Research

Research activity

Research activity of the Department of Emergency Medicine covers a broad range of topics is dynamically increasing. We actively collaborate both with other departments of Semmelweis University and with industrial partners. Our colleagues also mentor student researchers. We carry out investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects as well. The Department employs three doctors with a PhD degree and three who are pursuing doctoral studies.

Industry-Sponsored and Investigated Clinical Trials at the Emergency Department

The Emergency Department participates in a wide range of clinical research activities, acting as both a primary study site and a referral site for industry-sponsored trials. We also conduct investigator-initiated studies in collaboration with in-house and industrial partners.

Our team is experienced in Phase III and Phase IV studies and is involved in research across multiple therapeutic areas.

Areas of experience include:

Neurology / Stroke Care
Infectious Lung Diseases / Pneumonia
COVID-19 Disease
Diabetic Foot Infection
Digital Health Innovations
Biobanking

Research team:

7 investigators with clinical and research expertise
10 study nurses ensuring patient safety and protocol adherence
2 study coordinators managing documentation, scheduling, and compliance

For further information about our research capabilities, ongoing trials, and collaboration opportunities, please contact the research coordination team.

Contact for site initiation or collaboration:

Bánk Fenyves, MD, PhD (head of department) – kutatas.sok@semmelweis.hu
Alexandra Csapó (clinical research associate) – csapo.alexandra.klaudia@semmelweis.hu or kutatas.sok@semmelweis.hu
Anna Stelkovics (clinical research manager) – stelkovics.anna@semmelweis.hu or kutatas.sok@semmelweis.hu

PhD programs

Three doctoral programs will be announced from the first semester of the 2022/23 academic year at the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Emergency care epidemiology and management, data-driven decision-support tools
Csaba Varga MD
Pathophysiology, diagnostics, and prognostics of acute illnesses
Bánk Fenyves MD
Precision medicine-focused clinical research in emergency care
Dóra Melicher MD

Application: please contact the supervisors directly.

TDK (Students’ Scientific Association) / Thesis (Dissertation)

The Department of Emergency Medicine welcomes anyone interested in our TDK or thesis topics.

Application: please contact the supervisors first, and notify than Bánk Fenyves MD (fenyves.bank@semmelweis.hu), by naming the topic and supervisor

Website of Students’ Scientific Association at Semmelweis University

Information for students writing a thesis at the Faculty of Medicine

Thesis requirements at the Departments of Emergency Medicine

Currently available TDK (Students’ Scientific Association) / thesis topics:

Developing solutions to optimise clinical trial enrollment at the emergency department
Dóra Melicher, MD
The applicability and potential of longitudinal patient follow-up and structured data query in emergency care
Dóra Melicher MD, Bánk Fenyves MD
Analysis of patient flow at the emergency department
Szabolcs Gaál MD
The role of informing patients in reducing the number of re-admissions
Szabolcs Gaál MD
Preventive activities carried out during emergency care
Szabolcs Gaál MD
Molecular aspects and emergency treatment of sepsis
Bánk Fenyves MD
The role of bedside ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of acute illnesses
Péter Vass MD
The place of dynamic coagulation tests (e.g. thromboelastometry) in emergency care
Bánk Fenyves MD, Judit Imecz MD, Péter Vass MD
Treatment strategies for gastrointestinal bleeding
Judit Imecz MD, Péter Vass MD
The place of blood gas analysis in the diagnosis and therapy monitoring of hypovolemia
Péter Vass MD
The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis and therapy monitoring of hypovolemia
Péter Vass MD
Volume therapy in various states of shock
Szilárd Sándor MD
Cardiological aspects of acute neurological illnesses
Csaba Varga MD
Antibiotic stewardship in the emergency department
Gábor Xantus MD
Minor Trauma care in the ED: the role of ANPs in Minor injuries
Gábor Xantus MD
Clinical decision making to improve patient flow
Gábor Xantus MD
Musculoskeletal disorders in the ED
Gábor Xantus MD
Building trust and partnership via improved patient communication and education
Gábor Xantus MD
End-of-life decision-making in the ED
Gábor Xantus MD
Clinical audits to improve care: introducing the yearly appraisals into the Hungarian care system
Gábor Xantus MD
Defusing a ticking time bomb: teaching POCUS to med students to enable the ED-based screening of abdominal aorta aneurism
Gábor Xantus MD