I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Valkovič

I.2 - Name

Peter

I.3 - Degrees

Professor, M.D., Ph.D.

I.4 - Year of birth

1976

I.5 - Name of the workplace

2nd Department of Neurology, Comenius University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Bratislava

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Nemocnica akad. L. Dérera, Limbová 5, 83305 Bratislava

I.7 - Position

Head of Department

I.8 - E-mail address

peter.valkovic@fmed.uniba.sk, peter.valkovic@gmail.com

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

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3445

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

Neurology

I.11 - ORCID iD

0000-0001-7837-8781

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava

II.b - Year

II.c - Study field and programme

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2000

II.c - Study field and programme

General medicine

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2005

II.c - Study field and programme

Neurology

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2011

II.c - Study field and programme

Neurology

II.5 - Professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2016

II.c - Study field and programme

Neurology

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
Internal PhD student	2nd Department of Neurology, Comenius University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Bratislava	2000-2004
University techer - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor	2nd Department of Neurology, Comenius University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Bratislava	2004-lasts
Physician- neurologist	2nd Department of Neurology, Comenius University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Bratislava	2000-lasts
Researcher	Centre of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava	2007-lasts

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
Board Postgraduate Certification 1st Degree - Neurology	Slovak Medical University	2004
Board Postgraduate Certification 2nd Degree - Neurology	Slovak Medical University	2007
Master of Health Administration	St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Work, Bratislava	2015

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
Neurology 1	General Medicine	I.+II.	General Medicine
Neurology 2	General Medicine	I.+II.	General Medicine
Neurology	Dental Medicine	I.+II.	Dental 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.2.a - Name of the study programme	V.2.b - Degree	V.2.c - Field of study
Neurology	I.+II.	General Medicine
Neurology	I.+II.	Dental Medicine
Neurology	III.	General Medicine

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.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure	V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Neurology	General medicine

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third 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

413

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

152

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

VI.1.a - Overall

128

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

1555

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

960

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

VI.1.a - Overall

1455

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

910

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

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

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

Gracies JM, Brashear A, Jech R, McAllister P, Banach M, Valkovic P, Walker H, Marciniak Ch, Deltombe T, Skoromets A, Khatkova S, Edgley S, Gul F, Catus F, Bois De Fer B, Vilain C, Picaut P. Efficacy and safety of abobotulinumtoxinA for hemiparesis after stroke or traumatic brain injury in adult patients with upper limb spasticity: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2015 Oct; 14 (10): 992-1001.

Valkovic P, Benetin J, Blazícek P, Valkovicová L, Gmitterová K, Kukumberg P. Reduced plasma homocysteine levels in levodopa/entacapone treated Parkinson patients. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2005 Jun;11(4):253-6.

Valkovic P, Krafczyk S, Bötzel K. Postural reactions to soleus muscle vibration in Parkinson's disease: scaling deteriorates as disease progresses. Neurosci Lett. 2006 Jun 19;401(1-2):92-6.

Valkovič P, Minar M, Singliarova H, Harsany J, Hanakova M, Martinkova J, Benetin J. Pain in Parkinson´s disease: A cross-sectional study of its prevalence, types, and relationship to depression and quality of life. PLoS One. 2015 Aug 26; 10 (8): e0136541. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136541.

Menkyova I, Stastna D, Novotna K, Saling M, Lisa I, Vesely T, Slezakova D, Valkovic P. Effect of Tai-chi on balance, mood, cognition, and quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis: A one-year prospective study. Explore (NY). 2024 Mar-Apr;20(2):188-195. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2023.07.011.

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

Straka I, Minár M, Škorvánek M, Grofik M, Danterová K, Benetin J, Kurča E, Gažová A, Boleková V, Wyman-Chick KA, Kyselovič J, Valkovič P. Adherence to Pharmacotherapy in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Taking Three and More Daily Doses of Medication. Front Neurol. 2019 Jul 31;10:799. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00799.

Gmitterová K, Gawinecka J, Llorens F, Varges D, Valkovič P, Zerr I. Cerebrospinal fluid markers analysis in the differential diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020 Jun;270(4):461-470.

Straka I, Minár M, Grofik M, Škorvánek M, Boleková V, Gažová A, Kyselovič J, Valkovič P. Effect of pillbox organizers with alarms on adherence to pharmacotherapy in Parkinson disease patients taking three and more daily doses of dopaminergic medications. J. Pers. Med. 2022, 12(2), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12020179.

Valkovič P, Minár M, Matejička P, Gmitterová K, Boleková V, Košutzká Z. Tolcapone improves outcomes in patients with Parkinson’s disease treated by levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel – a pilot study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Aug 12;101(32):e29526. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029526.

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

Citations:

1) Kwakkel, G. - Meskers, C.G.M. In: Lancet Neurology, vol. 14, no. 10, 2015 ; s. 969.

