. Závažná materská morbidita vyžadujúca transport rodičiek na jednotky intenzívnej starostlivosti v Slovenskej republike – 9-ročná populačná štúdia. Ceska Gynekol. 2023;88(4):253-259. doi: 10.48095/cccg2023253. 

4

Sysák R, Brennerová K, Krlín R, Štencl P, Rusňák I, Vargová M. Effect of Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency on Pregnancy and Puerperium. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Feb 5;12(2):415. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12020415. PMID: 35204506; PMCID: PMC8871159.

5

Adamec, A., Vargová, M., Krištúfková, A., Nižňanská, Z., & Korbeľ, M. (2024). Peripartum hysterectomy: A 9-year population-based study in Slovakia. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 164(1), 236–241. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15012

6

McCullough, L., Nižňanská, Z., Danihel, Ľ., Šufliarsky, J., Kubičková, M., Gergely, L., Vargová, M., & Korbeľ, M. (2026). Reproductive outcomes after treatment of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in Slovakia. Bratislava Medical Journal, 127(3), 1183–1189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00449-2

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

Feigenbaum, A. - Lamale-Smith, L. - Weinstein, L.. - In: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2022 ; art. no. 100894 ;SCOPUS

2

Ibrahim, M.S. - Gold, J.I. - Woodall, A. - Yilmaz, B.S. - Gissen, P. - Stepien, K.M.. : Diagnostic and Management Issues in Patients with Late-Onset Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency - In: Children, vol. 10, no. 8, 2023 ; art. no. 1368 ;SCI ; SCOPUS

3

KUMAR, A., GUPTA, S. Ovarian vein thrombosis can be a complication of hysteroscopy. Cureus. 2021; 13(7): e16196. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16196.

4

A Comprehensive Review of the Pathophysiology and Management of Amniotic Fluid Embolism / Wang, Liye [Autor, 14.286%] ; Zhang, Linyue [Autor, 14.286%] ; Wu, Jingwu [Autor, 14.286%] ; Bian, Yinghui [Autor, 14.286%] ; Cai, Liping [Autor, 14.285%] ; Hu, Gang [Autor, 14.285%] ; Zhou, Xiaoni [Autor, 14.286%]. – DOI 10.31083/CEOG39277. – SCO ; CCC ; WOS CC ; SCIE.

In: Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Montreal (Kanada) : Canada. – ISSN 0390-6663. – ISSN (online) 2709-0094. – Roč. 52, č. 8 (2025), art. no. 39277 [tlačená forma] [online]

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

Young Scientists Grant of Comenius University – UK/223/2020

“Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity in the Slovak Republic Requiring Intensive Multidisciplinary Care.”

2

Young Scientists Grant of Comenius University – UK/184/2022

“Perinatal Complications Associated with Assisted Reproduction.”

3

APVV-18-0499

“Histomorphological Basis of Idiopathic Tubal Infertility.”

4

KEGA 081UK-4/2021

“Development of Study Materials for the Newly Established Course in Clinical Embryology and Reproductive Medicine.”

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

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 Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Apolinář, Czech Republic Apolinářská 18, 128 08 Praha 2, Czech republic 20. 09. 2021 - 1. 10. 2021 trainee

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Best Case Report Award, Case Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jasná, Slovakia, 14–15 April 2023

Case report: “Septic Condition in the Puerperium Secondary to a Perimandibular Abscess.”

Best Case Report Award, 29th European Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG 2025), Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 5–7 June 2025

Awarded for the scientific work: “An Unusual Complication of Congenital Uterine Malformation.”

3rd Place – Best Case Report Award, Case Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jasná, Slovakia, 19–20 April 2024

Case report: “Unusual Finding of Myoma Nascens after Cesarean Section in a Patient with Congenital Uterine Anomaly.”

Positions and Memberships in Professional Societies

Member of the European Board of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (EURAPAG) – since 2024

Slovak Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (SGPS)

Slovak Society for Endocrinology, Menopause and Andropause (SSEMA)

Slovak Obstetric Survey System (SOSS)

Date of last update
2026-02-28