Mieczyslaw Cegielski
Physician, surgeon, educator
Born Jul. 18, 1922, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1959; son of Jakub and Gustawa (Braun); married Anna (Krzemienska); children: Margaret, Peter.
Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1951; certified surgeon, Ameriocan Board of Surgery, 1968.
Career: senior assistant, 1951-56, adjunct, 1956-59, Surgery Division II, University Hospital, Cracow; residency, St. Louis County Hospital, St. Louis (MO), 1961-65; instructor (surgery), 1965-74, associate clinical prof., 1974-88, clinical prof., 1988, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha (NE); retired.
Author: over 40 scientific papers and book chapters in professional medical publications.
Member of: American Medical Association (AMA); American College of Surgeons; president, Pulaski Club of Nebraska, 1968-73; treasurer, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) Nebraska Division, 1990-94.
Honors: several military medals and orders.
Served with: WW II, Polish People Army, 3rd Artillery Brigade, 1944-46.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: writing, collecting stamps, growing roses.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996