Specializations
Specialist in urology and general surgery Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate diseases Description The first Polish urologist certified as an Ablatherm® HIFU operator, the only doctor in Central and Eastern Europe who trains doctors and medical teams in the HIFU method. Promoter of innovative treatment methods and surgical techniques.
Professional education
Dr. Filipek is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical Academy in Krakow, where he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1977, in 1980 he obtained the first degree of specialization in general surgery, and in 1986 the second degree in urology. In 1999 he obtained the degree of doctor of medical sciences.
Professional experience
Dr. n. med. Marek Filipek serves as the Head of the Urology Department of the Independent Specialist Western Hospital in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. He created from scratch one of the most modern and best equipped urology departments in Poland. For many years, Dr. Filipek was associated with the Urology Clinic of the Jagiellonian University Medical College, where he worked as a senior assistant and lecturer. In the years 2000-2006, he was the head of the Urology Department of the St. Luke Provincial Hospital in Tarnów.
Certificates
He participated in many scientific and advanced courses. He spent internships and scholarships in many prestigious foreign urology centers, including the Professor F. Debruyne Urology Clinic in Nijmegen. In 2014, Dr. Filipek completed training in Focal-One HIFU, with Dr. Albert Gelet, at the Hospices Civils de Lyon Edouard Herriot Hospital, in Lyon, France. In the same year, in April, the doctor also participated in the course of the European School of Urology “Focal therapy in prostate cancer” in Stockholm.
Scientific activity
Dr. n. med. Marek Filipek is a member of the Polish Urological Society (in 1997 he was the Vice-President of the Krakow Branch of the PTU). He is also a full member of the European Urological Society. He has also been awarded many times for his scientific activity and achievements in the field of urology (winner of, among others, the 1st PTU award and the Prof. Zew Wajsman award). The scientific achievements of Dr. n. med. Marek Filipek include several dozen publications and papers presented at Polish and foreign congresses and conferences. He is the author of over 30 publications and papers published, among others, in Urologia Polska or presented at the congresses of the Polish Urological Society and the European Urological Society. He has also participated in international, multi-center clinical trials many times. Every year Dr. Filipek also participates in the meetings of the American Urological Association.
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1993 year of birth
Education: Bogomolets Medical University of Warsaw.
A surgeon specialising in phlebology - diagnosis and consultation of patients with diseases of the venous sy, in particular lower limb veins. He carries out in-depth consultations with the analysis of complaints, anamnesis and risk factors, and also performs professional ultrasound duplex vein scanning, which allows to accurately assess the condition of vessels, detect varicose veins, thrombotic changes and other disorders of venous outflow.
He is distinguished by high clinical attention and accuracy in data interpretation, which is especially important in early diagnosis of venous diseases and decision-making on further treatment (including the need to refer the patient to minimally invasive procedures or classical surgery).
Possesses the following qualities:
Professional rigour and accuracy.
Empathy and friendliness.
Communicative and approachable.
Responsibility and ethics.
The doctor regularly undergoes advanced training in phlebology and vascular diagnostics, participates in specialised conferences and seminars to provide patients with up-to-date and safe medical care.
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