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PhD Piotr Major

Bariatric Surgery

Professor Piotr Major, PhD, is a distinguished bariatric surgeon and academic at Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, specializing in minimally invasive techniques for gastrointestinal surgery. With a rich educational background, including an MBA in Healthcare and extensive professional qualifications, he has made significant contributions to the field of bariatric and oncological surgery. Currently, as the Coordinator of the Obesity Surgical Treatment Center at the University Hospital in Krakow, Professor Major continues to lead advancements in surgical treatments for obesity and cancer.

Education:

2021 - 2023 Postgraduate studies "MBA in Healthcare", Cracow University of Economics, Cracow Business School
2010 – 2014 PhD studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Krakow
2003 – 2009 Medical studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Krakow

Professional qualification:

2 November 2020 Specialization in the oncological surgery head of specialization: Piotr Bodzioch
27 September 2017 European Specialization in General Surgery (Fellow of the European Board of Surgery, FEBS)
7 April 2017 Specialization in general surgery head of specialization: Marek Winiarski, PhD
22 December 2016 Certificate authorizing to perform procedures in the field of diagnostic and surgical endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract issued by the Board of the Endoscopic Section of TChP

Professional career:

since 2021 – currently Coordinator of the Obesity Surgical Treatment Center at the University Hospital in Krakow
since 2020 – currently Professor, II Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum
since 2019 – 2020 University professor, II Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum
since 2015 – 2019 Assistant professor with the degree of habilitated doctor, II Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum
since 2010 – currently Senior assistant at the Department of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Emergency Surgery, University Hospital in Krakow from 2016 to 2021 Program manager, Medical Center for Postgraduate Education of the Jagiellonian University

Scientific activity:

November 26, 2020 - The title of professor of medical sciences and health sciences in the discipline of medical sciences
19 October 2017 Academic degree of habilitated Doctor of Medical Sciences based on the series of publications entitled "Selected factors affecting the safety of bariatric operations in patients treated surgically for giant obesity". Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Krakow
25 September 2014 Doctoral degree in medical sciences based on the doctoral dissertation entitled "Quality of life of patients after surgical treatment of giant obesity". Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Krakow
until January 2021 - Author and co-author of 195 scientific publications.

Author and co-author of over 226 congress reports.

Total Impact Factor (IF) = 526.299

Web of Science Hirsh Index 24

Total number of citations according to Web of Science 2013

Main professional and scientific interests:

The main area of my work are minimally invasive surgical techniques used in gastrointestinal surgery (metabolic and bariatric surgery, oncological surgery). In the center of my professional and scientific interests are issues related to the surgical treatment of patients with giant obesity (bariatric and metabolic surgery). Minimally invasive oncological surgery (colorectal surgery and gastric surgery) is the second group of my clinical interests. Comprehensive and coordinated treatment, the possibilities of using the protocol of modern perioperative care (ERAS - Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) are the third largest area of my professional and scientific activity.

Research grants:

2018/02/X/NZ4/00192 (MINIATURA): Selected aspects regarding the use of gastric balloon as a method supporting surgical treatment of obesity (project leader)
NCN/2011/03/D/NZ5/00551 (SONATA) The study of intestinal flora in patients with diabetes type 1 and 2 and with morbid obesity or pathological undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (project developer)
Grant of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education "Diamond Grant 2018"
Grant of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education "Diamond Grant 2019"

Functions performed:

since 2019 Member of the Scientific Council of the Medical Sciences Discipline of the Jagiellonian University
since 2018 Member of the Bioethics Committee of the Jagiellonian University
since 2017 Member of the Management Board of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Section of the Society of Polish Surgeons
since 2017 Member of the Board of the Videosurgery Section of the Society of Polish Surgeons

Foreign trips and internships:

