Doctors of University Clinic Centre of Medical University of Warsaw set the highest standards of care for a child with congenital heart block. On July 17 2020, Dr. Michał Buczyński, MDPhD from the Department of Cardiac and General Pediatric Surgery UCC MUW, headed by Prof. Maciej Karolczak, and Dr. Piotr Wieniawski, MDPhD from the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and General Pediatrics UCC MUW, headed by Prof. Bożena Werner, successfully performed an implantation of a pacemaker to a premature infant, delivered at week 30 of fetal life, with congenital complete atrioventricular block.
Sebastian Machera - a first-year student of medicine at the Medical University of Warsaw and biotechnology at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, won the first prize at this year's Polish Edition of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS). It is a prestigious event that allows young undergraduates studying science to present their scholar achievements.
On 8 July 2020 in the Chair and Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery UCC MUW, headed by Prof. Krzysztof Zieniewicz, the surgeons performed a liver transplantation using an innovative method - hypothermic mechanical extracorporeal perfusion and oxygenation of the liver in hypothermia - D-HOPE.
“Lancet Infectious Diseases”, the world's leading magazine on infectious diseases (IF = 24,446), published, in its May Issue, a review of the book titled "Phage Therapy: A Practical proach", edited by scientists associated with the Medical University of Warsaw: Prof. Andrzej Górski, Ryszard Międzybrodzki and Jan Borysowski. The review called "Bringing phage therapy soon to a clinic near you” was written by Stephen T. Abendon – an acknowledged expert in this field.
The latest edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JRC) database includes chief editors of Medical University of Warsaw (MUW) Editors' Club periodicals. The MUW Editors' Club was founded in 2016.
On July 3, 2020, at 1 P.M. CET, Medical University of Warsaw English Division Class of 2020 took the Doctor’s oath online and pledged to serve humanity notwithstanding race, religious beliefs, gender or other. The MD has been conferred upon 108 English Division graduates from the 4-Year and the 6-Year Medical Programs.
The Medical Research Agency (ABM) selected a Medical University of Warsaw (MUW) research project in a competition for research and development in non-commercial clinical trials. The research project "EMpagliflozin and daPAgliflozin in patients hospiTalized for acute decompensated Heart failure (EMPATHY trial)" initiated by MUW scientists will receive funding in the amount of 30 084 379.80PLN.
The event, organized by Nobel Media, in a partnership with AstraZeneca and in an association with Jagiellonian University, Medical University of Warsaw and Warsaw University, was the part of the Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative - a global programme designed to help Nobel Laureates to share their inspirational stories and insights. The main guest of the event - Aaron Ciechanover - presented his view on the topic titled “Are we in the midst of a knowledge crisis? The role of science in society.”
The results of the 18th edition of the "Supertalents in Medicine" competition were announced on June 17th. Among the laureates are 4 representatives of our University. The winner of the competition was Paweł Balsam, PhD hab., from the 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology UCC MUW. Other MUW laureates included: Tomasz Głażewski, MD, from the Department of Diabetology and Internal Medicine UCC MUM who placed 6th; Mariusz Sikora, PhD, from the Chair and Department of Dermatology, who placed 8th and Michał Ordak, PhD, from the Department of Pharmacodynamics at MUW placed 9th.
