Andrzej Grzybowski

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Andrzej Edward Grzybowski (born October 19, 1968) is a Polish ophthalmologist, professor of medical science, lecturer and head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, founder of Nationwide Education Operator.,[1] and Foundation for Ophthalmology Development "Ophthalmology 21".[2]

He is the editor-in-chief of Archiwum Historii i Filozofii Medycyny, Archive of the History and Philosophy of Medicine and Historia Ophthalmologica Internationalis.[3][4]

Grzybowski's clinical and scientific interests include the anterior segment of the eye, diseases of the retina, myopia prevention and control, artificial intelligence, ocular infections prevention and treatment, economization of health-care and the history of medicine.

Career[edit]

He received his medical diploma at the Poznań Medical Academy (since 2007 — Poznań University of Medical Science ) in 1993.[5]

He received his doctoral degree in 1997, following the submission of a thesis titled: In vitro studies of the anti-oxidative mechanisms of human peritoneal mesothelial cells in selected peritoneal dialysis conditions. In 2003, he received his Master of Business Administration diploma from the Poznań University of Economics and Business.[citation needed] He obtained his post-doctoral degree in 2010 at the Medical University of Łódź, following the examination of his academic achievements and submission of a thesis titled: "Polish 19th Century Studies in the Areas of Retinal Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology with the Consideration of the Surrounding Structures". He was granted full professorship in medical science in 2018.[citation needed]

In the years 2008–2017 he was the head of the ophthalmology ward at the Poznań Municipal Hospital (ul. Szwajcarska). He worked as an lecturer at the Department of the History of Medical Science at the Poznań University of Medical Sciences and at the Department of Physics at Adam Mickiewicz University. In the years 2010–2015, he was the Greater Poland Regional Consultant for ophthalmology. [5] He has been a lecturer at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO) in Lugano Switzerland.[6]

Publications and editorial work[edit]

He authored or co-authored around 500 academic papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He also authored or edited the following books:

  • OCT in Central Nervous System Diseases: The Eye as a Window to the Brain, Grzybowski A., Barboni P.[7] (eds.), Springer 2016.[8]
  • Ophthalmology care in diabetic patients — selected international experiences, A. Grzybowski (ed).,[9] Foundation for the Development of Ophthalmology "Ophthalmology 21", Poznań 2016.
  • Physicians — patrons of streets in Greater Poland — a biographical dictionary,[10] Grzybowski A. (ed)., Foundation for the Development of Ophthalmology "Ophthalmology 21", Poznań 2017.
  • Endophthalmitis in Clinical Practice,[11] Flynn Jr. H.W., Batra N.R., Schwartz S.G., Grzybowski A., Springer 2018.
  • Ophthalmology — textbook, A. Grzybowski [12](ed.), Edra Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2018.
  • Current Concepts in Ophthalmology, A. Grzybowski [13](ed.),[14] Springer 2019.
  • OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases, Grzybowski A., Barboni P.[15] (eds.), Springer 2020.
  • Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology 1st ed. 2021 Edition, Grzybowski A. (ed.) Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury Olsztyn Poland, Springer 2021.[16]

Non-academic activity[edit]

In the years 1998–2001, he was the deputy mayor of Poznań for health and social care; in the years 2002–2006, he was also the chair of the Health and Social Policy Commission in the Poznań City Council. He is the founder of the "Familijny Poznań" foundation (now — "Nationwide Education Operator") (est. 2001)[17] as well as the "Ophthalmology 21" Foundation for the Development of Ophthalmology (est. 2012).[18]

Awards and honors[edit]

Brown and Silver Cross of Merit and the Order of Polonia Restituta Knight's Cross (2014).[19]

In 2020 as the only Polish ophthalmologist he was included in TOP 2% ranking of world-best scientists prepared by Stanford University for 2019.[20]

In 2021, he was ranked in Expertscape worldwide ranking: No 1 in cataract field and No 1 in cataract extraction field.[21]

In 2021(during American Academy of Ophthalmology conference) he received the "Founders' Award" of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS).[citation needed]

In 2022 awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by the President of Poland.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ogólnopolski Operator Oświaty".
  2. ^ "Fundacja Wspierania Rozwoju Okulistyki "Okulistyka 21"".
  3. ^ "HISTORIA OPHTHALMOLOGICA INTERNATIONALIS | JOURNAL FOR THE HISTORY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OF VISION SCIENCES". Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  4. ^ "HISTORIA OPHTHALMOLOGICA INTERNATIONALIS". Journal for the History of Ophthalmology and of Vision Sciences.
  5. ^ "Andrzej Grzybowski, MD, PhD, MBA - Editorial Board - American Journal of Ophthalmology - Journal - Elsevier". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  6. ^ "Andrzej Grzybowski ESASO". Archived from the original on 2019-04-12.
  7. ^ OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases. Andrzej Grzybowski, Piero Barboni. 2016. ISBN 978-3-319-24085-5.
  8. ^ Grzybowski, Andrzej; Barboni, Piero (30 March 2016). OCT in Central Nervous System Diseases: The Eye as a Window to the Brain. Springer. ISBN 9783319240855.
  9. ^ Ophthalmology care in diabetic patients - selected international experiences (PDF). Andrzej Grzybowski MD, PhD, Associate Porfessor. 2016. ISBN 978-83-944477-0-0.
  10. ^ Physicians — patrons of streets in Greater Poland — a biographical dictionary. Poznań: Andrzej Grzybowski, Joanna Kwiatkowska. 2017. ISBN 978-83-944477-1-7.
  11. ^ Endophthalmitis in Clinical Practice. Flynn Jr, H.W., Batra, N.R., Schwartz, S.G., Grzybowski, A. 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-66351-7.
  12. ^ Ophthalmology. Andrzej Grzybowski. 2018.
  13. ^ Current Concepts in Ophthalmology. Andrzej Grzybowski. 2019. ISBN 978-3-030-25389-9.
  14. ^ "Medycyna Praktyczna".
  15. ^ OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases. Grzybowski, Andrzej, Barboni, Piero. 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-26269-3.
  16. ^ Grzybowski, Andrzej, ed. (2021). Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-78601-4. ISBN 978-3-030-78600-7. S2CID 238749319.
  17. ^ "Fundacja Familijny Poznań". Archived from the original on 2015-07-30.
  18. ^ "Fundacja Wspierania Rozwoju Okulistyki "Okulistyka 21"".
  19. ^ "Order of Polonia Restituta Knight's Cross". 10 October 2014.
  20. ^ "Professors from UWM among the best in the world scientists". 15 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Polish Science Day - list of lautreats".

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