Jaroslav Betka, MD. Ph.D.

Address for correspondence
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1^st. Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Faculty Hospital Motol
V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague 5, tel: 224434391


Born
1981

Professional career:
2006 - Graduation at the 1^st. Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague (M.D.)
2006 – ENT department, Hospital Rudolfa a Stefanie Benesov, position - doctor in training
2007 - Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1^st. Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Faculty Hospital Motol, position - doctor in training
2007 – Institute of Microbiology ASCR v.i.i., position – PSG student
2009 – 1^st. Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague – position: assistant professor

Membership in professional societies
Czech Medical Chamber – from 2006
Czech Society of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery - from 2009
Czech Immunological Society – from 2009
Czech Society of Sleep Medicine – from 2010

Residency and specialized courses
2002 - Cairo university, department od pediatry, Egypt
2010 - 17. Kurz zur Diagnostik und Therapie der Schlafapnoe, Mannheim, DE
2010 - 23. International Laser Course in ENT, Yvoir, BE
2011 - Ultraschall - Grundkurs Kopf-Hals (B-Mode), Mainz, DE

Specialization
Treatment of Sleep apnea syndrome
Endoscopic methods in ENT
Anticancer immunity

Selected presentations and publications:
1. Betka J. Jr. , Kraus J. , Betka J. , Zvěřina E. , Skřivan J., - Brain Abscess as a Complication of Middle Ear Inflammation with minimal Clinical Signs - lecture, 2. Czech-Slovak Otorhinolaryngological Congres, 27.-30. června 2007, Piešťany, Slovakia
2. Betka J., Astl J., Laštůvka P., Plzák J., Chovanec M., Kastner J., Zábrodský M., Betka J. Jr., Lukeš P., Vlček P. - Surgery of Thyroid Gland, lecture, American Academy od Otorinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, September 16 - 19, 2007, Washington, DC, USA
3. Jan Boucek, Tomas Mrkvan, Martin Chovanec, Martin Kuchar, Jaroslav Betka, Vladimir Boucek, Marie Hladikova, Jan Betka, Tomas Eckschlager, Blanka Rihova, - Regulatory T cells and their prognostic value for patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck, J Cell Mol Med. 2009 Jan 14. (Epub ahead of print - PMID: 19183242)

4. Jan Betka, Petr Lukeš, Zdeněk Čada and Jaroslav Betka - Neck Dissection for Thyroid Cancer, Atlas of Procedures in Surgical Oncology (chapter), editor: Riccardo A. Audisio, 2010 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

5. Betka J., Hovorka O., Cimburek Z., Větvička D., Ulbrich K., Říhová B., - Fine needle aspiration biopsy as a new method for monitoring of tumor microenvironment after treatment with polymeric drugs, 2009 AACR-EORTC-NCI Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Conference, 15-19.11.2009 Boston, MA, USA, poster no. 241.