Education
He studied medicine at, and is currently serving as a professor of Pathology at the Jessenius School of Medicine in Martin which is a part of the Comenius University in Bratislava.
He studied medicine at, and is currently serving as a professor of Pathology at the Jessenius School of Medicine in Martin which is a part of the Comenius University in Bratislava.
He is also the head of the department of Pathology at the Martin University Hospital. He is the former chairman of the Slovak Scientific Council (Slovak: Vedecka Rada). He has written numerous journal articles, authored four textbooks for students and a record number of citations in the literature.
He is considered a leading expert in the fields of Oncopathology and hematopathology.
His research has made notable contributions regarding the current understanding of certain types of cancers. Kodet, Mrhalová, Plank et al.: Mantle cell lymphoma: improved diagnostics using a combined approach of immunohistochemistry and identification (2003) Virchows Architecture, (2005) Pathology Research and Practice, Boudova, Plank, et al.: Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia and other lymphoid infiltrates of the breast nipple (2005) American Journal of Dermatopathology, Joensuu, Riihimäki, Nishida, Steigen, Plank et al.
: Risk of recurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumour after surgery - 1 March 2012 The Lancet Oncology.