Page 2 - Treatment in Warsaw (Poland)

I have been associated with the Carolina Medical Center clinic since 2009 - initially as part of the Student Science Club, then I completed a specialization training as part of my residency. 

I am a member of the Polish Orthopedic and Traumatological Society, the Polish Arthroscopic Society, the Polish Society of Hand Surgery and the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy

The main area of my interest is sports traumatology – treatment of fractures and reconstruction of damaged tendons or ligaments; arthroscopic surgery – especially knee and wrist surgery and hand surgery – including procedures using the WALANT method (Wide-awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet). 

In the postoperative period, I stay in touch with the patient in order to ensure the most optimal way of recovery – through supervision of rehabilitation and regular check-ups. In my work, I attach great importance to comprehensive treatment that focuses not only on the structural problem, but also takes into account the patient’s chronic diseases, dietary management and lifestyle changes.

The doctor specializes in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System, with a focus on sports orthopedics and regenerative medicine. After completing specialization at the Central Clinical Hospital in Warsaw, the doctor received a scholarship at UCLA, conducting research on stem cells in musculoskeletal injuries.

Further specialization in arthroscopy and joint reconstruction was completed at The Royal Orthopedic Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the UK. The doctor held the position of Head of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Wye Valley NHS Trust, focusing on shoulder and elbow surgeries and training residents.

Currently, the doctor serves as the Deputy Head of Department at the Carolina Medical Center.

My interests include all dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system in athletes, as well as pediatric orthopedics and traumatology. I accept children from 3 years of age. I regularly participate in conferences and training abroad. Since 2010, I have been working continuously at the Carolina Medical Center in Warsaw, and since 2017 as a senior assistant at the Hand Surgery Clinic of the University Clinical Hospital in Łódź. In my career, I have treated many competitors and professional athletes. Education 2003 – 2010 1st Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw; 

Dr. Stefan W. Czarniecki was born in the USA, where he began his education, which he continued at McGill University in Montreal and at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. In addition to medicine, he studied art history, political science, and physics.

He runs the only comprehensive diagnostic and robotic treatment center for prostate cancer in Central Europe. He collaborates clinically with centers in the USA, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, and France. Active in committees and sections of the European Association of Urology, he lectures internationally. He is the co-author of numerous scientific publications, including multi-center international analyses of the use of liquid biopsies in selective diagnostics of prostate cancer.

He specializes in oncological urology, personalized diagnostics and therapies, focal treatment, and modern active surveillance of prostate cancer. For over 10 years, he has been conducting robotic therapies in the treatment of prostate cancer using the HIFU method, and has performed >2,500 fusion biopsies of the prostate, ranking among the world's leaders. Since the beginning of his professional career, he has had a significant impact on the quality of Polish prostate cancer diagnostics and treatment as well as on media communication regarding this disease.

Specializes in spine surgery with a focus on implantation of artificial lumbar and cervical disks, endoscopic removal of lumbar disc hernias, and surgical treatment of spinal tumors.

Graduated from Medical University in Warsaw and has participated in numerous international internships and conferences in the USA, Germany, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Spain. The doctor is also an author of several publications on neurosurgery.

I am a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System. 

For 7 years I have been cooperating with the Junior High School Youth Sports Training Centre in Lublin, taking care of young football school students. At the same time, I work closely with the players of the Górnik Łęczna football club. In 2018, I completed a prestigious internship in the field of traumatology of the musculoskeletal system at Landeskrankenhaus-Universitätsklinikum Graz, where, under the supervision of the best specialists, I improved my surgical skills in the treatment of musculoskeletal system injuries. I participate in many conferences and trainings both in Poland and abroad. I am actively involved in scientific development, which is manifested in scientific cooperation with the Lublin University of Technology in the development and testing of innovative medical devices. In everyday life, I am an active athlete, by which I mean the need for quick and effective treatment for both professional and amateur athletes. Since 2014, I have had the qualifications of a ski instructor at the PI level, and since 2003, the qualifications of a WOPR rescuer. Education Medical University of Lublin 2018 Obtaining the title of doctor of medical sciences Medical Examination Center 2017 Specialist in orthopedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system Distinctions: 12th result in Poland Medical University of Lublin 2003 – 2009 medical doctor Distinctions: average for the entire course of studies 4.27

The doctor graduated from the Medical University of Wroclaw and received a postdoctoral degree from the Medical University of Lodz. Gaining experience in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden, the doctor specializes in diagnosing and treating deformities and infections of the knee, hip, shoulder, spine, hand, and foot. Expertise includes surgical treatment of joint endoprosthesis infections and bone inflammation, performing hip and knee replacements, carpal tunnel surgeries, and more. A member of several scientific societies, the doctor has lectured extensively on orthopedic revision surgeries and complications.

The doctor graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Warsaw and began working at the Carolina Medical Center in 2007. In 2019, the doctor became a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the musculoskeletal system.

Specializing in the treatment of overload injuries, the doctor is an experienced surgeon who prioritizes non-surgical options such as injections of hyaluronic acid, platelet-rich plasma, and Orthokine before considering surgery.

