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Wieslaw Paul Gessner

Anesthesiologist, chemist

Born Mar. 14, 1950, Poznan, Poland; came to U.S., 1983; son of Kazimierz and Irena (Nader).

Education: Master of Science (M.S.), 1972, Ph.D., 1980, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland); Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) (magna cum laude), Poznan Medical Academy, 1981.

Career: senior assistant, 1977-80, assistant prof., 1980-82, A. Mickiewicz University; staff physician, J. Strus City Hospital, Poznan, 1981-82; visiting associate, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda (MD), 1982-87; resident, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo (NY), 1987-94.

Author: over 30 papers on organic and medical chemistry and biochemistry in professional journals.

Member of: American Society of Anesthesiologists; American Medical Association (AMA).

Honors: research fellowship, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1982-87

Languages: Polish, English, Russian, German

Hobbies: classical music, tennis, skiing

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

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