29 Notable alumni of
Semmelweis University
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Semmelweis University is 1410th in the world, 484th in Europe, and 10th in Hungary by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from Semmelweis University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Katalin Cseh
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- 2007-2014 graduated with Doctor of Medicine in medicine
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianhealth economist
- Biography
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Katalin Cseh is a Canadian-born Hungarian physician and politician. She was elected as a Momentum Movement (part of the Renew Europe party group) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2019 parliamentary election.
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Gábor Zacher
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- In 1986 graduated with Doctor of Medicine in medicine
- Occupations
- local politicianuniversity teacherphysicianparamedicemergency physician
- Biography
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Dr. Gábor Zacher is a Hungarian physician specializing in toxicology, Chief Medical Officer of the Toxicology Department in the Péterfy Sándor Utcai Hospital, Budapest.
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Endre Czeizel
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1959
- Occupations
- biologistgeneticistgynaecologistphysician
- Biography
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Endre Czeizel was a Hungarian physician, geneticist, public health administrator, and professor. He was a physician who graduated from Semmelweis University. He was known for discovering that vitamin B9 or folic acid prevents or reduces the formation of more serious developmental disorders, such as neural tube defects like spina bifida. He issued some of his English-language publications under the name Andrew E. Czeizel. He was the Hungarian Director of United Nations World Health Organization (1984-?). From 1996 thru 1998 he was the Director-General of the Hungarian National Institutes of Health. He died from leukemia following a successful bone marrow transplant after approximately one year.
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András Csókay
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1989
- Occupations
- writersurgeonneurosurgeoninventorarchitect
- Biography
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András Csókay is a Hungarian neurosurgeon with international recognition in the field of neurosurgery for his development of a technique to enhance microsurgical precision in the vascular tunnel and for the separation of a pair of Bangladeshi (Islam) Craniopagus Twins.
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Ágnes Kovács
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Ágnes Kovács is a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics. In 2000, she won the 200 m breaststroke and set the Hungary records in the 100 m and 200 m breaststrokes events (1:07.79 and 2:24.03). As of 2014, these records still stand. She won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1996 Olympics and placed fifth in 2004; in 2004 she also finished fourth in the 200 m individual medley event.
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Kinga Göncz
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1972
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianpsychiatrist
- Biography
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Kinga Göncz is a Hungarian academic and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary between 2006 and 2009. In 2009 she headed the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) European election list and was subsequently elected as one of 22 Hungarian Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).
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János Kóka
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- 1990-1996 graduated with Doctor of Medicine in medicine
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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János Kóka is a Hungarian businessman, private investor, IT entrepreneur and manager of various enterprises, who served as Minister of Economy and Transport between 2004 and 2007. He was a member of the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) and functioned as its chairman from 2007 to 2008. He also served as leader of the liberal party's parliamentary group until 2010, when SZDSZ failed to win any seats after 20 years. Kóka left the party that year. In 2010 he returned to business life and presently works as Chairman and CEO of Cellum Global Zrt. and Chairman of the Board of Cellum Bulgaria. He is married to Edit Varga.
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Béla Merkely
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- In 1991 graduated with Doctor of Medicine in medicine
- Occupations
- interventional cardiologistcardiologist
- Biography
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Dr. Béla Merkely is a Hungarian interventional cardiologist and sports cardiologist, a university professor, director of Semmelweis University's Heart and Vascular Centre and the current rector of Semmelweis University since 1 July 2018.
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Ilona Tóth
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1957
- Occupations
- medical student
- Biography
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Ilona Tóth was a Hungarian medical student and revolutionary. She participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and subsequently joined the resistance against communist rule, where she was involved in producing propaganda pamphlets. Tóth was arrested for her printing activities in November 1956, and she was charged as a co-conspirator in a murder carried out by the resistance. She was found guilty, and was executed on 27 June 1957. Tóth's death made her a martyr for the anti-communist cause in Hungary. Her image was rehabilitated after the fall of the communist government in the 1990s, and she was one of many Hungarian dissidents exonerated through "Ilona Tóth's law" in 2000. The extent of her involvement with the murder remains a subject of dispute.
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György Gémesi
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1980
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianfencer
- Biography
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György Gémesi is a Hungarian doctor and politician. He is the current Mayor of Gödöllő since 1990 and the President of New Start Party (Új Kezdet). Between 1998 and 2006 was Member of the National Parliament of Hungary. He represented the Constituency of Gödöllő, as a Member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum. He is the President of the Alliance of Hungarian Local-Governments (since 1991).
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Tamás Aján
- Occupations
- sports executive
- Biography
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Tamás Aján is the former President of the International Weightlifting Federation from 2000 to 2020 and formerly a member of the International Olympic Committee until 2010.
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Mihály Hesz
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- In 1968 studied dentistry
- Occupations
- kayaker
- Biography
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Mihály Hesz is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1968 and a silver in 1964.
