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Professor Piotr Major, PhD, is a distinguished bariatric surgeon and academic at Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, specializing in minimally invasive techniques for gastrointestinal surgery. With a rich educational background, including an MBA in Healthcare and extensive professional qualifications, he has made significant contributions to the field of bariatric and oncological surgery. Currently, as the Coordinator of the Obesity Surgical Treatment Center at the University Hospital in Krakow, Professor Major continues to lead advancements in surgical treatments for obesity and cancer.


Education:

• 2021 - 2023 Postgraduate studies "MBA in Healthcare", Cracow University of Economics, Cracow Business School
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• 2010 – 2014 PhD studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Krakow
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• 2003 – 2009 Medical studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Krakow
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Professional qualification:

2 November 2020 Specialization in the oncological surgery head of specialization: Piotr Bodzioch

27 September 2017 European Specialization in General Surgery (Fellow of the European Board of Surgery, FEBS)

• 7 April 2017 Specialization in general surgery head of specialization: Marek Winiarski, PhD
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• 22 December 2016 Certificate authorizing to perform procedures in the field of diagnostic and surgical endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract issued by the Board of the Endoscopic Section of TChP
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* 25 September 2014 Doctoral degree in medical sciences based on the doctoral dissertation entitled "Quality of life of patients after surgical treatment of giant obesity". Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Krakow

Professional career:

• * since 2021 – currently Coordinator of the Obesity Surgical Treatment Center at the University Hospital in Krakow
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• * since 2020 – currently Professor, II Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum
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• * since 2019 – 2020 University professor, II Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum
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• * since 2015 – 2019 Assistant professor with the degree of habilitated doctor, II Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum
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• * since 2010 – currently Senior assistant at the Department of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Emergency Surgery, University Hospital in Krakow from 2016 to 2021 Program manager, Medical Center for Postgraduate Education of the Jagiellonian University

Scientific activity:

• * November 26, 2020 - The title of professor of medical sciences and health sciences in the discipline of medical sciences
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• * 19 October 2017 Academic degree of habilitated Doctor of Medical Sciences based on the series of publications entitled "Selected factors affecting the safety of bariatric operations in patients treated surgically for giant obesity". Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Krakow
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• * 25 September 2014 Doctoral degree in medical sciences based on the doctoral dissertation entitled "Quality of life of patients after surgical treatment of giant obesity". Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Krakow

Main professional and scientific interests:

The main area of my work are minimally invasive surgical techniques used in gastrointestinal surgery (metabolic and bariatric surgery, oncological surgery). In the center of my professional and scientific interests are issues related to the surgical treatment of patients with giant obesity (bariatric and metabolic surgery). Minimally invasive oncological surgery (colorectal surgery and gastric surgery) is the second group of my clinical interests. Comprehensive and coordinated treatment, the possibilities of using the protocol of modern perioperative care (ERAS - Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) are the third largest area of my professional and scientific activity.

Research grants:

• 2018/02/X/NZ4/00192 (MINIATURA): Selected aspects regarding the use of gastric balloon as a method supporting surgical treatment of obesity (project leader)
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• NCN/2011/03/D/NZ5/00551 (SONATA) The study of intestinal flora in patients with diabetes type 1 and 2 and with morbid obesity or pathological undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (project developer)
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• Grant of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education "Diamond Grant 2018"
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• Grant of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education "Diamond Grant 2019"

Functions performed:

• * since 2019 Member of the Scientific Council of the Medical Sciences Discipline of the Jagiellonian University
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• * since 2018 Member of the Bioethics Committee of the Jagiellonian University
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• * since 2017 Member of the Management Board of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Section of the Society of Polish Surgeons
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• * since 2017 Member of the Board of the Videosurgery
• Section of the Society of Polish Surgeons

Foreign trips and internships:

• * April 2023 Medical University of Vienna, Department of General Surgery, Vienna, Austria (Prof. Gerhard Prager)
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• * July 2023 Clevelenad Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Dr. Javed Raza, Dr. John Rodriquez)
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• * March 2022 Department of Bariatric Surgery, AZ Sint-Jan-Hospital Department Bruges, Belgium (Prof. Bruno Dilemans)
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• * October 2018 Department of Bariatric Surgery, AZ Sint-Jan-Hospital Department Bruges, Belgium (prof. Bruno Dilemans)
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• * July 2018 Department of Bariatric Surgery, Hospital Universitario Bellvitge Barcelona, Spain
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• * November 2016 Department of Bariatric Surgery, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK (Prof. Kesava Mannur)
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• * October 2015 Ludwig Maximillians Universität, Munich, Germany (Prof. Matthias Siebeck)
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• * September 2014 Scholarship of the Society of Polish Surgeons, University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan(prof. Masaki Kitajima)

