A Deptala

Prof. Andrzej Deptała, MD, PhD graduated from the First Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Warsaw (MUW) in 1985, obtaining the degree of Doctor of Medicine. From 1985 to 1991 he worked in the Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine in Warsaw and since March 1, 1991 he has been working in Medical University of Warsaw. Since 2008, he has held the function of the Head of the of Department of Cancer Prevention at the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). During the 2012–2016 term, he was the Vice Dean for Public Health Division of FHS at the MUW, and between 2016-2019 he was Deputy Rector for Human Resources of MUW. Between 2005-2022 was the Chairman of the Clinical Department of Oncology and Hematology of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration in Warsaw. Prof. Andrzej Deptała, MD, PhD is a board certificate specialist in the fields of internal medicine, hematology, and clinical oncology. In 1995, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences by the Council of the First Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Warsaw for the doctoral dissertation “Significance of immunophenotyping in the diagnosis of Minimal Residual Disease in acute leukemias”. In 2002, the Central Committee for Academic Titles and Degrees has accepted the proposal of the Council of the First Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Warsaw to award Andrzej Deptała with the title of habilitated doctor – higher doctorate [associate professor in medical sciences] on the basis of his research achievements and post-doctoral dissertation “Apoptosis and the cell cycle as goals in cancer management strategy”. In 2006, Andrzej Deptała completed a postgraduate course in Medical Law, Bioethics and Medical Sociology at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. In a decision of February 17, 2015, the President of the Republic of Poland nominated Andrzej Deptała for the title of (Full) Professor of Medical Sciences. During his academic career, Andrzej Deptała has completed numerous internships and scientific courses abroad. From 1997 to 1999 he was on postdoctoral fellowship at the Brander Cancer Research Institute of the New York Medical College in New York, USA. He also completed two shorter fellowships in Leukemia Research Unit of Hammersmith Hospital in London (1992) and in the European School Of Oncology in Orta San Gulio, Italy (1990). In 2005 he was invited to give lectures at the Kuopio University in Finland. Professor Andrzej Deptała is an active member of many Polish and foreign research societies: Polish Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, European Society for Medical Oncology, Polish Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology. He is an active participant of the Polish Adult Leukemia Group and the Polish Lymphoma Research Group. Between 1999 and 2005, he was a secretary of the Committee of Experimental Hematology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. From 2007 to 2009, he was the National Coordinator for the International Radioimmunotherapy Research Group (RIT Network), and during the years 2014–2015 he was a Mentor at the Master Class of the European Hematology Association. Prof. Andrzej Deptała, MD, PhD is a member of scientific boards of five national medical journals. Prof. Andrzej Deptała is an experienced academic teacher. He conducted classes, seminars, and gave lectures on internal medicine, hematology and oncology, and cancer prevention for the students of MUW. He also teaches hematology and oncology at the postgraduate courses held by Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine and the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education. He has been an academic advisor for a many of MA and BA dissertations and a promoter of doctoral dissertations. He has reviewed numerous BA, MA and PhD dissertations and research achievements in the process of awarding the titles of habilitation and Professor of Medical Sciences. Andrzej Deptała is an author more than 170 full-text research articles and plethora of conference abstracts. He has been frequently invited to Polish and foreign conferences as a lecturer or scientific session chair. He has published scientific articles in foreign journals with a measurable IF, such as: International Journal of Oncology, Cytometry, American Journal of Pathology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, AntiCancer Drugs, Leukemia Research, Vox Sanguinis, Lancet Oncology, British Journal of Haematology, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Cancer, British Journal of Cancer, Breast Cancer, Oncotarget, Annals of Oncology, Cancers etc. Andrzej Deptała received numerous awards for his scientific and didactic achievements from Rector of MUW and Minister of Health, and was distinguished by the President of the Republic of Poland with a Bronze Cross of Merit, a Silver Medal for Long Service and a Gold Cross of Merit.