Dr. Levente Ónodi

Consultant in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology (Endomedix Budapest)

About Us & Areas of Expertise

I have nearly four decades’ experience in clinical and hospital practice in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. Throughout my career, I have gained extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient care at several renowned healthcare institutions across the country.

My main areas of interest and specialisation include severe gastrointestinal (digestive tract) haemorrhages complex diagnostic issues, the acute pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) modern treatment of this condition and the associated jejunal tube feeding, as well as the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infections. I also focus in particular on the aetiology and histological characteristics of non-specific colitis (inflammatory bowel diseases).

Professional experience & Career path

• Private healthcare: Specialist in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology | Endomedix Budapest Diagnostic Centre (13th District)
• 2007 – present: Senior Registrar, Specialist in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine | Ferenc Jahn South Pest Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology
• 2005 – 2007: Assistant Consultant, Specialist | OGYK and 15th District Healthcare Centre, Department of Gastroenterology
• 2000 – 2005: Senior Registrar, Specialist | Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology I
• 1992 – 2000: Consultant in Internal Medicine | Sándor Károlyi, Újpest Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology III
• 1991: General Practitioner | Ferenc Jahn, South Pest Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology III
• 1988 – 1990: Medical trainee | No. 2 Paediatric Clinic, Târgu Mureș, and Braila County Hospital (Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Surgery)

Education & Qualifications

• 2007 – Accredited courses in internal medicine and gastroenterology | Semmelweis University
• 2000 – Specialist examination in gastroenterology
• 1995 – Specialist examination in internal medicine
• 1988 – General Medicine Programme | Târgu Mureș Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy

Research & Publications

I am a regular speaker and participant at professional academic forums and at national and international conferences.

• International and domestic abstracts: „Diagnostic problems associated with severe gastrointestinal bleeding” – UEGW Congress (2004).
• Academic lectures and specialist articles: Diagnostic challenges in gastrointestinal haemorrhage (publication, 2002); Our experience with jejunal tube feeding in the management of acute pancreatitis (presentation, 2003); The aetiology, histological features and therapeutic considerations of non-specific colitis (lecture at the MGT Colon Section, 2001).
• Co-authored publications: Studies presented at the general meetings of the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology (MGT) on the co-occurrence of malignant lymphomas and rectal adenocarcinoma (2002), as well as the characteristics of Helicobacter pylori eradication rates in the elderly (2005).