Pathologist knows everything (and today, not too late)

What will you learn during the episode?

• Which disease Josef considers one of the nastiest and why – 16:15
• How to thoroughly annoy an American pathologist and make him change careers – 36:43
• Why he tells medical students in the very first class that he never wants to hear the word cancer – 54:26
• How a benign tumor can turn malignant – 1:18:07

Who is Josef Zámečník?

Prof. MUDr. Josef Zámečník, Ph.D. is the head of the Institute of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital. No brain tumor surgery at Motol proceeds without his microscopic consultation. He is a recipient of the Czech Head award and a multiple Teacher of the Year at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University. He tries to make his lectures bearable and invites contemporary artists to join them.