Andras Rosztoczy ([ˈɒndra:ʃ ˈrosto:t͡si]) (Szeged, Hungary, 1967 – ) is a Hungarian gastroenterologist, medical researcher, assistant professor.
He took a degree at the Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University, Szeged in 1992. He works at First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged (until 2000 Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University) after his graduation in Szeged. Meanwhile he was awarded a scholarship to Division of Gastroenterology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine in Baltimore, the United States in 1991 and to Unite Neurogatroenterologie et Nutrition, INRA, Toulouse, France in 2000. He is known for Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
He earned the PhD degree in 2008. The title of his doctoral thesis was Clinical evaluation of primary and secondary oesophageal motility disorders: new data on the pathogenesis of cardiac and respiratory manifestations of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, the characteristics of motility disorders in patients diabetes mellitus and in primary Sjogren’s syndrome. His supervisor was Prof. Tibor Wittmann.
He is responsible for English-language medical education. His lecture of the second semester in the academic year 2012/13 is Internal Medicine Practice. He joined the editorial board of Frontiers in Gastrointestinal Sciences as Review Editor.
He is a devoted hiker.
His father, Istvan Rosztoczy was a Hungarian microbiologist, medical researcher and blood donor organizer. His paternal grandfather, Erno Rosztoczy, senior (1899–1969) was a physician. His mother is Zsuzsanna Czapf. He has a sibling. His younger brother, Peter Rosztoczy (born 1978) was graduated in Mathematics and Computer Science at Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE), Budapest. Andras's wife is Andrea Vass, who works as a cardiologist. They have two children, a daughter named Sara (born 1996) and a son named Csaba (born 2001).
Rosztoczy, Andras, Kovacs L, Wittmann T, Lonovics J, Pokorny G. Manometric assessment of impaired esophageal motor function in primary Sjogren's syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2001; 19: 147–152. IF: 2.366
Rosztoczy, Andras, Roka R, Varkonyi TT, Lengyel C, Izbeki F, Lonovics J, Wittmann T. Regional differences in the manifestation of gastrointestinal motor disorders in diabetic patients with autonomic neuropathy. Z Gastroenterol. 2004; 42: 1295–1300. IF: 0.800
Roka R, Rosztoczy, Andras, Izbeki F, Taybani Z., Kiss I., Lonovics J, Wittmann T. Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and diseases associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Digestion. 2005; 71: 92–96. IF: 1.826
Rosztoczy, Andras, Vass A, Izbeki F, Nemes A, Rudas L, Csanady M, Lonovics J, Forster T, Wittmann T. The evaluation of gastro-oesophageal reflux and oesophagocardiac reflex in patients with angina-like chest pain following cardiologic investigations. Int J Cardiol. 2007; 118: 62–68. IF: 1.765
Kiss I, Rosztoczy Andras, Wittmann T, Papos M, Feher A, Csernay L, Lonovics J: New radiologic method for evaluation of motility disorders in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Z. Gastroenterol. 1994; 32: 94(A).
Rosztoczy Andras, Feher A, Vass A, Varga A, Forster T, Molnar I, Wittmann T, Lonovics J: The incidence of ischemic hearth disease and different esophageal motor disorders in suspected esophageal chest pain. Z Gastroenterol. 1997; 35: 399(A).
Varkonyi TT., Rosztoczy Andras, Wittmann T, Tornoczky J, Simon L, Lonovics J. Diabetes mellitus es gastrointestinalis motilitas. Hippocrates. 2000; 2: 217–221.
Zollei E, Paprika D, Wittmann T, Rosztoczy Andras, Roka R, Zingl Z, Rudas L. Oesophageal acid stumulation in humans: Does it alter baroreflex function? Acta Phys Hung. 2003; 90: 109–114.
Roka R, Wittmann T, Rosztoczy Andras, Rudas L, Lonovics J. The role of esophagocardiac reflex in the pathogenesis of coronary vasospasm: a case report. Z Gastroenterol. 2003; 41: 455(A).
Rosztoczy Andras, Vass A, Izbeki F, Kurucsai G, Roka R, Horvath T, Lonovics J, Forster T, Wittmann T. Savas gastrooesophagealis reflux altal provokalt coronariaspazmus korkepe. Magyar Belorv Arch. 2006; 59: 203–206.
Rosztoczy, Andras. Extraoesophagealis reflux betegseg. A tunetek patofiziologiai hattere, a diagnozis es kezeles lehetosegei. Lege Artis Medicinae. 2007; 17: 205–211.
Annahazi A, Roka R, Izbeki F, Lonovics J, Wittmann T, Rosztoczy Andras. Tobbcsatornas nyelicsi impedancia-meressel igazolt kronikus kohogest okozo, dontoen nem savas gastrooesophagealis reflux esete. Magyar Belorv Arch. 2007; 60: 357–361.
Rosztoczy Andras, Makk L, Izbeki F, Roka R, Somfay A, Wittmann T. Asthma and gastro-oesophageal reflux. Clinical evaluation of oesophago-bronchial reflex and proximal reflux. Digestion. 2008; 78:
Rosztoczy, Andras & Tibor Wittmann: Refluxbetegseg – gyomorsav okozta bantalmak (Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)) = Zsolt Tulassay & Laszlo Simon (eds.): Gasztroenterologia (Gastroenterology), SpringMed, Budapest, 2005.
Rosztoczy, Andras: Clinical evaluation of primary and secondary oesophageal motility disorders: new data on the pathogenesis of cardiac and respiratory manifestations of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, the characteristics of motility disorders in patients diabetes mellitus and in primary Sjogren’s syndrome, Ph.D. thesis, University of Szeged, Szeged, 2008. URL: See External links
