László Czakó, MD, MSc, PhD, DSc
gastroenterologyst, diabetologist
Curriculum
| Name: | László Czakó, MD, MSc, PhD, DSc |
| Place and date of birth: | Szeged, Hungary, 5th of January, 1966 |
| Permanent address: | Fakopáncs u. 5, Szeged, H-6726, Hungary Tel: (36)-62-450-738, (36)-20-3315-645 |
| Office address: | First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged Szeged, P.O.Box:427, H-6701, Hungary. Tel: (36)-62-545-187 Fax: (36)-62-545-185 e-mail: czako.laszlo@med.u-szeged.hu |
| Education: | 1980–1984: Secondary Grammar School, Szolnok, Hungary 1984–1990: Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary 1990: MD degree (score: excellent, “summa cum laude”) 1995: Specialist of Internal Medicine (score: excellent) 1998: Specialist of Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, Hepatology (score: excellent) 1999: PhD degree in pancreatology (score: excellent, “summa cum laude”) 1996–1999:MSc degree – health economist, Attila József University, Szeged, Hungary 2005: Habilitation (med. habil.), University of Szeged 2006: Specialist of Diabetes Mellitus 2014: License in endoscopic ultrasound 2014: License in diabetology 2014: DSc degree |
| Position held: | 1987-1990: Part-time researcher, part-time lecturer, Dept. of Pathophysiology, Albert
Szent-Györgyi Med. Univ. 1990–1995: Research Associate, Internist, First Dept. of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Med. Univ. 1995–2002: Assistant Professor, First Dept. of Medicine, University of Szeged 2003–2009: First Assistant Professor, First Dept. of Medicine, University of Szeged 2009–2014: Associate Professor, First Dept. of Medicine, University of Szeged 2014 – present:Vice-chairmen, Professor, First Dept. of Medicine, University of Szeged |
| Scholarships, fellowships, study trips: | 1986–1990: Scholarship of Hungarian Republic 1989. 08–09.: Dept. of Gastroenterology, Ramon Y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain 1990–1993: Scholarship of Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1994.02–03: Dept. of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1994.05.01–12.28: Postdoctoral fellowship from the Matsumae Foundation, Third Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, School of Medicine 1999.03–06: Postdoctoral fellowship from the Japanese Council for Medical Training, Dept. of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan 2000–2003: Bólyai János Scholarship from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2000–2003: Postdoctoral fellowship from the Hungarian Scientific Research Found 2003–2006: Békésy György Scholarship from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2010.06.16–23: Department of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 2010.10.23–11.07:Endoscòpia Digestiva Sv. Gastroenterologia. ICMDM Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain 2012.02.01–02.14 Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Bécs, Austria 2012.05.06–05.10: Klinik und Poliklinik für Interdisziplinäre Endoskopie Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Németország 2012.10.22–10.28: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Fields of interest: |
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| Major Awards: |
1994: „Research Award” (European Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy) 1995: “Medicom Glaxo Award” (award of the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) 1998: Young Investigator’s Award (award of the International Association of Pancreatology) 1998, 2002: Award of the World Gastroenterology Organization 1999: “The most valuable gastroenterological publication of the year” (award of the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) 2000: “The most valuable gastroenterological publication of the year” (award of the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) 2001: “Magyar Imre” Award (award of the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) 2004: “Bólyai János” Award (award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) 2005: “The most valuable gastroenterological publication of the year” (award of the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) 2006: “Markusovszky Lajos” award (Orvosi Hetilap) 2008: “LAM award” (Lege Artis Medicinae) 2009: “The most valuable gastroenterological publication of the year” (award of the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) 2015: “Markusovszky Lajos” award (Orvosi Hetilap) 2016: “Pro optimo merito in pancreatico-oncologia” award 2019: “Pro optimo merito in gastroenterologia” award 2021: Diploma of merit – National Scientific Student Circle |
