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Miroslav Čerbák, former medical coordinator for Václav Havel, dies at 90
Miroslav Čerbák, a prominent Czech physician and former Deputy Minister of Health, has died at the age of 90 in Dolní Řasnice.
Čerbák gained national recognition for his role as the coordinator of the medical council responsible for treating former President Václav Havel. He was notably present during Havel’s critical medical procedures in Innsbruck in 1998.
His political and professional career included serving as a member of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly and the Czech National Council for the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) between 1992 and 1996. During that period, he also served as Vice Chairman of the Czech Medical Chamber.
Following his tenure at the Ministry of Health, Čerbák returned to the hospital in Česká Lípa, where he served as a department head. He was also known for his close personal friendship with the renowned actor Vlastimil Brodský, whom he treated as a patient and with whom he shared a deep bond until the actor's death in 2002.
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Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic · Miroslav Čerbák · Vlastimil Brodský · Václav Havel · Česká Lípa Hospital
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Miroslav Čerbák died at the age of 90. www.ahaonline.cz · www.blesk.cz · www.novinky.cz
- [● 2 SOURCES] Čerbák died in Dolní Řasnice. www.ahaonline.cz · www.novinky.cz
- [● 3 SOURCES] Čerbák coordinated the medical council for President Václav Havel. www.ahaonline.cz · www.blesk.cz · www.novinky.cz
- [● 2 SOURCES] Čerbák was a member of the Czech National Council in 1992. www.blesk.cz · www.novinky.cz
- [● 3 SOURCES] He served as Deputy Minister of Health starting in 1996. www.ahaonline.cz · www.blesk.cz · www.novinky.cz
- [● 3 SOURCES] He was a close friend of actor Vlastimil Brodský. www.ahaonline.cz · www.blesk.cz · www.novinky.cz
- [● 2 SOURCES] He was the Vice Chairman of the Czech Medical Chamber between 1992 and 1996. www.blesk.cz · www.novinky.cz