Dr. Zoltán Jakubovich – Bringing Experience Home

Who applies his knowledge in his hometown

Zoltán Jakubovich, based in Nové Zámky, is among the well-known doctors of Slovakia. He has lived and worked in several

countries. Upon returning, he became chief physician of the neurology department at the teaching hospital in Nové Zámky,

where he began building a system unique in Slovakia. He currently operates a private practice.

How did your career start?

As soon as I received my medical diploma from Masaryk University in Brno, I emigrated to Canada almost immediately. Three

of my uncles lived in Toronto, so I didn’t go entirely into the unknown. I quickly perfected my English to enable work, and

spent many hours at the library preparing for medical qualifying exams. Winters in Toronto are brutally cold, so my uncle

always spent them in Jamaica. He invited me to go with him. I wasn’t particularly eager, but I agreed in the end when Toronto

was still cold in late May. There I began working as a physician at Cornwall Regional Hospital – Montego Bay. I encountered

situations known from medical drama series. Although the area is not entirely peaceful at night, the doctor is still respected, so

my time there was relatively safe.

I understand you started in neurology in Nové Zámky.

**In 1996 I returned to my birthplace, Nové Zámky, where I began working in the hospital’s neurology department.** I obtained my

first board certification in Bratislava. It was around this time that I, by chance due to a letter, contacted a Hungarian doctor in

Germany who was looking for physicians for his clinic. It took two years before my wife and I could go, as we were expecting

our second child, but then I went to another clinic.

You obtained a position at an elite clinic.

When we moved to Germany in 2004, I already spoke English well and understood neurology. My job was to evaluate

neurological findings. It was essential to communicate with colleagues. It was difficult to attend language courses after work,

but within two to three months I spoke German. Within two years I became a senior physician, and job offers came one after

another. I always worked in private clinics, where it was important that the physician be very good in their field. In Germany

you cannot stall professionally.

Focus magazine ranked under your leadership that rehabilitation clinic among Germany’s best.

In 2008 I moved to Hesse, where I was immediately appointed deputy director of a rehabilitation clinic. A year later, my

colleague and I succeeded in founding and registering an acute clinic alongside the rehabilitation clinic within a year.

Furthermore, we expanded rehabilitation with an acute neurorehabilitation unit where severely ill patients could receive long-

term intensive development. That meant that someone admitted with a stroke or after a complicated surgery could leave after

several weeks or months with full rehabilitation. If the patient’s condition was very severe, they could stay for up to six months,and we worked with them five hours a day on their development. This had to be documented and strictly controlled.

How did your family feel in Germany?

My wife continued her law studies there. Alongside our daughters Jázmin and Noémi, our children Zolika and Lizike were born.

Our younger children attended a Catholic kindergarten. There was order and structure in those institutions, which the children

liked. We often returned to Nové Zámky, mainly because of our family, and our children also attended their home school,

Czuczor Gergely Primary School. However, the liberal lifestyle of German secondary schools no longer appealed to us. When

we first heard that drugs were found in the school, we decided our two older daughters would return to Hungary to Kőszeg,

where they were admitted to high school. By then it was noticeable that Germany had more and more immigrants, so it was no

longer as safe as in the early years. We frequently traveled back to see our daughters, and it was very exhausting. It became a

question whether we should return. However, they no longer wanted to hear about returning – they felt comfortable in

Hungary.

Then you returned?

Indeed. In 2016 we returned, I worked in Veľký Šurany, and simultaneously founded my private practice. Later came the

opportunity to become chief physician at Nové Zámky’s hospital neurology department. In addition to therapy methods

established abroad, we put greater emphasis on early rehabilitation, based on German experience, whose continuation will be

robotic neurorehabilitation. The goal is for patients’ condition upon hospital discharge to be as satisfactory as possible. To

date, no other hospital applies this system – we were the first in Slovakia to start systematic neurorehabilitation. However,

since May of this year I only make rounds at the hospital once weekly. I dedicate most of my time to expanding my private

practice, where diagnostic opportunities are supported by Western-standard clinical equipment.

Who do you welcome in your practice?

Every weekday we see, by appointment, those with central or peripheral nervous system issues. We expect those suffering

from headaches, chronic or degenerative neurological diseases, Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, or simply coming for neurological

examination due to other complaints, or for pre‑operative consultation. Much fewer people need surgery than is currently

performed. But for that, patients must understand that recovery is possible. More responsibility must be given to the patient so

they are willing to give up alcohol, smoking, and engage in physical activity. More communication is needed – I welcome

visitors at my door in four languages, and I am happy if they can express their complaints in their mother tongue.

How would you summarize what is needed for a successful career?

Knowledge, persistence, and honor. If even one of these is missing, a person will not be successful or satisfied with

themselves.

(Published in Magyar7 weekly, issue 2020/28)

https://ma7.sk/tajaink/aki-szulovarosaban-kamatoztatja-tudasat

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Zoltán Jakubovich is a Slovak neurologist whose career has been shaped by extensive international experience. After working in countries such as Canada, Jamaica, and Germany, he returned to his hometown of Nové Zámky, where he became chief physician of the neurology department at the local teaching hospital….

