Ph.D. Degrees

On 26 June 2025, Shalini Chauhan successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Effects of Practising Yoga and Meditation on Cortisol Hormone Rhythm and Immunoglobulin A among Medical Students at the University of Pécs: A Mixed Method Study”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági
Supervisors: Dr habil. István Karsai, Dr Viktória Prémusz
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 8 July 2025.

On 23 June 2025, István Zsenák successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Research on the Biomechanics of Human Movement Using Artificial Intelligence Methods”.
Programme Directors: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági, Prof. Dr Pongrác Ács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Melinda Járomi, Prof. Dr Sára Jeges
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 8 July 2025.

On 19 June 2025, Melinda Bite-Trpkovici successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Role and Potential Applications of Virtual Reality in Managing Athletes’ Anxiety”.
Programme Directors: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági, Prof. Dr Pongrác Ács
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Pongrác Ács
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 8 July 2025.

On 19 May 2025, Zoltán Csizmadia successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Effects of Free-Diving Training Methods on Athletes’ Performance and on the Rehabilitation of Patients with COPD”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Erzsébet Rétsági
Supervisors: Dr Antal Kovács, Dr habil. János Tamás Varga
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 8 July 2025.

On 26 May 2025, Dr Éva Karádi successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Assessment of Thromboembolic Risk Factors in Patients with Polycythaemia Vera Based on the HUMYPRON Registry”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Miklós Egyed
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 3 June 2025.

On 26 May 2025, Viktória Győriné Korom successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Screening for Iron Deficiency with Simple Blood Count Parameters”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Miklós Egyed
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 3 June 2025.

On 22 May 2025, Wesam Al Debes successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Association Between Sarcopenia and Urinary Incontinence Among Women Above the Age of 50 Years in Hungary”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr János Kránicz
Supervisors: Dr habil. Márta Hock, Dr Viktória Prémusz
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 3 June 2025.

On 22 May 2025, Zsanett Németh successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Examination of Factors Influencing the Intention to Change Jobs among Elderly Care Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr habil. Márta Hock
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 3 June 2025.

On 22 May 2025, Munseef Ahmed Saleh Sadaqa successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Effectiveness of Multicomponent Exercise Intervention on Falls and Physical Function Outcomes Among Older Adults”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr János Kránicz
Supervisors: Dr habil. Márta Hock, Dr Viktória Prémusz
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 3 June 2025.

On 19 May 2025, Dóra Monostori successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Psychosocial Aspects of Preterm Birth”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Kinga Lampek, Dr habil. Márta B. Erdős
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 3 June 2025.

On 14 April 2025, Gabriella Nagy successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Discovering Paths to Improve Health Professional Education: An Investigation of Educator Teaching Proficiency in Academic Pharmacy Education in Support of a Novel Development Model at the University of Pécs”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Dr habil. Gábor Rébék-Nagy, Dr habil. András Fittler
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 29 April 2025.

On 8 April 2025, Andrea Masa successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Mental Health, Health Perception and Health Education Activity of Secondary School Teachers in Szeged, and the Examination of their Interrelations”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr habil. Krisztina Deutsch
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 29 April 2025.

On 25 March 2025, Dr Zoltán Kovács successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Effects of Aviva Gymnastics on Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome and Primary Dysmenorrhoea, on Body Awareness, and on Uterine Artery Blood Circulation – The Added Value of Integrative Medicine to the Toolkit of Evidence-Based Medicine”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Gabriella Hegyi, Dr habil. Henrik Szőke
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 29 April 2025.

On 18 March 2025, Dr Balázs Répásy successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Effect of Generic Competition on Drug Budget and Patient Expenditure, and on Wholesale and Retail Margins”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Imre Boncz
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 29 April 2025.

On 26 February 2025, Etelka Zsuzsanna Szovák successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Impact Assessment of Recreational Training Programmes on Followed Patterns, with Special Regard to Salutogenic Sense of Coherence”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisor: Dr Ákos Levente Tóth
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 29 April 2025.

On 10 February 2025, Luca Fanni Sántics-Kajos successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Examination of Quality of Life and Disease Burden among Hip Arthroplasty Patients Operated by Different Surgical Approaches, in State and Private Health Care Systems”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Gábor L. Kovács
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Imre Boncz, Dr habil. Bálint Molics
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 February 2025.

On 29 January 2025, Anita Hulman successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Effect of Obstetric Interventions on Child Nutrition and on the Nutrition of the Postpartum Mother”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr József Bódis
Supervisors: Dr habil. Annamária Pakai, Prof. Dr Katalin Varga
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 February 2025.

On 29 January 2025, Odgerel Baasan successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Assessment of Methodological Quality in Randomised Cardiovascular Clinical Trials”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr Mária Figler
Supervisor: Dr habil. Szimonetta Lohner
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 February 2025.

On 28 January 2025, Dr Ekine Atombosoba Adokiye successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Effects of Endometriosis on Quality of Life (Benefit of Combined Hystero-Laparoscopic Surgery on Quality of Life and Fertility Performance in Endometriosis)”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr József Bódis
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Miklós Koppán, Dr Ágnes Koppán
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 February 2025.

On 17 December 2024, Dr Afshin Zand successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Exploring the Influence of Tartrazine, Betanin and Curcumin on Gene Expression of DNA Methyltransferase and Histone Deacetylase Enzymes in vivo and in vitro Models”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr István Kiss
Supervisor: Dr Tímea Varjas
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 February 2025.

On 19 November 2024, Sarolta Szegedi successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled “Endometriosis, Oxidative Stress, Clinical Implications”.
Programme Director: Prof. Dr József Bódis
Supervisors: Prof. Dr József Bódis, Dr habil. Kálmán Kovács
Approved by the UP DCHS at its meeting on 25 February 2025.

Habilitations

On 17 April 2025, Dr József Tollár successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Integration of Modern Neurorehabilitation Treatments in Medicine
Workplace:
Somogy County Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital
Approved by the HBUP at its meeting on 28 April 2025.

On 14 April 2025, Dr Alexandra Makai successfully completed her habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Possibilities of Monitoring Physical Activity Based on the Results of National and International Research in Various Target Groups
Workplace:
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs
Approved by the HBUP at its meeting on 28 April 2025.

On 3 December 2024, Dr Katalin Eklicsné Lepenye successfully completed her habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
The Role of the Actor and the Lay Patient in the Development of Doctor-Patient Communication in Simulation-Based, Interprofessional Courses
Workplace:
Institute of Health Language and Communication, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs
Approved by the HBUP at its meeting on 13 January 2025.

On 2 December 2024, Dr Csaba Melczer successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Physical Activity and EMG Examinations in Athlete and Non-Athlete Samples
Workplace:
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs
Approved by the HBUP at its meeting on 13 January 2025.

On 28 November 2024, Dr Attila Lengyel successfully completed his habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Psychometric Challenges in Mindfulness Research
Workplace:
Faculty of Economics, Social Science Coordination Research Centre, University of Debrecen
Approved by the HBUP at its meeting on 13 January 2025.

On 25 November 2024, Dr Nóra Szigeti successfully completed her habilitation procedure.
Title of Scientific Lecture:
Palliative Patient Care in Internal Medicine Wards
Workplace:
2nd Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology-Diabetology Centre, Clinical Centre, University of Pécs
Approved by the HBUP at its meeting on 13 January 2025.