Research and medical education courses and trainings:

• * May 2017 Introduction to the methodology of developing systematic reviews, Centre for Systematic Reviews – Polish Branch of Cochrane UJ CM
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• * November 2016 Good Clinical Practices, NIDA Clinical Trials Network
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• * September 2015 How to get your paper published, Post Graduate Course, 20th World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases (IFSO), Vienna, Austria
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• * November 2015 Medical Education Training: Academic Teacher Training Course, Ludwig Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

Membership in scientific societies:

• * Society of Polish Surgeons (TChP):
  • * Member of the Board Section of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
  • * Member of the Board of the Videosurgery Section
  • * TChP Endoscopic Surgery Section
• * International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
• * The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)

Until January 2021 - Author and co-author of 195 scientific publications.

Author and co-author of over 226 congress reports.

Dr Potaczek is a specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology and has been working in the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Clinic of Jagiellonian University in Zakopane since 2005. He is a member of numerous professional societies, has published 40+ scientific papers, and performs over 200 surgeries annually. He specialises in deformities of the musculoskeletal system in both children and adults and his greatest interests are children's orthopedics, spine diseases and arthroscopic surgery.

Dr. Tetiana Kutsiak is a specialist who has graduated from the Dnipro Medical State Academy in the city od Dnipro in Ukraine in 1997. Dr Tetiana Kutsiak specializes in using ultrasound technology to create images of the body's internal structures, providing critical support in diagnosing and guiding treatment plans. With expertise and precision, she ensure a safe and non-invasive approach to understanding and addressing health concerns. Dr Tetiana Kutsiak also has received the anti-aging medicine certificate. 

Dr. Pylyp Hryb is a specialist who has graduated from the Dnipro Medical State Academy in the city od Dnipro in Ukraine in 2017. Dr Pylyp Hryb provides comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and prevention of diseases related to the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, renal, urinary and nervous systems as well as haematologic, infectious, allergic and oncological medical conditions. In addition, Dr Pylyp Hryb as an internist provides consultations on all screenings performed during the check up procedures. 

Other treatments:

Arthroscopic techniques:

> shoulder: treatment of instability of the shoulder joint (suturing the labrum, Hill Sachs remplissage) and the clavicle-shoulder joint, biceps tendon tenodesis / tenotomy, reconstruction of the rotator cuff tendons, mini-open reconstruction technique of the LATARJET acetabular defect or bone-block scapular defect;

> knee: reconstruction of the cruciate and collateral ligaments of the knee, reconstruction of the MPFL ligament in patellar instability, reconstruction of articular cartilage defects with the use of collagen membranes and growth factors;

> ankle joint: treatment of anterior conflict, acute ATFL ligament injuries, cartilage injuries.

Dr. Kulczyk has participated in numerous conferences and courses in Poland and abroad. he is the author of several scientific publications on arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Member of:

European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy (ESSKA); European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow (ESSSE- SECEC)

Dr. Lukasz Domanski is an experienced specialist in the area of Anesthesiology who has graduated from the Medical University of Lodz in 2012. Dr Lukasz Domanski ensures patients comfort and safety during some medical procedures. With a focus on personalized care, monitoring your well-being meticulously throughout procedures, providing peace of mind and minimizing discomfort. Dr Lukasz Domanski experience and knowledge help patients to prevent the diseases during the procedure of a health check-up in the Clinic as well as on a consultations. Dr Lukasz Domanski also helps to proceed other procedures safely and comfortable.

Dr. Ewa Uscinska is an experienced specialist who has graduated from the Medical University of Białystok in 2001. Since 2015 she started to practice as a cardiologist.  Dr Ewa Uscinska specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and circulatory system diseases and a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, coronary diseases, arrhythmias, heart valve diseases, congenital defects and heart muscle diseases. Dr Ewa Uscinskas experience and knowledge help patients to prevent the diseases mostly on the “Cardio” Health check-up as well on the other procedures provided in the Clinic. 

