Dr. Zsolt Szabó

Dr. Zsolt Szabó PhD is an internationally recognized expert in hand surgery, dedicated to patient care for over three decades.

"I had my hand operated on when I was 9 years old and ever since then I have wanted to be a doctor, a surgeon. I had a moment of hesitation when I was 17-18 years old, when I flirted with a career as an athlete/coach as a fencer, but then common sense prevailed," says Dr. Szabó.

He holds board certifications in general surgery, hand surgery, and traumatology, and has completed prestigious international training programs in Sweden, France, and Japan. In 1997, he earned the European Diploma in Hand Surgery in Bologna.

In 2019, in collaboration with TritonLife Group, he established the Hungarian Hand Surgery Center, a unique institution in Hungary offering comprehensive hand surgery services with state-of-the-art facilities. Dr. Szabó’s professional accolades include receiving the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit in 2021 for his outstanding contributions to hand surgery.

He is actively involved in the professional community as the President of the Hungarian Society for Hand and the Secretary-General of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Szabó’s work is characterized by the highest level of professional expertise, empathy, and dedication, highly valued by both his patients and colleagues. Dr. Szabó speaks four languages fluently: English, French, Italian, and Romanian. He also understands several other languages, enabling effective communication in international environments.

Important professional training:

• Karolinska Institute Stockholm (head: Hakan Lugnegard)1991, 3 months
• SOS Main Hand Surgery Clinic Strasbourg (head: Guy Foucher) 1992, 6 months
• Nice University Hospital Hand and Plastic Surgery (head: E. Lebreton) 1993-1995, 2 years
• Showa University of Tokyo Plastic Surgery (head: Y. Hosaka) 1998, 6 months
• Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Hand Surgery (head: A. Nachemson)  2006, 3 months

Academic degree, international examination, special qualification:

• European International Hand Surgery Examination 1997 Bologna
• PhD degree University of Pécs Faculty of Medicine 2000 Pécs
• Honorary Associate Professor University of Pécs Medical Sciences
• Honorary Associate Professor University of Szeged Medical Sciences
• AO Trauma International Gold degree lecturer, lecturer training leader, coach

Professional memberships, scientific activities, organizing events:

• Hungarian Society of Hand Surgeons, former secretary general, treasurer, president (Past President)
• European Society of Hand Surgeons (FESSH) former chairman of the professional examination committee, former organizational leader (Past Secretary General)
• European Board of Hand Surgery (EBHS) former president, (Past President)
• International Society of Hand Surgery (IFSSH), former secretary general, current president (President)
• Scientific chairman of the 2004 Budapest World Congress of Hand Surgery
• Organizing chairman of the 2017 Budapest European Congress of Hand Surgery
• Organizing chairman of several Hungarian hand surgery congresses and international courses

Personal interests, hobbies:

• fishing
• winemaking
• gastronomy