I am a graduate of the Medical University of Warsaw, a specialist neurosurgeon. I gained my professional experience in the Neurosurgery Clinic of the MSWiA Hospital in Warsaw, the Neurosurgery Clinic of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Warsaw, the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

I perform a wide range of neurosurgical operations, including spine surgery. I am also a long-time academic lecturer, co-author of several articles and congress presentations. I have participated in numerous national and international congresses and trainings, including in the field of endoscopic spine surgery. 

Membership in organizations 

EUROSPINE – European Society of Spine Surgery, 

PTNCH – Polish Neurosurgical Society, 

PTCHK – Polish Society of Spine Surgery.

The doctor is a specialist in neurosurgery, focusing on surgical treatment of brain and spine diseases and interventional pain management. A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University, the doctor is a certified instructor in endoscopic spine surgery. Specialization training was completed at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Medical University of Warsaw and the CMKP in Warsaw. With over 2500 surgeries performed, the doctor has extensive experience in brain tumor surgeries, including gliomas and skull base tumors, as well as endoscopic and classical approaches to spine surgeries.

The doctor also handles instrumental stabilization of the spine, artificial disc insertion, and complex procedures like apical-occipital decompression and microvascular decompression. Additional expertise includes cranial base surgeries, treatment of hemangiomas, aneurysms, hydrocephalus, and spinal cysts. Interventional pain treatments include spinal blockades, thermolesion, and spinal stimulator implantation.

Dr. Mikolaj Wrobel is an orthopedic surgeon who treats knee, ankle, and foot joint conditions. He manages many types of musculoskeletal injuries, such as dislocations, fractures, and tendon or muscle damage. Dr. Wrobel performs various surgical procedures. These include arthroscopic surgeries, ligament and cartilage reconstruction, lower limb osteotomies, meniscus repairs and transplants, and revision surgeries.

He is skilled in knee joint replacement (arthroplasty) with robotic assistance. He also provides surgical care for bone infections. Dr. Wrobel uses advanced technologies in his practice, including robotics and 3D printing. He treats patients starting from age 7.

Education 

1998 – 2004 Medical Academy in Warsaw, 1st Faculty of Medicine Professional experience since 

2017 – orthopedic specialist Carolina Medical Center in Warsaw 

09.2015 – 12.20217 – Sports Medicine Center CSK MSW in Warsaw 

04.2013 – 08.2015 – Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Praski Hospital in Warsaw 

08.2006 – 12.2012 – Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System, CSK MSWiA in Warsaw 

03.2012 – Obtaining the title of specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System

Specializations 

Specialist in urology and general surgery Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate diseases Description The first Polish urologist certified as an Ablatherm® HIFU operator, the only doctor in Central and Eastern Europe who trains doctors and medical teams in the HIFU method. Promoter of innovative treatment methods and surgical techniques.

Professional education 

Dr. Filipek is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical Academy in Krakow, where he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1977, in 1980 he obtained the first degree of specialization in general surgery, and in 1986 the second degree in urology. In 1999 he obtained the degree of doctor of medical sciences. 

Professional experience 

Dr. n. med. Marek Filipek serves as the Head of the Urology Department of the Independent Specialist Western Hospital in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. He created from scratch one of the most modern and best equipped urology departments in Poland. For many years, Dr. Filipek was associated with the Urology Clinic of the Jagiellonian University Medical College, where he worked as a senior assistant and lecturer. In the years 2000-2006, he was the head of the Urology Department of the St. Luke Provincial Hospital in Tarnów.

Certificates 

He participated in many scientific and advanced courses. He spent internships and scholarships in many prestigious foreign urology centers, including the Professor F. Debruyne Urology Clinic in Nijmegen. In 2014, Dr. Filipek completed training in Focal-One HIFU, with Dr. Albert Gelet, at the Hospices Civils de Lyon Edouard Herriot Hospital, in Lyon, France. In the same year, in April, the doctor also participated in the course of the European School of Urology “Focal therapy in prostate cancer” in Stockholm. 

Scientific activity

Dr. n. med. Marek Filipek is a member of the Polish Urological Society (in 1997 he was the Vice-President of the Krakow Branch of the PTU). He is also a full member of the European Urological Society. He has also been awarded many times for his scientific activity and achievements in the field of urology (winner of, among others, the 1st PTU award and the Prof. Zew Wajsman award). The scientific achievements of Dr. n. med. Marek Filipek include several dozen publications and papers presented at Polish and foreign congresses and conferences. He is the author of over 30 publications and papers published, among others, in Urologia Polska or presented at the congresses of the Polish Urological Society and the European Urological Society. He has also participated in international, multi-center clinical trials many times. Every year Dr. Filipek also participates in the meetings of the American Urological Association.

Dr. Dorota Żukowska graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Łódź in 1983. She completed the first-degree specialization in pediatric surgery in 1988 and the second degree in 1993. She earned her doctorate at the Medical University of Łódź in 1996. In 1999, she obtained the second-degree specialization in plastic surgery.

She specializes in plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine. She performs corrective facial procedures, including otoplasty, blepharoplasty, and rhinoplasty.