Figurová Mária, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 08.09.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Figurová |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Mária |
| I.3 Degrees |
DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1972 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Small Animal Clinic |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
34a-2310003 |
| I.8 E-mail address | maria.figurova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/17751 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0009-0005-1330-5107 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1996 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2009 | veterinary surgery |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Lecturer | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2012 – to date |
Assistant | Konex Medik s.r.o., Company with medical materials and equipment | 1999 – 2012 |
Postgraduate student | Institute of Parasitology Slovak Academy of Sciences | 1996 – 1999 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Professional training - working with diagnostic equipment | Institute of Radiation Protection Ltd | 2024 |
Professional training - working with diagnostic equipment | Institute of Radiation Protection Ltd | 2016 |
Workshop - Imaging diagnostic | Szent Istvan University - Budapest | 2015 |
Duplex USG of the vessels of the limbs and neck | Slovak Society for Ultrasound in Medicine | 2013 |
Sonographic workshop for a small practice | ATOMVET Ltd. Liberec | 2013 |
Sonography seminar III. | The Slovak Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons-- lecturer Pekárková, M. DVM DECVDI | 2013 |
Certificate - management skills - Time management | NOVA TRAINING , Ltd. Košice | 2012 |
Creation Project Manager | Ing. Marián Bilický Trade and Management Consulting | 2010 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
| Profile course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgery and orthopaedics of small animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Surgery and orthopaedics of small animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
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V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 2 | 35 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of dogs and cats II. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice – companion animals (dogs, cats, horses) | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary stomatology and maxilofacial orthopaedics of animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General surgery, anaesthesiology and imaging methods | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of roentgenology and diagnostic imaging | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of roentgenology and diagnostic imaging | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats III. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats IV. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Imaging methods | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiographic anatomy | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary stomatology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary stomatology and maxillofacial orthopaedics of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats III. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats IV. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiographic anatomy | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Radiology and imaging diagnostics | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veteriny stomatology and animal orthodontics | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary stomatology and maxillofacial orthopedics of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Imaging methods | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
VI. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs
The last six completed calendar years: 2020–2025. The current year is excluded.
VI.1. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs and citations
| Total | Over the last six years | |
|---|---|---|
| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 132 | 36 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 16 | 10 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 62 | 36 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 62 | 36 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - STEFANIZZI, Enrico - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - KURILLOVÁ, Marieta - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra. An inguinal herniation of pregnant uterus in a Standard Wirehaired Dachshund – a case report. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2021. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 90, no. 2 (2021), p. 185-190. (2021: 0.817 - IF, 40 - H-index, 0.892 - IF 5y, 0.264 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.122 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | BALOGOVÁ, Monika - NELSON, Emma - UHRIN, Marcel - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - ZYŚK, Bartolomiej. No Sexual Dimorphism Detected in Digit Ratios of the Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra). In: Anatomical Record. 2015. ISSN 1932-8486, Vol. 298, no. 10 (2015), p. 1786-1795. (2015: 1.507 - IF, 56 - H-index, 1.627 - IF 5y, 0.846 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.475 - ABDC). |