Barbara Sobczak

Author of Sobczak Concept®
- a fully digital implant treatment protocol for toothless patients.

Dr Barbara Sobczak

• First author of recent scientific publications in medical journals with a combined Impact Factor of over 4.5:
  
  • „An Integrated Fully Digital Prosthetic Workflow for the Immediate Full-Arch Restoration of Edentulous Patients – A Case Report”.
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  • „A Versatile Integrated Prosthetic Workflow for the Immediate Pink-Free Full-Arch Restoration – A Case Series”.
• Master of Science in Oral Implantology, graduated with honors from Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Founder of Dr. Sobczak Joy Clinic in Warsaw, Poland
• Founder of Dr. Sobczak Babice Clinic in Stare Babice, Poland
• Founder of Dr Sobczak Dental Clinic in Dubai Mall, Dubai

• Lecturer and opinion leader for Straumann in the field of implantology in Europe
• Lecturer and opinion leader in implantology in the Middle East
• Independent lecturer in the field of dental implantology worldwide
• Medical consultant for Straumann in Poland
• Medical consultant on behalf of Straumann Group in Switzerland
• Dr. Sobczak’s clinics hold the title of Center of Excellence for Education Straumann – providing courses for dentists in advanced implantology
• ITI Fellow, awarded by the Chapter in Switzerland for achievements in implantology
  Author of consecutive publications in implantology with Jagiellonian University in Krakow and Basel, Switzerland
• Member of scientific projects on dental materials in implantology for temporary reconstruction of full arches
• Member of the judging committee of the Smile Award 2022 edition
• Member of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), an organization that supports the educational and scientific development of young implantologists
• Founder of ITI Study Club Mazovia
• Founder of ITI Study Club Polonika
• Winner of the international Straumann Group Smile Award 2021 competition
• XII Polish Businesswoman Award in the categories „Discovery of the Year 2021” and „Leader among Medical Clinics”
• Women’s Brand of the Year 2020 and
• Women Star Award
• Women’s Brand of the Year 2019, Class & Style Award
• Dentist of the Year Award 2019
• Winner of the „Eagles of Medicine” award
• Dr. Sobczak also regularly appears on the morning show on Polish TV. Each episode is based on the life story of one patient and the spectacular transformation after the Sobczak Concept® procedure performed by Dr. Barbara Sobczak.

Barbara Sobczak - Dr. Sobczak Clinic

Dr. Tatsiana Kisialeuskaya is an experienced specialist in the field of Gynecology who has graduated from the Grodno State Medical University in 1996. Dr Tatsiana Kisialeuskaya offers comprehensive care for women's health, covering a wide range of health problems, from regular health care, through the diagnosis and prevention of diseases to providing counseling on family planning.. Dr Tatsiana Kisialeuskaya experience and knowledge help patients to prevent the diseases during the procedure of a health check-up in the Clinic. 

Dr. Freygant is the head of the General Surgery Department, where general and oncological surgery procedures are performed using modern techniques and methods. The department specializes in gallbladder, hernia and varicose veins surgeries. Hernia surgeries are performed using a tension-free method using a plastic mesh, in accordance with the standards of modern surgery.

We provide our patients with the best possible stay conditions, full safety of surgical procedures and exceptionally caring care from a qualified team of specialists - doctors and nurses, whose work is managed by the doctor. Krzysztof Freygant.

The ward has 12 beds in high-standard rooms. Hospitalization takes place in air-conditioned, 2- and 3-person rooms with a bathroom, access to TV and free Internet.

The International Team for Implantology Certificate recently completed a medical course in 4D- Next Level Education that included a scientific and practical session on Dental Bone and Tissue Regeneration Education and Science, as well as training on Innovative Preparation Methods for Veneers, Crowns and Bridges, Inlays, Onlays, All-Ceramic, Zirconium and Metal Restorations, Preservation of Static and Dynamic Occlusion, Techniques of Anatomical Reconstruction of Damaged Lateral Crowns, and the Use of Laboratory Composites in a Dentist's Office. Additionally, a 10th symposium of the Central European Academy of Implantology was held, chaired by Dr. Bartłomiej Karaś, and patient service was provided by Michał Katarzyński and a Class II course by Dr. Artur Sienkiewicz.