Curriculum Vitae
István PRÉDA
Full name and title:
Dr. István Préda, MD, PhD (Caen and Budapest), DSci (Budapest), FESC
Date of birth:
26 April 1941 in Budapest, Hungary Nationality: Hungarian
Home address:
H- 1O37 Budapest, Máramaros Street 24
Titel of current appointment:
Director and Professor, Cardiovascular Center and 2nd Medical Department,
Haynal Imre University of Health Sciences, and Semmelweis University, (1992-2006), Professor of
Cardiology of the Military Hospital, Budapest, Hungary (2007-)
Deputy Rector for Education (1994- 2007), Deputy Rector of Science of the Haynal Imre
University (2007-2009), Deputy Rector of Science and Internal Affaires of the Semmelweis
University (2000-2003), Professor Emeritus (2011- )
Higher education:
MD Degree:
- (1967) Medical University of Budapest, "Cum Laude"
PhD Degree:
- 1. (1975) Université de Caen, Laboratoire de Biophysique, Faculté de Sciences. Thesis: " Le Champ Électrique Cardiaque de Chien en Hypothermie."
- 2. (1976) Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Medical Division. Thesis: "The Effect of Hypothermy on the Electrical Activity and Catecholamine Metabolism of the Heart" (in Hungarian)
DSci Degree:
- (1991) Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Medical Division. Thesis: "Clinical Application of Body surface Potential Mapping" (in Hungarian)
Postgraduate Certificates and Degrees:
Specialist in Internal Medicine (1972)
Specialist in Cardiology (1980)
Qualification in Medical Angiology (1998)
Qualification in Hypertonology (1999)
Qualification in Lipidology (2003)
Awards:
University Award for "Outstanding Education and Sport Activity" for
Graduate Students (three times, 1964, 1965 and 1966)
French-Hungarian Medical Student Exchange Fellowship (1966)
"Molnar Béla" Award of the Haynal Imre University of Health Sciences (1974)
French-Hungarian Scientific Cooperation Award (1974-1975)
Scientific Award of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology (1974)
Award of the Hungarian Minister of Health (1978)
Humbold University Fellowship, Berlin, Germany (1983)
Award of the Hungarian Ministry of Education (1987)
Visiting Professor of the Université de Montreal, Central Research Laboratory (1990-1991)
Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (1994)
"Pro Societate Award", Hungarian Society of Cardiology, (1995, 1998, 2001, 2003)
“Honorary Member of the Slovak Society of Cardiology” (1997)
"Pro Republic Order" Officer Cross, of the President of the Hungarian Republic Budapest (1997)
"Széchenyi Professorship" Budapest, Hungary (1999-2001)
“Gábor György Award and Memorial Medal” (2001)
“Batthyany – Strattmann László Award” (2003)
“Pázmány Peter Higher Education Award” (2006)
“Török Eszter Emlékérem“ (2007)
“Nemessury Mihály Award“ (2010)
Professor Emeritus of the Semmelweis University of Budapest (2011)
"Medium Cross" of the Republic of Hungary, of the President of the Hungarian
Republic (2011)
Membership of national and international societies and bodies:
Hungarian Society of Internal Medicine (1972 - , Member of Executive Committee 1995)
Hungarian Society of Cardiology (1972- ), Member of Executive Committee (1991- ), Secretary General (1996 - 2001)
International Society of Electrocardiology (1972 -), Member of the Permanent Scientific
Committee (1993 - 2010), President (2005-2007), President of the Annual Congress (1998 Budapest)
European Society of Cardiology (1973 -) Member of the Scientific Committee (1992-1995),
Fellow of the ESC (1994 - )
Scientific Committee of the Haynal Imre University of Health Sciences, Member (1975-2000)
International Society of Heart Research, Member (1976- )
Alpe-Adria Society of Cardiology (1992, Founding Member, Member of the Permanent Scientific
Committee (1992-2010)
Member of the American Society of Cardiology, Session of Clinical Cardiology (1992- )
Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1992- )
Member of the American Society of Hypertension (1997- )
Member of the European Society of Hypertension (1998- )
Member of the Consultative Board of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1994- )
Member of th Hungarian Society of Hypertension (1994), Member of the Executive Board (1997-
Chairman of the Scientific Committee (2005- 2010)
Member of the Consultative Board for Higher Education of the Health Science Council
of the Hungarian Ministry of Health (1994- 2000)
Member of the Education Committee of the Haynal Imre University of Health Sciences,
Chairman (1994 - 1997)
Member of the European Union of Medical Specialists, Section of Cardiology (1996-
Member of the Steering Committee (1998-2002)
Member of the Scientific Review Committee, Section Cardiovascular Diseases and
Hypertension, of the Health Science Council of the Hungarian Ministry of Health (1995)-
Deputy Chairman (1999- )
Member of the Hungarian Collegue of Internal Medicine (1995- 2009)
Member of the Hungarian Collegue of Cardiology (1995-2009), President (2004-2009)
Membership of editorial boards:
a. National:
Cardiologica Hungarica (in Hungarian, 1991-2003)
Medical Education(in Hungarian) , Editor in Chief (1994-2005), Member of the Close Editorial
Board (2005-
Health (in Hungarian, 1998-2005)
Cardiovascular Reports and Reviews, Boston, Hungarian Edition, Consultant Editor (1998-2001)
Lege Artis Medicinae (2002-2004)
Hypertenssion and Renal Diseases (2002-)
Metabolismus (2004- )
b. International:
European Heart Journal (1990-2002)
Noninvasive Cardiology, Bratislava (1992-)
European Cardiologist, Journal by Fax (1998- 2011)
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Graz (1996-2006)
European Journal of Heart Failure (1999-2012)
Journal of Electrocardiology (2005-)
Folia Cardiologica, Warsaw (2005-)
Noninvasive Cardiology / Cardiology Letters, Bratislava, (1996-)
Scientific publications:
a. Books:
Antaloczy Z, Préda I (eds): Electrocardiology 81, Excerpta Medica
Amsterdam, 1982
Antaloczy Z, Kékes E, Préda I (eds): Modern Electrocardiology, Elsevire,
Amsterdam, 199O
Préda I (ed): Electrocardiology 98, Word Scientific, Singapore, London,
Hon Kong, 1999
Préda I (ed): Acut Cardiovascular Diseases (in Hungarian) Medicina,
Budapest, 2001
Préda I, Czuriga I, Édes I, Merkely B: Cardiology: Basic Elements and Guidelines, (in Hungarian) Medicina,
Budapest, 2009
b. Papers:
Cummulative number of publications: 844
Number of papers in national and international peer reviewed journals: 204
Books: 6
Book Chapters: 13
Abstracts of Conferences: 561
Cummulative impact factor of published papers: 208,241
Independent scitations: 3149
Hirsch index: 16/14
Scientific Degrees (PhD, DSci) achieved under my supervision:14 (PhD:13, DSci:1)
Budapest, 12th November, 2012
István Préda MD, PhD, FESC
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology
List of publication can be achieved in the databank of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences:
https://vm.mtmt.hu//search/slist.php?lang=0&AuthorID=10000328