| 3. | FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - KARASOVÁ, Martina - HLUCHÝ, Marián - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - CAPÍK, Igor - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - REICHEL, Peter - BJORDAL, Jan M. - GÁL, Peter. Histological Assessment of a Combined Low-Level Laser/Light-Emitting Diode Therapy (685 nm/470 nm) for Sutured Skin Incisions in a Porcine Model: A Short Report [Histologické posúdenie kombinovanej LLLT/LED terapie (685 nm/470 nm) na koži ošípaných po incízii so sutúrou. Report]. In: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 2016. ISSN 1549-5418, Vol. 34, č. 2(2016), s. 53-55. (2016: 1.68 - IF, 81 - H-index, 2.131 - IF 5y, 0.609 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.471 - ABDC). |
| 4. | FIGUROVÁ, Mária - KULINOVÁ, Veronika. ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION OF SOME VESSELS IN DOGS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BLOOD FLOW IN THESE VESSELS [Ultrasonografické vyšetrenie niektorých ciev a charakteristika prietoku v nich u psa]. In: Folia veterinaria. 2017. ISSN 0015-5748, Roč. 61, č. 4 (2017), s. 44-52. |
| 5. | FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - ŠTVRTINA, Sv̌etoslav. In vivo Evaluation of Marginal Microgaps of Sheep Incisors filled with Two Composite Materials. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2009. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 78, č. 4 (2009), s. 649-655. (2009: 0.403 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.502 - IF 5y, 0.237 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.104 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - STEFANIZZI, Enrico - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - KURILLOVÁ, Marieta - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra. An inguinal herniation of pregnant uterus in a Standard Wirehaired Dachshund – a case report. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2021. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 90, no. 2 (2021), p. 185-190. (2021: 0.817 - IF, 40 - H-index, 0.892 - IF 5y, 0.264 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.122 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | AGUDELO RAMÍREZ, Carlos Fernando - LUKÁČ, Branislav - BOČKAY, Andrej - VARGOVÁ, Veronika - KACKOVÁ, Gabriela - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - HORŇÁK, Slavomír. Case report of an incidental left coronary artery to main pulmonary artery fistula in a dog. In: BMC Veterinary Research. 2025. ISSN 1746-6148, Vol. 21, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 503, p. [1-6]. (2024: 2.6 - IF, 2.7 - IF 5y, 0.723 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.536 - ABDC). |
| 3. | ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Marieta - ŠEVČÍK, Karol - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - AGYAGOSOVÁ VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HLUCHÝ, Marián - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - LAPŠANSKÁ, Mária - KEREKES, Zoltán - ŽERT, Zdeněk. Retrospective analysis of tracheal hypoplasia in brachycephalic and non-brachycephalic dogs: Inter- and intra-observer agreement of measurements. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2022. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 70, no. 3 (2022), p. 192-200. (2022: 0.9 - IF, 38 - H-index, 1.1 - IF 5y, 0.277 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.214 - ABDC). |
| 4. | ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Marieta - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - ŠEVČÍK, Karol - HLUCHÝ, Marián - DOMANIŽA, Michal - LAPŠANSKÁ, Mária - DRAHOVSKÁ, Zuzana - ŽERT, Zdeněk. Ultrasound evaluation of extracranial cerebral circulation (the common, external and internal carotid artery) in different breeds of dogs. In: Animals. 2023. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 13, no. 10 (2023), art. no. 1584, p. [1-15]. (2023: 2.7 - IF, 3 - IF 5y, 0.698 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.513 - ABDC). |
| 5. | BOČKAY, Andrej - AGUDELO RAMÍREZ, Carlos Fernando - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - VARGOVÁ, Nela - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra. Effect of butorphanol-medetomidine and butorphanol-dexmedetomidine on echocardiographic parameters during propofol anaesthesia in dogs. In: Animals. 2024. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 14, no. 9 (2024), art. no. 1379, p. [1-10]. (2024: 2.7 - IF, 95 - H-index, 3.2 - IF 5y, 0.733 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.548 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - KARASOVÁ, Martina - HLUCHÝ, Marián - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - CAPÍK, Igor - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - REICHEL, Peter - BJORDAL, Jan M. - GÁL, Peter. Histological Assessment of a Combined Low-Level Laser/Light-Emitting Diode Therapy (685 nm/470 nm) for Sutured Skin Incisions in a Porcine Model: A Short Report [Histologické posúdenie kombinovanej LLLT/LED terapie (685 nm/470 nm) na koži ošípaných po incízii so sutúrou. Report]. In: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 2016. ISSN 1549-5418, Vol. 34, č. 2(2016), s. 53-55. (2016: 1.68 - IF, 81 - H-index, 2.131 - IF 5y, 0.609 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.471 - ABDC). [1] HOISANG, Somphong - KAMPA, Naruepon - SEESUPA, Suvaluk - JITPEAN, Supranee. Assessment of wound area reduction on chronic wounds in dogs with photobiomodulation therapy: A randomized controlled clinical trial. In VETERINARY WORLD. ISSN 0972-8988, 2021, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 2251-2259. |
