Prof Dr István Szikora
National Institute of Neurosciences, Amerikai ut 57, Budapest, 1145
Tel: +36-1-467-9357
Fax: +36-1467-9390
Education
1970-1977: Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest MD, cum laude
1981: Board exam in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
1988: Board exam in Radiology
1999: Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest Ph.D., Medical Radiology
2001: Board exam in Neuroradiology
2007: Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Habilitation
Employment
1991 – 1994: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNYAB), Buffalo, NY, USA
2005 – 2007: Deputy Director, General, National Institute of Neurosciences (NIN)
2010 – present: Head, Department of Neurointerventions, National Institute of Neurosciences (NIN) Deputy Director, Research and Science, National Institute of Neurosciences (NIN)
Professional Activities and Research Projects
- Flow alteration in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Experimental studies (SUNYAB)
- Liquid polymers in the experimental treatment of aneurysms (SUNYAB)
- Experimental induction of aneurysms using Elastase (SUNYAB)
- Application of intravascular ultrasound in flow stuides of experimental aneurysms (SUNYAB)
- Introduction of endovascular treatment for intracranial vascular disease in Hungary (NIN)
- Endovascuar treatment of intracranial aneurysms (NIN, supported by ETT 1993, OTKA 2000)
- Biomechanical modelling of intracranial aneurysm rupture (NIN, supported by ETT, 2003)
- Flow simulation of intracranial aneuryms (NIN, supported by OTKA, 2004)
- Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms using polymer coated microcoils (NIN, 2005)
- Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms using inravascular stents (NIN, 2006)
- Effect of perianeurysmal environment on intraaneruysmal flow (NIN, supported by OTKA, 2007 – )
Professional Achievements
- Publications in Hungarian journals: 15
- Publications in international journals: 26 (cumulative impact factor: 60,701 citation index: 330)
- Abstracts published in cited journals: 21
- Book chapters in Hungarian books: 3
- Book chapters in international books: 1
Professional affiliations
Executive Committee member:
- Hungarian Society of Neurosurgery
- Hungarian Society of Neuroradiology
- Hungarian Stroke Society
- European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT)
Full Member:
- European Society of Neuroradiology
- American Society of Neuroradiology
- World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
- American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
- Hungarian Society of Radiology
- National Board of Radiology
- National Board of Neurosurgery
Primary investigator in scientific grants
- National Science and Research Fund (OTKA) T32770, 2000-2003: Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms
- National Science and Research Fund (OTKA) T047150 OPR, 2004-2006: Flow simulation of intracranial aneurysms
- National Science and Research Fund (OTKA) OTKA 73773: Impact of peri-aneurysmal environment on intra-aneurysmal flow dynamics and their effect on the natural history of the disease