Andrej Černák

Biography

 Personal information -  born 14 July 1945, Beňuš -  Married, two children -  lives in Bratislava   Education and qualifications 1951 - 1959  Elementary School, Brezno 1959 - 1963  Grammar School, Brezno 1963-1969  LF UK, Bratislava 1969  M.D. 1974  Doctor of Ophthalmology 1979  PhD. diploma in ophthalmology 1986  associate professor of ophthalmology 1998  professor of ophthalmology    Occupation and professional activity 1969 - 1975    Department of Ophthalmology of Charles University, FN Mickiewiczova, BA 1975 - 1982    assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology of Charles University, FN Mickiewiczova, BA                1982 - 1984    independent medical doctor Luke's Hospital, Ophthalmology Department of Malta 1986 - 1990    Associate Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology at Charles University, MN Mickiewiczova, BA                1986 - 1996    Secretary General of the Slovak Ophthalmological Society 1990 - 2016 Head of the Ophthalmology Department of the Faculty of Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Head of the Today Clinic of Surgery and Unb  St. Cyril and Method, UNB 1994              member of the European Ophthalmological Society Committee 1994 - 2002    President of the Slovak Ophthalmological Society 2002 - until now Vice-President of the Slovak Ophthalmological Society   Membership -  Slovak ophthalmological society -  European ophthalmological society -  The American Society of Refractive and Cataract Surgery -  AAO member    other He was the first to start specimen operations in the Czech Republic in 1993 with his excimer laser. As one of the first he also started to use the facomotive technique and organized many courses where he trained surgeons from Many countries. In 1993 he founded the first corneal bank, which supplies corneas for transplantation for the whole of Slovakia. He has studied abroad and abroad: UK, Malta, Germany, USA. Publishing activity: more than 200 lectures of Slovak and foreign (England, Germany, USA, Spain, Italy, Greece, China, Poland, Austria and others) Currently the co-project manager: -  Cultured autologous mucosal epithelial cells for corneal reconstruction (VEGA) -  Genetic risk factors for prion diseases; identification, characterization, study of interactions and exogenous risks and effective prevention (MH SR)

Research Interest

 Professional focus -  anterior and posterior segment microsurgery, oncology, cataracts, corneal and retinal surgery