Associate professor, Head of the Thoracic Surgery Unit
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Phone: +36-62-545-472
E-mail: furak.jozsef@med.u-szeged.hu
University studies
- University of Szeged – Faculty of Medicine, 1983-1989
Qualifications
- M.D. “cum laude”, 1989
- general surgery, 1994
- thoracic surgery, 1997
- Euroepean thoracic surgery, 1999
Scientific degrees
Posts
- thoracic surgeries
- organising of specialised consultations
- acute and elective surgical interventions
- participation in regional / nation-wide patient care (Hungary, Romania)
Education
- University of Szeged Faculty of Medicine: medical training, dental education,
cross-teaching, other higher education – lectures.
Hours per week in the average of two semesters 0,46428571
Scientific works: MTMT (Hungarian Scientific Bibliography)
Academic posts
- Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee – University of Szeged
Study visits
- Studying minimally invasive thoracic surgeries, Los Angeles USA, 2005
- Thoracic Surgery Unit in Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Canada, 1998, 2001
- Tracheal Surgery Meeting, Treviso Italy, 1997
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Meeting, Treviso Italy, 1996
- Laparoscopic hernia repair training, Hall im Tirol Austria, 1996
- National Institute of Oncology Budapest, Surgical Unit, 1995
Awards
- Batthyány-Strattmnann Award, 2014
Researches
- lung cancer, lung diseases
Society membership
- Hungarian Surgical Society
- Hungarian Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Hungarian Transplantation Society
- Hungarian Cancer Society
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American College of Chest Physicians