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We are delighted to inform you that prof. dr hab. Arkadiusz Jawień, head of the Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology at the Faculty of Medicine and director of the Centre for Medical Education in English in NCU Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, has been appointed the president of the Polish Society for Vascular Surgery for the term 2018-2020.

Professor Jawień currently serves as the president of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) – a scientific association whose primary aim is to pursue collaborative research into the field of vascular diseases. The Society was established in 1986 and, expanding ever since, now has over 2000 members, forming a union of National Vascular Societies from Europe as well as other parts of the world.

The position of the president of the Polish Society for Vascular Surgery will undoubtedly facilitate preparations for the European Congress of Vascular Surgeons which is planned to be held in 2020 in Cracow.

Present position: 

Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Collegium Medicum, University of Nicolai Copernicus, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Academic education and training: 

Education:
1971-1977 University Medical School in Poznan (Poland)

Qualification:

• 1977 - B.M. University Medical School in Poznan.
• 1983 - M.D. University Medical School in Gdansk.
• 1988 - Ph.D. University Medical School in Bydgoszcz.
• 1993 - Professorship at the Ludwik Rydygier University Medical School in Bydgoszcz
• 1998 – Full Professor of Surgery – Warsaw, (granted by the President of Poland)

Medical specialization:

• 1980 - 1st degree of specialization in general surgery
• 1984 - 2nd degree of specialization in general surgery.
• 2002 - specialization in vascular surgery
• 2003 - specialization in angiology

Postgraduate training in foreign countries:

• 1981 - Dep. of Surgery (Vascular Section,University of Lund (Sweden), dir. Ass.prof. L. Norgren - 2 weeks
• 1981 - Dep. of Vascular Surgery in Copenhagen, dir. dr B.Hansen - 2 weeks
• Dep. of Oesophageal Surgery in Padova (Italy), dir. prof. A.Perracchia - 2 weeks
• 1983,1986,1987 - Dep. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Univ. of Leuven (Belgium), dir. prof. G.Stalpaert - 3 months every year,
• 1985 - Dep. of Vascular Surgery in Paris, dir. Prof. J.Natali - 8 months
• 1988 - Dep. of Surgery (Vascular Section-Experimental Lab), dir. Prof. L. Norgren - 3 months
• 1988 - 1991 - Department of Surgery, University of Washington (Vascular Biology Lab) - 3 years, dir. Prof. A. Clowes
• 1994 - Dep. of Surgery, University of Washington, dir. Prof. A. Clowes - 6 weeks
• 1997 - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, dir. Prof. H.J. Safi - 4 weeks

Previous Employments and Professional Experience: 

• 1977-1984 Resident in Dep. of General and Vascular Surgery, Ludwik Rydygier University Medical School in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
• 1984-1988 Assistant Professor in the same Department.
• 1988-1991 Associate Professor in the same Department
• 1991- 2011 Chairman of the Department of General Surgery, Collegium Medicum, University of Nicolai Copernicus, Bydgoszcz Poland
• 2012- up to now Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Collegium Medicum, University of Nicolai Copernicus, Bydgoszcz Poland

Awards:

• Recipient of Sorin award for the best scientific paper in 1990, Venice (Italy) during  the  meeting of the International Society for Cardiovascular Biology
• Allianz award for science for year 2002
• European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2003, Dublin, best experimental paper.
• Corresponding member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Phlebologie – 2004
• Honorary member of the Czech Society of Phlebology
• European Venous Forum – Istanbul 2007 – best paper and presentation
• Honorary member of Polish Flebological Society – 2009
• Honorary member of Polish Society for Vascular Surgery - 2014

Other activities:

• Organizer of biannual Polish –Italian Phlebological Symposium (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
• Organizer of European Venous Forum in Warsaw 2004
• Organizer of first outpatients clinic for venous leg ulcer in Poland, 2000

Memberships:

Professional Societies:

• European Venous Forum - President for 2004
• International Union of Angiology – Associate Treasurer and Polish Representative to the Board (2004-2006), Associate Secretary General (2006-2010), Secretary General (2010 till now)
• European Society for Vascular Surgery – member
• Polish Phlebological Society -  President 2003 – 2006
• Polish Surgeons Society – Member of National Board since 1998
• Polish Angiological Association - President of the Society from 1996-1998 and member of  the National Board till 2012
• Secretary General for Itnernational Union of Angiology - 2010-2014
• Polish Wound Management Society - President 2006 - 2012
• Polish Society for Vascular Surgery – President elect  - 2016-2018
• President of World Federation for Vascular Societies - 2017
• European Wound Management Association – member from 2006, Borad Member 202013-2016

Membership to Editorial Boards of medical journals:

• Acta Angiologica – Editor in chief (Polish) 1998 - 2016
• Leczenie Ran (Wound Management) – Editor in chief (Polish)
• Acta Phlebologica – member of International Scientific Board (Italian)
• Angiologie – memeber of International Scientific Board (French)
• Venous Digest by Fax – member of International Scientific Board (American)
• Prakticka Flebologie – member of International Scientific Board (Czech)
• Phlebolymphology – past member of Advisory Board (French)
• European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery – past member of the board(English)
• International Angiology – member of the editorial board (English)

Publications: 

316 papers published in English or Polish