Igor Simonik
27
years of experience
Igor Simonik
- Specialization: General surgeon
- 27 years of experience
- Speaks:Czech
- Workplace: Czech Republic, Velke Mezirici, Robotic Surgery Center in St. Zdislava Hospital
- Director of the St. Zdislava Hospital
The doctor is the director of St. Zdislava Hospital and deputy chief physician at the Robotic Surgery Center. Specializing in bariatric surgery since 2004, they utilize the Da Vinci robot for obesity treatment and perform operations on the anterior abdominal wall, including skin tightening and hernia removal.
With a background in oncology surgery, the doctor has extensive experience from their tenure at the Oncological Surgical Hospital in Brno. They hold a 1st degree certification in surgery and a license as a senior physician and head of the surgery department. Their education includes a general medicine degree from Masaryk University and an MBA from Cambridge Business School Prague.
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Anonymous • Robotic da Vinci prostatectomy
Ukraine
Feb 19, 2026
Sometimes, God guides you to a place where both your health and soul are healed
Sometimes, God guides you to a place where both your health and soul are healed. We chose the St. Zdislava Hospital's Robotic Surgery Center, and we have never regretted it for a moment.
From the very start—care, warmth, and attention to every detail. Here, you are not just a patient, but a person who is genuinely cared for. The Da Vinci robotic prostatectomy was successful, and the entire journey was filled with a sense of peace, safety, and hope.
Our deepest gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and the entire team for their professionalism and immense compassion. Special thanks to the coordinators and Bookimed for their support, attention, and availability at all times.
Thank you for life, faith, and humanity. Such experiences are never forgotten.
I was pleased with everything: the clinic, the equipment, the medical staff, the doctors, the attention to detail.
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Our experience with Bookimed was a true support during the most frightening moment of our lives. When you're lost, scared, and unsure of where to turn, there are people who calmly take your hand and guide you step by step.
Constant communication, quick responses, attention to every detail, and genuine human compassion — we felt that we were not alone, day or night. They helped us choose a clinic, organized everything, and were there at every stage.
This was not just accompaniment — it was support, care, and hope. Thank you for your humanity, responsibility, and for being there during the most difficult period.
Ольга • Robotic da Vinci prostatectomy
United States of America
Jun 8, 2024
I recommend this clinic to everyone! Thank you
My father was treated at the St. Zdislava Clinic (Da Vinci robot surgery radical prostatectomy! The operation was performed by Jan Doležen (a very experienced prostate surgeon). Bookimed helped in organising the trip, they always answered my questions, thank you Julia, thank you also to the organiser Irina Korchminskaya, who also helped in organising the trip. Dad was met, in the clinic always took care of Dad interpreter Otakar, if something was needed, was on the phone and came, who speaks fluent Ukrainian and Russian, many of the medical staff understand Russian. There was constant care in the clinic, they always came, cleaned, fed me delicious food and took care of me. Dad was in the clinic for more than 7 days, they did not require additional payment. The nature is like in a health centre: coniferous trees, easy to walk, swallows everywhere. We are waiting for the results of histology. I recommend this clinic to everyone! Thank you
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I found the clinic through Bookimed. They helped me with the translation of our documents into Czech. They always answered all my questions even when they were not working.
Thanks to Julia, who was always interested and very polite, which is very important.
Елена • Consultation with an oncologist
Kazakhstan
Dec 2, 2023
We felt that finally we were not alone with our problems and our pain
We are grateful to everyone who was with us along this path, especially Irina. We felt that finally we were not alone with our problems and our pain. Thank you, Irina. Thanks to all the doctors, thanks to Jan Dolezel and Jaroslav Tvaruzhek for the successful operation. We thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts. Thanks to Ian D. he monitored my condition every day after the operation and was ALWAYS WITH me. Thank you to Dr. Khamzin for your attention, you, in your own words, supported us very much, it is priceless, thank you and thank you again. Thanks to Otakar, translator, for your attention and support. Thank you, Otakar, very much. Thanks to all the medical staff. Girls, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We wish you all health, peace, happiness and prosperity.
Irina))) she was always there! I liked everything about the clinic: on the one hand, everything is simple, on the other, very professional. We were supported by everyone, from the driver who took my husband to the clinic and found words of support that calmed us down and a little defused the situation at that time, to the best doctors who always found time to care for us.
There were no such moments
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Anonymous • Hip replacement
Kazakhstan
Dec 4, 2020
Vse super
Vse super. Minusov net. Vse na vichem urovne. Vstretili horowo. Operatsya prowlo uspewno. Teper prohodim rebilitatsyu.
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Anonymous • Obesity
Ireland
Apr 20, 2022
I sincerely advise everyone! Thanks again to the doctors and all the hospital staff for their help!!!
He underwent a robotic operation to narrow the stomach for obesity in March 2022. Lost almost 20 kg in a month! Many thanks to Dr. Yaroslav Tvaruzhek and all the staff of the clinic!!! The operation was painless, rehabilitation was easy and relaxed! I am very pleased with the choice of the place, I sincerely advise everyone! Thanks again to the doctors and all the hospital staff for their help!!!
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Just great work from the department! Many thanks for your help, advice and consultations.
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Qualifications
Igor Šimonyk is the director of the St. Zdislava Hospital and deputy chief physician of the Robotic Surgery Center.
Since 2004, the doctor has been performing obesity treatment (bariatric surgery) using the Da Vinci robot and operations on the anterior abdominal wall (skin tightening on the abdomen, hernia removal).
Experience
- 1999-2004 — Oncological Surgical Hospital Brno, Czech Republic;
- Since 2004 – Director of the St. Zdislava Clinic.
Education
- 1994-1999 – studied general medicine at Masaryk University, Brno;
- 2002 - 1st degree certification in surgery;
- 2013 - license of senior physician and head of the surgery department;
- 2017-2018 — professional training program at Cambridge Business School Prague (MBA).
Internships
- 2005 - Bariatric surgery at the State Hospital Linz, Austria;
- 2007 - Minimally invasive bariatric surgery at the Rudolfstiftung Clinic, Vienna, Austria;
- 2007 - Da Vinci surgical system, Strasbourg, France;
- 2016 - Advanced revision bariatric surgery at Belinson-Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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