April 2023 Medical University of Vienna, Department of General Surgery, Vienna, Austria (Prof. Gerhard Prager)
July 2023 Clevelenad Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Dr. Javed Raza, Dr. John Rodriquez)
March 2022 Department of Bariatric Surgery, AZ Sint-Jan-Hospital Department Bruges, Belgium (Prof. Bruno Dilemans)
October 2018 Department of Bariatric Surgery, AZ Sint-Jan-Hospital Department Bruges, Belgium (prof. Bruno Dilemans)
July 2018 Department of Bariatric Surgery, Hospital Universitario Bellvitge Barcelona, Spain
November 2016 Department of Bariatric Surgery, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK (Prof. Kesava Mannur)
October 2015 Ludwig Maximillians Universität, Munich, Germany (Prof. Matthias Siebeck)
September 2014 Scholarship of the Society of Polish Surgeons, University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan(prof. Masaki Kitajima)

Research and medical education courses and trainings:

May 2017 Introduction to the methodology of developing systematic reviews, Centre for Systematic Reviews – Polish Branch of Cochrane UJ CM
November 2016 Good Clinical Practices, NIDA Clinical Trials Network
September 2015 How to get your paper published, Post Graduate Course, 20th World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases (IFSO), Vienna, Austria
November 2015 Medical Education Training: Academic Teacher Training Course, Ludwig Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

Membership in scientific societies:

Society of Polish Surgeons (TChP):
- Member of the Board Section of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
- Member of the Board of the Videosurgery Section
- TChP Endoscopic Surgery Section
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)

Awards, distinctions, scholarships:

July 2021 Second prize in the competition of the Polish Surgical Review for the best scientific article of the META-ANALYSIS type
November 2020 Award of the Rector of UJCM II degree for organizational activity in the academic year 2018/2019
December 2018 Award of the Minister of Science and Higher Education: first degree individual award for scientific achievement
October 2018 Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists awarded for the period 2018-2021
October 2018 Award of the Rector of UJCM for scientific achievements in the academic year 2017/2018
June 2018 Prof. Marek Sycha Award granted by the Krakow Medical Society for scientific achievements being the basis for habilitation.
October 2017 Award of the Rector of UJCM for scientific achievements in the academic year 2016/2017
October 2017 Award of the Rector of UJCM III degree for organizational activity in the academic year 2016/2017
October 2017 Award of the Regional Medical Chamber in Krakow for the best passed specialization exam in general surgery
March 2016 The Harold Ellis Prize for the best original work published in the renowned journal "The International Journal of Surgery"
May 2016 First Prize, National Interdisciplinary Surgical Conference for Students and PhD Students
June 2016 First Prize, 23rd International Student Congress of (bio)Medical Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands (supervisor)
September 2016 Second Prize, Surgical Session, International Medical Congress of Silesia (supervisor)
October 2016 Third prize, Surgical Session of the International Conference of Medical University Students (thesis supervisor)
September 2015 The main prize during the 67. Congress of the Society of Polish Surgeons in Lublin for the best scientific work
September 2015 Honorable Mention during the 67. TChP Congress in Lublin for the best report in the field of bowel surgery
June 2014 Scholarship of the Society of Polish Surgeons

Participation in selected conferences and trainings in the field of surgical treatment of obesity:

IFSO 2023 – Naples, Italy
EAES 2022 – Krakow, Poland
SAGES – Baltimore, USA 2021
IFSO 2019 – Madrid, Spain
Advanced Course in bariatric surgery – SADI, Barcelona 2018
Minimal Invasive Techniques for Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, Hamburg, Germany 2018
360 degree around bariatric and metabolic surgery, Lodz 2018
III Annual Conference: Current trends in bariatric surgery, KCM Clinic, Jelenia Góra 2018
Practical Medicine Surgery, Kraków 2018
IFSO 2017 - London, UK
IFSO 2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IFSO 2015 – Vienna, Austria
IFSO 2014 – Montreal, Canada
IFSO 2013 – Istanbul, Turkey