Ph.D Degrees

On 19 September 2016, Dr Gyula István Csermely successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Effect of Maternal Age and Birth Order on the Risk of Developing Congenital Malformations.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr József Bódis
Supervisor: Dr Béla Veszprémi
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 22 November 2016.

On 2 June 2016, Antal Tamás Zemplényi successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Health Economic Evaluation of Hospital Technologies: Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Modern Radiotherapy.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Imre Boncz
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 7 June 2016.

On 19 May 2016, Gabriella Császárné Gombos successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Direct Effect of Walking and Training on Bone Metabolism Markers in Women with Different Bone Densities; Analysis of the Effects of Sensorimotor Training Programmes.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr János Kránicz
Supervisor: Prof. Dr János Kránicz
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 7 June 2016.

On 17 May 2016, Csaba Vandulek successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Integration of Modern Functional Cross-sectional Imaging into 3D-based Radiotherapy Procedures for Central Nervous System Tumours.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr István Kiss
Supervisor: Dr Árpád Kovács
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 7 June 2016.

On 9 May 2016, Dr Imre Szentpéteri successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Changes in Placental Gene Activity of Angiogenesis-regulating Genes in Intrauterine Growth Restriction.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr József Bódis
Supervisor: Dr József Gábor Joó
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 7 June 2016.

On 1 March 2016, Katalin Lantos successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Correlations Between Parental Behaviour and Family Rituals, and Their Effect on Anxiety Proneness and Coping Strategies Among Adolescents and Post-adolescents.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr Kinga Lampek
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 22 March 2016.

On 14 December 2015, Dr Gábor Kopcsányi successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Retrospective Analysis of the Outcomes of Childhood Tympanoplasties in Patients with Cleft Palate: Experience of the Past 24 Years.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Prof. Dr József Pytel, Dr László Lujber
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 2 February 2016.

On 1 December 2015, Dr Éva Stánicz successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Examination of MicroRNA Expressions in Oesophageal and Gastric Tumours.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr István Kiss
Supervisor: Prof. Dr István Kiss
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 2 February 2016.

Habilitations

On 13 May 2016, Dr András Lászik successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture: As a Forensic Genetic Expert in the World of Health Sciences.
Workplace: Institute of Forensic and Insurance Medicine, Semmelweis University
Approved by the UP HBUP at its meeting on 30 May 2016.

On 10 May 2016, Dr Zsuzsanna Soós-Kiss successfully completed her habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture: The Impact of Changes in Family Statistical Indicators and Family Types on the Work of Health Promotion Professionals.
Workplace: Department of Clinical Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University
Approved by the UP HBUP at its meeting on 30 May 2016.

On 4 May 2016, Dr Gábor Kovács successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture: Legal Aspects of Medical and Health Science Research.
Workplace: Széchenyi István University
Approved by the UP HBUP at its meeting on 30 May 2016.

On 10 December 2015, Dr Ildikó Tar successfully completed her habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture: Foreign Language Learning Strategies in Higher Education (Language Anxiety, Teaching Experiences, Surveys, and Development Opportunities).
Workplace: Institute of Business Language Communication, Faculty of Economics and Rural Development, Centre for Agricultural and Economic Sciences, University of Debrecen
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 2 February 2016.

On 9 December 2015, Dr Árpád Juhász successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture: Multidisciplinary Treatment of Oesophageal Diseases.
Workplace: Markusovszky University Teaching Hospital, Szombathely
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 2 February 2016.

On 1 December 2015, Dr Valentin Brodszky successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture: Patients’ Future Expectations Regarding Health-related Quality of Life and Life Expectancy.
Workplace: Corvinus University of Budapest
Approved by the UP UDC at its meeting on 2 February 2016.