Piotr J. Wacinski MD, PhD Associate Professor of Cardiology
Professor Piotr J. Wacinski
He completed medical training at the Lublin Medical University in 1990. Several fellowships in Switzerland between 1990-1996 (1995-1996, Interventional Cardiology Program fellow, Cardiology Center, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland). Ha has concluded his specialization in Internal Medicine in 2000, and Cardiology in 2003. Interventional cardiologist. Canadian Medical Board Exam (2003). Between 2004-2005 he held a Clinical and Research fellowship in Interventional Cardiology in the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada. Laureate of the TOP 500 Innovators program (2013, Ministry Science and Higher Education, Poland). More than 8000 PCI as first operator. He has completed Executive Management Program in Medical Sciences at Berkeley University, Ca, USA; Haas School of Business/ (2013) and Qb 3 UCB-UCSC-UCSF Due Intelligence Program /CA, USA (2013). In 2013 he received the appointment of Associated Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Lublin Medical University. In 2016 he has been appointed Director of Interventional Cardiology Department and Cardiac Catheterization in Lublin Medical University Hospital 4, Poland. Since 2017 director of the structural program (TAVI, MC, TC, LAAC, ASD, PFO) at the Department of Interventional Cardiology, Lublin Medical University Hospital 4, Poland (the biggest at Eastern Poland Cardiology Center). Author of the digitalization and expansion program of the Lublin University Center of Cardiology. Since 2007 Co-director of new technology program; nanostructures/microstructures in cardiovascular medicine application research (cooperation with Center for Molecular and Macromolecular Research, Polish Academy of Science, Lodz, Poland. Application of microparticles with modified shape based on polylactide, polyglycolide or their copolymers (Patent; P. 429382/2022).
Since 2013 member of the State Examination Board in Cardiology (Poland).
Expert in the field of excimer laser in coronary procedures in cardiology. Active participant, member of the team of lecturers (faculty, conducting sessions;) national and international congresses in the field of interventional cardiology. Supervisor of Polish and English-speaking students (the biggest program in Poland, AHA accreditation), including the ERASMUS program of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Lublin. Numerous publications in the field of cardiology and nanotechnology. Four scientific prizes of HE Rector of Lublin Medical University. In 2020 he has been appointed Expert – Advisor of the European Commission in the field of Medical Devices (Brussels). Member of the Digitalization Council of the Lublin Medical University since 2021.
His scientific interests include treatment of complex lesions, including bifurcation lesions (LM) with using atherectomy devices (excimer laser). He is also interested in the novel approach to atherosclerosis treatment (DDS) as well as new, long term devices development for heart failure support and structural heart disease.
Since March 2022, coordinator of cooperation between Lublin University Hospital 4, Lublin, Poland and Ein Kerem Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel (Prof. Y. Weiss).
Coordinator (in conjunction with J. Diener Executive Director Hadassah International) of joint Israel-Polish Humanitarian Mission of Lublin University Hospital 4, Lublin, Poland, and Ein Kerem Hadassah University Hospital to help Ukrainian refugees (over 35 000 treated at the Polish-Ukrainian Border Points between March and June 2022).
Piotr J. Wacinski MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Cardiology
Head of Department of Interventional Cardiology
Director, Hemodynamic Division
Chair and Department of Cardiology
II Faculty of Medicine with English Division
Medical University of Lublin
Poland