Juraj Payer
Head of the Department
Internal Medicine
University Hospital Bratislava
Slovakia
Biography
Personal Data - Born on 13 March 1958 in Bratislava Education and qualification 1977 - Ladislav Sára Grammar School, Bratislava 1983 - Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava, Department of General Medicine (MUDr.) 1986 - First degree attestation in internal medicine, Institute for Further Education of Healthcare Professionals 1990 - Endocrinology attestation , Institute for Further Education education of health workers 1994 - candidate for medical science (CSc.) in the field of internal medicine at the Medical Faculty of the Charles University 1997 - attestation of 2nd degree in internal medicine, Institute for further education of health workers 1997 - associate professor of internal medicine at the Faculty of Medicine 2002 - professor of internal medicine at LF UK 2015 - specialization in public health management (MPH) at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Occupation and professional activity 1983 - 2004 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Bratislava (Secondary Doctor, Ordinary for Endocrinology, Ext. 2004 - 2006 Internal Department NsP Ružinov, Bratislava, Head of the department 2006 - till now V. internal clinic of LFUK and UNB, Hospital Ružinov, head of the clinic Other: Functions and other activities: • Dean of LFUK for cooperation of faculty with medical facilities, health care, specialization study and representation of the Dean of LFUK • Head expert of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic for Internal Medicine • Principal expert of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic for Endocrinology • First Vice-President of the Slovak Medical Society (SLS) • Chairman of the Categorization Commission for Endocrinology of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic • Member of the Presidium of the Slovak Medical Society (SLS) • President of the Slovak Society for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Diseases of SLS Bones • Vice-President of SLS Slovak Endocrinology Society • Vice-President of SLS Slovak Internship • a member of the Society for Menopause and Andropauz • a member of the EU Panel on Osteoporosis at the European Parliament • a member of the American Osteological Society • A member of the American Endocrinology Society • a member of the European Endocrinology Society • Chairman of the Examination Board for State Final Examinations from Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Bratislava • guarantor for the teaching of Internal Propedeutics and Internal Medicine for the Department of General Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Bratislava • a guarantor for specialization in endocrinology and a chair of the testing commission for a specialization exam at the Department of Endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Bratislava • member of the Examination Commission for the Endocrinology at the Slovak University of Health in Bratislava • Member of the Academic Senate and the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Medicine of the Charles University in Bratislava • Member of the Editorial Board of Osteology Bulletin, Slovakian Physician, Medical Monitor, Forum Diabetologicum, Via Practica, Internal Medicine Awards, honors: Jessenius SLS Award for the Osteoporosis Monograph, Bratislava, 2013 Gold Medal SLS for Merit for Slovak Medical Society, Bratislava 2013 Medal of the Society for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Diseases of SLS Bones for the Development of Medicine in the Field of Osteoporosis and Metabolic Diseases of Bone, Bratislava 2013 Prize of the Literary Fund for the Scientific and Professional Literature for 2012 in the category of Biological and Medical Sciences Dérér's SLS Award for Scientific and Publications, Bratislava 2010 Jessenius SLS Award for the Dictionary of Rheumatology, Bratislava 2010 Honorary Rector of the UK Rector on International Student Day, Bratislava 2009 Bronze medal of the Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava 2008 Silver Medal SLS for Merit for Slovak Medical Society, Bratislava 2008 Honorary Memberships: Honorary Membership of the Czech Medical Society John Evangelista Purken (2016) Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians London, UK (2014) Honorary Membership of the Slovak Orthopedic and Traumatological Society of the Slovak Medical Society (2010) Honorary Membership of the Metabolic Society of the Skeleton of the Czech Medical Society JE PurkynÄ› (2008) Honorary Membership of the Society for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Diseases of Bones of the Slovak Medical Society (2008) Honorary Membership of the Slovak Endocrinology Society of the Slovak Medical Society (2008) Honorary Membership of the Slovak Internist Society of the Slovak Medical Society (2006) Honorary Membership of the Slovak Rheumatological Society of the Slovak Medical Society (2007) PublikaÄná ÄinnosÅ¥ Author and co-author of more than 650 publications in foreign and domestic press and more than 220 original works and more than 100 in WOS and SCOPUS databases Quotes more than 440 in foreign and domestic press Author and co-author of 16 books Author and editor of the first Slovak monograph on osteoporosis List of the most important book publications: • Payer J., Killinger Z., et al. Osteoporosis. Bratislava, Herba, 2012, 256 pp., ISBN 978-80-89171-94-1 • Payer J., Borovsky M, et al. Osteoporosis in chronic diseases. Bratislava, Herba, 2014, 192 s. ISBN 978-80-89631-19-3 • Lazur I, Payer J. and colleagues. Standard diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in endocrinology. Košice, Vienala, 2008, 251 s. ISBN 978-80-89232-30-7 • Rovenský J., Payer J., et al. Dictionary of Rheumatology. Wien, Springer-Verlag, 2009, 230 pp. ISBN 978-3-211-68584-6 • Payer J., Rovensky J., Killinger Z. Lexicon of osteoporosis. Bratislava, SAP, 2007, 75 s. ISBN 978-80-8095-008-8 • Kreze A., Langer P., Klimeš I., Stárka L., Payer J., Michálek J. General and Clinical Endocrinology. Bratislava, AEP, 2004, 910 s. ISBN 80-88880-58-0 • Payer J. jr, Borovský M. Thyroid disease in gynecological practice. Bratislava, Group, vos, 1998, 124 s. ISBN 80-88835-13-5 • Durish I., Payer J. Jr., Huorka M. Gastrointestinal Hormones in Clinical Practice. Bratislava, SAP, 1995, 128 s. ISBN 80-85665-44-1
Research Interest
Internal Medicine, Endocrinology