Balicka Agnieszka Aleksandra, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 22.10.2025
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Balicka |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Agnieszka Aleksandra |
| I.3 Degrees |
DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1990 |
| 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 |
researcher |
| I.8 E-mail address | agnieszka.aleksandra.balicka@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/31729 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0009-0007-4539-1497 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Life science in Lublin, Faculty of veterinary medicibe | 2014 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of veterinery medicine and Pharmacy | 2019 | veterinary surgery |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Scientific employee | The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2019 – to date |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Fundamentals of Higher Education Pedagogy | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2024 |
Fundamentals of Professional Communication | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2024 |
Course: Focus on Veterinary Ophtahlmology- Surgical management of eyelid and corneal diseases | ESAVS | 2024 |
IELTS 7,5 | Britisch council | 2022 |
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, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Surgery and orthopaedics of small animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 0 | 5 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical oncology of animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary ophthalmology | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary ophthalmology | 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 |
Anaesthesia and analgesia | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Anaesthesia and analgesia | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
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. | |
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 II. | 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 |
General surgery and anaestesiology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General surgery and anesthesiology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General surgery and anesthesiology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary ophthalmology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary ophthalmology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats II. | 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 practice - Small animal clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary ophthalmology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary ophthalmology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General surgery and anaesthesiology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General surgery and anesthesiology | 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 | 69 | 48 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 16 | 14 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 32 | 22 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 31 | 22 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 1 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | BALICKI, Ireneusz - SZADKOWSKI, Mateusz - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - ZWOLSKA, Jowita. Clinical study on the application of dexamethasone and cyclosporine/dimethyl sulfoxide combination eye drops in the initial therapy of chronic superficial keratitis in dogs. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2021. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 24, no. 3 (2021), p. 415-423. (2021: 0.859 - IF, 30 - H-index, 1.008 - IF 5y, 0.238 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.153 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | ZWOLSKA, Jowita - SZADKOWSKI, Mateusz - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - BALICKI, Ireneusz. Morphometrical analysis of the canine choroid in relation to age and sex using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2021. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 69, no. 3 (2021), p. 266-273. (2020: 0.955 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.164 - IF 5y, 0.395 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.23 - ABDC). |
| 3. | BALICKI, Ireneusz - GOLEMAN, Malgorzata - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra. Ocular abnormalities in Polish hunting dogs. In: PLoS One. 2021. ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 16, no. 11 (2021), art. no. e0258636, p. [1-15]. (2021: 3.752 - IF, 367 - H-index, 4.069 - IF 5y, 0.852 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.973 - ABDC). |