2) Simpson, D.M. – et al. In: Neurology, vol. 86, no. 19, 2016 ; s. 1818-1826.

3) Lungu, C. – et al. In: Neurology, vol. 87, no. 12, 2016 ; s. 1293-1298.

4) Synnot, A. – et al. In: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Nov 22;11(11):CD008929.

Citations:

1) Muller, T. In: Drugs. 2015 Feb;75(2):157-74.

2) Romagnolo, A. – et al. In: Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2018 Nov 8;6(2):96-103.

3) Werner, C.J. In: Proteome Sci. 2008 Feb 14:6:8. doi: 10.1186/1477-5956-6-8.

Valkovic P, Krafczyk S, Bötzel K. Postural reactions to soleus muscle vibration in Parkinson's disease: scaling deteriorates as disease progresses. Neurosci Lett. 2006 Jun 19;401(1-2):92-6.

Citations:

1) Boonstra, T.A. – et al. In: Current Opinion in Neurology, vol. 21, no. 4, 2008 ; s. 461-471.

2) De Nunzio, A.M. – et al. In: Movement Disorders, vol.23, no. 15, 2008 ; s. 2186-2193.

3) Maetzler, W. – et al. In: Lancet Neurology, vol. 8, no. 12, 2009 ; s. 1158-1171.

Citations:

1) Prange, S. – et al. In: Drugs Aging. 2022 Jun;39(6):417-439.

2) Pfeiffer, R.F. In.: Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2016 Jan;22 Suppl 1:S119-22

3) Lee, A., - Gilbert, R.M. In: Neurol Clin. 2016 Nov;34(4):955-965.

Citations:

1) De Meo, E. – et al. In: Expert Rev Neurother. 2025 Feb;25(2):227-243.

2) Buttolph, L.T. – et al. In: Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2024 Aug 31:13:27536130241280721.

3) Shi, F. – et al. In: Complement Ther Clin Pract . 2024 Nov:57:101896.

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

Poskytovateľ grantu: Ministerstvo zdravotníctva SR

Číslo grantu: 2018/32-LFUK-6

Názov grantu: Využitie kinematickej analýzy v prostredí virtuálnej reality na diferenciálnu diagnostiku porúch chôdze a prevenciu pádov starnúcej populácie

Doba riešenia: 12/2018-3/2021

Funkcia: zodpovedný riešiteľ

Poskytovateľ grantu: MŠ SR - Účelová dotácia zo štátneho rozpočtu

Číslo grantu: ŠVT1 (Špičkový vedecký tím)

Názov grantu: Diagnostika a chirurgická liečba nádorových a funkčných ochorení mozgu

Doba riešenia: 2016-2022

Funkcia: spoluriešiteľ projektu

Poskytovateľ grantu: VEGA, MŠ SR

Číslo grantu: 1/0545/22

Názov grantu: Vplyv dopamínergickej liečby na impulzívne správanie pacientov s Parkinsonovou chorobou

Doba riešenia: 2022-2024

Funkcia: spoluriešiteľ projektu

Poskytovateľ grantu: VEGA, MŠ SR

Číslo grantu: 2/0076/22

Názov grantu: Účinky pravidelného dlhodobého cvičenia na bunkové a molekulárne procesy asociované so starnutím: multi-orgánový integratívny prístup

Doba riešenia: 2022-2025

Funkcia: spoluriešiteľ projektu, hlavný riešiteľ SAV

Poskytovateľ grantu : ŠF EU: OP II-VA, OP Integrovaná infraštruktúra

číslo grantu: 313011T431

Názov projektu: Výskum a vývoj v lekárskych vedách-cesta k personalizovanej liečbe závažných neurologických,kardiovaskulárnych a nádorových ochorení (PROMEGA)

Funkcia: spoluriešiteľ projektu

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 Science and Research	Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava	2015 - 2019
Committee of the PhD study program in Neurology	Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava	2012 - lasts
Committee of the PhD study program in Medical Neurosciences	Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava	2019 - lasts
Committee of the PhD study programs in Neurology and Neurosciences	Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine in Brno (Czech rep.)	2018 - lasts
Committee of the PhD study programs in Neurology	Palacky University Faculty of Medicine in Olomouc (Czech rep.)	2017 - lasts
Senior associate dean and vice dean for research funding	Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava	2023 - lasts
Chairperson of the Scientific Board at the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic	Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic	2022 - lasts
Scientific Boaard	Biomedical Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava	2020 - lasts
Council for Medical Sciences of the Agency for Research and Development. of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic	Agency for Research and Development. of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic	2022 - lasts

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)
Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig Maximilians Universität	Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München, Germany	09/2002-08/2003	EU Marie-Curie Training Programme Fellowship
Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig Maximilians Universität	Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München, Germany	01/2005 – 12/2005	European Neurological Society Fellowship 2005

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2025-02-27

Name and surname:	prof. MUDr. Peter Valkovič, 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