Martin Jan Stransky, M.D., F.A.C.P
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M.U.Dr. MARTIN JAN STRANSKY, M.D., F.A.C.P. Address: USA: 1-B Heritage Circle, Southbury CT, Tel (203) 592-7470 Czech Republic: Národní 11, Prague 1, 110 00 Tel/fax: (+420) 222 075 101/ 224 215 059 E-mail: [email protected] Date of birth: October 30, 1956. Dual citizenship: USA and Czech Republic. Education: 1986-89 Resident and Chief Resident, Dept. of Neurology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y. 1986-88 Intern and Resident, Dept. of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital (SUNY), Brooklyn, N.Y. 1985 Neurological elective, Guy´s Hosp. and National Neurological Institute, London. 1983 Doctor of Medicine, St. George´s University School of Medicine, Grenada, W.I. 1978 Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Professional certifications and memberships: Board Certification: Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Board Certification and Certificate of Specialized Training in Neurology, Czech Republic. Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine. Approbation in Medicine, Czech Republic. Fellow, American College of Physicians. Active Member: American Academy of Neurology, American College of Physicians, Czech Medical Chamber. Licensed in the United States (CT), Czech Republic (EU) and Grenada W.I. Current medical activities, USA: Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine. Attending Physician, Yale New Haven Medical Center and affiliated hospitals. Attending Physician, Cornell-Scott Hill Health Centers, CT Director, Yale University-Charles University Neuroscience Exchange Program. Current medical activities, international: Founder and Director, Office of the Ombudsman of Health, Czech Republic (www.ombudsmanprozdravi.cz) Panel physician, Embassies of the United States and Great Britain, Czech Republic. Vice-Chairman, Supervisory Board, International Clinical Research Center, Czech Republic (www.fnusa-icrc.org/en). Chairman, Task Force for restructuring ICRC. Director of Alumni Development, Visiting Professor in Physical Diagnosis and Neuroscience, St. George´s University School of Medicine (www.sgu.edu – see Alumni relations). Hospital Neurologist, General Hospital, St. George, Grenada WI Founder and Director, Prague Selective Program (largest summer study program for medical students of its type in the world) (www.pragueselective.com). Lecturer and visiting professor in Neurology, Charles University School of Medicine, Prague.¨ Founder and Director, Polyclinic at Národní, Prague and Private Neurological Associates, Prague (www.poliklinikanarodni.cz). Medical Guarantor, Nadace Spokojené děti, Prague (largest Czech Foundation to support children – www.spokojenedeti.cz). and Nadace krása pomoci (Foundation of Miss World 2006 Taťána Kuchařová for senior citizens- www.krasapomoci.cz). Team doctor, FC Hněvkovice. Current cultural and other activities: Founder and publisher, Přítomnost (www.pritomnost.cz) and The New Presence (www.new- presence.com) magazines, Prague. Founder of Journalism Internship program for same. Founder and principal organizer for the project to erect a monument to Milada Horáková on Sněmovní street (Parliament street, Prague), unveiled on 16.11.2015. Founder and CEO: Firma Stránský, Martin Jan Stránský Foundation Fund (for independent publications and journalism education) The Stránský Foundation (promotes civic rights and legal protection, www.nfstransky.cz ). Member, Board of Directors, Czech North American Chamber of Commerce and Culture, serving 1.5 million Czechs in North America. Member of the International Nominating Committee for the Trebbia Award, Czech Republic. Member of the Board, TJ Sokol, Hněvkovice. Current political activities: Past and present Advisor to heads of state, ministers, local and international organizations on medical systems, international healthcare and economics and educational teaching methods. Chairman, Advisory Committee, Senate Commission on Czechs Living Abroad, Senate of the Czech Republic. Past medical activities and honorary functions: Honorary Member Board of Directors, Children’s Brain Foundation, Prague; Member of Supervisory Boards, Nemocnice Na Františku and Nemocnice pod Petřinem hospitals, Prague; MC for White Coat Ceremony, University of Northumbria, UK.; External academic lecturer, University of Tasmania, Australia; Member, Supervisory Board, Prague Children´ s Foundation; Founder, American Czech and Slovak Neuroscience Association. Past cultural activities and honorary functions: Member of Fulbright Scholarship Award Committee, Prague; recipient of the Masaryk Award for Cultural Excellence, 1996; Founder of the Prague Press Club; Honorary Patron, Center for the Integration of Foreigners, Prague; Delegate or the Czech Republic, Migration Conference, European Parliament, Brussels; Founding member, Forum for European Journals, Budapest; Honorary Member, Association of Lidové noviny, Prague; Founder, N11 Music Club and N11 Records, Prague; Co-author of CD SPYDER-Topspin (Hannover) 2001. Founder G8 TRANSGLOBAL and author/publisher of CD by same name (2006, SONY BMG); Coordinator for “New York Stage” project, Colours of Ostrava Festival; Member, Board of Directors, Program Committee, Forum 2000,moderator in 1999, 2000, 2001 conferences; Chief moderator, Student’s Forum 2000, 2001 conferences, Prague; Founding Member of General Secretariat, Committee for a Free Belorussia, Prague, 2003; Founder, Prague Press Club; Chairman, Organ Restoration Committee, Church of St. Thomas, Prague. Past political activities: Elected as an independent candidate to the Prague 1 City Council, 2010 for 4 year term; In 2014 re- election bid, received most write-in votes than any candidate but DJK party failed to pass 5% threshold; Shadow Minister of Health, Czech Republic as independent candidate for Věci Veřejné - negotiated, drafted and signed the Government healthcare program with other coalition partners; campaigned for Czech Senate as independent candidate in 2010, 2008; Charter signatory and first Director, Impulse 99 citizen’s initiative, Prague. Publications, appearances and societies: Analyst and columnist with over several hundred articles and analyses on neurology, politics, culture and society, in Czech and international media – see www.narodni.cz for complete list and downloads. Regular appearances in various TV, print and radio. Author of epilogue, Vzkazy domů (Messages home), Dny české státnosti, Labyrint publishers, Prague 2012 Presenting author, Češi nechtějí demokracii (The Czechs Don’t Want Democracy) and monographs under the same title, Millenium publishing, Chomutov, 2000. Charter Member, Lion’s Club, Rokycany, Czech Republic. Member of multiple local, state, and national societies, USA and Czech Republic. Personal website: www.narodni.cz .