Description
Professional profile
Dr. Andrea Letanovská is an anesthesiologist, intensivist and emergency physician with extensive experience. Degree MUDr. obtained at the Comenius University Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava and has specializations (attestations I+II) in the fields of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine. She started her professional practice in the field of anesthesiology and intensive care medicine at the FNsP in Prešov at II. Clinic of anesthesiology and resuscitation, where in addition to working in the hospital, she also worked in the emergency medical service. Over the years, she has built a private practice in a one-day surgery center with a wide portfolio of procedures. After the first and second attestation in anesthesiology and resuscitation, she focused on emergency medicine and after passing the attestation, she led the Operation Center of the emergency medical service. She defended her PhD degree at the Surgical Clinic of LF SZU in Bratislava with the topic of management of the polytraumatized patient upon admission to the hospital. She was an advisor to the World Health Organization for the assessment of crisis preparedness of emergency health care (EHC) systems in Europe, she worked on the preparation of the minimum standards of EHC in Europe. She completed a study stay in Michigan, USA at the Emergency Department of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. During clinical practice, she guided undergraduate and postgraduate students, currently as a professional assistant for undergraduate medical studies in the subject of anesthesiology and intensive care medicine I. KAIM LF UK and an external teacher for emergency medicine as a postgraduate specialized study at LF SZU Bratislava.
Since 2017, she has been working at the National Oncology Institute, where she currently heads the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (OAIM) with a focus on oncology patients. In this field, she is also an invited expert speaker at national and international professional conferences. As a long-standing forensic expert in the fields of Anesthesiology, intensive care medicine and emergency medicine, she prepares expert reports for courts, law firms, medical facilities, and for private individuals in resolving legal disputes.
Work experience
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Bratislava
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Levoča Hospital
Clinic of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, FNsP Prešov
Anesta s.r.o., private one-day surgery center, Sofyc clinic, Prešov
Emergency Medical Service Operations Center, Bratislava
Falck rescue a.s. and LSE s.r.o. – Emergency
Education
1997 – Specialization – Anesthesiology and intensive care medicine (level I certification)
2003 – Specialization – Anesthesiology and intensive care medicine, (level II certification)
2009 – Specialization – Emergency Medicine
2019 – Certificate: Clinical nutrition and intensive metabolic care
1987 – L. Novomeského High School, Bratislava
1993 – “MUDr” General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava
2000 – FEEA, international postgraduate course in anesthesiology
2015 – Scientific title “PhD” – Topic: Management of a polytraumatized patient on admission to the hospital
Internship stays
2008 – USA, Michigan, Detroit
Membership in professional societies and councils
Slovak Medical Chamber (SLK)
Slovak Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAIM)
Slovak Society of Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine (SSUMaMK)
Forensic expert in the fields of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine
World Health Organization, European Commission (advisor)
LEAF n.o., Expert Volunteering Program (co-founder)
Association of Samaritans of the Slovak Republic, rapid deployment unit (member)
Rallye Rejvíz, international rescue services competition (judge, expert guarantor)
National Council of the Slovak Republic, member of parliament, member of the Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Health Care
Membership in editorial boards of magazines
No
Scientific research activity
Domestic and foreign publications: 12
Authorship and co-authorship of 3 book publications
Pedagogical activity
Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Prešov (external assistant)
Faculty of Medicine of the Slovak University of Health in Bratislava (professional assistant – ongoing)
Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava (external assistant – ongoing)
Language
Active: Slovak, Czech, English, Spanish
Passive: Russian, German
Web Links
https://www.nou.sk/oddelenie-anesteziologie-a-intenzivnej-mediciny-oaim
