Professor Dr. Péter Torzsa is Head of the Department of Family Medicine at Semmelweis University. Trained at this university, he completed clinical internships in Scotland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Board-certified in family and occupational medicine, as well as in hypertension and diabetology, he obtained his PhD in 2009 on the epidemiology of sleep apnoea in general practice.
His research focuses in particular on screening for sleep apnoea and depression, the links between affective temperament and metabolic diseases, vaccine effectiveness, the health of general practitioners, burnout prevention, and medical professionalism. He has supervised numerous students and doctoral candidates and has received several scientific distinctions, including the 2025 WONCA Five-Star Doctor Award.
Active in several scientific societies, he is the national representative of the European General Practice Research Network and president of CSAKOSZ. He also holds leadership roles in the Hungarian Psychiatric Society, the Hungarian Society of Hypertension, the Hungarian Society of Sleep Diagnostics and Therapy, and the Hungarian Diabetes Association.
Author of more than 180 scientific articles and hundreds of presentations, he has accumulated over 1,100 citations (h-index 21). Married and the father of four children, he spends his free time gardening, photography, cultural activities, and hiking with his family.
