Piotr Pietruski, MD, PhD
OUT OF PASSION FOR CREATION...
Plastic surgery is one of the few intervention disciplines of medicine providing help through a creative process. Restoration of fitness of a damaged hand, correction of a bodily defect or giving the breasts or face the desired appearance improves the quality of life of patients, sometimes letting them take a 180-degree turn towards a better life.
For me, as a creative person who constantly strives for perfection, plastic surgery is a source of immense satisfaction resulting both from helping others and from the opportunity to pursue my passion. In my clinical practice, I always put the patient's wellbeing first. I always do my best to provide the highest possible quality of service, both in the surgical aspect and in the aspect of interpersonal relations.
EDUCATION
I graduated from the Medical University of Warsaw in 2011. I passed the National Final Medical Exam with distinction, having
one of the highest scores in the whole country. In addition, to extend and prove my medical education, I have also passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). In 2013 I was applied for the plastic surgery residency program in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Prof. W. Orłowski Memorial Hospital in Warsaw. Working in the largest plastic surgery center in Poland allowed me to gain vast experience in both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. In the year 2018, I was granted a Ph.D. title in the field of plastic surgery by the Medical University of Lodz. In 2019, I passed with distinction the National Exam in Plastic Surgery and became a board-certified plastic surgeon. In the same year, I received, as the first plastic surgery resident a Recognition Award for outstanding research achievements in the field of plastic surgery granted by the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education.
In 2020, as first and only in the history plastic surgeon from Poland, I was admitted to the prestigious breast surgery fellowship – the Master's Degree in Surgical Oncology, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Breast Surgery (MRBS). Participation in this program allows me to work in one of the best plastic surgery clinical centers in the World, which allows me to improve my surgical skills and knowledge.
I am active member of:
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Polish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
- Polish Society for the Surgery of the Hand
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
SSurgery, education and research activity. Perfection in the field of plastic surgery can be achieved only through concurrent development in all three spheres. And that is what I am trying to do. The effect of my hard work is recognition and renown I enjoy internationally. I am the author of numerous publications in the most prestigious of journals (having a high Impact Factor) dealing with plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery, surgical oncology and regenerative medicine. I am one of the leading Polish plastic surgeons with the highest summed-up Impact Factor. I also conduct trainings in plastic surgery for residents at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education as well as proprietary courses in reconstructive surgery and hand surgery as part of cooperation with the Medical Training Centre in Warsaw.
I am the first Polish plastic surgeon in history to be the main author of original articles published in three most prestigious journals on plastic surgery – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. I was also invited as an expert to interviews by popular magazines such as the American edition of Newsweek, DailyMail or Popular Science.
T he fact that I am a recognised surgeon and researcher is shown by numerous distinctions, for instance inclusion in March 2019
in the group of reviewers of the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, one of the leading global journals on surgical oncology
and reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the craniofacial region. My knowledge of breast surgery let me prepare a paper
which in December 2019 was distinguished in the most prestigious journal – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official
journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
