Current Position

Associate Professor
Senior surgeon
Co.owner private practice focused on Exotic Companion Mammal Care

Education and Experience

Education:
1992 – 1996 High school, Hlinsko v Cechach
1996 – 2002 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno
2002 – 2006 Postgraduate study (2006, Ph.D. Dentistry in Exotic Companion Mammals)
2006 Specialist Post Graduate training in Avian and Exotic Medicine and Surgery, ECAMS Approved Residency training center, N.A. Forbes, Great Western Referrals, Swindon, UK
2006 An extern at the practice of N.H. and F.M. Harcourt-Brown, Harrogate, UK
2009 Diplomate – ECZM (Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery)
European Recognized Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery)
2013 Internship, Veterinary University Vienna, Department of Imaging Methods
2016 Associate Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UVPS Brno
2025 Certified practitioner in Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery (Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons of the Czech Republic)

Working experience:
2003 – 2006 Assistant, Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno
2006 – 2016 Professor Assistant, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UVPS Brno
2016 – 2017 Associate Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UVPS Brno
2014 – 2019 Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, USA)
2019 – 2020 Associate Professor, Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UVPS Brno
2004-now Clinical case consultant – Medicine and surgery of Small Mammals
2017-now Jekl & Hauptman Veterinary Clinic – Focused on Exotic Companion Mammal Care, co-owner, senior surgeon the private veterinary clinic for exotic companion mammals
2020 – now Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, VETUNI Brno

Teaching Experience

Associate Professor (Veterinary University Brno)
– European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies (University of Luxembourg)
– Summer School for Exotic Animals (University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno)
– guarantor/lecturer “Diseases of farm rabbits and rodents”
– guarantor/lecturer/practical training „Diseases of exotic animals”
– guarantor/lecturer/practical training“Diseases of reptiles, avians and small mammals”
– practical training “Clinical morphology of vertebrates”
– lecturer „Multimedia database of clinical cases in veterinary medicine“
– lecturer „Welfare of cats and pet animals”
– postgraduate training
– numerous practical workshops
– numerous lectures in Europe and Asia

Research

Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery

Other

Also, Exotic Pet Medicine and Surgery courses