Faculty

World-Class Faculty

We collaborate with leading surgeons, internationally recognized specialists and renowned medical experts who represent the highest standards of modern surgical practice and medical education.

Our faculty brings together exceptional clinical expertise, scientific excellence and extensive international experience. From world-renowned authorities to leaders in highly specialized fields of surgery, each expert contributes unique knowledge and practical insight to our educational programs.

By working with outstanding professionals from Poland and leading medical centres around the world, we create an environment where participants can learn directly from those who shape contemporary surgical practice, develop advanced techniques and contribute to the future of their specialties.

Our goal is to provide more than education — we create opportunities for meaningful professional exchange, hands-on learning and direct access to exceptional surgical expertise.

Prof. Jarosław Czubak, MD, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
National Consultant in Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System
Director, Prof. Adam Gruca Orthopaedic and Trauma Teaching Hospital

Professor Jarosław Czubak is a highly respected orthopaedic surgeon, academic leader and nationally recognized authority in orthopaedics and traumatology, with decades of clinical, scientific and educational experience.  His principal area of expertise is hip surgery, with a particular focus on developmental dysplasia of the hip, hip dislocation, complex hip pathology and advanced reconstructive procedures. Throughout his career, he has played an important role in the development of modern orthopaedic practice and specialist surgical education in Poland. Professor Czubak has gained extensive international experience through advanced training at prestigious medical centres, including Harvard Medical School in Boston, Inselspital in Bern, as well as leading institutions in Oslo, Trondheim and Prague. His international professional activity has included leadership roles in major scientific societies, including serving as President of the International Society for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (ISMUS) and as a Board Councillor of the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS). Alongside his surgical career, Professor Czubak has made a significant contribution to academic medicine and postgraduate surgical education. He has educated and mentored generations of orthopaedic surgeons, supervised doctoral research, led specialist training programmes and contributed extensively to scientific literature in orthopaedics and traumatology. His outstanding contribution to medicine, science and education has been recognized with numerous prestigious distinctions, including the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, the Gold Cross of Merit, the Medal of the National Education Commission and the Honorary Medal of the German Orthopaedic Society. Combining exceptional clinical experience, academic leadership and an international perspective, Professor Czubak represents the highest standards of contemporary orthopaedic surgery and medical education.

Ernest L. Sink, MD
Chief, Hip Preservation Service – Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery – Weill Cornell Medical College

Dr. Ernest L. Sink is a renowned orthopaedic surgeon and internationally recognized expert in hip preservation surgery, with extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of complex hip disorders in both paediatric and adult patients. His clinical expertise focuses on hip dysplasia, periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), surgical hip dislocation, hip osteotomies, labral pathology and advanced hip preservation procedures. He is particularly recognized for his experience in complex reconstructive surgery aimed at preserving the natural hip joint. Dr. Sink serves as Chief of the Hip Preservation Service at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York and is a Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. His career combines advanced surgical practice with scientific research and medical education. He has trained extensively in hip surgery, including advanced training in Bern, Switzerland, with Professor Reinhold Ganz, one of the pioneers of modern hip preservation surgery. Dr. Sink is also actively involved in the education of surgeons and advancement of surgical techniques in hip preservation, sharing his expertise through scientific publications, lectures and international educational programs.

Dariusz Grzelecki, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, CMKP
Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rheumoorthopaedics, CMKP
Specialist in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty & Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Dariusz Grzelecki is an orthopaedic surgeon, researcher and academic teacher specializing in advanced hip and knee surgery. He currently serves as Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rheumoorthopaedics at the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education (CMKP) at the Prof. Adam Gruca Orthopaedic and Trauma Teaching Hospital in Otwock. His clinical expertise focuses particularly on primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, corrective osteotomies and knee arthroscopy, as well as modern joint reconstruction techniques. His surgical practice also includes robotic-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty. Dr. Grzelecki has completed international clinical training at Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth in Ravensburg, Germany, with a particular focus on primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty. His academic work is strongly connected with periprosthetic joint infection and joint replacement surgery. In 2020, he received his PhD with distinction for research on the use of calprotectin in the diagnosis and monitoring of periprosthetic knee infections. His dissertation was awarded first prize in the competition for the best doctoral thesis by the Polish Orthopaedic and Traumatological Society. In 2023, he obtained his habilitation in medical sciences and was appointed Associate Professor at CMKP. He is the author and co-author of numerous scientific publications and has participated in national and international conferences and educational programmes both as a lecturer and faculty member. His work combines advanced surgical practice with scientific research and postgraduate medical education.

