Consultant anaesthetist & intensive care specialist
20+ years’ experience
450+ yearly procedures
Practice Plus Group Google rating
4.8
Maria Hobrok
Dr Maria Hobrok is a highly skilled consultant anaesthetist at Practice Plus Group.
Biography
Dr Maria Hobrok holds a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) and Specialist Registration in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, obtained in Slovakia in 2007. She graduated with a medical degree from Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Safárika in Kosice, Slovakia, in 1999, where she initially practised in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. Since relocating to the UK in 2005, she has worked across various NHS Trusts, Health Boards, and independent providers.
Dr Hobrok has extensive experience in blocks, epidural, spinal, and all other anaesthesia techniques, as well as intensive care and emergency medicine. She prioritises excellent bedside manner and strives to improve patients’ quality of life after surgery, taking great satisfaction from the visible impact of postoperative care. Her approach includes providing warmth, reassurance, and clear communication to help alleviate patient anxiety.
Procedures
Expert in anaesthesia
Dr Hobrok specialises in anaesthesia
Expert in intensive care
Dr Hobrok specialises in intensive care,focused intensive care echocardiography, emergency medicine ultrasound
Expert in blocks, epidural, spinal anaesthesia
Dr Hobrok specialises in blocks, epidural, spinal anaesthesia
Qualifications
MUDr
Medical Doctor, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Safárika, Kosice, Slovakia, 1999
CCST
Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 2007
FICE
Accredited for Focused Intensive Care Echocardiography (FICE), 2020
Specialist training
Ultrasound Level 1 Skills for Emergency Medicine, 2017
About me
Languages
Czech, English, Russian, Slovak
2020
Started at Practice Plus Group
Hobbies and interests
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Dr Hobrok is ensuring a safe and reassuring patient journey, focusing on reducing anxiety and providing clear, empathetic explanations. She treats self-pay patients and NHS patients.
Dr Hobrok’s approach to patient care
Dr Hobrok is committed to ensuring a safe and reassuring patient journey, focusing on reducing anxiety and providing clear, empathetic explanations. She values the transformative impact of excellent postoperative care on patient wellbeing.
Dr Hobrok’s memberships, fellowships, and teaching
• Lead for Intensive Care Unit, Bronglais General Hospital (2011-2021) • Lead for Research and Audit, Intensive Care Unit, Bronglais General Hospital • Lead Appraiser for Secondary Care in Ceredigion • Investigating Officer (2014-2019) • Clinical Advisor for Ombudsman Wales (2017) • Active involvement in medical education • Accredited for Focused Intensive Care Echocardiography (FICE) • Ultrasound Level 1 Skills for Emergency Medicine • General Medical Council, UK • Medical Protection Society, UK • Slovakian Medical Council • British Medical Association
Dr Hobroki’s special interests
• Anaesthesia techniques including blocks, epidural, spinal • Intensive care medicine • Postoperative care • Patient anxiety alleviation
Dr Hobrok’s research and publications
Dr Hobrok is actively engaged in research in critical care and anaesthesia, focusing on risk models for surgical complications. She has contributed to international COVID-19 research efforts, with her work published in prominent journals.
“I’m dedicated to helping my patients feel safe, understood, and cared for every step of the way.”
Dr Maria Hobrok
Consultant anaesthetist
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