seeking treatment comes from abroad. It also runs a few surgeries abroad too, e.g. in London. Gradually other subsidiary companies specializing in business, medical training, and cosmetics production have been established. In 2008, the firm bought an equity stake in the Institute of Oncology and Rehabilitation Na Pleši, s.r.o., which had been created a year earlier through privatisation. In the same year, through Asklepion SG Hospital, s.r.o. (together with SUDOP Group – a partner of Asklepion in the Na Pleši facility) it gained a majority stake in the Municipal Hospital Mariánské Lázně, which after a few years it sold off. At present it has targeted the majority of its investments in the development of new medical procedures and products. Politics On 23 July 2009 Šmucler became the leading candidate for the political party TOP 09 in the Karlovarský district for the canceled October general elections. In January 2010, he asked that his name to be removed from the top position on the list of candidates due to time-related matters. Family He was married to Libuše Šmuclerová, the general director at Ringier Česká Republika, who was formerly the CEO at TV Nova. They are divorced. They have one daughter Justine-Anna, who was born in 2001. He remarried in 2015, his second wife is Ing. Iva Šmuclerová, successful banker HSBC associate. Awards In 2009, together with Prof. MD. Jiří Mazánek DrSc., and Dr. Marek Vlk, he was awarded the prize for medical research of 2008. He has been awarded prizes for giving speeches at foreign medical congresses and repeatedly nominated in viewer polls. In 2005, he came second in ANNO and TýTý polls. In 2015 he was an honorary member of the Society for Aesthetic and Laser Medicine of the Czech Medical Society of Jan Evangelista Purkyne. 2021 he was awarded with Honorary medal of honor of the Society for Aesthetic and Laser Medicine of the Czech Medical Society of Jan Evangelista Purkyne. 20.10.2022 he was Awarded with die Ehrennadel der deutschen Zahnärzteschaft from Bundeszahnärtzekammer and Bayerische LandesZahnärtzte Kammer References External links http://www.asklepion.cz/pobocky-asklepion/praha/praha-tym-lekaru/smucler-roman-stomatochirurgie.html http://www.asklepion.cz/anews-asklepion-news/anews-2008-news/anews-2008-52-1/oceneni-zlata-zaba-smucler.html 1969 births Living people Czech dentists Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Charles University alumni