Department of Anatomy

Recommended Literature

Drake R. L., Vogl W., Mitchell A. W. M.: Gray’s Anatomy for Students, 5th ed. Elsevier, 2023.
Netter F. H.: Atlas of Human Anatomy, 8th ed. Elsevier, 2023.
Moore K. L., Dalley A. F., Agur A. M. R.: Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9th ed. Wolters Kluwer, 2022.
Agur A. M. R., Dalley A. F.: Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy, 15th ed. Wolters Kluwer, 2021.
Schünke M., Schulte E., Schumacher U., Ross L. M.,Lamperti E. D.: Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: General
Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System, 3rd ed. Thieme,2021.

Anatomical Models

The Evolution of Our Research

Prior to 2012, our research – conducted in collaboration with the Department of Surgery of University Hospital Pilsen and the Biomedical Center – contributed to prestigious Czech and international research consortia investigating abdominal aortic aneurysm. Subsequently, in collaboration with Prof. Václav Liška, we launched initiatives aimed at refining corrosion casting techniques for the porcine hepatic vascular system, with the objective of improving the comparative modelling of hepatic perfusion. International collaboration with Prof. Alois Lametschwandtner (University of Salzburg) and Prof. Charlotte Debbaut (Ghent University) has centred on the vascular networks of large organs.

First-Year Students Represent the Department of Anatomy at the Student Scientific Conference for the First Time

The Department of Anatomy at the IFAA 2026 World Congress in Melbourne

From 13 to 16 August 2026, Melbourne, Australia, hosted the 22nd Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA 2026), one of the foremost international meetings of experts in the anatomical sciences. The Department of Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, was represented at the Congress by its Head, Assoc. Prof. Omid Moztarzadeh, MD, Ph.D.

The Department’s research findings were presented in two poster communications: Anatomage-Based Virtual Mapping of Head and Neck Venous Anatomy and Anatomage-Guided Reconstruction in Head and Neck Oncology: A Standardised Virtual Surgical Planning Algorithm.

Both studies address the application of digital technologies and 3D reconstruction to the clinical anatomy of the head and neck region. The former is devoted to the virtual mapping of venous anatomy; the latter, to the use of digital reconstruction in the planning of surgical procedures in head and neck oncology.

The Congress provided a forum for contemporary approaches in clinical and surgical anatomy, imaging methods, digital anatomy and modern educational technologies. Scholarly discussion of the presented projects and the exchange of experience with institutions from abroad formed an equally important part of the programme.

The insights gained and the professional contacts established at the Congress will inform the Department’s future research and teaching, particularly the further development of clinical anatomy, 3D reconstruction and digital methods in student education. The next IFAA World Congress will take place in three years’ time in Santiago, Chile.