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Dr. Zoltán Jakubovich – Bringing Experience Home

Who applies his knowledge in his hometown

Zoltán Jakubovich, based in Nové Zámky, is among the well-known doctors of Slovakia. He has lived and worked in several

countries. Upon returning, he became chief physician of the neurology department at the teaching hospital in Nové Zámky,

where he began building a system unique in Slovakia. He currently operates a private practice.

How did your career start?

As soon as I received my medical diploma from Masaryk University in Brno, I emigrated to Canada almost immediately. Three

of my uncles lived in Toronto, so I didn’t go entirely into the unknown. I quickly perfected my English to enable work, and

spent many hours at the library preparing for medical qualifying exams. Winters in Toronto are brutally cold, so my uncle

always spent them in Jamaica. He invited me to go with him. I wasn’t particularly eager, but I agreed in the end when Toronto

was still cold in late May. There I began working as a physician at Cornwall Regional Hospital – Montego Bay. I encountered

situations known from medical drama series. Although the area is not entirely peaceful at night, the doctor is still respected, so

my time there was relatively safe.

I understand you started in neurology in Nové Zámky.

In 1996 I returned to my birthplace, Nové Zámky, where I began working in the hospital’s neurology department. I obtained my

first board certification in Bratislava. It was around this time that I, by chance due to a letter, contacted a Hungarian doctor in

Germany who was looking for physicians for his clinic. It took two years before my wife and I could go, as we were expecting

our second child, but then I went to another clinic.

You obtained a position at an elite clinic.

When we moved to Germany in 2004, I already spoke English well and understood neurology. My job was to evaluate

neurological findings. It was essential to communicate with colleagues. It was difficult to attend language courses after work,

but within two to three months I spoke German. Within two years I became a senior physician, and job offers came one after

another. I always worked in private clinics, where it was important that the physician be very good in their field. In Germany

you cannot stall professionally.

Focus magazine ranked under your leadership that rehabilitation clinic among Germany’s best.

In 2008 I moved to Hesse, where I was immediately appointed deputy director of a rehabilitation clinic. A year later, my

colleague and I succeeded in founding and registering an acute clinic alongside the rehabilitation clinic within a year.

Furthermore, we expanded rehabilitation with an acute neurorehabilitation unit where severely ill patients could receive long-

term intensive development. That meant that someone admitted with a stroke or after a complicated surgery could leave after

several weeks or months with full rehabilitation. If the patient’s condition was very severe, they could stay for up to six months,and we worked with them five hours a day on their development. This had to be documented and strictly controlled.

How did your family feel in Germany?

My wife continued her law studies there. Alongside our daughters Jázmin and Noémi, our children Zolika and Lizike were born.

Our younger children attended a Catholic kindergarten. There was order and structure in those institutions, which the children

liked. We often returned to Nové Zámky, mainly because of our family, and our children also attended their home school,

Czuczor Gergely Primary School. However, the liberal lifestyle of German secondary schools no longer appealed to us. When

we first heard that drugs were found in the school, we decided our two older daughters would return to Hungary to Kőszeg,

where they were admitted to high school. By then it was noticeable that Germany had more and more immigrants, so it was no

longer as safe as in the early years. We frequently traveled back to see our daughters, and it was very exhausting. It became a

question whether we should return. However, they no longer wanted to hear about returning – they felt comfortable in

Hungary.

Then you returned?

Indeed. In 2016 we returned, I worked in Veľký Šurany, and simultaneously founded my private practice. Later came the

opportunity to become chief physician at Nové Zámky’s hospital neurology department. In addition to therapy methods

established abroad, we put greater emphasis on early rehabilitation, based on German experience, whose continuation will be

robotic neurorehabilitation. The goal is for patients’ condition upon hospital discharge to be as satisfactory as possible. To

date, no other hospital applies this system – we were the first in Slovakia to start systematic neurorehabilitation. However,

since May of this year I only make rounds at the hospital once weekly. I dedicate most of my time to expanding my private

practice, where diagnostic opportunities are supported by Western-standard clinical equipment.

Who do you welcome in your practice?

Every weekday we see, by appointment, those with central or peripheral nervous system issues. We expect those suffering

from headaches, chronic or degenerative neurological diseases, Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, or simply coming for neurological

examination due to other complaints, or for pre‑operative consultation. Much fewer people need surgery than is currently

performed. But for that, patients must understand that recovery is possible. More responsibility must be given to the patient so

they are willing to give up alcohol, smoking, and engage in physical activity. More communication is needed – I welcome

visitors at my door in four languages, and I am happy if they can express their complaints in their mother tongue.

How would you summarize what is needed for a successful career?

Knowledge, persistence, and honor. If even one of these is missing, a person will not be successful or satisfied with

themselves.

(Published in Magyar7 weekly, issue 2020/28)

https://ma7.sk/tajaink/aki-szulovarosaban-kamatoztatja-tudasat

Have you seen these?

Dr. Zoltán Jakubovich – Bringing Experience Home

German-Speaking Neurology – Experience from Leading Clinics

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**In 1996 I returned to my birthplace, Nové Zámky, where I began working in the hospital’s neurology department.** I obtained my