1st Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases of 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University was found in the year 1932 by prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Jedlička DrSc., who is considered to be the founder of the branch of Pneumology and Phthiseology.

Location of the1st Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases:

1932- 1942 Hospital Bulovka
1942- 1945 Hospital Motol
1945- yet Praha 2, Kateřinská 19

Heads of 1st Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases:

Prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Jedlička, DrSc. 1932-1961
doc. MUDr. Ladislav Levinský 1961-1978
doc. MUDr. Miloslava Jírová, CSc. 1978-1982
doc. MUDr. Zdeňka Voslářová, CSc. 1983-1990
doc. MUDr. Vladimír Votava, CSc. 1990-1998
Prof. MUDr. Jiří Homolka, DrSc. 1998-yet

Important physicians who works in 1st Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases:

Prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Jedlička, DrSc.
31. 7. 1891- +14. 12. 1974

doc. MUDr. Ladislav Levinský
21. 4. 1912- +27. 2. 1996

doc. MUDr. Jitka Petříková, CSc.
5. 3. 1911- +27. 8. 2000

doc. MUDr. František Macholda, DrSc.
5. 7. 1915- +10. 12. 1991