Prof. MUDr. Tomas Kasparek, Ph.D.

psychiatry

User Score	Experience	Rating	Publications	Online Consultations
95%	24 years	9.8/10	217	No

Overview

Country, City

Czechia, Brno

Health facility

University Hospital Brno

Medical unit

Department of psychiatry

About the doctor

Prof. MUDr. Tomas Kasparek, Ph. D. , is a highly accomplished psychiatrist with over 23 years of experience. He works at the Department of Psychiatry at University Hospital Brno in Czechia. Dr. Kasparek's extensive career includes a Ph. D. in psychiatry and a specialization in the field. He has also obtained a habilitation focused on imaging of brain morphology in schizophrenia. One of Dr. Kasparek's notable achievements is his work on hippocampal volume in the first episode of schizophrenia, for which he received a Ph. D. He has also conducted training abroad on hippocampal segmentation and pipeline in structural neuroimaging studies. Besides his academic contributions, Dr. Kasparek has served as the Chief Doctor of the Department of Psychiatry at University Hospital Brno and is an Associate Professor of psychiatry at Masaryk University. Dr. Kasparek's expertise extends beyond his clinical practice and research. He has been actively involved in various professional organizations and committees, including the Czech Psychiatric Society and the Psychiatric Association of the Czech Medical Association. Additionally, he serves as a member of editorial boards for respected journals in psychiatry. With his extensive experience, numerous publications, and dedication to advancing the understanding and treatment of psychiatric disorders, Prof. MUDr. Tomas Kasparek, Ph. D. , is a highly respected and accomplished psychiatrist.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

2000 Studied human medicine at the Charles University
Obtaining a license for medical practice
2000 Residency in psychiatry
2004 Ph.D. in psychiatry at Masaryk University: “Hippocampal volume in the first episode schizophrenia - MRI volumetric study”
2004 Professional stays abroad at the structural neuroimaging laboratory of the Department of psychiatry in Utrecht as training in hippocampal segmentation and pipeline in structural neuroimaging studies
2007 Obtaining specialization in psychiatry
2010 Habilitation: “Imaging of brain morphology in schizophrenia”

Experience

2005 Assistant Professor of psychiatry at the Masaryk University
2008 Chief Doctor of the Department of psychiatry at the University Hospital Brno
2010 Associate Professor of psychiatry at the Masaryk University
2011 Head of the Department of psychiatry at the University Hospital Brno
2015 Professor of psychiatry at the Masaryk University

Awards & Memberships

2003 College Tutor of psychiatry at the Masaryk University
2006 Winner of the joint Czech and American Psychiatric Association Award for the best Czech young investigator original research: "Gray matter changes in first-episode schizophrenia"
2012-2017 Vice Director for the Research University Hospital Brno-Bohunice
2013 Chairman of the board of directors for the Endowment Fund "Help for the mentally ill"
2018 Vice-Dean for research at the Masaryk University
2022 Deputy Chairman of the Czech Psychiatric Society
Member of the scientific board at the Masaryk University
Head of the program board in the field of psychiatry at the Masaryk University
Member of the program boards in the fields of pharmacology and neuroscience at the Masaryk University
Head of the accreditation committee of the Ministry of Health from the Czech Republic for the field of psychiatry
President of the Czech Neuropsychopharmacology Society
Member of the committee of the Psychiatric Association of the Czech Medical Association
Member of the editorial board of the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
Associate Editor of the journal "Superior Nervous Activity"
Member of the editorial board of the journal “Psychiatry for Practice”