Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. MUDr. Mária Szántová, 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
Szantova
I.2 - Name
Maria
I.3 - Degrees
Assoc. Prof. MD, PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1965
I.5 - Name of the workplace
3rd Department of Internal Medicine Medical Faculty of Comenius University
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Derer´s Hospital- Limbova 5, 833 05 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
head of department
I.8 - E-mail address
maria.szantova@kr.unb.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3416?do=filterForm-submit&name=M%C3%A1ria&surname=Sz%C3%A1ntov%C3%A1&university=701000000&faculty=701010000&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
Internal medicine
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-4287-5481

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Medical Faculty of Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
1989
II.c - Study field and programme
general medicine
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Medical Faculty of Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
1989
II.c - Study field and programme
general medicine
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Medical Faculty of Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
1999
II.c - Study field and programme
internal medicine
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Medical Faculty of Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
2003
II.c - Study field and programme
internal medicine
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
head of department 3rd Department of Internal Medicine 9. 2023 - tillnow
assoc. prof. 3rd Department of Internal Medicine 2003- till now
assistant prof. 3rd Department of Internal Medicine 1999-2003
assistant 3rd Department of Internal Medicine 1989-1999

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
attestation from internal medicine 1.st degree PostgradulaI Institute for education in medicine Bratislava 1994
attestation from internal medicine of 2nd degree PostgradulaI Institute for education in medicine Bratislava 1999
Attestation from Hepatology Slovak medical University Bratislava 2003
Certificate from Ultrasonography for adults examination PostgradulaI Institute for education in medicine Bratislava 1998
ESGAR European Society for Gastroenterology and Radiology 1998
EASL congress European Association for study Liver Diseases 1995-2024
AASLD congress American Association for the study of Liver Diseases study of Liver Diseases 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,2024
UEGW (United European Gastroenterology Week) European Gastroenterology Society 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2016
May Days of Hepatology Slovak Hepatology Association 1990, 1993- 2024
EFIM (European Federation of Internal Medicine) congresses 1999, 2001, 2008, 2017

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
Internal medicine 1. general medicine pregradual general medicine
Internal propedeutic general medicine pregradual 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.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
8
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
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
Internal propedeutic General medicine 2nd general medicine
Internal medicine 1. General medicine 2nd 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
568
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
108
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
120
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
30
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
360
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
164
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
173
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
114
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
27
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
12
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

VEGA 1/22295/05- The role of AT-1 blocker in the development of portal hypertension

2

VEGA 1/0188/08-„ The study of factors of progression of liver diseases and possibility of pharmacologic regression“ 


3

The study of factors for healthy life style in students and adolescents 2017-2019

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

Project SIRIUS of screening for liver disease in Slovak republic 2022-2023

2

cooperation on clinical and scientific project with Slovak Science Academy on the topic:

"The effect of molecular hydrogen in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" (with Prof. Dr. Jan Slezak, DrSc.).

3

creation of HEPCALULATOR (www.HEPKALKULACKA) for estimation of fatty liver and degree of significant fibrosis for use in clinical practice of internists, hepatologists, gastroenterologists, diabetologists and general medicine physicians.

4

screening of alcohol consumption in students in cooperation with University of Metaj Bell in Banska Bystrica (Dr. Liška David)

5

research on adverse childhood experiences in patients with alcohol associated liver disease in cooperation with dr. Skladany and dr. Šulejova Karolina (University Hospital Banska Bystrica)

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

Szántová, Mária - Petrakovičová, Zuzana : Epidemiológia hepatocelulárneho karcinómu = Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma Lit.: 28 zázn. In:

Trendy v hepatológii. - Roč. 2, č. 4 (2010), s. 8-13 Ohlasy (3): [o4] 2010 Ulický, J. - Žigrai, M. - Danninger, F. - Rychlý, B. - Šoka, A.: Trendy v hepatológii,

roč. 2, suppl. 1, 2010, s. 7-11 [o4] 2011 Hrušovský, Š.: Gastroenterológia pre prax, roč. 10, č. 1, 2011, s. 46-49 [o4] 2012 Badinková, J. - Skladaný, Ľ. -

Adamcová-Selčanová, S. - Baláž, J. - Peťková, Z. - Brunčák, M.: Trendy v hepatológii, roč. 4, č. 1, 2012, s 36-40

2

Liska D, Liptakova E, Barcalova M, Szantova M, Skladany L. Difference in alcohol consumption in central and eastern Slovakia during a coronavirus

pandemic (COVID-19). Bratisl. Med. J, 2023,124,5: 394-399.

3

Szántová, Mária 100%: Nealkoholová tuková choroba pečene vo svetle aktuálnych odporúčaní = Non alcoholic fatty liver disease in the light of present

recommendations Lit.: 18 zázn. In: Interná medicína. - Roč. 13, č. 1 (2013), s. 7-13

4

Szántová, Mária 100%: Novinky v primárnej prevencii portálnej hypertenzie Dostupné na internete: . Lit.: 21 zázn. In: Súčasná klinická prax - Current

Clinical Practice. - Č. 1 (2008), s. 50-54 Ohlasy (1): [o4] 2009 Medrická, M.: Detský lekár, roč. 17, č. 2, 2010, s. 52-55

5

Szántová, Mária 100%: Diagnostika a liečba alkoholového poškodenia pečene Lit.: 10 zázn. In: Via Practica. - Roč. 5, č. 4-5 (2008), s. 170-173 Ohlasy (1):

[o4] 2010 Buková, L. - Galajda, P. - Mokáň, M.: Diabetes a obezita, roč. 10, č. 19, 2010, s. 47-57

6

Szántová, Mária 100%: Metabolický syndróm a pečeň = Metabolic syndrome and the liver Lit.: 38 zázn. In: Súčasná klinická prax - Current Clinical Practice.

