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Piotr Ponikowski (born 11 February 1961 in Wrocław) is a Polish cardiologist, Professor of Medical Sciences, Rector of the Wrocław Medical University and Head of the Polish Cardiological Society (2017-2019). His scientific interests include research on heart failure, coronary heart disease and heart arrhythmia.

Life and career

He was born on 11 February 1961 in Wrocław, Poland.

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He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Wrocław Medical University in 1986. He received his habilitation in 1997. In 2002, he obtained the title of professor of medical sciences. In 1997, he began to work at the 4th Military Clinical Hospital in Wrocław and since 2005, he has been the Head of Cardiology Department. Since 2009, he has also been Head of Department of Heart Diseases at the Wrocław Medical University.^[1][2] He has conducted research at such institutions as Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden and Imperial College and Royal Brompton Hospi Piotr Ponikowski, MD, PhD | Cardiometabolic Health Congress VUP