Head physician and co-founder
MUDr. Petr Popov, MHA
A leading Czech psychiatrist and addictologist, medical guarantor of Sanatorium Libella. He specializes in the treatment of addictions and dual mental disorders.
Board certification in psychiatry
1991 / 1994
Specialization in addiction treatment
since 1997
Head physician, Clinic of Addictology
1992 – 2023
Master of Healthcare Administration
2011
Founding member of SNN ČLS JEP
since founding
Biography
From medical studies to leading Sanatorium Libella
1991 / 1994
Board certification in psychiatry
MUDr. Petr Popov obtained board certification in psychiatry, degree I in 1991 and degree II in 1994.
1997
Specialization in addiction treatment
He achieved a special qualification in the treatment of alcoholism and other addictions.
1998
Systemic psychotherapy
He obtained a functional specialization in systemic psychotherapy.
2023
Medical psychotherapy
He achieved a special qualification in the supplementary field of medical psychotherapy (diploma of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic).
1989 – 1994
Experiential training in SUR
Training in dynamically oriented group psychotherapy (SUR).
1989 – 1992
Intensive Balint training
Training focused on the doctor-patient relationship and reflective practice.
2006
Integrative supervision
Training in integrative supervision, accredited by the European Association for Supervision.
2008 – 2009
Study stay in the USA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program focused on addiction treatment.
2011
Master of Healthcare Administration
MHA degree, Advance Healthcare Management Institute, Prague.
1992 – 2023
Head physician and department head
He served as head physician and department head at Apolinář in Prague, at the Department for the Treatment of Addictions and the Clinic of Addictology of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and the General University Hospital.
present
Professional membership
- Founding member of the Society for Addictive Diseases of the Czech Medical Association J. E. Purkyně, its long-term chairman and current board member.
- Board member of the Psychiatric Society of the Czech Medical Association J. E. Purkyně and chairman of its Section for Alcohol and Drug Addictions.
- Member of the Czech Psychotherapeutic Society of the Czech Medical Association J. E. Purkyně.
- Member of the Czech Institute for Supervision.
- Member of ISSUP (The International Society of Substance Use Professionals).
In the media
Interviews and media appearances
Czech Television
Události (News)
Read the interviewCzech Radio Vltava
My patients – successful artists – created works that were worthless under the influence, says Petr Popov
Read the interviewProtiproudu
Petr Popov
Read the interviewMoje psychologie
People often trivialize their addiction and compare themselves. That is usually the first sign, says psychiatrist Popov
Read the interviewHospodářské noviny
People used to develop addiction in middle age. Now children are addicted too
Read the interviewSeznam Zprávy
A luxury addiction treatment facility has opened. A day costs up to twelve thousand crowns
Read the interviewCare that continues
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