- Č. 2 (2011), s. 45-52 Ohlasy (1): [o4] 2013 Buková, L. - Galajda, P. - Mokáň, M.: Acta medica Martiniana, roč. 13, č. 1, 2013, s. 33-43

7

Kura B, Szantova M, LeBaron TW, Mojto V, Barancik M, Szeiffova Bacova B, Kalocayova B, Sykora M, Okruhlicova L, Tribulova N, Gvozdjakova A,

Sumbalova Z, Kucharska J, Faktorova X, Jakabovicova M, Durkovicova Z, Macutek J, Koscová M, Slezak J. Biological Effects of Hydrogen Water on Subjcets

with NAFLD: A randomized, Placebo- Controlled Trial. Antioxidants 2022, 11,1935. 12s. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11101935

8

Szantova M 70%, Skladaný Ľ 1%, Janicko M 1%, Oltman M 1%, Drazilova S 1%, Belovicova M 1%, Zima M 1%, Kupcova V 1%, Adamcova-Selcanova

S 1%, Koller T 1%, Rac M 1%, Jakabovicova M 1%, Hlavata T 1%, Faktorova X 1%, Durkovicova Z 1%, Szamosova M 1%, Jarcuska P 1%, Mojto V 13%,

Vorlickova M 1%. Questionnaire for risk factors of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Bratisl med J 2022; 123, 7: 496-504.

9

Drazilova S, Janicko M, Skadany, Kristian P, Oltman M, Szantova M. 5% et al. Glucose metabolism changes in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated

with direct acting antivirals. Canadian Jour. Of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018. Article ID6095097, 10 pages, htttps:

//doi.org/10.1155/2018/6095097 IF: 2,147, CC, Scopus.

10

Szantova M 70%, Skladaný Ľ 1%, Janicko M 1%, Oltman M 1%, Drazilova S 1%, Belovicova M 1%, Zima M 1%, Kupcova V 1%, Adamcova-Selcanova

S 1%, Koller T 1%, Rac M 1%, Jakabovicova M 1%, Hlavata T 1%, Faktorova X 1%, Durkovicova Z 1%, Szamosova M 1%, Jarcuska P 1%, Mojto V 13%,

Vorlickova M 1%. Questionnaire for risk factors of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Bratisl med J 2022; 123, 7: 496-504.

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

member of group for SIRIUS project screening of liver diseases in Slovak republic in 2022-2024.

2

cooperation on clinical and scientific project with Slovak Science Academy on the topic:

"The benefitial effect of molecular hydrogen in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" (with Prof. Dr. Jan Slezak, DrSc.) 2019-2023

3

creation of HEPCALULATOR (www.HEPKALKULACKA) for estimation of fatty liver and degree of significant fibrosis for use in clinical practice of internists, hepatologists, gastroenterologists, diabetologists and general medicine physicians 2017-2024

4

research on adverse childhood experiences in patients with alcohol associated liver disease in cooperation with dr. Skladany and dr. Šulejova Karolina (University Hospital Banska Bystrica)

2018-2023

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
May Days of Hepatology- national hepatology congress in Slovakia Slovak hepatology association 2000- 2024- till now
webinars from hepatology Slovak hepatology association 2020_2025- til now
Monotematic hepatology day Slovak hepatology association 2000- 2025- till now
head of Section for Alcohol liver diseases in Slovak Hepatology Society Slovak Hepatology Association 2015- till now

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

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

oral presentation and poster presentation on numerous congresses in Slovakia and abroad:

EASL (European Society of Hepatology), European Society of Internal Medicine,

ESGAR ( European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology) Budapešť,

WFSUMB,

UEGW etc.

May days of hepatology (SK) and Czech rep. Májové hepatologické dni, Májové hepatologické dny ČR

DVD films: 1. Hepatitída C- skrytý zabijak Hepatitis C -hidden morder

2. Je alkohol na zdravie? Is alcohol for your health?

textbooks- Slovník hepatológie do vrecka, Vocabulary of hepatology to the bag . 2015, ISBN 978-80-971836-9-1

Hepatológia stručne, jasne, prehľadne. Hepatology briefly, clearly, tabularly. Textbook for high school

VŠ učebnica, 1.st. edition Amedi management, sro, ISBN 978-80-89797-44-8. 148 s.

Alcohol liver disease in practice 2013, Worwagpharma.

Alcohol- manual of risks, scrrening ant intervention. 2021. Bardejov, 79s. ISBN. 978-80-

971460-9-2

Honour and awards:

2003- Guoth award of Slovak Medical Association

2015- Bronse badge of Slovak Medical Association

2023- Silver badge of Slovak medical Association

2025- Award of Slovak Association for protection of patient´s rights

2002 - award of UEGW (United European Gastroenterology Week) for the best abstract of X. UEGW, Geneva

2003- Award of ESGAR for top 50 best (Európska spoločnosť gastrointestinálnej a

abdominálnej rádiológie) in Budapešt

2014, 2018, 2020, 2022 – 4x- rector´s award for best diploma theses MF CU (Pecháčová K,

Faktorová X, Balkoová K, Valko Ľ)

2017- Top 10 Abstracts CECON Bratislava

2018- Letter of thanks of Slovak hepatology association

2019- Top Abstracts WONCA Bratislava

Date of last update
2025-02-07