M.D. Graduation in 1981. Started to work at Children’s Heart Centre, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. Board certification in Pediatrics in 1984 and board certification in Pediatric Cardiology in 1988. Associate Professorship in Paediatrics at the 2nd Medical School, Charles' University, Prague in 2001 and regular Professorship in Paediatric Cardiology at the Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Germany in 2005. 2005 – 2010 Chief of the Department of Paediatric Cardiology at the Heartcentre, University in Leipzig, Germany. From 2011 chief of the Children’s Heart Centre, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Major professional interests: Paediatric eletrophysiology
Major research topic: Cardiac dyssynchrony and resynchronization therapy in children and congenital