Dr. Várkonyi Viktória

1970 - Doctor of Medicine, Semmelweis University of Medical Sciences (SOTE), suma cum laude
1970 - Residency at the National Institute of Dermatology and Venereology (OBNI)
1973 – Certification exam in Dermatology and Venereology
1973-1986 – Inpatient care for OBNI patients in Semmelweis University’s Dermatology Department
1986-1994 – Deputy Manager of OBNI
1990 – Doctor of Philosophy (Thesis subject: leg ulcers)
1991 – Established and managed the country’s first STD outpatient clinic
Major areas of interest: venereal diseases, prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS, management of asymptomatic HIV patients; other, non-infectious sexual illnesses
Editor-in-chief of Bőrgyógyászati és Venerológiai Szemle (Dermatology and Venereology Review) until 1992;

Memberships

1995-2008 – Member, later Secretary of the Dermatology and Venereology professional council
1996-Present – founding member of Hungarian STD Society, later secretary, currently president
Hungarian Society of Dermatology – board member, over 10 years
2006-Present – member of the Society of Obstetric and Gynecological Prevention
IUSTI (International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases), European Board member 1997-2008
1995-Present ADA (Alpe-Danube-Adria STD Society)

Várkonyi V., Tisza T.: HIV and STD Counselling (supported by the National Aids Committee), Százszorszép Kiadó, 1997
STD Atlas for Practicing Physicians, Medicina Kiadó, 2005 – editor and major contributor
Atlas of Leg Ulcers for Practicing Physicians, Medicina Kiadó, 2008
German language competence