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- 23-2-2022
The world premiere of “My Moonlight Sonata” documentary
The world premiere of the “My Moonlight Sonata” documentary will occur during the 35th World Congress of Audiology in Warsaw and Kajetany on April 10-13, 2022. Directed by Barbara Kaczynska, in collaboration with Professor Henryk Skarżyński, the documentary tells the story of Grzegorz Płonka, the talented winner of the 1st International Music Festival for Children, Youth and Adults with …
- 6-12-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński appointed the National Consultant in otorhinolaryngology
On 24 November 2021, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski nominated Prof. Henryk Skarżyński to the post of the National Consultant in otorhinolaryngology for another, five-year term. Prof. H. Skarżyński is the world-famous otosurgeon and specialist in otorhinolaryngology, audiology, phoniatrics and pediatric otolaryngology. He is a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. …
- 5-11-2021
Golden Scalpel 2021 for an innovative surgery to restore hearing
Another edition of the “Golden Scalpel” contest is over. For the 13th time, editors of the “Pulse of Medicine” magazine distinguished innovators who have changed Polish medicine for the better. This year, the winner was the project submitted by the specialists from the World Hearing Centre in Kajetany: “Functional reconstruction of hearing using Bonebridge 602 hearing implant …
- 3-11-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński was awarded the title “Personality of the Decade”
On 28 October 2021, an official gala of the contest “Personalities and Successes of the Year 2021” was held in the theatre Scena Relax in Warsaw. The editor-in-chief of the magazine “Personalities and Successes” Mariusz Pujszo handed statuettes in 5 categories. Prof. Henryk Skarżyński was distinguished in the category “Personality of the Decade.” Distinction in this category was also awarded to: Andrzej …
- 6-10-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński won honourable second place in the “100 years of medical innovations in Poland” contest held by “Rzeczpospolita” daily
Two inventions that saved millions of human lives, the polio vaccine and the louse-borne typhus vaccine, won the contest “100 years of medical innovations in Poland” contest held by the “Rzeczpospolita” newspaper. Prof. Henryk Skarżyński took second place. He was nominated for the first in the world cochlear implantation in partial deafness performed in an adult and then a child. An official Gala …
- 4-10-2021
Special day with an Honorary Citizen of Czyżew
Centuries-old history, fascinating traditions and culture, but above all – incredible residents – these are the most important assets of the town and commune of Czyżew. The home town of prof. Henryk Skarżyński, its Honorary Citizen since 2014. On the 24th of September, 2021, thanks to the invitation from the Mayor of Czyżew, Anna Bogucka, prof. H. Skarżyński had …
- 7-7-2021
7th International Music Festival of Children, Youths and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea”
“Plenitude of sounds, or music in the development of a human being” – this is the keynote of the 7th International Music Festival of Children, Youths and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea,” to which Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and the team from the World Hearing Centre in Kajetany invites you. This year’s edition is held on 13-15 July. Traditionally, the Festival …
- 29-6-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński a laureate of Rzeczpospolita’s centenary Eagle statuette.
On the hundredth anniversary of establishing the “Rzeczpospolita” daily, the newspaper’s editorial staff presented awards to distinguished representatives of science, culture and sport, philanthropists, and respectable institutions. The ceremonious Eagles Gala took place on June 25 in the Kraków Opera. The Rzeczpospolita’s centenary Eagle statuette in the category of science went to Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, founder and director of the Institute of …
- 23-6-2021
Welconomy Emerald for Prof. Henryk Skarżyński
Professor Henryk Skarżyński, founder and director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, received the Welconomy Emerald – the most important award presented during the 28th Welconomy Economic Forum in Toruń. Since 2018, this award has been bestowed upon people whose attitude and activity encourage the development of our country. The laureates of the …
- 17-6-2021
Sensory Examination Capsule nominated the Polish Product of the Future
The Sensory Examination Capsule is an innovative and world unique multifunctional device that allows single-point diagnosis of all primary senses. It has been awarded in the 23rd edition of the Polish Product of the Future competition held by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED) and the National Center for Research and Development (NCRD). The award was …
- 15-6-2021
Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński elected to further prestigious AAO-HNS committees
Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński, Deputy Head of the Department of Teleaudiology and Screening Tests of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, was appointed a member of two committees in the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Implantable Hearing Devices Committee and Otology & Neurotology Education Committee for the 2021–2022 term. Prof. Skarżyński was elected to this prestigious …
- 10-6-2021
Prestigious recognition for Prof. Henryk Skarzyński and Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński from the Iraqi scientific community
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, M.D., Ph.D., dr. h.c. multi, director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, and Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński, M.D., Ph.D., MSc, deputy head of the Department of Teleaudiology and Screening Tests of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, received a prestigious recognition awarded by the Iraqi Society of Otorhinolaryngologists Head and Neck …
- 12-5-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński among Health Visionaries of the “Do Rzeczy” weekly magazine
The ‘Health Visionary’ awards were presented during the official Gala organized by the “Do Rzeczy” weekly magazine in Warsaw on May 11, 2021. Prof. Henryk Skarżyński received the distinction in the category “Visionary of telemedicine and new technologies.” Other award-winners were Prof. Adam Witkowski, Prof. Jarosław Kaźmierczak, Prof. Mirosław Walczak, “Blue Butterfly” association, Dr. Roman Topór-Mądry, Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka, Lower Silesian Oncology Centre. Also …
- 6-5-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński receives the Individual Economic Award of the President of the Republic of Poland
On May 5, 2021, the 18th Gala of the President of Poland’s Economic Award was held at the Presidential Palace. During the ceremony, President of Poland Andrzej Duda presented awards for outstanding merits in developing the Polish economy and entrepreneurship in five primary and two special categories; an individual award was presented to Professor Henryk Skarżyński. The award came at a special …
- 5-5-2021
A study by the team from the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing recognized as the best at an international conference in the US
The study titled: “Cognitive Improvement after Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults with Severe or Profound Hearing Impairment: a Prospective, Longitudinal, Controlled, Multicenter Study,” co-authored by Henryk Skarżyński, Piotr H. Skarżyński and Weronika Świerniak from the World Hearing Centre of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, has been awarded at the CI2021 international conference – Cochlear Implants in Adults in Children. …
- 11-3-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński for the third time came second in a contest to choose 100 most influential figures in Polish medicine
“Puls Medycyny” magazine announced the contest results at a virtual meeting and Gala on 9 March 2021. The top position on the List of 100 most influential figures in Polish medicine and healthcare in 2020 share prof. Krzysztof Simon MD, PhD, head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology at the Faculty of Dentistry of Wroclaw Medical University and head of the …
- 3-3-2021
World Hearing Day 2021
On 3 March each year, we celebrate World Hearing Day. The WHO’s Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness initiated this festival to raise public awareness of deafness and hearing loss prevention and to promote hearing care campaigns across the world. The first World Hearing Report had been launched on the eve of the celebration. The report shows that …
- 1-3-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński became a member of the Advisory Council of the Centre for Advanced Studies of the Warsaw University of Technology
His Magnificence Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Zaremba, PhD, appointed Prof. Henryk Skarżyński to the Warsaw University of Technology Centre for Advanced Studies Advisory Council in the 2020-2024 term. The Council, whose members represent various scientific disciplines and carry out innovative research projects, supervises its educational offer. The Council’s role is to create an inter-faculty and …