{"id":25637,"date":"2021-04-22T14:05:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T12:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=25637"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:17:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T12:17:22","slug":"dr-istvan-seri-is-greeted-on-the-occasion-of-his-70th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2021\/04\/dr-istvan-seri-is-greeted-on-the-occasion-of-his-70th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Istv\u00e1n Seri is greeted on the occasion of his 70th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Dr. Istv\u00e1n Seri was greeted by his colleagues, friends and international collaborators participating in scientific cooperations. The retired professor of the 1st Department of Pediatrics was awarded the silver degree of the Pro Universitate award on the occasion. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">At the beginning of the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">online <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ceremony held in compliance with epidemiological measures, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">D<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">r. Attila Szab\u00f3, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Vice-<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Rector for Clinical <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Affairs<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, President of the Clinical Center, greeted <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">D<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">r. Istv\u00e1n Seri. The <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">retired <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">professor<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">of the 1st Department of Pediatrics was awarded the silver degree of the Pro Universitate Award on the occasion of his 70th birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25636\" src=\"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/files\/2021\/04\/RS131111_C19A6829-scr-267x400-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/>Dr. Istv\u00e1n Seri graduated from Semmelweis University in 1976 as a <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">physician<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, and qualified as a pediatrician in the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">2<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">nd<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Department of Pediatrics<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. After<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">wards<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, he worked in the neonatology <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">section<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> of the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Here, he studied the differences in the cardiovascular system of immature preterm infants and their pharmacological influence. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Based on his observations, he obtained a PhD <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">degree<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> in 1985. During his career, he has <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">also <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">worked at the Karolinska Institute, Harvard University, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia. In addition to his research <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">work<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, he achieved outstanding results in clinic<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">al<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">fields <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">and in the field of neonatology. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">He has become<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> an internationally recognized neonatologis<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">t<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, who establish<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ed<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> scientific cooperation<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">s<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> across several continents. He was a founding member and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">head <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">of the American Society of Perinatologists for many years. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">He is a<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">n outstanding <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">lecturer, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">who has won the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Award of Merit for Education of the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">University of Pennsylvania several times. He was later named the Outstanding Teacher of the Year at the University of Philadelphia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">From 2001, he became <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">head of <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">neonatology <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">department<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> at the University of Southern California (USC) and Professor of Pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine, Director of the Center for Fetal and Neonatal Medicine at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles. He organized the Neonatology Center in the region and established one of the largest perinatology care units in the United States within the Keck School of Medicine. He developed the principles of organizationally uniform maternal-fetal care. His scientific activit<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ies<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> ha<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ve<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> resulted in several basic insights in the field of neonatal cardiovascular regulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fontos_div\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">Istv\u00e1n Seri is one of the most successful Hungarian pediatricians <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">with a <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">successful <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">scientific career <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">at the international level, who has always declared himself Hungarian, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">even if he spent <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">more than 30 years of active work abroad. He came home every year, and his neonatology seminars <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">held <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">at Semmelweis University attracted people from all over the country. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">His work was recognized by Semmelweis University with the Doctor Honoris Causa award, and with <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">an <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">honorary membership by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In connection with his return and long-term settlement at home, he became a research professor at the 1st Department of Pediatrics of Semmelweis University\u201d, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">highlighted Dr. Attila Szab\u00f3, Head of the 1<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">st<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Department of Pediatrics, Vice-Rector for Clinical Affairs, who also recalled his first encounter with Dr. Istv\u00e1n Seri.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25622\" src=\"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/files\/2021\/04\/RS131059_C19A6534-scr-267x400-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/>\u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">What can we learn from you? What you <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">have always given<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">still <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">give to <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">young, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">to the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">more experienced, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">and to the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">contemporary <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">colleagues<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">: partly the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ability to <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">focus, the answer to the question, the persistent search for a solution. Paying attention to small details and accurately mapping the reality <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">that <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">you can <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">get to know<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">And although the years go by, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">we also learn <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">the youthful, often almost childlike curiosity with which you search and find the answers\u201d, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">pointed out <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Dr. Attila Szab\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Afterwards<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">D<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">r. Mikl\u00f3s Kellermayer, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">held<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> a speech in which he recalled <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">D<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">r. Istv\u00e1n Seri&#8217;s most important stages in his career, as well as <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">his<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> most outstanding awards and honors.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fontos_div\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">I met Professor Istv\u00e1n Seri not so long ago, in the summer of 2018, after a university ceremony. It was one of those rare moments when one immediately realizes <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">that <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">we are on the same frequency. Whether it <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">is<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> because of his sparkling eyes, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">his<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> smile, or light elegance, behind which the soaring freedom of talent and spirit <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">rises<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, I do <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">not<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> know exactly. But I was sure of that, and I am still sure that I can always count on his friendly wisdom, critical and analytical thoughts\u201d, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">emphasized Dr. Mikl\u00f3s Kellermayer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">At the ceremony, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Dr<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. Istv\u00e1n Seri&#8217;s <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">colleagues<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, friends and international collaborators <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">of<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> scientific cooperation<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">s<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">greeted the professor on the occasion of his 70<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">th<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> birthday:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Tivadar Tulassay Rector Emeritus, former Head of the 1st Department of Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Tibor Vereb\u00e9ly Professor Emeritus, retired Professor of the 1st Department of Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Tam\u00e1s Machay Professor Emeritus, retired Professor of the 1st Department of Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Endre Sulyok, retired Professor of the Doctoral School of Health Sciences at the University of P\u00e9cs, an Honorary Member of the 1st Department of Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. \u00c9va Kis, retired Associate Professor of the 1st Department of Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. J\u00e1nos B\u00f3kay, Chief Physician of the 1st Department of Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. G\u00e1bor Rudas Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Neuroradiology<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Martin Kluckow, Professor of Neonatology, University of Sydney, Australia<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Ben Lee, Chief Medical Officer at Sidra Medical and Research Centre, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Nicholas Evans, Professor, Obstetrics Gynecology and Neonatology University of Sydney<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Guszt\u00e1v B\u00e9lteki, Consultant Neonatologist, Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow, Cambridge University Hospitals<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Zolt\u00e1n Moln\u00e1r, Consultant Neonatologist, Oxford University Hospitals<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Mikl\u00f3s Szab\u00f3, habilitated Associate Professor of the 1st Department of Pediatrics, Head of the Neonatology Departmental Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n        [slb_exclude]\r\n        <div class=\"row galeria-wrapper mx-0 h-auto\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-9 pl-0 pr-2\">\r\n            <span class=\"gallery-item frame\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"galeria-left-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/files\/2021\/04\/RS131063_C19A6560-scr.jpeg\"><img src=https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/files\/2021\/04\/RS131063_C19A6560-scr.jpeg  \r\n                            alt=\"\" \r\n                            class=\"attachment-sote-gallery-big size-sote-gallery-big\" \r\n                            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soon realized that this was not the environment for him.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">Where, in which profession are there people where competition is there but it does not dominate? It was clear that it was pediatrics\u201d, he recalled why he had chosen his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\">He highlighted the role of his former colleagues and friends, and then also spoke about his former jobs.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">It is n<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ot worth giving up. As long as you care about what you do and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">it<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> attract<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">s you<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, you have to do it. You may also need to notice when it <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">is <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">over, when you can<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">not<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> go any further, and with an intelligent decision you might have to look for something else, but you should <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">not <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">give up. 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