Ph.D. Degrees

On 13 November 2023, Dr Sándor Attila Rácz successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Effect of Maternal Obesity on the Electrophysiological Characteristics of the Foetal Heart and on Delivery Room Events”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr József Bódis
Supervisors: Prof. Dr József Bódis, Dr habil. Bálint Farkas
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 28 November 2023.

On 7 November 2023, Dr Róbert János Bánhegyi successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Relationship of FTO Gene Polymorphism, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer Risk – Oncodiabetological Correlations”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Mária Figler
Supervisor: Dr Norbert Fülöp
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 28 November 2023.

On 3 November 2023, Veronika Varga successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Assessment of Health Insurance and Utilisation Indicators of Spa and Other Medical Treatments in Hungary”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Bálint Molics, Prof. Dr Imre Boncz
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 28 November 2023.

On 28 September 2023, Huda Hamdan Naim Alfatafta successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Activity Level and Quality of Life Among Patients Before and After Total Knee Replacement Surgery”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Bálint Molics, Prof. Dr Imre Boncz
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 10 October 2023.

On 11 September 2023, Zita Breitenbach successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Examination of Nutritional Status and Dietary Habits of the Adult Population Within Two Health Programmes”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Mária Figler
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Mária Figler, Dr Éva Polyák
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 10 October 2023.

On 31 August 2023, Nikoletta Hossó successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Role and Activity of Hungarian Sports Diplomats and the Functional-Diplomatic Examination of Sport Protocol in Hungarian Sports Diplomacy”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági
Supervisor: Dr Gábor Elbert
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 10 October 2023.

On 31 August 2023, Diána Elmer successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Wage and Staffing Situation of Employees in the Health Sector in Hungary”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Imre Boncz, Dr habil. Dóra Endrei
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 10 October 2023.

On 23 August 2023, Erika Viktória Miszory successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Physical Disability in Neurological, Musculoskeletal and Internal Diseases in the Over-50 Age Group”.
Programme Directors: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági, Prof. Dr Pongrác Ács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Melinda Járomi, Dr habil. Annamária Pakai
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 10 October 2023.

On 23 August 2023, Hadel Shahood successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Effect of Preoperative Chest Physiotherapy on Oxygenation and Lung Functions Among Open Heart Surgery Patients”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Zsófia Verzár
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Zsófia Verzár, Dr habil. Annamária Pakai
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 10 October 2023.

On 28 June 2023, Henrietta Bánfai-Csonka successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Role of Health Literacy in Critical Situations – Finding the Appropriate Role of the Individual in Decision-Making at the Closest Possible Level”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Prof. Dr József Betlehem
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 11 July 2023.

On 28 June 2023, Mihály Simon successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Evaluation of Treatment Plan Quality Indices of Linear Accelerator-Based Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy Treatment Plans of Patients with Brain Metastases”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr István Kiss
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Árpád Kovács
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 11 July 2023.

On 27 June 2023, Bence Schiszler successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Possibilities to Reduce Prehospital Delay in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Cases”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr habil. Balázs Radnai
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 11 July 2023.

On 21 June 2023, Judit Papp successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Importance of Verification with Cone Beam CT in Patients with Brain Metastases Receiving Stereotactic Radiotherapy”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr István Kiss
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Árpád Kovács
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 11 July 2023.

On 8 June 2023, Róbert Pónusz successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Analysis of Utilisation Indicators of One-Day Surgical Care”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Imre Boncz, Dr habil. Dóra Endrei
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 11 July 2023.

On 7 June 2023, Péter Sándor Tardi successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Examination of Disease-Specific Knowledge and the Importance of Patient Education in Physiotherapy – The Case of Osteoporosis-Specific Knowledge”.
Programme Directors: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági, Prof. Dr Pongrác Ács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Melinda Járomi, Dr habil. Márta Hock
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 11 July 2023.

On 5 June 2023, Noémi Németh successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Assessment of Health Insurance and Societal Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Dóra Endrei, Prof. Dr Imre Boncz
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 11 July 2023.

On 26 May 2023, Csilla Busa successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Advance Care Planning and Its Potential Applications in Hungary”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr habil. Ágnes Csikós
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 6 June 2023.

On 15 May 2023, Imre Soós successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Examination of Respiratory and Circulatory System, Locomotor and Mechanical Characteristics Among First-Division 15–19-Year-Old Male Football Players”.
Programme Directors: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági, Prof. Dr Pongrác Ács
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Ferenc Ihász
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 6 June 2023.

On 15 May 2023, Zoltán Alföldi successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Anthropometrical, Physiological and Psychological Characteristics Among Competitive Rowers”.
Programme Directors: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági, Prof. Dr Pongrác Ács
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Ferenc Ihász
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 6 June 2023.

On 15 May 2023, Zsolt Bálint Katona successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of Hungarian Secondary School Students During the Distance Learning Period: An Assessment of Physical Activity, Screen and Sleep Time, and Mental Challenges”.
Programme Directors: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági, Prof. Dr Pongrác Ács
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Ferenc Ihász, Dr Tamás Gyömörei
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 6 June 2023.

On 12 May 2023, Dorina Erzsébet Pusztai successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Survey of Health Behavioural Factors and Lifestyle Habits of International University Students”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Bence L. Raposa, Dr Miklós Zrínyi
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 6 June 2023.