Publications

• Dehghani Y., Moztarzadeh O., Othman B., Hauer L.: A Scoring System for Gnathic Osteoradionecrosis. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2026;54:109818.DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2026.109818
• Othman B.K., Demir D., Spourdalaki S., Stepanichine A., Moztarzadeh O.: Identification of Sexually Dimorphic Anatomical Features in Tricentennial Femora: An Osteometric Study. Ann Anat. 2026;267:153021. DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2026.153021
• Othman B.K., Abo Gaish L., Moztarzadeh O.: Lymphatic Vessel Segmentation and Regional Architectural Patterns Using Anatomage: A Pilot Study. Ann Anat. 2026;267:153022. ISSN: 0940-9602. DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2026.153022
• Skalova A., Martinek P., Vanecek T., Bradová M., Grendár M., Kovarova I., Othman B., Mosaieby E., Moztarzadeh O., Leivo I., Michal M.: Methylation Analysis Helps to Expand Molecular Landscape of Cribriform Adenocarcinoma of Salivary Glands: Identifying Novel Fusions. Lab Invest. 2026 Mar;106(3 Suppl):105427. DOI: 10.1016/j.labinv.2025.105427
• Moztarzadeh O., Taherpour A., Taherpour A.A., Jamshidi M., Babuska V.: Study of fullerene C60 effect on Escherichia coli in presence of antibiotics. Sci Rep. 2026;16:1424. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-31537-6
• Baghalipour N., Moztarzadeh O., Othman B., Dehghani Y., Hauer L.: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) Prevention. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2026;24:783-790. DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2794
• Hauer L., Tvrdy P., Samara W., Posta P., Kasl Z., Treskova I., Gencur J., Moztarzadeh O.: En Bloc Orbitectomy in the Management of Advanced Orbital Cancer: A Retrospective Study of Seven Different Carcinomas. Cureus. 2025 Feb 20;17(2). DOI:10.7759/cureus.79380
• Hamoudi C., Ramadani F., Fischer JF, Mustaki L., Husmann O., Eberlova L., Lunebourg A.: Does a Collar Reduce Revision Rates and Periprosthetic Fractures in Femoral Neck Fractures? A Comparative Cohort Study of 5,189 Stems. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2025. PMID: 41177247.
• Baghalipour N., Moztarzadeh O., Samar W., Gencur J., Volf V., Hauer L.: Comprehensive Review of Prevention and Management Strategies for Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ). Oral Health Prev Dent. 2025 Aug 5;23:403-417. DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2169. PMID: 40762678; PMCID: 12327072.
• Mik P., Eberlova L., Tonar Z., Liska V.. Variations in Swine Liver Anatomy. Transplantation. 2024;108(6):e88-e89.PMID: 38809434
• Hauer L., Moztarzadeh O., Baghalipour N., Gencur J.: Secukinumab Causing Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, in a Patient Diagnosed with Psoriasis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Psoriasis (Auckl). 2024;14:115-120. DOI: 10.2147/PTT.S490982
• Moztarzadeh O., Jamshidi M., Taherpour A.A., Babuska V.: Molecular modelling of fullerene C60 functionalized by nitric oxide for use in biological environment. Sci Rep. 2024;14:2565. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53050-y
• Samara W., Moztarzadeh O., Pernicky J., Baghalipour N., Samara MN, Gencur J., Hauer L.: Carotid Artery Stenosis on Panoramic Radiographs and CT Scans in Patients With Malignancies After Radiotherapy. Anticancer Res. 2023 Dec;43(12):5657-5662. DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.16770. PMID: 38030201
• Ghafouri Azar M., Wiesnerova L., Dvorakova J., Chocholata P., Moztarzadeh O., Dejmek J., Babuska V.: Optimizing PCL/PLGA Scaffold Biocompatibility Using Gelatin from Bovine, Porcine, and Fish Origin. Gels. 2023;9(11):900. DOI: 10.3390/gels9110900
• Jamshidi M.B., Sargolzaei S., Foorginezhad S., Moztarzadeh O.: Metaverse and microorganism digital twins: A deep transfer learning approach. Appl Soft Comput. 2023;147:110798. DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2023.110798
• Pošta P., Kolk A., Pivovarčíková K., Liška J., Genčur J., Moztarzadeh O., Micopulos C., Pěnkava A., Frolo M., Bissinger O., Hauer L.: Clinical Experience with Autofluorescence Guided Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Surgery. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023;13(20):3161. DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13203161
• Moztarzadeh O., Jamshidi M.B., Sargolzaei S., Keikhaee F., Jamshidi A., Shadroo S., Hauer L.: Metaverse and Medical Diagnosis: A Blockchain-Based Digital Twinning Approach Based on MobileNetV2 Algorithm for Cervical Vertebral Maturation. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023;13(8):1485. DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13081485
• Moztarzadeh O., Jamshidi M.B., Sargolzaei S., Jamshidi A., Baghalipour N., Malekzadeh Moghani M., Hauer L.: Metaverse and Healthcare: Machine Learning-Enabled Digital Twins of Cancer. Bioengineering (Basel). 2023;10(4):455. DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10040455
• Hauer L., Posta P., Gencur J., Micopulos C., Liska J., Podesvova J., Pivovarcikova K., Moztarzadeh O.: Novel Local Chimeric Flap Based on Tunnelized Facial Artery Myomucosal Island Flap and Submandibular Gland Flap for Reconstructions After Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Surgery. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Jan-Feb;34(1):76-82. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008862
• Eberlova L., Mírka H., Liška V.: Domestic pig head and neck arteries from the viewpoint of imaging methods and experimental surgery. Rozhl Chir. 2022. DOI: 10.33699/PIS.2022.101.12.571-576  PMID: 36759203.
• Eberlova L., Pisova S., Papezova L., Mirka H., Hosek P., Steflova M., Maleckova A., Kachlik D., Stepanek D.: Bony canal and grooves of the middle meningeal artery: mythic structures in anatomy and neurosurgery? Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2020;79(3):450-461. PMID: 31584180.
• Eberlova L., Malečkova A., Mik P., Tonar Z., Jiřík M., Mírka H., Pálek R., Leupen S., Liska V.: Porcine Liver Anatomy Applied to Biomedicine. J Surg Res. 2020; 250:70-79. PMID: 32018145.
• Babuska V., Moztarzadeh O., Kubikova T., Moztarzadeh A., Hrusak D., Tonar Z.: Evaluating the osseointegration of nanostructured titanium implants in animal models: Current experimental methods and perspectives. Biointerphases. 2016;11(3):030801. DOI: 10.1116/1.4958793