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| 2. | FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - KARASOVÁ, Martina - HLUCHÝ, Marián - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - CAPÍK, Igor - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - REICHEL, Peter - BJORDAL, Jan M. - GÁL, Peter. Histological Assessment of a Combined Low-Level Laser/Light-Emitting Diode Therapy (685 nm/470 nm) for Sutured Skin Incisions in a Porcine Model: A Short Report [Histologické posúdenie kombinovanej LLLT/LED terapie (685 nm/470 nm) na koži ošípaných po incízii so sutúrou. Report]. In: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 2016. ISSN 1549-5418, Vol. 34, č. 2(2016), s. 53-55. (2016: 1.68 - IF, 81 - H-index, 2.131 - IF 5y, 0.609 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.471 - ABDC). [1] LIMA, Andrezza Maria Cortes Thome - DA SILVA SERGIO, Luiz Philippe - DE SOUZA DA FONSECA, Adenilson. Photobiomodulation via multiple-wavelength radiations. In LASERS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE. ISSN 0268-8921, 2020, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 307-316. |
| 3. | BALOGOVÁ, Monika - NELSON, Emma - UHRIN, Marcel - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - ZYŚK, Bartolomiej. No Sexual Dimorphism Detected in Digit Ratios of the Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra). In: Anatomical Record. 2015. ISSN 1932-8486, Vol. 298, no. 10 (2015), p. 1786-1795. (2015: 1.507 - IF, 56 - H-index, 1.627 - IF 5y, 0.846 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.475 - ABDC). [1] POGODA, Peter - KUPFER, Alexander. Flesh and bone: An integrative approach towards sexual size dimorphism of a terrestrial salamander (genus Salamandrina). In JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY. ISSN 0362-2525, 2018, vol. 279, no. 10, pp. 1468-1479. |
| 4. | FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - KARASOVÁ, Martina - HLUCHÝ, Marián - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - CAPÍK, Igor - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - REICHEL, Peter - BJORDAL, Jan M. - GÁL, Peter. Histological Assessment of a Combined Low-Level Laser/Light-Emitting Diode Therapy (685 nm/470 nm) for Sutured Skin Incisions in a Porcine Model: A Short Report [Histologické posúdenie kombinovanej LLLT/LED terapie (685 nm/470 nm) na koži ošípaných po incízii so sutúrou. Report]. In: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 2016. ISSN 1549-5418, Vol. 34, č. 2(2016), s. 53-55. (2016: 1.68 - IF, 81 - H-index, 2.131 - IF 5y, 0.609 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.471 - ABDC). [1] KONO, Takahiro - YAMADA, Jun. In Vivo Measurement of Optical Properties of Human Skin for 450-800nm and 950-1600nm Wavelengths. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS. ISSN 0195-928X, 2019, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. |
| 5. | FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - KARASOVÁ, Martina - HLUCHÝ, Marián - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - CAPÍK, Igor - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - REICHEL, Peter - BJORDAL, Jan M. - GÁL, Peter. Histological Assessment of a Combined Low-Level Laser/Light-Emitting Diode Therapy (685 nm/470 nm) for Sutured Skin Incisions in a Porcine Model: A Short Report [Histologické posúdenie kombinovanej LLLT/LED terapie (685 nm/470 nm) na koži ošípaných po incízii so sutúrou. Report]. In: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 2016. ISSN 1549-5418, Vol. 34, č. 2(2016), s. 53-55. (2016: 1.68 - IF, 81 - H-index, 2.131 - IF 5y, 0.609 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.471 - ABDC). [1] LI, Yanhong - ZHANG, Jigang - XU, Yanfeng - HAN, Yunlin - JIANG, Binbin - HUANG, Lan - ZHU, Hua - XU, Yuhuan - YANG, Weiling - QIN, Chuan. The Histopathological Investigation of Red and Blue Light Emitting Diode on Treating Skin Wounds in Japanese Big-Ear White Rabbit. In PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203, 2016, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0381/25 – A new comprehensive - multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and therapy of chronic enteropathies in dogs and cats. Project period: 2025–2028. |
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VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
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VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
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IX. Other relevant facts
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