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Comenius University in Bratislava

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Comenius University Faculty of Medicine logoComenius University in Bratislava is the oldest university in the Slovak Republic. It was founded on June 27th, 1919 and follows the university tradition of the Academia Istropolitana, which was established in Bratislava by Matthias Corvinus, the Hungarian King, in 1465.

The university's core strategic objectives are:

  • to sustain and develop its identity as a research and teaching institution of the highest international quality;
  • to provide an outstanding educational environment, supporting study across a broad range of academic disciplines;
  • to produce graduates not only with high personal and professional achievement but also with high human qualities;
  • to enhance the scientific and cultural vision of society as well as its economic well-being.
The Faculty of Medicine (founded in 1919) has a Department of Pediatrics which is divided into two Pediatric Clinics (1st and 2nd), Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Cardiologic Center and several specialized Clinics (Dermatology, Neurology, Ophthalmologic, ETN). All of them are seated at the Children’s Teaching Hospital (in Slovak language Children’s Faculty Hospital). 1st and 2nd Pediatric Clinics have 120 beds and more than 10 specialized outpatient departments. The Children’s Teaching Hospital admits patients from all over the Slovakia and serves as a central institution for pediatric care in Slovakia.

Project Role

  • Recruitment and atopic determination of mothers
  • Acquisition of questionnaire information for epidemiologic assessment of in utero and post natal exposure
  • Immunoglobulin E determination in cord blood and peripheral blood samples

The Team

Dr Peter Ciznar,MD, PhD, is an assistant professor with interests in allergology. He has particpated in several international research projects investigating allergic diseases amongst children.

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