Paweł Bartosz, MD, PhD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Assistant Professor
Head of the Pelvic Pathology and Trauma Unit

Paweł Bartosz, MD, PhD, is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in trauma surgery and the comprehensive treatment of hip and knee disorders. Since 2021, he has served as Head of the Pelvic Pathology and Trauma Unit at the Department of Orthopaedics, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education (CMKP) in Otwock. He graduated from the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków in 2012 and began his specialist training in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at CMKP in Otwock in 2013. In 2019, he was awarded a PhD in Medical Sciences by the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education in Warsaw following the successful defence of his doctoral dissertation focused on suction drainage after primary total hip arthroplasty. Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Bartosz is an Assistant Professor and lecturer at CMKP, actively involved in postgraduate medical education and specialist training in orthopaedics and musculoskeletal traumatology. His clinical expertise focuses particularly on pelvic trauma, complex trauma management, hip and knee surgery, and joint arthroplasty. He continuously expands his surgical expertise through advanced training in Poland and abroad, including courses in knee arthroplasty and knee arthroscopy. In 2024, he participated in the international World Experts Meeting in Arthroplasty in Istanbul. Dr Bartosz is also an author and co-author of scientific publications in Polish and international medical journals, combining clinical practice, research and medical education in his professional work. His personal interests include basketball and combat sports.

Patryk Ulicki, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hip & Knee Surgery Specialist 

Patryk Ulicki, MD, is a specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System, with a particular focus on hip arthroscopy and arthroplasty, knee arthroscopy, sports injuries, and joint preservation surgery. He currently works at the Prof. Adam Gruca Independent Public Clinical Hospital in Otwock, one of Poland’s leading orthopaedic centres.His clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of hip and knee disorders, sports and overuse injuries, ligament and tendon injuries, joint trauma, and fractures. He also incorporates orthobiological therapies, including platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid injections, into comprehensive treatment strategies. Dr Ulicki has gained extensive international experience through clinical fellowships and observerships at renowned orthopaedic centres in the United States, Mexico, Austria, and Switzerland. His advanced training includes Hip Preservation Surgery and Arthroplasty in Monterrey, Hip Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty in Houston, a Research & Clinical Fellowship in Sports Trauma and Degenerative Joint Disorders in Innsbruck, and a Knee and Ankle Joint Surgery Fellowship in Basel. He regularly participates in advanced surgical courses, cadaveric workshops, international congresses and scientific meetings. He has presented his clinical and scientific work at major orthopaedic events, including EFORT, ESSKA, ISAKOS and ISHA congresses. Dr Ulicki is a member of several prestigious national and international professional organisations, including the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA), European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), ESSKA-EHPA, Polish Arthroscopic Society (PTArtro), and Polish Orthopaedic and Traumatological Society (PTOiTr). His professional expertise combines advanced hip and knee surgery, sports traumatology, joint preservation and modern evidence-based treatment, with an individual approach tailored to each patient’s needs and expectations.

 
Marcin Maciejewski, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hip & Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy & Joint Replacement 

Marcin Maciejewski, MD, is a specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System and a graduate of the Medical University of Warsaw. His clinical practice covers comprehensive diagnosis as well as conservative and surgical treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. His main surgical expertise focuses on the lower extremity, particularly knee and hip arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction, cartilage repair, joint-preserving surgery, and hip and knee arthroplasty, including robotic-assisted joint replacement. He also specialises in foot and ankle surgery and the treatment of related injuries and disorders. Dr Maciejewski has been affiliated with the Prof. Adam Gruca Independent Public Clinical Hospital CMKP in Otwock since 2018, working within both paediatric and adult orthopaedic departments. Since 2024, he has also served as a lecturer at the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education (CMKP), teaching specialist courses for physicians training in orthopaedics and traumatology. His additional expertise includes the diagnosis and conservative treatment of upper and lower extremity and spinal disorders, musculoskeletal ultrasound, as well as intra-articular and periarticular injection therapies. Dr Maciejewski continuously develops his surgical and clinical expertise through specialist courses, workshops and scientific conferences in Poland and abroad. His professional development focuses particularly on arthroscopic techniques, foot and ankle surgery, musculoskeletal ultrasound, primary and revision arthroplasty, and robotic orthopaedic surgery. He is a member of several Polish and international scientific societies, including PTOiTr, PTArtro, PTAiChRSB, PTCHRNR, the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), and The Hip Preservation Society (ISHA).His approach to patient care is based on precise diagnostics, individualised treatment planning and shared decision-making, with the aim of achieving a safe and effective return to mobility and everyday activity.