| Memberships: | Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology (governing board member: 2010–) Hungarian Society of Pancreatology (chairman: 2018–2021) Hungarian Society of Endoscopy (governing board member: 2016–, chairman: 2021–) Hungarian Endosonography Club (chairman: 2012–2015, governing board member 2016–) International Association of Pancreatology European Pancreatic Club (council member: 2018–2021) American Pancreatic Association European Group of Endoscopic Utrasonography (governing board member: 2012–) European Society of Digestive Oncology European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Hungarian Society of Internal Medicine (governing board member: 2022 –) Hungarian Society of Diabetes Hungarian Society of Hypertension Hungarian Society of Clinical Nutrition Public Corporation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungarian Union of Medical Societies (governing board member: 2018 –, vice chairman: 2020 –) |
| Reviewer for: | Journal Applied Physiol 2005 – Pancreatology 2005 – American Journal of Pathology 2005 – Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2005 – European Surgical Research 2006 – Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007 – Pancreas 2008 – European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2008 – Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2008 – Journal of Pancreatology 2009 – Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research 2009 – World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009 – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy 2010 – World Journal of Gastroenterology 2010 – Immunology 2010 – PLoS Medicine 2011 – Clinical Endocrinology 2011 – The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine 2011 – International Scholarly Research Network Inflammation 2012 – Frontiers in Physiology 2012 – British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 2012 – Indian Journal of Medical Sciences 2012 – International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries 2012 – Journal of Clinical Imaging Science, 2012 – Clinical Lipidology, 2012 – Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2014 – Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017 – |
| Editor: | Journal of Gastroenterology (2010–2012) World Journal of Gastroenterology (2009–2011) World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2010– Frontiers in Gastrointestinal Sciences (2010–2015) Frontiers in in Physiology – Gastrointestinal Sciences (2010–2015) Associate Editor (2021–) World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology (2011–2019) Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2011–2015) Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research (Associate Editors-In-Chief) (2011–2014) International Scholarly Research Network Inflammation (2011–2014) Journal of Hypo & Hyperglycemia (2012–) Global Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (2013–) World Journal of Methodology (2013–) Gastroenterological and Intestinal System (2013–) World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2013–) Journal of Gastroenterology, Pancreatology & Liver Disorders (2013–) Pancreas – Open Journal(Associate Editor 2015 –) International J. of Gastroenterology Disorders & Therapy (2015–) Gastroenterology & Hepatology International Journal (2017–) Magyar Belorvosi Archívum (2017–) European Journal of Internal Medicine (2020–) Journal of Clinical Medicice (2023–) |
| Languages: | Native language: Hungarian English German Russian |
| Scientometric data: | Number of full papers in international journals: 201 Cumulative impact factor of these papers: 481.7 Total number of independent citations: 3688 Book chapters: 18 Hirsch index: 31 |
| Organization of congresses | 23 (9 as main organizer) |
| Research grants as principal investigator: | 1990–1993: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, The role of small intestine in the intestinal
phase of pancreatic secretion 2000–2003: Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, New diagnostic tools in the morphological and functional examination of chronic pancreatitis (D 34004). 2000–2003: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Experimental and clinical examination of acute pancreatitis (BO/00482/00) 2003–2006: Hungarian Medical Research Council, The early diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal cancers (027/2003) 2003–2006: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Enteral treatment in acute pancreatitis (BÖ 5/2003) 2005–2008: Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, The pathomechanism and therapy of acute pancreatitis (T049134) 2006–2009: Hungarian Medical Research Council, Diagnosis of colorectal cancers: chromoendoscopy and HNPCC (499/2006) 2007: Gedeon Richter Plc.: The early diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. 2012–2015: Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, Pathomechanism of SPINK1 promoter variants in chronic pancreatitis (K 101521) 2018–2021: Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by metabolite biomarkers in new-onset diabetes mellitus. (K 128222) |