A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland). He gained his professional experience in:
1. the Department and Clinical Department of General and Endocrine Surgery of the Specialist Hospital in Bytom, Poloand,
2. European Institute of Telesurgery, IRCAD/EITS (Hôpitaux Universitaires), Strasbourg, France,
3. European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium,
4. Aesculap Akademie, Tuttlingen, Germany,
5. Endo-Sugery Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.,
6. Medical Expert Training Center General Surgery Kantonspital, Baden-Schweiz, Germany,
7. Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium,
8. Covidien Tyco Healthcare European Training Center, Elancourt, France,
9. Department of General Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, AZ Sint-Jan Hospital in Bruges, Belgium,
10. The Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (IBV), Valencia, Spain,
11. Nemocnice s Polikliniku v Novy Jicin, Novy Jicin, Czech Republic,
12. Department of Medical and Surgical Digestive Diseases, Ecole Européenne de Chirurgie (EEC), Paris, France,
13. Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
14. He holds the position of Head of the General and Short-Term Surgery Department of the County Hospital in Świętochłowice, the Head of the General Surgery Department with the Metabolic and Barnominal Surgery Department, as well as in OSK Katowice-Ligotiators World Surgical Centers. He is the expert of the Provincial Court in Katowice.

Author: Grzegorz Kowalski
Title: M.D., PhD
Job Title: Member of the Surgical Team at the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center, KCM Hospital
Author description: A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland). He gained his professional experience in:
1. the Department and Clinical Department of General and Endocrine Surgery of the Specialist Hospital in Bytom, Poloand,
2. European Institute of Telesurgery, IRCAD/EITS (Hôpitaux Universitaires), Strasbourg, France,
3. European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium,
4. Aesculap Akademie, Tuttlingen, Germany,
5. Endo-Sugery Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.,
6. Medical Expert Training Center General Surgery Kantonspital, Baden-Schweiz, Germany,
7. Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium,
8. Covidien Tyco Healthcare European Training Center, Elancourt, France,
9. Department of General Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, AZ Sint-Jan Hospital in Bruges, Belgium,
10. The Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (IBV), Valencia, Spain,
11. Nemocnice s Polikliniku v Novy Jicin, Novy Jicin, Czech Republic,
12. Department of Medical and Surgical Digestive Diseases, Ecole Européenne de Chirurgie (EEC), Paris, France,
13. Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
14. He holds the position of Head of the General and Short-Term Surgery Department of the County Hospital in Świętochłowice, the Head of the General Surgery Department with the Metabolic and Barnominal Surgery Department, as well as in OSK Katowice-Ligotiators World Surgical Centers. He is the expert of the Provincial Court in Katowice.
Additional Information: He is the author and co-author of numerous scientific publications. He is an active member of national and international surgical scientific societies (Member of the Polish Medical Society, Member of the Society of Polish Surgeons, Member of the Videosurgery Section of the Society of Polish Surgeons, Member of the Metabolic and Bariatric Section of the Society of Polish Surgeons) and IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders).
Organization: KCM Clinic
Medical Specilization: Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery in the Fields of General Surgery and Bariatrics, General and Endocrine Surgery, Oncological Surgery
Work Experience: +15 years
Language: PL, EN, CZE, RUS
Email and Phone: grzegorz.kowalski@kcmclinic.pl;
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