A tribute to Professor Tadeusz Koszarowski in the centenary year of his birth
Journal Title: New Medicine - Year 2015, Vol 22, Issue 3
Abstract
Professor Tadeusz Koszarowski was the creator of surgical oncology in Poland and theauthor of the definition of “Oncology”. He was also an organizer of the Polish networkof Cancer Centers and initiator of the epidemiological studies of cancer. The articlepresents the silhouette of Professor Tadeusz Koszarowski with particular emphasison the period of early adolescence, studies and German occupation in Poland (1939-1945), during which he participated in September 1939 Campaign and as an assistantat Wolski Hospital was involved in underground activities and secret medical studies.In 1943 he was arrested and imprisoned in Pawiak. During the Warsaw Uprising heorganized insurgent hospital on Prague (district of Warsaw). After the war, he supervised the reconstruction of the capital’s hospitals and continued training in surgicaloncology. He served as Head of Department of Surgery of the Institute of Oncologyin Warsaw in the years 1948-1972, and Director of the Institute of Oncology in theyears 1972-1985. Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute ofOncology was created through his initiative and indomitable will.
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Maria Ciesielska
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