Tomasz Grodzki MD FETCS
Hubalczyków 37
70-776 Szczecin, Poland
tel: +4891 4615 993
fax: +4891 4613 048
e-mail: grodzki@grodzki.szczecin.pl

Curriculum vitae

Born

May 13th 1958. Father: Stanisław (general surgeon - died 1995), mother Aleksandra - died 1999, brother Piotr (gynaecologist)

Status

married with Joanna (ophtalmologist), two daughters: Katarzyna (18), Anna (13)

Nationality

Polish

Education

1965-77 primary and secondary school

1977-83: Pomeranian Medical Academy in Szczecin (2nd prize graduation)

1987: general surgery certificate

1991: specialist in thoracic surgery

1991: doctor`s dissertation regarding functional results following parietal pleurectomy

2003: habilitation

Foreign postgraduate education in thoracic surgery: (different periods) Barnes Hospital St. Louis, University Hospital Torino, Ciudad Sanitaria Madrid, Pathology Department Heidelberg, University Hospital Zurich, Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center New York, Brigham&Women`s Hospital Boston

Position

1995: Head of Thoracic Surgery Department of Regional Hospital for Lung Diseases in Szczecin - Zdunowo (till now)

1995: Thoracic surgery Consultant for North-western part of Poland (West Pomerania)

Membership

Society of Polish Surgeons

Polish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (councilor)

European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Thoracic committee, Audit & Guidelines comm.

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- President of the Society 2003-2004

Polish Thoracic Surgeons` Club – currently president of the Club

Scientific activity

several publications in foreign and Polish medical journals, mostly focused on different aspects of diagnostics and treatment of lung cancer, lung function following surgery, technical modifications of surgery and case reports

Hobby

tourism, sports (skiing, tennis), literature

Languages

English – fluent, German, Russian, Italian – basic.