| 4. | GÁBOR, Michal - CANDRÁK, Juraj - MILUCHOVÁ, Martina - ZUBRICKÝ, Pavol - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra. Initial genome-wide case–Control study for genetic background of retinal dysplasia in Czechoslovakian Wolfdog. In: Veterinary sciences. 2025. ISSN 2306-7381, Vol. 12, no. 2 (2025), art. no. 171, p. [1-10]. (2024: 2.3 - IF, 2.4 - IF 5y, 0.653 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.469 - ABDC). |
| 5. | MITERPÁKOVÁ, Martina - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - ČABANOVÁ, Viktória - VALENTOVÁ, Daniela - LAPŠANSKÁ, Mária - ÁRMAIOVÁ, Nikolett - PAVLAČKA, Andrej - STLOUKAL, Eduard. Thelazia callipaeda in Slovakia – from sporadic cases to endemic areas. In: Parasitology International. 2022. ISSN 1383-5769, Vol. 87, no. (2022), art. no. 102495, p. [1-4]. (2021: 2.106 - IF, 63 - H-index, 2.304 - IF 5y, 0.564 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.457 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | BALICKI, Ireneusz - SZADKOWSKI, Mateusz - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - LEW, Marcin - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra. Assessment of retinal atrophy in mixed breed dogs using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and electroretinography. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2024. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 72, no. 2 (2024), p. 80-98. (2024: 0.8 - IF, 1 - IF 5y, 0.272 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.181 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | GÁBOR, Michal - CANDRÁK, Juraj - MILUCHOVÁ, Martina - ZUBRICKÝ, Pavol - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra. Initial genome-wide case–Control study for genetic background of retinal dysplasia in Czechoslovakian Wolfdog. In: Veterinary sciences. 2025. ISSN 2306-7381, Vol. 12, no. 2 (2025), art. no. 171, p. [1-10]. (2024: 2.3 - IF, 2.4 - IF 5y, 0.653 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.469 - ABDC). |
| 3. | ZWOLSKA, Jowita - BALICKI, Ireneusz - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - KUDUK, Barbara. Morphometric assessment of the choroid in dogs diagnosed with retinal atrophy (RA) with symptoms of progressive retinal atrophy, using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2024. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 27, no. 2 (2024), p. 261-270. (2024: 1 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.9 - IF 5y, 0.32 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.164 - ABDC). |
| 4. | ZWOLSKA, Jowita - BALICKI, Ireneusz - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra. Morphological and morphometric analysis of canine choroidal layers using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023. ISSN 1660-4601, Vol. 20, no. 4 (2023), art. no. 3121, p. [1-14]. (2021: 4.614 - IF, 138 - H-index, 4.798 - IF 5y, 0.814 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.866 - ABDC). |
| 5. | KRAJČÍKOVÁ, Kristína - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - LAPŠANSKÁ, Mária - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - GUĽAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - KONDRAKHOVA, Daria - KOMANICKÝ, Vladimír - RAŠIOVÁ, Adriana - TOMEČKOVÁ, Vladimíra. The effects of fisetin on cyclosporine-treated dry eye disease in dogs. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023. ISSN 1422-0067, Vol. 24, no. 2 (2023), art. no. 1488, p. [1-10]. (2023: 4.9 - IF, 5.6 - IF 5y, 1.179 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.055 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | MITERPÁKOVÁ, Martina - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - ČABANOVÁ, Viktória - VALENTOVÁ, Daniela - LAPŠANSKÁ, Mária - ÁRMAIOVÁ, Nikolett - PAVLAČKA, Andrej - STLOUKAL, Eduard. Thelazia callipaeda in Slovakia – from sporadic cases to endemic areas. In: Parasitology International. 2022. ISSN 1383-5769, Vol. 87, no. (2022), art. no. 102495, p. [1-4]. (2021: 2.106 - IF, 63 - H-index, 2.304 - IF 5y, 0.564 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.457 - ABDC). [1] DI CESARE, Angela - ZANET, Stefania - TRAVERSA, Donato - COLOMBO, Mariasole - TIELEMANS, Eric - BEUGNET, Frederic - FERROGLIO, Ezio. Efficacy of a combination of esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel (NexGardsup®/sup Combo) against Thelazia callipaeda in naturally infected cats. In Parasite, 2024-01-01, 31, pp. ISSN 1252607X. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2024008. |
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| 2. | BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - LAPŠANSKÁ, Mária - UHRIN, Marcel - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - BALOGOVÁ, Monika. Abnormalities in european fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra, salamandridae, amphibia) observed in their wintering roosts. In: Russian Journal of Herpetology. 2020. ISSN 1026-2296, Vol. 27, no. 4 (2020), p. 235-239. (2020: 0.636 - IF, 8 - H-index, 0.632 - IF 5y, 0.261 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.163 - ABDC). [1] VELO-ANTON, Guillermo - ALVAREZ, David - ALARCON-RIOS, Lucia. Monsters in the city: multiple deformities increase in terrestrial-breeding urban salamanders. In AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA. ISSN 0173-5373, 2021, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 391-398. |
