Maria Górnaś

Maria Górnaś, MD, PhD

Maria Górnaś MD PhD, is a graduate of the Medical Academy of Warsaw. She specialises in clinical oncology, cancer chemotherapy, diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology. Through active participation in specialist training courses and scientific conferences, the doctor continuously improves her professional qualifications. She is also an author of many scientific publications relating to oncology.

Specialization:

• Oncologist

Patient`s age:

• adults

Education:

• Medical Academy of Warsaw (1979);
• specialisation in clinical oncology (2003);
• specialisation in cancer chemotherapy (2001);
• first-degree specialisation in diagnostic radiology (2001);
• specialisation in radiation oncology (1986);
• the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences (MD, PhD);
• dissertation: “Plan postępowania w rozpoznawaniu i leczeniu raka sutka na podstawie retrospektywnej analizy materiału klinicznego w CSK WAM” (“The management plan for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer on the basis of a retrospective analysis of clinical material at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical Academy of Warsaw”) (1995).

Professional experience:

• Chemotherapy Coordinator at the Women’s Health Clinic of the ATTIS Centre of the Mazovian Bródno Hospital (since 2017);
• Chemotherapy Coordinator at the Chemotherapy Sub-Department of the Department of Surgical Oncology at the Holy Family Specialist Hospital in Warsaw (2011-2016);
• Clinical Oncology Consultant at the Holy Family Specialist Hospital in Warsaw (2010-2011);
• Assistant Professor, Head of the Women’s Department at the Oncology Clinic (2004-2010);
• Head of the Breast Pathology Laboratory at the Oncology Clinic of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defence, Military Institute of Medicine (WIM CSK MON) in Warsaw;
• Senior Assistant in the Oncology Department at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defence, Military Institute of Medicine (WIM CSK MON) in Warsaw.

Language proficiency:

• Polish
• English
• Russian

Trainings, courses and certificates:

• educational course for university teachers;
• clinical oncology, radiation oncology at the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology in Warsaw;
• European School of Oncology – refresher courses in Warsaw and Vienna;
• Radiation Oncology – the European Atomic Energy Agency’s Course – Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa and Ankara Medical University, Turkey;
• Mammography: Diagnostic Radiology Faculty at the Lapeyronie Medical University in Montpellier, University of California, San Francisco;
• Department of Radiology at the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology in Warsaw;
• cancer chemotherapy;
• breast diseases (diagnosis and treatment).

Publications/academic activities:

• lectures as part of specialisation programmes at the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education;
• lectures and workshops on oncology for doctors, nurses and various social and health groups;
• active and passive participation in meetings and congresses as well as national and international conferences;
• publications in Polish- and English-language journals;
• co-author of a textbook;
• participation in clinical trials as a lead researcher and a co-researcher;
• consultant – breast cancer expert working for a social media platform intended for people suffering from this disease;
• numerous popular and popular science publications, in particular those aimed at cancer patients, for which the doctor was awarded the title of the “Cancer Patient Advocate”.

 

Location:

Medicover Centre - Warsaw Inflancka
Inflancka 5
00-189 Warsaw