Waldemar Olszewski

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Prof. Waldemar Olszewski

Waldemar Lech Olszewski (3 September 1931 – 8 November 2020) was a Polish lymphologist.

transplantation, physiology and surgery of the lymphatic system[6] and immunology. He discovered fundamental processes in human tissues connected with function of the lymphatic system.[7][8]

Olszewski published around 600 publications, seven scientific books and is a member of numerous medical bodies.[9]

Early life

Waldemar Lech Olszewski was born on 3 September 1931 in

Warsaw University
from 1948 to 1950 and then in the Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw University. Graduating in 1954, Olszewski passed the Board in Surgery exams in 1962 and received his PhD in 1962 and D.Science in 1968.

From 1970 Olszewski was an associate professor at the Department of Surgery, the Medical Academy, and the Medical Research Center at Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. In 1978 he was made a full professor at the same centers, and chairman of the Clinical Department of Surgery, Ministry of Internal Affaires/Polish Academy of Science Hospital, Warsaw.[10]

Olszewski later worked at the Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences[11][12] (Head of Dept) and Ministry of Internal Affaires Clinical Hospital, Warsaw, Poland (Chief Consultant).

Olszewski was the father of one daughter. He died on 8 November 2020, at the age of 89.[13]

Research

Olszewski received postgraduate training and carried out research studies at

Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, (since 1976-), St. Bartholomew's Medical School, London (since 1994-), Research Officer World Health Organization, Madras-Pondicherry-Benares, India (since 1992-).[14]

  • Served as President of European Society for Surgical Research in 1977-78
  • President of International Society of Lymphology in 1989-91
  • President of Polish Society for Immunology in 1995-98

Olszewski served as a member of editorial boards of many international medical journals, including:[15][16]

  • Lymphology (USA)
  • International Angiology (GB)
  • Central European Journal of Immunology (Poland)[17]
  • Phlebolinfologia (Spain)
  • Cell Transplantation (USA)
  • Lymphatic Research and Biology (USA)
  • US-Chinese Journal of Lymphology and Oncology (China)
  • Indian Medical Research (India)[18]
  • Annals of Transplantation (Poland).

Main scientific contributions include designing and introducing into clinical practice the surgical lympho-venous shunts (1966), discovery of spontaneous rhythmic lymphatic contractility in humans (1980), proving that bacterial factor is responsible for development of human limb lymphedema (1994),[19] introducing low-dose, long-term penicillin administration for prevention of chronic dermatitis and lymphangitis in Asian countries (1996), detecting the phenomenon of non-specific elimination of cell grafts (1990), preservation of tissues for transplantation in dehydrating sodium chloride (2003).[20]

Awards and honors

Honorary member of:

  • The Society of Polish Surgeons
  • Polish Transplantation Society[28]
  • Japanese Surgical Society
  • Korean Medical Society
  • Argentinian Medical Society
  • Italian Society of Lymphology
  • Brazilian Society of Angiology

Books

  • Olszewski WL (1984). CRC Handbook of Microsurgery. Vol. 1, 2. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
    ISBN 978-0-8493-3920-2
    .
  • Olszewski WL (1985). Peripheral lymph: formation and immune function. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
    ISBN 978-0-8493-6137-1
    .
  • Olszewski WL (1987). In vivo Migration of Immune Cells. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
    ISBN 978-0-8493-5076-4
    .
  • Olszewski WL (1991). Lymph Stasis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
    ISBN 978-0-8493-6499-0
    .
  • Olszewski WL (2011). "Pathology and Histochemistry". In Rockson SG, Lee BB, Bergan JJ (eds.). Lymphedema: A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice. Berlin: Springer.
    ISBN 978-0-85729-566-8.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Recognition for prof. Waldemar Olszewski (Bauerfeind 02.2012, international magazine, page 31)". Bauerfeind.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  2. ^ "The European Journal of Lymphology : Volume 23 No. 66 : 2012" (PDF). Eurolymphology.org. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Nowoczesna limfologia" (PDF). Imdik.pan.pl. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ "The Flexitouch System vs. The Bio Compression 3008 System". Biocompression.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ "National Lymphedema Network: 20 Years of Service". Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  6. ^ "My Life With Lymphedema". Mylifeiwthlymphedema. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. ^ "A Polish professor is one of the best researchers of the lymphatic system | News | Science & Scholarship in Poland". Naukawpolsce.pap.pl. 2005-12-22. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
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    .
  9. ^ "Olszewski WL (author search)". PubMed. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Profesorowie, doktorzy habilitowani i doktorzy IMDiK PAN" [Professors, habilitated doctors, and doctors of IMDiK PAN] (in Polish). Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  11. ^ "A Pole among the most outstanding researchers of the lymphatic system | News | Science & Scholarship in Poland". Naukawpolsce.pap.pl. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  12. ^ "Department of Surgical Research and Transplantology". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  13. ^ "In memoriam: Professor Waldemar Lech Olszewski, PhD, MD. September 3, 1931 – November 8, 2020". ResearchGate. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Award for promoting polish medicine abroad". Imdik.pan.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
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  16. ^ r. "European Society of Lymphology – Official Site » » Editors". Eurolymphology.org. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  17. ^ "The European Journal of Lymphology and Related Problems" (PDF). 23 (65). 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ^ "20 lat współpracy miedzy Polską i Indyjską Akademią Nauk w dziedzinie chorób układu limfatycznego | Aktualności o polskiej nauce, badaniach, wydarzeniach, polskich uczelniach i instytutach badawczych". Naukawpolsce.pap.pl. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  19. ^ "Inicjatywa powołania ośrodków diagnozujących i leczących obrzęki kończyn | Puls Medycyny - portal lekarzy i pracowników służby zdrowia". Pulsmedycyny.pl. 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  20. ^ "Reasons Compression Pump Therapy for Clinical Lymphedema Is Not the Cause of Extreme Genital Swelling". Nationalnewstoday.com. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  21. ^ "Honoris causa dla polskiego chirurga". www.gazetalekarska.pl. Archived from the original on 21 July 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  22. ^ "American prize for Polish lymphologist | News | Science & Scholarship in Poland". Naukawpolsce.pap.pl. 2006-11-27. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
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  24. ^ "Nagroda dla prof. Olszewskiego". Oil.org.pl. 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  25. ^ "Prof. Waldemar L. Olszewski - News Orthopädie, Phlebologie, Fussorthopädie und Messtechnologie". Bauerfeind.com. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  26. ^ "Notable Polish surgeon Prof. Waldemar Lech Olszewski awarded "Bene Merito"". Newdelhi.mfa.gov.pl. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  27. ^ "Experimental and Clinical Transplantation of Hepatocytes in MMRC". Imdik.pan.pl. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  28. ^ "Członkowie honorowi PTT - Polskie Towarzystwo Transplantacyjne". P-t-t.org. 2013-03-19. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  29. ^ "Lymphedema: A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice" (PDF). Lymphnet.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

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