The best team takes care of you

Doctor Jan Stelcl is Unica’s lead doctor. He has specialized in gynecology and obstetrics all his professional life, focusing on reproductive medicine. He graduated from the Medical Faculty of Charles University in Hradec Kralove. He started his career as an assistant at OB/GYN departments of the University Hospital Brno and The Merciful Brothers’ Hospital, Brno. After gaining the requisite medical postgraduate certifications in gynecology, he moved to the department of oncological gynecology at Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute in Brno, where he developed his knowledge of leading complex treatments of patients with gynecological organ cancer. Dr. Stelcl is a specialist in IVF. He obtained his medical postgraduate certifications in reproductive medicine and is currently the lead physician at Unica. He values the highly qualified Unica team of top professionals and is focused on helping all patients conceive.

Doctor Jiri Gogela worked at the OB/GYN department of the Brno University Hospital as the chief physician of the delivery room and the department of pregnancy pathology while at the same time dedicating his efforts to education of residents. He has been with Unica for 12 years. Since the very beginning of its growth, he has greatly contributed to Unica’s leading reputation in the field of Reproductive Medicine. Apart from his university education (in which he achieved the highest medical postgraduate certification in OB/GYN field), he actively participates in specialized conferences and congresses in the Czech Republic and abroad. He worked as the Chief physician in Kuwait in the redevelopment of the country’s health care sector after the Iraq invasion in the early 90’s. His greatest fulfillment comes from seeing hundreds of healthy children born every year with the help of the Unica team.

Doctor Martina Novotna has been working at Unica since the clinic’s inception. She highly values the individualized approach to single patients, sufficient time and space for patient care, and support of her colleagues at Unica. She obtained her knowledge at Brno Medical University and through experience at Brno OB/GYN University Hospital while enriching her experience by participation at conferences, seminars, and via a self-study. She is also a publishing author and received the Slunsky prize for her publication about genetic causes of infertility in 2000. She highly values sharing expert knowledge and strongly believes in the integration of the newest scientific findings with human approach and respect for ethics. She places great value in making contact with every individual patient, and providing both medical and emotional support.

Doctor Tomas Frgala is a specialist in the field of Reproductive Medicine. During his work at the University of Southern California, he participated in numerous projects and studies focusing on research on new substances in tumorous disease treatment. Recently, he has engaged himself in research of new methods in field of Assisted Reproduction. „ Satisfied patients and satisfied couples under my care are my greatest source of satisfaction “. At Unica, he appreciates the excellent team and cutting edge technical equipment as well as access to the newest procedures in the field. His main motivation remains practicing the highest quality of medicine and ensuring all his patients leave the clinic more than satisfied with their treatment.

Michaela has been working at Unica since 2009, as both a nurse and a medic. Working in a clinic where she can be assured her patients are receiving top medical care is of the utmost importance to her. She acquired her professional knowledge during university studies, psychotherapy training, and social work; she has graduated from Economy and Management in Healthcare. During her earlier professional growth she graduated as a pediatric nurse and worked at Department of Pediatric Resuscitation. She has been studying and practicing Biodynamic Psychotherapy for several years.

A firm believer and supporter of the various ethical and safety considerations of the IVF process, she pays special attention to make sure all patients are as informed as possible throughout the whole treatment. She reflects love in her job and always has a huge respect towards a human being’s identity and faith.

Ana Horg has been with Unica since the second half of 2013. In her profession, reliability and stability are the most important values and as such, she always communicates with patients promptly and fluently. Her responsiveness and attention to detail are the basis of her truly personal touch.

Barbora Jonasova has been part of Unica’s team since 2011. She graduated from Human Resources and Management; during her university education she spent year at Union College, New York. Her family background is medical, and thus she sees opportunity in work at Unica. She appreciates variability and extraordinariness of this profession. She feels that the role of being a coordinator is a mission; satisfaction and joy of patients are her top priorities. She places great value on the precision and promptness of her communication and she keeps the patient’s security, safety and trust as most important. As an open-minded person, she strives to understand her patients. In her leisure time she enjoys self-education, sport, travelling , and dancing.

She has been engaged in assisted reproduction field since 1996. She has acquired her academic degree at Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in major Molecular Biology and Genetics. During her work she not only actively dedicates time to publishing and presenting, but also to lifelong learning in incessantly developing Clinical Embryology field. She is an ESHRE, ARE, SAR CGPS CLS JEP member and a Senior Clinical Embryologist Certificate holder. The magic of embryology that helps people fulfill their desire of parenthood is her mission that gives her job another dimension in terms of usefulness and opportunity to dedicate her work to a higher purpose.

Martina Moosova works as the Head of the Laboratory at UNICA in Prague. She completed her studies at the Faculty of Science at Charles University. After a few years of working in research of plant cryobiology, she began to specialise in assisted reproduction. She gained much experience working as an embryologist in the Centre of Assisted Reproduction & Gynaecology/Obstetrics at the General University Hospital and the First Medical Faculty of Charles University. She also gained her international certificates for ESHRE and GCP while working there. Throughout her career, she has cooperated on many international projects specialising in reproduction including the multi-centred studies MERIT, Biogenerix, and ObsEva. Some of these studies also centred around Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. She has also co-authored several publications surrounding these topics. Mgr. Martina Moosova is also a member of the Czech Medical Society of J.E. Purkyne and the European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE). Since 2017, she has been working at UNICA which she chose for its traditions, professional team, and cooperation with McGill University. McGill guarantees continuing technological improvements and strives to better patient quality of care. This is a priority for her as she cares immensely about these values and strives on individual patient approach.

Aneta has been working at UNICA since 2016. She values the clinic's prestige and takes pleasure in working with top specialists. She has always sought rewarding work with a connection to Italian culture. Aneta's husband comes from Italy and is very supportive of her work. Thanks to her perfect Italian language skills, she devotes her time to all Italian couples and willingly supports them at every moment, even if it exceeds her job duties. She’s always there to provide quick and precise answers. She is amiable, flexible, and patients appreciate her empathy.

Karin has been working at UNICA since 2015. She comes from Poland and her greatest motivation is to help Polish couples and encourage them in their treatment at our clinic. She has chosen to work at UNICA due to its international team and its reputation as one of the best fertility clinics in Europe. She is reliable, kind, precise, and empathetic toward her patients. She values being a part of a friendly team. The most meaningful aspect of her job is that she is helping patients on a daily basis.

Dr. Ivana Nicovska has dedicated her professional life to gynaecology and obstetrics with a specialisation in reproductive medicine. She obtained her qualifications from Masaryk University in Brno. After her studies, she worked in gynaecology and obstetrics at the Faculty Hospital of Brno. She has also worked in the field of reproductive medicine and genetic diagnostics. Dr. Nicovska is currently working at UNICA and specialises in assisted reproduction. Her main objective is to fulfil dreams of parenthood.