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Dorina Böczögő
- Occupations
- artistic gymnast
- Biography
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Dorina Böczögő is a Hungarian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the team who won bronze at the 2020 European Championships.
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Szófia Havas
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1980
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Szófia Havas is a Hungarian politician and doctor.
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László Surján
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1969
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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László Surján (born 7 September 1941 in Kolozsvár, (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the FIDESZ from 2004 to 2014.
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Gabor B. Racz
- Occupations
- anesthesiologist
- Biography
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Gábor Béla Rácz, is a Hungarian-American board-certified anesthesiologist and professor emeritus at Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC) in Lubbock, Texas, where he is also Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Anesthesiology and Co-Director of Pain Services. He has worked in the field of chronic back pain and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
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Miklós Szócska
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1989
- Occupations
- physicianpolitician
- Biography
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Miklós Szócska is a Hungarian medical doctor, academic and politician, former Minister of State for Health of Hungary, the Director of The Health Services Management Training Centre of the Semmelweis University and a nominated candidate by the Hungarian Government for the General-Director position of the WHO in 2016.
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Ádám Kósa
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 2005
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Dr. Ádám KÓSA is a Hungarian lawyer, disability advocacy leader, and politician. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the European Parliament. Since 2022, Kósa serves as the President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), which organizes the Deaflympics and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee. He held the position of President of the National Association of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (SINOSZ) from 2005 to 2022.
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Philipp Schwartz
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1912-1919
- Occupations
- pathologistphysicianneuropathologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Philipp Schwartz was a Hungarian-born neuropathologist. In the interwar period he was a professor in Frankfurt, Germany. He became a major figure in the community of German émigré scientists after 1933 and founded the Emergency Association of German Scientists Abroad.
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Zsolt Csampa
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1997
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Zsolt Csampa is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from National List between 2002 and 2010. He became Member of Parliament from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Regional List in 2010. Since 14 May 2010 he has been vice-chairman of the Defence and Internal Security Committee.
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Tivadar Tulassay
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1968-1974
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Tivadar Tulassay is a Hungarian pediatrician, who served as Rector of the Semmelweis University between 2003 and 2012. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2007) and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts since 2012. He also member of the conservative Batthyány Society of Professors.
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László Nagy
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1954
- Occupations
- physicianfigure skater
- Biography
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László Nagy was a Hungarian pair skater. Together with his sister Marianna Nagy he won five bronze medals at the Olympic Games (1952 and 1956) and world championships (1950, 1953, 1955), as well as two European titles (1950 and 1955).
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Isaac Erter
- Occupations
- physicianwriter
- Biography
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Isaac Erter was a Polish-Jewish satirist and poet of the Galician Haskalah. His Hebrew prose has been compared to that of writers Heinrich Heine and Ludwig Börne.
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Ferenc A. Jolesz
- Occupations
- scientistphysician
- Biography
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Ferenc Andras Jolesz was a Hungarian-American physician and scientist best known for his research on image guided therapy, the process by which information derived from diagnostic imaging is used to improve the localization and targeting of diseased tissue to monitor and control treatment during surgical and interventional procedures. He pioneered the field of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided interventions and introduced of a variety of new medical procedures based on novel combinations of imaging and therapy delivery.
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Dániel Kiss
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 2002
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Dániel Kiss is a Hungarian hurdler. He holds the national record in the indoor sprint hurdle event.
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E. Andrew Balas
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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E. Andrew Balas is a Hungarian academic who is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He serves as Professor at Augusta University. Balas is Vice President of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine.
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József Rácz
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- In 1981 studied medicine
- Occupations
- psychiatristresearcherphysicianpsychotherapist
- Biography
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József Rácz is a Hungarian physician, psychiatrist, addiction doctor, full professor and the former Head of the Department of Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Eötvös Loránd University and the Head of the Department of Addictology, Faculty of Health Sciences at the Semmelweis University, director at Blue Point Drug Counseling and Outpatient Centre. His books, papers and talks focus on qualitative social psychological research of the drug users.
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Erzsébet Lanczendorfer
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- In 1966 studied medicine
- Occupations
- internistphysicianpolitician
- Biography
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Dr. Erzsébet Lanczendorfer is a Hungarian physician and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fidesz–KDNP Győr-Moson-Sopron County Regional List between 2006 and 2014.
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Katalin Susztak
- Enrolled in Semmelweis University
- Studied in 1995
- Occupations
- researcher
- Biography
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Katalin Susztak is a Hungarian American scientist and nephrologist at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a professor of medicine and genetics, and currently the codirector of the Complications Unit at the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Her laboratory made major contributions to the current understanding of kidney disease development. She is also the founder of the Transformative Research In DiabEtic NephropaThy (TRIDENT), a collaborative network of physicians and basic scientists, to find cures for diabetic kidney disease.
