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MUDr. René Foltán, Ph.D.
Dr. René Foltán acquired his training at Medical Faculty of
Charles University in Hradec Králové, where he gained his
degree in Dentistry and then also in General Medicine. After
completing his studies he connected his carrier with the
1st Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague where he
became an assistant professor in 1996 at the department of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Key part of his training as
a maxillofacial surgeon is associated with many clerkships
abroad, especially in University Hospital Zürich with Prof. H.
Sailer and Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United
Kingdom with Mr. P. A. Johnson and Prof. P. Haers, where he
worked as locum registrar and later as honorary senior house
offi cer. In 2006 he obtained Fellowship of the European Board
of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery (FEBOMFS). He defended PhD
thesis on the topic „Genioglossus advancement in therapy of
obstrucive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)“ in 2007. Dr. Foltán
became an Associate Proffessor in 2011. He is particularly interested
in orthognathic surgery for the patients with severe
skeletal malocclusions and OSAS. He has lectured extensively
on many czech and international scientifi c congresses and is
an author of many scientifi c papers. He is a scientifi c secretary
of Czech Society for Maxillofacial surgery, member and
councilor of Czech Republic at the European Association for
Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery and member of many other scientifi
c societies.
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