Head of the Department

Since 2025, the Department of Anatomy has been headed by Assoc. Prof. Omid Moztarzadeh, MD, Ph.D.

Department Staff

History of the Department

The Department of Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, was established in direct connection with the founding of the Pilsen medical faculty in 1945. The new department took shape as part of the wider effort to build the Faculty’s preclinical institutes – one of the fundamental prerequisites for the launch and further development of medical education in Pilsen.

The key figure in the founding and scholarly orientation of the Department was Prof. Jaroslav Kos, MD. In 1947, he was entrusted with establishing and leading the anatomical institute in Pilsen, having come to the newly forming Department from the Prague anatomical school associated with Prof. Ladislav Borovanský. Under his leadership, Pilsen anatomy developed a distinctive research profile, focusing in particular on the vascular supply of organs and bones, skeletal morphology, and the relationship between vascular architecture and the structure of the musculoskeletal system. In this context, the scientific literature also refers to the so-called Kos School of vascular and bone anatomy, which contributed substantially to the standing of the Pilsen department within Czechoslovak anatomy.

Prof. Kos’s work was carried forward by a new generation of anatomists. Among its most distinguished figures was Prof. Jiří Heřt, MD, DSc., whose research centred chiefly on bone growth and the vascular supply of bone. His work further advanced this line of enquiry and helped to bridge anatomical research and the questions of clinical medicine.

Another prominent figure in the Department’s subsequent development was Prof. Jaroslava Hladíková, MD, who later headed the Department and made a substantial contribution to the educational and scientific development of the discipline in Pilsen.

The legacy of these earlier generations was subsequently continued by Prof. Josef Stingl, MD, CSc., Prof. Jiří Valenta, MD, DSc., and Assoc. Prof. Pavel Fiala, RNDr., CSc. Assoc. Prof. Fiala’s teaching was distinguished by its highly pictorial approach, which included his original anatomical drawings and diagrams.

The Department’s development went hand in hand with the transformation of anatomy teaching and the gradual expansion of its scientific and research methods. Alongside classical systematic and topographical anatomy, the clinical relevance of anatomical knowledge and interdisciplinary collaboration came increasingly to the fore. A major milestone in the departmental pedagogical activities was the introduction of English-language instruction for international students in the academic year 1992/1993.

Assoc. Prof. Pavel Fiala, RNDr., CSc., was succeeded as Head of the Department by Prof. Jiří Ferda, MD, Ph.D. The Department of Anatomy is currently headed by Assoc. Prof. Omid Moztarzadeh, MD, Ph.D.

The history of the Department of Anatomy is closely intertwined with several generations of distinguished scholars who shaped its educational and scientific direction. Today, the Department builds upon this tradition and carries forward the legacy of the generations that formed it.

Heads of the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University:

Prof. Jaroslav Kos, MD — 1947–1983

Prof. Jaroslava Hladíková, MD, CSc. — 1983–1990

Assoc. Prof. Pavel Fiala, RNDr., CSc. — 1990–2021

Prof. Jiří Ferda, MD, Ph.D. — 2022–2025

Assoc. Prof. Omid Moztarzadeh, MD, Ph.D. — since 2025

Further reading on the history of the Department:

Životní výročí českých anatomů – Milan Vyskočil

prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Kos – Wikipedie

prof. MUDr. Jiří Heřt, DrSc. – Wikipedie

K padesátému výročí založení Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy v Plzni – článek

prof. MUDr. Jaroslava Hladíková, CSc. – Medvik

doc. RNDr. Pavel Fiala, CSc. – Medvik

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Dissection Room (Wet Lab)

1) Access to the dissection room is restricted to students of the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, and to authorised staff of the Department of Anatomy of the same Faculty.