On 11 May 2023, Faten Amer successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Deployment of Balanced Scorecard Perspectives and Dimensions to Improve Hospitals’ Performance”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Dóra Endrei, Prof. Dr Imre Boncz
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 6 June 2023.

On 2 May 2023, Dr Zsófia Valéria Mrekváné Burián successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Effect of Different Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors on the Cardiovascular System”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Zsófia Verzár
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Zsófia Verzár, Dr habil. Annamária Pakai
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 6 June 2023.

On 29 March 2023, Attila András Pandur successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Differential Diagnosis and Patient Pathway Management in Acute Cardiovascular Conditions – With Special Regard to Pulmonary Embolism and NSTEMI in Emergency Care”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr habil. Balázs Radnai
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 April 2023.

On 23 March 2023, András Gyula Kedves successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “High-Dose Radiotherapy Procedures Requiring Precision, Multimodal Imaging”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr István Kiss
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Árpád Kovács, Dr habil. Ferenc Lakosi
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 April 2023.

On 8 March 2023, Beatrix Bánkyné Perjés successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Effects of a Special Prenatal Dance Method on Foetal and Postnatal Neurodevelopment, Maternal Physical, Psychological, Cognitive, Social Wellbeing, and Childbirth”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr József Bódis
Supervisor: Prof. Dr József Bódis
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 April 2023.

On 18 January 2023, Priscila Biancovilli successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Breast Cancer on Social Media: A Quali-Quantitative Analysis of the Content That Generates More Public Engagement and How to Improve Its Reliability”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr Alexandra Csongor
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 21 February 2023.

On 13 December 2022, Zsombor Ritter successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Clinical and Experimental Molecular and Multimodality Imaging Studies in B Cell Malignant Lymphomas”.
Programme Directors: Prof. Dr István Kiss, Prof. Dr Péter Bogner
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Katalin Zámbó, Dr habil. Hussain Alizadeh
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 21 February 2023.

On 21 November 2022, László Szabó successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “The effects of flavonoid extract, green tea extract, Japanese waxberry extract, coffee extract, olive oil and trans fatty acid on DMBA-induced LINE-1 DNA methylation.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr. István Kiss
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. István Kiss
Accepted by the UP DCHS on 21 February 2023.

On 21 November 2022, Richárd Molnár successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Effects of olive oil, coffee extract, Japanese waxberry extract, green tea extract, polyphenol extract and trans fatty acids on the expression of miR-134, miR-132, miR-124-1, miR-9-3 and the mTORC1 gene in vivo in DMBA-treated mice.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr. István Kiss
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. István Kiss
Accepted by the UP DCHS on 21 February 2023.

On 21 November 2022, András Tomesz successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Development of an early biomarker testing panel based on gene expression and microRNA expression changes for studying carcinogenic and chemopreventive substances.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr. István Kiss
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. István Kiss
Accepted by the UP DCHS on 21 February 2023.

On 15 November 2022, Noémi Kata Meisznerné Kuklek successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Opportunities and impacts of labour market integration for deprived groups – Evaluation of the effectiveness of special employment programmes.”
Programme Director: Prof. Dr. Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr. Henriette Pusztafalvi, habil., Dr. Zoltánné Tigyi
Accepted by the UP DCHS on 21 February 2023.

Habilitations

On 12 May 2023, Dr. Andor Molnár successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
The Athlete Triad
Workplace:
University of Szeged, Juhász Gyula Faculty of Education, Institute of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Accepted by the HBUP on 30 May 2023.

On 9 May 2023, Dr. Zoltán István Németh successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Opportunities and limitations of conservative treatment for genital prolapse in modern practice
Workplace:
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Wien
Accepted by the HBUP on 30 May 2023.

On 6 March 2023, Dr. Zsolt Cselik successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
The predictive role of modern imaging in radiotherapy – Does the goal really choose the tool?
Workplace:
Csolnoky Ferenc Hospital
Accepted by the HBUP on 4 April 2023.

On 1 December 2022, Dr. Henrik Szőke successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Treating infectious diseases using the toolkit of evidence-based integrative medicine
Workplace:
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Dietetics and Integrative Medicine
Accepted by the HBUP on 6 February 2023.

On 30 November 2022, Dr. Balázs Radnai successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
The role of time in emergency care
Workplace:
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences
Accepted by the HBUP on 6 February 2023.

On 30 November 2022, Dr. László Bence Raposa successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Potential hazards in our food? Challenges of 21st-century food industry in the context of chronic disease development, with special emphasis on cancer
Workplace:
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences
Accepted by the HBUP on 6 February 2023.

On 28 November 2022, Dr. Bernadett Nagy successfully completed her habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
The role of progesterone in fertilisation
Workplace:
University of Pécs, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Accepted by the HBUP on 6 February 2023.

On 28 November 2022, Dr. Judit Lám successfully completed her habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
The relationship between organisational culture and safety of care
Workplace:
Semmelweis University, Health Services Management Training Centre
Accepted by the HBUP on 6 February 2023.

On 22 November 2022, Dr. Katalin Fogarasi successfully completed her habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Challenges in defining and applying medical terminology, with special focus on documenting injuries
Workplace:
Semmelweis University, Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes
Accepted by the HBUP on 6 February 2023.