1st Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases of the 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- 2012 Praha 2, Kateřinská 19
2012- till yet, Praha 2, Karlovo nám.32
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. 1998-2021
doc.MUDr. Jiří Votruba, Ph.D. 2021 - till 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