Baranyai Zsolt PhD, habil.
- Hiatal hernia treatment
- Diagnosis and surgical management of achalasia
- Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
- Hernia surgeries (inguinal, umbilical, and abdominal wall hernias)
- Bariatric (weight loss) surgeries
- Removal of gastric band
Introduction
Dr. Zsolt Baranyai is a board-certified general surgeon, clinical oncologist, PhD, and habilitated university lecturer with several decades of experience in clinical practice, medical education, and scientific research. Throughout his professional career, high-quality surgical care, the application of modern minimally invasive techniques, and a strong commitment to patient safety have played a defining role in his work.
He spent many years working at the clinics of the Semmelweis University, where he actively participated in undergraduate medical education and specialist training, while continuously integrating his clinical work with research and organizational activities. During his career, he has been involved in numerous national and international collaborations and has played a significant role in the dissemination and institutional strengthening of patient safety principles in Hungary.
His professional approach is characterized by comprehensive clinical thinking, methodological rigor, and a strong sense of responsibility toward patients, whether in clinical decision-making, education, or professional guidance.
Education
- 1989–1995 – Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine – MD degree (cum laude)
- 2001 – Board Certification in General Surgery – excellent
- 2004 – Board Certification in Thoracic Surgery – excellent
- 2006–2008 – Semmelweis University Health Services Management Training Center – Certified Health Care Manager
- 2009 – Board Certification in Clinical Oncology
- 2009 – Postgraduate Training in EU Project Management
- 2012–2013 – MSc in Health Care Management
- 2015 – PhD degree (summa cum laude)
- 2022 – Habilitation
Professional Career
- 1995–1996 – Uzsoki Street Hospital, Central Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy – Resident Physician
- 1996–2011 – Uzsoki Street Hospital, Department of Surgery and Vascular Surgery (Resident Physician, Assistant Professor, later Consultant Surgeon)
- 2012 – Szent Imre Hospital, Department of General Surgery – Consultant Surgeon
- 2013–2014 – United Szent István and Szent László Hospitals, Department of Surgery – Consultant Surgeon
- 2014–2022 – Semmelweis University, 1st Department of Surgery (Consultant Surgeon, Head of Outpatient Services, Assistant Professor)
- 2022–2024 – Jávorszky Ödön Hospital; Dr. Kenessey Albert Hospital and Outpatient Clinic; Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital; Siófok Hospital – Consultant Surgeon
- 2024–2025 – Péterfy Sándor Street Hospital and Outpatient Clinic, Department of Surgery – Head of Department
- 2025– National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy, Department of Health Technology Assessment – External Expert
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst Propagating into the Retroperitoneum and Mediastinum (1997)
- Lymphadenectomy in Gastrointestinal Surgery for Malignancy (1997)
- The Role of Laparoscopy in Assessing the Resectability of Liver Tumors (2007)
- Laparoscopic or Open Appendectomy? (2008)
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation-Induced Enteritis (2010)
- Complete Tumor Regression Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer (2010)
- From Project-Based Sample Collection to Biobanking (2011)
- Prognostic Significance of Bevacizumab Treatment in Colorectal Liver Metastases (2013)
- The History of Patient Safety (2016)
- The Role of Thrombocytosis and IL-6 in a Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer Model (2020)
- Complex Reconstruction Following Esophagectomy for Esophageal Perforation (2020)
- Hungarian Surgical Society
- Hungarian Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Hungarian Society of Human Genetics
- European Organization for Quality – Hungarian National Committee
- Hungarian Patient Safety Society – Founder, President
- European Society of Coloproctology
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
- Hungarian Wound Care Society
- Hungarian Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery – Founder, President
- International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
- 1993 – Scientific Students’ Conference – 1st Prize (Results of Hemodialysis Treatment in Diabetes Mellitus Complicated by Renal Failure)
- 1995 – Scientific Students’ Conference – 1st Prize (Combined Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocysts of Chronic Pancreatitis Origin)
- 1995 – Hungarian Gastroenterological Society – Special Award (Combined Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocysts of Chronic Pancreatitis Origin)
- 1995 – Rector’s Award Competition – 1st Prize (Combined Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocysts of Chronic Pancreatitis Origin)
- 1997 – Scientific Meeting of Uzsoki Street Hospital – 2nd Prize (A Patient Cured After Surgical Removal of Five Successive Malignant Tumors)
- 2010 – Ljudevit Jurak International Symposium on Comparative Pathology – Best of Posters (Proposal of a Claudin-Low Breast Carcinoma Model to Understand Its Aggressive Biological Properties)
- 2015 – Congress of the Young Surgeons’ Section (FISESZ) – Best Poster (Surgical-themed poster presentation)
- 2016 – Markusovszky Lajos Award – Best Publication (Occurrence, Intratumoral Heterogeneity, Prognostic and Predictive Potential of Microsatellite Instability in Primary Colorectal Carcinomas and Their Paired Liver Metastases Following Surgical Treatment)
