Michal Vrablík, MD, PhD

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Assistant Professor, 3rd Dept. of Medicine, 1st School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague

Date of birth: 1st May 1973

Education:
1991–1997 MD, graduated summa cum laude, 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague
2001 PhD, thesis on "Familial Hyperlipidaemias – Genetic and Clinical Aspects“
2001 1st degree in Internal Medicine
2005 2nd degree in Internal Medicine

Positions:
since 1997 Lipid Clinic at the 3rd Dept. of Medicine, 1st School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague
1997 Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, 1st School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague
2000–2001 Researcher in the Laboratory of endocrinology and metabolism, 3rd Department of Medicine, 1st School of Medicine, Prague
2005–2006 Visiting specialist, Healthy Heart Program, St. Paul´s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, 3rd Dept. of Medicine, 1st School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague

Research experience:
Co-investigator in more than 20 clinical trials and 13 research grant projects (3 as principal investigator)
Author or co-author of more than 50 research papers, over 100 congress presentations, 8 book chapters and one monograph
Head of the National Centre of the MedPed project

Affiliation:
Czech Society of Atherosclerosis (member of board)
European Society of Atherosclerosis (Member of Educational Development Committee)
Czech Society of Cardiology
Czech Society of Internal Medicine
member of Speakers' Bureau of International Atherosclerosis Society

Scientific interests:
Genetics of cardiovascular disease
Preventive cardiology
Metabolism of plasma lipids and lipoproteins