2) Entry to the dissection room is permitted only with the consent of the teacher or of a person authorised by the teacher.

3) Entry to the dissection room is permitted only in indoor footwear. All outer garments and outdoor footwear must be left in the changing rooms located in the dissection wing of the Department of Anatomy. The changing rooms are equipped with lockers, which are locked and unlocked with an ISIC card. At the end of each practical class or dissection session, students must remove all of their belongings from the locker and leave it unlocked.

4) Students without their own indoor footwear may purchase shoe covers from the vending machine located opposite the entrance to the changing rooms (20 CZK coin for the coin slot).

5) Before entering the dissection room, students are required to put on a white laboratory coat.

6) Students not wearing indoor footwear and/or a white laboratory coat will be refused entry to the dissection room, and their attendance at the practical class or dissection session will not be recognised.

7) Only dissection instruments, textbooks and writing materials may be brought into the dissection room.

8) The making of any audio or video recordings in the dissection room is prohibited.

9) Eating, drinking and smoking are prohibited in the dissection room.

10) Specimens may not be removed from the dissection room without the consent of the teacher or of a person authorised by the teacher.

11) Only stainless-steel dissection instruments may be placed on the dissection tables.

12) Handling any of the installed computer equipment or its accessories in the dissection room without the teacher’s consent is prohibited.

13) Dissection may be performed only while wearing disposable gloves.

14) Students without their own disposable gloves may purchase them from the vending machine located opposite the entrance to the changing rooms (20 CZK coin for the chute).

15) Long hair must be tied back in a ponytail or plait.

16) Students are required to sort all waste (biological material, gloves, scalpel blades, etc.) into the designated containers or waste bins.

17) Before leaving the dissection room, each student must clean any dissection instruments used and wash their hands.

18) Any injury or accident must be reported to the teacher. Following initial first aid, the student will be referred to University Hospital Pilsen should their condition so require. The incident is recorded in the Accident Register.

19) Students must report any damage to, or defect in, the equipment or property of the Faculty of Medicine to the teacher without delay.

20) Students may not enter the dissection preparation room unless invited to do so by the teacher.

21) Entry to the dissection room is not recommended during pregnancy.

22) Students are required to observe the principles of medical ethics.

23) Upon leaving the dissection room, the teacher is responsible for ensuring that the doors of both the preparation room and the dissection room are locked.

Practical Classrooms (Dry Lab)

1) Access to the practical classrooms is restricted to students and authorised staff of the Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen.

2) Entry to the practical classrooms is permitted.

3) Entry to the practical classrooms is permitted only in indoor footwear. All outer garments and outdoor footwear must be left in the changing rooms located in the dissection wing of the Department of Anatomy. The changing rooms are equipped with lockers, which are locked and unlocked with an ISIC card. At the end of each practical class or dissection session, students must remove all of their belongings from the locker and leave it unlocked.

4) Students without their own indoor footwear may purchase shoe covers from the vending machine located opposite the entrance to the changing rooms (20 CZK coin for the coin slot).

5) The making of any audio or video recordings in the practical classrooms is prohibited.

6) Eating and smoking are prohibited in the practical classrooms.

7) Specimens or models may not be removed from the practical classrooms without the consent of the staff members or their assisting mentors.

8) Handling any of the installed computer equipment or its accessories in the practical classrooms without the consent of staff members is prohibited.

9) Self-study using the Anatomage Virtual Tables without consent from a staff member is prohibited. It is likewise prohibited to place any objects on these tables or to sit on them.

10) Within the practical classrooms, students may use mobile phones, tablets or laptops for study purposes only. They are not allowed during the exams.

11) Students must report any damage to, or defect in, the equipment or property of the Faculty of Medicine to the staff members without delay.

12) Students are required to observe the principles of medical ethics.

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