Anna Maria Bijak

Physician

Born Aug. 14, 1955, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1984; daughter of Jan and Maria (Bartnik); married Tom Weissbein; children: Maria, Jan.

Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) (with distinction), Warsaw Medical Academy, 1980.

Career: physician, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, 1980-88; medical researcher, University of Vermont, Burlington, 1984-85; physician, Johns Hopkins Health System, 1988-89, private practice, Catonsville Health Clinic, 1990, Baltimore (MD); physician, Warsaw, 1992-93, Antietam Health Services, Hagerstown (MD), 1993 -.

Author: 13 scientific publications in professional journals; research, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, 1992-93.

Member of: Polish Society of Cardiology; American Medical Association (AMA); American Bahais; Polish organizations of Baltimore.

Honors: Silver Esculapus, Warsaw Medical Academy, 1980.

Languages: Polish, English, French, Russian.

Office: Potomac Health Center, Antietam Health Services, 239 N Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD 21740

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996