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Bartosz Karaszewski
CURRENT WORK:
Head at the Division of Neurology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland (since Nov 2014)
Head at the Department of Adult Neurology, Medical University of Gdansk and University Clinical Centre in Gdansk, Poland (since Oct 2014)
Professor at the Medical University of Gdansk, Poland (since Apr 2014)
EDUCATION & POSITIONS (SELECTION):
Medical Doctor (M.D.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, diploma with distinction and the University medal for Its best alumni (1996-2002),
selected awards related to university education: winner of the First Prize for the Best University Student in Poland "Primus Inter Pares" under the auspices of the President and the Government of the Republic of Poland, The Prize in Polish "Competition for Ambitious and Initiative University Students Europrimus" under the auspices of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Doctoral thesis / degree (Ph.D.) awarded Feb 2007, realized within EU Marie Curie program (awarded prior to Polish EU accession: University of Edinburgh, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Paris) and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education doctoral grant (Medical University of Gdansk), with distinction, published among others in Annals of Neurology
selected PhD awards: for the most outstanding PhD theses defended in Poland (by the Society for Science Support and Propagation; 'Aurelia Baczko Award'), 1st Degree (the highest) Award of the Principal ('Rektor') of the University, Polish Ministry of Health Individual Award for the thesis-related publication, doctoral stipend of the Medical University of Gdansk (awarded to 3 selected University PhD students)
Habilitation thesis / degree (dr habil. - the highest scientific degree), awarded May 2011 - May 2012, with distinction
selected awards for Habilitation: Polish Prime Minister Award, Polish Ministry of Health Award
Professor of the Medical University of Gdansk, since Apr 2014
Consultant / specialist in neurology (awarded 2010)
Other faculties: Theatre Education (Gdansk School of Culture), Management - Economic Sciences (University of Warmia and Masuria)
SELECTED AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:
- First award in the competition for the most outstanding Polish young doctors / physicians - "Supertalent" in medicine (second edition - 2015),
- Polish Prime Minister Award for the best Habilitations (a higher scientific degree) in Poland,
- Polish Ministry of Health Scientific Award for Habilitation (a higher scientific degree),
- Golden Synapse first award for the most significant neurological article with a Polish institution affiliation published in 2015,
- Award-Stipend of The Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education for Outstanding Young Scientists,
- First-ever President of the Academy of Young Scholars of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Young Academy of Poland) – members of the Academy are selected by the most prominent senior researchers in Poland on the basis of a multi-step procedure according to the criterion of scientific achievements,
- Member of the Global Young Academy (scientific achievements among crucial selection criterions),
- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education Mobility Plus fellowship,
- The Polish Neurological Society Presidents' Award (one Polish young neurologist <40yrs is selected every third year to the Award according to the criterion of scientific achievements in the field),
- Foundation for Polish Science "Homing" (return home) personal stipend and grant,
- Gdansk Scientific Society & the Mayor of the City of Gdansk Young Investigator Award,
- International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) personal fellowship,
- Three PhD studentships within the EU Marie Curie program (awarded prior to Polish EU accession),
- Foundation for Polish Science "Kolumb" (work abroad) personal fellowship,
- The "Polityka" Journal Foundation Award/Stipend,
- Award for the best PhD theses defended in Poland (by the Society for Science Support and Propagation; 'Aurelia Baczko Award'),
- Award/stipend of the Dr James & Bozena Bain Memorial Trust Fund, Edinburgh, UK,
- Foundation for Polish Science "Start" stipend for "the most promising young researchers",
- Polish Ministry of Health Individual Award for scientific achievements related to the PhD thesis,
- Three-time finalist of the European Tournament for Young Neurologists (by the European Federation of Neurological Societies),
- Award of the Principal of the Medical University of Gdansk for scientific achievements related to the PhD thesis,
- Multiple conference (travel) stipends / bursaries (European Federation of Neurological Societies, European Neurological Society, Foundation for Polish Science and Warsaw Scientific Society),
- Award of the Principal of the Medical University of Gdansk for organisational achievements,
- Winner of the First Prize for the Best University Student in Poland "Primus Inter Pares" under the auspices of the President and the Government of the Republic of Poland,
- The Prize in Polish "Competition for Ambitious and Initiative University Students Europrimus" under the auspices of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
- Member of the Liaison Committee of the European Academy of Neurology,
- Membership in the Committee of Neurological Sciences and in the Committee of Neurobiology and of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
- Marshal of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Award and other various distinctions on different local and regional levels.
FIRST (OR THE ONLY) AUTHOR OF THE PAPERS PUBLISHED AMONG OTHERS (IF >5) IN:
- Annals of Neurology (IF'2014 =9,977)
- Brain (IF'2014 =9,196)
- Neurology (IF'2014 =8,185)
- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (IF'2014 =6,807)
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences (IF'2014 =21,965)
- Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (IF'2014 =5,407)
SELECTED PAST FELLOW-/SCHOLARSHIPS, WORK, RESEARCH AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCES ABROAD:
- Over three years of experience in leading foreign scientific and clinical centres since graduation: Division of Clinical Neurosciences & SHEFC Brain Imaging Research Centre for Scotland, The University of Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Neurology, University College London with National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UK; Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (ou INSERM), Paris, France, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Norway
- Socrates/Erasmus Studentship - European Union university students exchange program - University of Perugia, Italy,
- Medical school work experiences at the University of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and Royal Bournemouth Hospital, UK.
REVIEWER OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND PROPOSALS FOR (among others): Neurology (a scientific journal), Stroke (a scientific journal), European Journal of Neurology (a scientific journal), Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery (a scientific journal), Foundation for Polish Science.
LANGUAGES: English - proficiency, Italian - advanced, German - communicative, Russian - communicative, Latin - medical, Polish - mother tongue
MISCELLANEA:
- Member of the Jury in the third edition of the competition for the most outstanding Polish young doctors / physicians - "Supertalent" in medicine (2016),
- Member of the Polish National Examining Board in neurology (by the Polish Centre for Medical Examinations) - since 2016,
- Member of the Gdansk District - Polish Academy of Sciences Young Investigator Award (for the best original article) selection committee in biomedicine in its first edition 2016,
- Member of the Jerzy Konorski Award selection committee (of the Polish Neuroscience Society and the Committee of Neurobiology of the Polish Academy of Sciences joined) for the best research article in the field of neurobiology (2014),
- Membership in the Gdansk Scientific Society and in the Polish Neurological Society,
- In the past - co-ordinator of the medical students mobility program in Poland (MOSTUM),
- Founder and first president of the Young Intellectuals Club (membership based solely on scientific achievements),
- Good Clinical Practice Certificate 23/June/2015,
- Bronze Medal in the Polish National Junior Rowing Championship,
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