Chairperson
Prof. Petr Hejna, M.D., Ph.D., MBA
tel.: 495 83 6801, 6803
e-mail: hejnap@lfhk.cuni.cz, petr.hejna@fnhk.cz
Employment
2003–2008 Forensic Pathologist at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Králové
2008–present Assistant Professor at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Králové
2010–present Head of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Králové
2018–present Vicedean for scientific work at the Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Králové
Academic degrees
2009 Certification in Forensic Medicine with Honours
2009 Doctoral studies at Charles University in Hradec Kralove in pathology (Ph.D.)
2012 MBA (Institute of Law and Legal Sciences, Prague)
2014 Associated Professor of Pathology and Forensic Medicine
2019 Professor of Forensic Medicine
Membership in professional societies and institutions
Czech Society of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology – president
Polish Society of Forensic Medicine and Criminalistics – honorary member
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging
The Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
Czech Resuscitation Council
Membership on editorial boards of journals
Forensic Medicine
Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology (Editorial board)
The Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine (Advisory board)
Journal of forensic and legal medicine
Internet journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
Overview of publishing activities
The author of 133 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, 78 of which were published in peer-reviewed international journals (30 times as the first author, 19 times as the second author, 22 times as the senior author). The main author and co-author of 4 monographs, 3 textbooks and web-based multimedial atlas of forensic medicine.
Honors and awards
2003 Bronze Medal, Charles University in Prague
2010 Mayor’s Medal of the city of Hradec Kralove for scientific work
2011 Fingerland Award for best publication in morphological sciences
Specialisation
Environmental deaths
Forensic cardiovascular pathology
Forensic histopathology
Terminal ballistics
Forensic neuropathology
Pathology of drug addiction
Phenomenology of suicidal behavior
Asphyxia – morphological findings
Forensic anthropology and osteology
Using digital photography in forensic medicine
The use of modern optical methods in forensic medicine
The use of modern imaging methods in forensic medicine
