Marek Rudnicki
Surgeon, scientist
Born Jan. 2, 1948, Lancut, Poland; came to U.S., 1987; son of Stanislaw and Aniela (Wawrzkiewicz); married Joanna (Tkaczyk); children: Anna, Jacek.
Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), 1972, Ph.D., 1980, Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), 1993, Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice (Poland).
Career: fellowship, 1972-74, residency (surgery), 1974-79, assistant prof., 1980-87, Silesian Medical Academy; postdoctoral fellowship, University of Cincinnati (OH), 1987-90; surgeon, director of surgical research, Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown (NY), 1990 -; associate prof. (clinical surgery), College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University (NY), 1992 -.
Author: over 40 publications in scientific medical journals; over 80 conference presentations; several book chapters in surgical textbooks.
Member of: Collegium Internationalle Chirurgiae Digestivae; European Society for Surgical Research; European Association for Gastroenterology & Endoscopy; Polish Association for Surgery; Association for Academic Surgery; Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract; American Medical Association (AMA).
Honors: 1st prize, Polish Association for Gastroenterology, 1985, and European Society for Gastroenterology & Endoscopy, 1987; grant, Steven C. Clark Foundation, 1991-94.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: skiing, mountaineering, travel.
Home: 286 Murphy Hill Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.