Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology of the Faculty of Medicine

"Time is of the essence."


The Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology (IGO) is a professional (horizontal) structure linking individual clinical disciplines involved in research, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal cancers. It connects the clinical part (FNB) with the scientific research and experimental part (UK).

The Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology of the FNB has been involved in screening of pancreatic cancer for patients at risk (SCREPAN) since 2025. To enroll in the screening program, complete this form. 

He is also participating in the LIPIDICA study, which aims to validate the clinical function of the LDPC(LipidomicsDdiagnostic of Pancreatic Ccancer) test for early detection of pancreatic cancer.

A multidisciplinary team of experts including gastroenterologists, surgeons, oncologists, pathologists and radiologists are involved in the work of the Institute. Physicians from other clinical disciplines dedicated to nutrition, palliative medicine or pain management are also available to meet the needs of patients.

The team includes trained nursing staff and a case coordinator who guides the patient through the entire therapeutic and diagnostic process. Together, we create individualized therapeutic approaches that optimize the treatment directly tailored to each patient and lead to the best possible results in the shortest possible time.
 

Activities of the IGO

  • Creating prerequisites for early diagnosis and treatment of malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Determination of the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment algorithm. 
  • Improvement of care in primary and secondary prevention of these diseases and their search in the population.
  • Integration of modern methods of diagnosis and treatment in order to shorten all steps as much as possible, increase the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the cost of care.
  • Integrating all levels of research, i.e. from basic research to the implementation of new technologies and therapeutic approaches at the applied research level, specifically focused on malignant diseases of the digestive tract.
  • Linkage at the level of patient - clinical division - research and experiment, where the result of this collaboration will be personalized treatment of individual patients.
  • Providing comprehensive research and teaching opportunities, in both undergraduate and postgraduate modes.
     

Members of the IGO

Chairman:Doc. MUDr. Jan Hajer, Ph.D. (Department of Gastroenterology) 
Deputy Head: prof. MUDr. Robert Gürlich, CSc. (Department of Surgery) 
Coordinator. Klára Vaňková

MUDr. Miroslav Pála, Ph.D., MBA (Department of Radiation Oncology) 
MUDr. Petra Holečková, Ph.D., MBA (Department of Radiation Oncology) 
MUDr. Martin Mašek (Department of Radiation Oncology) 
MUDr. Josef Škola, Ph.D., EDIC (Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation) 
MUDr. Zuzana Špůrková (Department of Pathology and Anatomy) 
MUDr. Pavel Horák (Department of Surgery) 
MUDr. Lucie Veselá (Department of Radiation Oncology) 
MUDr. Martin Pešta (Department of Gastroenterology) 
MUDr. Jan Zeman (Department of Functional Diagnostics and Preventive Care Centre) 
MUDr. Michal Markulček (Department of Functional Diagnostics and Preventive Care Centre) 
MUDr. Lukáš Farhad Mirchi, Ph. D. (Department of Gastroenterology - Nutrition Outpatient Clinic) 
MUDr. Oliver Kuchař, Ph.D. (Department of Internal Medicine)

The Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology is primarily designed for physicians and patients seeking to complete a diagnosis of a suspected cancer or to consult on serious/complicated findings that require management by a multidisciplinary team.

If you have a gastrointestinal concern of a different nature, or if you wish to make an appointment for a routine endoscopic procedure as recommended by your treating physician or gastroenterology outpatient clinic, please proceed to the Gastroenterology Department website here.

 

Interdisciplinary cooperation within the Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology FNB

Department of Radiation Oncology FNB and 1st Faculty of Medicine of Charles University

Department of Gastroenterology

Surgical Clinic of FNB, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and IPVZ

Internal department

Radiodiagnostic department

Department of Pathology and Anatomy

Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation

Department of Functional Diagnostics and Preventive Care Centre

Ústav gastrointestinální onkologie


For Doctors

Contact the coordinator Ing. Klára Vaňková and agree on the next steps. 

E-mail. Please fill out this form. To complete it, you will need the following (if available): 

  • CT scans (ePACSem), 
  • MR scans (ePACSem),
  • epicrisis,
  • anamnesis,
  • performance status,
  • basic lab results (including oncomarkers),
  • results of related tests performed to date (ultrasound, CBC, GFS, etc.),
  • contact of referring physician,
  • contact and nationality of the patient (name, birth number, insurance company, address, telephone, weight, height).

Ústav gastrointestinální onkologie


For patients