Background
Samánek, Milan was born on May 9, 1931 in Zborovice, Czechoslovakia. Son of Miroslav and Frantiska (Samánková) Samánek.
Samánek, Milan was born on May 9, 1931 in Zborovice, Czechoslovakia. Son of Miroslav and Frantiska (Samánková) Samánek.
Doctor of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1962. Doctor of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1969.
Resident in pediatrics, District Hospital, Uh., Hradiste, Czech Republic, 1955-1956;
resident and senior research department pediatrics, U. Hospital, Prague, 1956-1959;
head cardiopulmonary laboratory, U. Hospital, Prague, 1968-1977;
research fellow, Czechoslovac Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1961-1962;
research fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 1964-1965;
director, Center Pediat. Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Prague, 1977-1993;
research director, Center Pediat. Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Prague, 1993.
Professor pediatrics Charles U. Medical School, 1969. Consultant World Health Organization, 1979, member expert advisory panel. Member steering committee Pediat.
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, 1993-1997.
President science committee Minister of Health, 1990-1992. President Foundation Children's Heart. Fellow European Society Cardiology (honorary).
Member Association European Pediatrics Cardiologists (council member 1979-1986), World Heart Foundation (committee section on cardiovascular disease in young since 1980), Czech Medical Research Council, Czech Medical Society (honorary member. Highest award), New York Academy of Sciences.
Son of; married Ladislava Cevelová, November 20, 1954. Children: Lísková Svatava, Milan.