Incorporating the 69th Congress of the Association of Polish Surgeons (APS)
Organizers
The 47th World Congress of Surgery 2017 was a landmark event in the field of surgery. Almost 1,800 participants came together to exchange science and advance the field through the dissemination of knowledge. The event also facilitated the exchange of ideas on a formal and informal basis, enabling the advancement of patient care.
Congress President
Andrew G. Hill - New Zealand
President ISS/SIC, Congress President
Congress Vice Presidents
Dimitrios Linos - Greece
IAES
Manjul K. Joshipura - India
IATSIC
Dileep Lobo - United Kingdom
IASMEN
Cheng-Har Yip - Malaysia
BSI
Tonia M. Young-Fadok - USA
ISDS
Stephen W. Bickler - USA
ASAP
Krzysztof Paśnik - Warzawa
APS (Association of Polish Surgeons)
Scientific Committees
Local Organizing Committee
International Society of Surgery (ISS)
Société Internationale de Chirurgie (SIC)
Andrew G. Hill - Auckland, NZ
President ISS/SIC, Congress President
John Hunter - Portland OR, US
President elect ISS/SIC
Marco G. Patti - Chapel Hill NC, US
Past President ISS/SIC
Kenneth D. Boffard - Johannesburg, SA
Secretary General ISS/SIC
Anders O. Bergenfelz - Lund, SE
General Treasurer ISS/SIC
Julie Ann Sosa - San Francisco, US
Editor in Chief WJS
Hisham Abdullah, Putrajaya, MY
Councilor ISS/SIC
Italo Braghetto, Santiago de Chile, CL
Councilor ISS/SIC
Seigo Kitano, Yufu, JP
Councilor ISS/SIC
Rowan W. Parks, Edinburgh, UK
Councilor ISS/SIC
Gerard M. Doherty, Boston, USA
IAES Representative
Endocrine Surgery
Christine Gaarder, Oslo, NO
IATSIC Representative
Trauma Surgery
Takashi Higashiguchi, Mie, JP
IASMEN Representative
Metabolism and Nutrition
Omar Z. Youssef, Cairo, EG
BSI Representative
Breast Surgery
Hiroyuki Konno, Shizuoka, JP
ISDS Representative
Digestive Surgery
Kathleen M. Casey, New Port, US
ASAP Representative
Anaesthesia
Adam Dziki graduated in Medical Academy from Lodz, where he started his career and works to this day. He is professor of surgery and chairman of the Department of General and Colorectal Surgery. Discover more
Adam Dziki - Łódź (LOC President)
President of the Polish Surgical Society, Krzysztof Paśnik, has a PhD in medical sciences, and has been the Head of the Department of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Thoracochirurgical Surgery since 2007. Discover more
Krzysztof Paśnik - Warszawa
Tomasz Banasiewicz graduated from Medical University in Poznan in 1994. He is currently Head of Department of General, Endocrynological Surgery and Gastrointestinal Oncology (since 2016). Discover more
Tomasz Banasiewicz - Poznań
Marcin Barczyński is a specialist in general and oncological surgery, with a European sub-specialisation in endocrine surgery. Discover more
Marcin Barczyński – Kraków
Andrzej Budzynski has been working at the "Red Surgery" since 1990. Since the introduction of laparoscopic technique in 1992, he has been a member of the team headed by Prof. Andrzej Bobrzyński. Discover more
Andrzej Budzyński - Kraków
Marek Dobosz is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Gdańsk. Discover more
Marek Dobosz - Gdańsk
Marek Jackowski graduated from the Medical University of Gdansk in 1975. He completed his second degree of specialization in general surgery in 1982. Discover more
Marek Jackowski - Toruń
Kielan Wojciech received his scientific title of professor of medical sciences in 2002. This lifelong title was awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland. Discover more
Wojciech Kielan - Wrocław
Stanislaw Klek studied at Jagiellonian University Medical College in Krakow (1991-1997), where he also obtained a PhD in 2003. Discover more
Stanisław Kłęk - Kraków
Lorenc Zbigniew graduated in 1985 from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. In 1991 he became a specialist in general surgery. Discover more
Zbigniew Lorenc - Katowice
Andrzej Matyja is curently the Chair of the 2nd Department of General Surgery of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Discover more
Andrzej Matyja - Kraków
Maciej Michalik graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical Academy in Gdańsk in 1984. He obtained his surgical specialization in 1991, and a doctorate supervised by Prof. Trenker from Gdańsk in 1993. Discover more
Maciej Michalik - Olsztyn
Piotr Richter is a graduate of the University of Medicine in Krakow.
Piotr Richter - Kraków
Wiesław Tarnowski is a graduate of the First Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Warsaw. Discover more
Wiesław Tarnowski - Warszawa
Grzegorz Wallner received his medical doctor's degree (with distinction) in 1978. He holds a full professor title at the Medical University of Lublin in 2005. Discover more
Grzegorz Wallner - Lublin
Krzysztof Zieniewicz graduated from the Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. He is currently Chairman of the Department of General, Transplant & Liver Surgery at the Medical University of Warsaw. Discover more
Krzysztof Zieniewicz - Warszawa
Integrated Societies of ISS/SIC and their Representatives in the Program Committee
IAES - International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Janice L. Pasieka, Canada
Gerard M. Doherty, USA
IATSIC - International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care
Christine Gaarder, Norway
IASMEN - International Association for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition
Steven E. Wolf, USA
Takashi Higashiguchi, Japan
BSI - Breast Surgery International
Sharon Wing Wai Chan, Hong Kong
Omar Youssef, Egypt
ISDS - International Society for Digestive Surgery
Alessandro Fichera, USA
Hiroyuki Konno, Japan
ASAP - Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence
Russel Gruen, Singapore
Kathleen M. Casey, USA
Participating Societies and their Representatives in the Program Committee
APIMSF The Ambroise Paré International
Military Surgery Forum
Kenan Yusif-zade , Azerbaijan / Norman M. Rich, USA
FELAC Federación Latinoamericana de Cirugía
Italo Braghetto, Chile / Natan Zundel, Colombia
IASSS International Association of Student Surgical Societies
Sulé Burger, South Africa / Alex Scott, South Africa
ISBI International Society for Burn Injuries
David N. Herndon, USA / Basil A. Pruitt Jr., USA
Scientific Secretariat WCS 2019
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Congress Secretariat and Logistics WCS 2019
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