Henryk Skarżyński
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Henryk Skarzynski is a Polish doctor otolaryngologist, audiologist
and phoniatrist
, creator and director of Warsaw Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and International Centre of Hearing and Speech in Kajetany
.
Professor Skarzynski is the author and co-author of numerous scientific works, he is a supervisor of PhD dissertations, member of scientific and foreign associations. He performed the first operation of cochlear implantation in Poland and Central Europe in 1992, restoring hearing ability to a partially deaf adult. Skarzynski calls this procedure "partial deafness cochlear implantation". He later performed the same procedure on a child in 2004.
from the Medical Faculty of Medical Academy of Warsaw
. He went to receive a PhD in medicine in 1983, and a habilitated
PhD in 1989. He was made
professor extraordinarius at the Medical Academy of Warsaw in 1993, and full Professor of Medicine in 1995. In 2011 he was granted an honorary title of doctor honoris causa of the Maria Grzegorowska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw.
Audiology
Audiology is the branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Its practitioners, who treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage are audiologists. Employing various testing strategies Audiology (from Latin , "to hear"; and from Greek , -logia) is...
and phoniatrist
Phoniatrics
Phoniatrics is the medical research and treatment of organs involved with speech production. In general terms the speech organs means the mouth, throat , the vocal cords and lungs...
, creator and director of Warsaw Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and International Centre of Hearing and Speech in Kajetany
Kajetany
Kajetany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nadarzyn, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....
.
Professor Skarzynski is the author and co-author of numerous scientific works, he is a supervisor of PhD dissertations, member of scientific and foreign associations. He performed the first operation of cochlear implantation in Poland and Central Europe in 1992, restoring hearing ability to a partially deaf adult. Skarzynski calls this procedure "partial deafness cochlear implantation". He later performed the same procedure on a child in 2004.
Biography
He graduated in 1979 with a Doctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
from the Medical Faculty of Medical Academy of Warsaw
Medical University of Warsaw
The Medical University of Warsaw was founded in January 1950, building on the University of Warsaw's former Faculty of Medicine, which had been established in the early nineteenth century...
. He went to receive a PhD in medicine in 1983, and a habilitated
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
PhD in 1989. He was made
professor extraordinarius at the Medical Academy of Warsaw in 1993, and full Professor of Medicine in 1995. In 2011 he was granted an honorary title of doctor honoris causa of the Maria Grzegorowska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw.
Professional
- 1992 - Implementation of deafness treatment program in Poland using cochlear implants.
- 1998 - Implementation of deafness and cancer lesions treatment program in Poland using brain stem implants.
- 1998 - Implementation of early detection of hearing loss in newborns and infants program in Poland.
- 1999 - globally original program of universal hearing, speech and vision tests on the Internet.
- 2002 - July 12th the world's first cochlear implant surgery in an adult patient with partial deafness.
- 2003 - Poland's first cochlear implant surgery for middle ear. Dozens of new clinical procedures.
- 2004 - September - the first operation in the world of a child with partial hearing loss.
Scientific
- 2001 - development of new, original ways of the middle ear reconstructive surgery with the use of alloplastic materials (glass ionomers)
- 2002 - development of new diagnostic tools - audiometer Kuba Mikro
- 2002 – development of PDCI (Partial Deafness cochlear implantation) - unique in the world method of partial deafness treatment (PDT - Partial Deafness Treatment) that allows to correct the comfort of hearing using cochlear implant maintaining the present hearing.
Medical
- 2000 - development of the tasks assigned by the Minister of Health, worldly original multimedia programs for early detection of hearing, speech and vision defects.
- 2004 - development of telemedicine program: Home Rehabilitation Clinic
- 2005 - development of new device for universal hearing screening - Audiometer S
- 2005 - the first linkage of the implant and hearing aid in one ear
- 2007 - Telefitting - development of the world's first permanent system of remote supervision over the working process and ability to set the implant in patients wherever they are
- 2009 - development of the world's first device, "Sense Examination Platform" that evaluates the damage of hearing, speech and vision in screening
Organizational
- 2008 - the world's first bilateral hearing implantation to the brainstem
- 1993 - Founder of Diagnostic-Medical-Rehabilitation Center for the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing people "Cochlear Center" - the second facility in Europe
- 1996 - Creator and director of Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing in WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
- 2003 – Creator and founder of the International Centre of Hearing and Speech in KajetanyKajetanyKajetany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nadarzyn, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....
- 2010 – Organizer of World Hearing Center w KajetanyKajetanyKajetany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nadarzyn, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....
Awards, distinctions and honours
- 1983 - 2000 the award of the Rector of the Medical Academy in Warsaw to Professor Henryk Skarzynski (four times)
- 1983 - Scientific Award of the Board of the Polish Society of ENT Head and Neck Surgeons under the name of prof. John Miodońskiego
- 1985 - Polish National Scientific Competition Award under the name of Tytus Chałubiński
- 1993 -
- Polish Business Club Award for prof. H. Skarżyński for "Medical event in 1992"
- The title "Varsovian of the Year 1992" ("Warszawiak Roku 1992") for the event of the year awarded to prof. H. Skarzynski by the readers of the Evening Express and viewers of the Warsaw Television Center
- 1994 - Award "Honorary Silver Ace" ("Honorowy Srebrny As") granted by Polish Promotion Corporation
- 2000 – Award by Committee for Scientific Research and television research journal "Proton" for outstanding scientific achievements - "The program of cochlear brainstem implantation in Poland"
- 2000 - Polonia Restituta Knight Cross
- 2002 - “Eskulap 2001″ award in the category “specialist physician” in the Mazovian Voivodeship awarded by Polish Nationwide Health Information Network and Mazovian Sickness Fund
- 2003
- Award of the Rector of AGH University of Science and Technology "Lasting Imprint" ("Trwały Ślad") to Professor Henryk Skarzynski - Director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing for special achievements in health care
- Prize of the City of Warsaw for prof. Henryk Skarżyński in recognition of his merits for the Capital of Republic of Poland awarded by the Council of the City of Warsaw
- Medal and the title of Innovation for presenting at the International Fair of Economy and Science INTARG 2003 innovative solution named “Screening device Kuba – Mikro” awarded by the Jury
- 2004
- Medal "Gloria Medicinae" for the prof. Henryk Skarzynski granted by the Chairman of the Polish Medical Association
- Diploma "More Beautiful Poland" ("Piękniejsza Polska") by the Movement "More Beautiful Poland" under the patronage of Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski
- Diploma "Success of the Year 2004" - the leader of Medicine in Public Health Protection awarded by the publisher Termedia
- 2005
- Officer's Cross "Merite de I'Invention" of the Kingdom of Belgium
- Award of Trust "Golden Otis 2004"
- 2007
- Special prize "The Man of the Year 2007 in Healthcare"
- The title "Man of Success 2006"
- 2008
- Mention of the Ministry of Education and Science of Romania awarded during the Brussels Expo - INNOVA 2008
- Officer's Cross "Labor Improdus Omnia Vincit" for scientific achievements, awarded at the Expo Brussels - INNOVA 2008
- Team Award degree I to the prof. Henryk Skarżyński
- 2009
- Award "Golden Scalpel 2008"
- Award "Bene Meritum"
- 2010
- Professor Henryk Skarzynski Honorary Citizen of Warsaw
- “Oscar of the Polish Business XX”
- Diploma at XLIV Congress of the Polish Society of Otorhinolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons
- Mention "Golden Scalpel 2010"
- Ukrainian Order of Merit (for outstanding achievements in development of Polish-Ucranian relationships)
- 2011
- medal "For merits for FCUM"
- fifth on the List of the Hundred Most Influential People in health care in 2010
- Medal of Honor awarded by Mikheil Saakashvili (Georgia)
- Medal under the name of Dr. Titus Chałubiński
- Award Ecce Homo