Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Atrial septal defects
- Ventricular septal defects
- Sinus venosus defects
- hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
- Transposition of large vessels
- Fallot's tetralogy
- Complete and partial AVSD (atrioventricular septal defect)
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
Education
| 04.07.1984 | Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague, CZ |
Specialist Training
| 05.11.1987 | Specialist in General Surgery, Institute of Specialist Training for Physicians and Pharmacologists, Prague, CZ |
| 07.05.1993 | Specialist in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Institute for Specialist Training for Physicians and Pharmacologists, Prague, CZ |
| 20.06.2002 | Specialist in cardiac surgery, Saxon State Medical Association, Dresden |
Professional Career
| 09/1984 - 02/1985 |
Assistant physician, Clinic for Internal Medicine, Charles University Hospital, Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, CZ |
| 03/1985 - 08/1985 |
Resident, Department of Surgery, Charles University Hospital, Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, CZ |
| 09/1985 - 11/1987 |
Senior consultant, Department of Surgery, Charles University Hospital, Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, CZ |
| 12/1987 - 05/1988 |
Senior consultant, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Charles University Hospital, Motol, Prague, CZ |
| 06/1988 - 12/1988 |
Senior consultant, Center for Cardiology, Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Charles University Hospital, Motol, Prague, CZ |
| 01/1989 - 08/1990 |
Senior Physician, Center for Cardiac Surgery, Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Charles University Hospital, Motol, Prague, CZ |
| 09/1990 - 10/1991 |
Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK |
| 11/1991 - 12/1992 |
Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Charles University Hospital, Motol, Prague, CZ |
| 01/1993 - 04/1993 |
Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, IKEM, Prague, CZ |
| 05/1993 - 12/1995 |
Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Charles University Hospital, Motol, Prague, CZ |
| 01/1996 - 04/1996 |
Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK |
| 05/1996 - 08/1998 |
Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Charles University Hospital, Motol, Prague, CZ |
| 08/1998 - 10/2000 |
Visiting Physician / Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Herzzentrum Leipzig GmbH, University Hospital, Leipzig |
| since 10/2000 |
Professor / Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery and Department for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Herzzentrum Leipzig GmbH, University Hospital, Leipzig |
Academic activities
- 1991 - 1993 Scholarship from the Ministry of Health, CZ, Harvesting and Preservation of Heart Allograft for Cardiovascular Surgery
- 1993 - 1995 Scholarship of the Ministry of Health, CZ, Univentricular Heart Morphology from the Viewpoint of the Hemodynamics and Surgical Approach
- 1994 - 1996 Scholarship of the Ministry of Health, CZ, Optimal Reconstruction of Right and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract in Children With Complex Congenital Heart Defects With Valved Conduit
- 1995 - 1997 Scholarship of the Ministry of Health, CZ, Factors Determining Early and Long-term Results of correction of AVSD
- 1995 -1997 Scholarship of the Ministry of Health, CZ, Reasons and Risk Factors for Reoperations after Primary Correction of Congenital Heart Defects in Neonates and Infants
- 1996 -1998 Scholarship of the Ministry of Health, CZ, Rational Surgical Management of Congenital Heart Defects with Pulmonary Atresia and Multiple Aorto-pulmonary Collaterals
- 1997 -1999 Scholarship of the Ministry of Health, CZ, Tactics of timing and Reconstruction of Relevant Complex Congenital Heart Defects
- 1998 - 2000 Scholarship of the Ministry of Health, CZ, Surgical Aortic Valve Reconstruction versus Aortic Valve Replacement in Children
Extra information
Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Martin Kostelka, around 300 operations are performed on patients with congenital heart defects at Heart Center Leipzig every year. With his many years of experience and a survival rate of 99% in children from the age of one, Prof. Kostelka and his team ensure outstanding results. The entire spectrum of congenital heart defects is treated with the highest level of expertise and the utmost care - for a healthy future for young patients.
Memberships
- 1985 Czech Medical Society J. E. Purkyne
- 1987 Czech Society of Surgery
- 1995 European Association for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
- 1995 European Association of Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons
- 1997 European Society of Pediatric Cardiology
- 2003 German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery (DGTHG)
- 2008 World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
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