| 3. | BALICKI, Ireneusz - SZADKOWSKI, Mateusz - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - ZWOLSKA, Jowita. Clinical study on the application of dexamethasone and cyclosporine/dimethyl sulfoxide combination eye drops in the initial therapy of chronic superficial keratitis in dogs. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2021. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 24, no. 3 (2021), p. 415-423. (2021: 0.859 - IF, 30 - H-index, 1.008 - IF 5y, 0.238 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.153 - ABDC). [1] HWANG, Jiyi - JUNG, Ji Seung - KIM, Donghee - KWON, Myeongjee - YONG, Jungyeon - YOON, Haerin - PARK, Kyung Mee. Therapeutic Potential of Dimethyl Sulfoxide via Subconjunctival Injection in a Diabetic Retinopathy Rat Model. In In Vivo, 2025-01-01, 39, 1, pp. 132-145. ISSN 0258851X. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.13811. |
| 4. | MITERPÁKOVÁ, Martina - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - ČABANOVÁ, Viktória - VALENTOVÁ, Daniela - LAPŠANSKÁ, Mária - ÁRMAIOVÁ, Nikolett - PAVLAČKA, Andrej - STLOUKAL, Eduard. Thelazia callipaeda in Slovakia – from sporadic cases to endemic areas. In: Parasitology International. 2022. ISSN 1383-5769, Vol. 87, no. (2022), art. no. 102495, p. [1-4]. (2021: 2.106 - IF, 63 - H-index, 2.304 - IF 5y, 0.564 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.457 - ABDC). [1] BEZERRA-SANTOS, Marcos Antonio - BERNARDINI, Ilaria - LIA, Riccardo Paolo - MENDOZA-ROLDAN, Jairo Alfonso - BEUGNET, Frederic - POMBI, Marco - OTRANTO, Domenico. Phortica oldenbergi (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A new potential vector of the zoonotic Thelazia callipaeda eyeworm. In ACTA TROPICA, 2022, vol. 233, no., pp. ISSN 0001-706X. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106565. |
| 5. | KRAJČÍKOVÁ, Kristína - BALICKA, Agnieszka Alexandra - LAPŠANSKÁ, Mária - TRBOLOVÁ, Alexandra - GUĽAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - KONDRAKHOVA, Daria - KOMANICKÝ, Vladimír - RAŠIOVÁ, Adriana - TOMEČKOVÁ, Vladimíra. The effects of fisetin on cyclosporine-treated dry eye disease in dogs. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023. ISSN 1422-0067, Vol. 24, no. 2 (2023), art. no. 1488, p. [1-10]. (2023: 4.9 - IF, 5.6 - IF 5y, 1.179 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.055 - ABDC). [1] GUO, Xinzi - WANG, Yifei - ZHU, Zhaoxuan - LI, Lian. The Role of Plant Extracts in Enhancing Nutrition and Health for Dogs and Cats: Safety, Benefits, and Applications. In Veterinary Sciences, 2024-09-01, 11, 9, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11090426. |
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) 1/0194/22 – Genomická a klinická analýza očných ochorení v populácii národného plemena Československý vlčiak na Slovensku. Project period: 2022–2024. |
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| 2. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0285/22 – Canine neonatal tissues as an altrnative source of mesenchymal ste, cells in regenerative medicine. Project period: 2022–2025. |
| 3. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-19-0193 – New players in nanotherapy of neurodegenerative diseases: conditioned media (KM) and extracellular vesicles (EV) of somatic stem cells. Project period: 2020–2024. |
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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2025 EBVS Congress: „Shaping the future of veterinary specialization in Europe“, Belehrad, Serbia 2025 EESVO Workshop: „Laser application in weterinary ophthalmology”, Krakow, Poland 2024 EESVO Annual meeting, Warszawa, Poland 2024 SVOS konferencia: „Videnie a slepota u psov”, Košice, SR 2024 UVLF kurz: „Zaklady vyskoškolskej pedagogiky”, Košice, SR 2024 ESAVS course: „Focus on Veterinary Ophtahlmology- Surgical management of eyelid and corneal diseases”, San Sebastian, Spain 2024 ECVO Annual Scientific Meeting, Main Program, CE, Master Class, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2024 ESVO Annual meeting, Main Program, CE, Barcelona, Spain 2024 ESVO meeting, Workshop: Examination of teh tear film, Barcelona, Spain 2023 EESVO Annual meeting, Warszawa, Poland 2023 ESVO Annual meeting, Main Program, CE, Rím, Italy 2023 ESVO Workshop: „Ultrasound training“, Rím, Italy 2023 MŠVVaŠ SR školenie: „Umelá inteligencia a jej využitie“, Košice, SR 2023 NEM meeting: „Surgery around the eye“, online meeting 2023 ECVO Annual Scientific Meeting, Main Program, Rhodes, Greece 2023 IEOC Equine Ophthalomolgy Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland |