Curriculum vitae
Professor Aleš Linhart, M.D., DSc., FESC, FCMA
CURRENT POSITION
- Head of the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine – Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Medical Faculty of the Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague
- President of the Czech Society of Cardiology
- Immediate Past-president of the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology
- Czech Society of Hypertension board member
- Czech Medical Academy board member
EDUCATION
- 1982–1988 First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1991 Ist degree Specialist in Internal Medicine Diploma – Institute of Postgraduate Education of Physicians, Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1993 Hypertension Summer School, France
- 1993–1994 University Diploma of Echocardiography, University of Paris XII, Val de Marne, Créteil, France
- 1994–1995 Inter-University Diploma of Echocardiography, University of Pierre et Marie Currie, Paris, France
- 1996 Board certification – Specialist in Cardiology – Institute of Postgraduate Education of Physicians, Prague, Czech Republic (CZ)
- 2005 Board certification – Specialist in Vascular Medicine – Institute of Postgraduate Education of Physicians, Prague, CZ
LANGUAGES:
- Czech, English, French (fluent)
- Russian Spanish (passive)
UNIVERSITY TITLES
- 1988 Doctor in Medicine, Charles University Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1995 CSc. degree (Ph.D.), Internal Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CZ
- 2001 DrSc. degree, Internal Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CZ
- 2001 Associated Professor of Internal Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CZ
- 2004 Professor of Internal Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CZ
MEDICAL ACTIVITIES
- 1988–1989 Military duties
- 1989–1991 Residentship, 2nd Department of Medicine, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1992–1993 Training in Cardiology and Senior House Officer, 2nd Department of Medicine, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1993 Training course – Laboratory of Interventional Cardiology, Dept. of Functional Explorations, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
- 1993–1994 Resident of College of Medicine of Hospitals of Paris, Centre of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Broussais Hospital, Paris France
- 1994–1995 Training course – Centre of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Broussais Hospital, Paris France
- 1995–1996 Physician at Centre of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France
- 1997–1999 Assistant Professor, 2nd Department of Medicine, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- 1999–2005 Head of Laboratory of Echocardiography, 2nd Department of Medicine, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2001–2004 Associated Professor of Internal Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CZ
- 2004–present Professor of Internal Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CZ
- 2005–present Head – 2nd Department of Internal Cardiovascular Medicine, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, CZ
- 2005–2012 Vice-dean – International Affairs, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, CZ
- 2006–2018 Chair, Angiology department of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of Physicians, Prague, CZ
- 2009–2013, and 2108–present Chair, Complex Cardiovascular Centre of the General University Hospital in Prague, CZ
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Author or co-author 250 papers and reviews, 78 book chapters and monographs. Citation record WOS > 15 000, H-index 37.
- 1989–1993 Clinical research – 2nd Department of Medicine, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, CZ
- 1993–1996 Clinical research fellow – Centre of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (Hemodynamic Explorations Unit), Broussais Hospital, Paris France
- 1997–present Clinical research including Clinical trials management (PI of 11 clinical trials)
Recent grant projects:
- NS/9770-4/2008 – Atherosclerosis in young MI survivors – Internal Grant Agency of Czech Ministry of Health – evaluated A (2012)
- Horizons 2020 project SECURE – EU project 633765
- PRVOUK P35, Progres38 – Institutional research support of Charles University (1011-1016),
MEMBERSHIP
- Czech Medical Academy – elected fellow since 2013, board member since 2018
- European Society of Cardiology, Fellow since 2011 (since 2011 – Nucleus member, -chairman 2016-2018), 2012 – 1014 Committee for Practice Guidelines), 2017, 2018-2020 Congress Program Committee member
- Czech Society of Cardiology – president 2019-2023; member of the executive committee 2005-2011 ; 2015 – 2019, scientific secretary 2008—2011 and 2015 – 2019, 2012-2016 chairman of the Working group on Echocardiography, Member of boards: Working group on pulmonary circulation, Working group on pericardial and myocardial diseases, Working group on preventive cardiology (chairman 2017-2021),
- Czech Society of Hypertension (board member since 2006), European Society of Hypertension
- Czech Society of Internal Medicine
- Czech Society of Vascular Medicine (Angiology), Honorary Member 2020 Czech Society of French-speaking Physicians.