Background
Trnka, Ludek was born on December 18, 1925 in Trencin, Czechoslovakia. Son of Karel Trnka and Milada Trnkova.
Trnka, Ludek was born on December 18, 1925 in Trencin, Czechoslovakia. Son of Karel Trnka and Milada Trnkova.
Doctor of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1963. Doctor of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1985.
Resident Regional Hospital, Strakovice, Czech Republic, 1950—1954, Tuberculosis Hospital, Kostelec, Czech Republic, 1954—1955. Clinical associate Research Institute Tuberculosis, Prague, Czech Republic, 1955—1963. Visiting researcher International Children's Center, Paris, 1963.
Laboratory researcher Research institute Tuberculosis, Prague, Czech Republic, 1964—1967. Visiting professor department medical microbiology University Wisconsin, Madison, 1967—1968. Deputy director Research Institute Respiratory Disease, Prague, 1969—1993.
Chief Tuberculosis surveillance unit Czech Republic University Hospital, since 1994, University Hospital. Society professor Charles University Medical School, Prague, 1985. Chief specialist in Tuberculosis Ministry of Health, Czech Republic, 1986—1991.
Expert consultant in Tuberculosis, Czech Republic, since 1994. National coordinator in Tuberculosis World Health Organization Ministry of Health, since 2001. Resident Europe region International Union Against Tuberculosis, Paris, 1990—1994.
Member of Czech Pneumological and Phtiseol. Society (honorary), Finnish Association Lung Health (honorary), Rotary (president 1994-1995).
Married Miluse Trnkova. 1 child January.