Vascular surgeon and Department vice-head for research and development at 2^nd Department of Surgery, Center for Vascular Disease, St. Anne’s University Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. Head surgeon of the private vein clinic VASCUMED based in Brno and Prague. Main professional research interests are venous surgery, carotid artery surgery and abdominal aortic aneurysms. He is involved as a co-investigator in several international clinical trials, and he is certified in laser, radiofrequency, vein glue and mechanochemical ablation techniques. Professional memberships: Czech Society for Cardiovascular Surgery; European Society for Vascular Surgery, European Venous Forum, Czech Society for Flebology.