MD Maciej pawlak

Graduated from Medical University of Gdańsk. For 7 years he worked as an assistant in the Provincial Trauma and Orthopaedic Department of the M. Kopernik Pomeranian Traumatology Centre. in Gdańsk. Since 2012 he has been associated with the Gdansk branch of Rehasport as a doctor and Medical Director.

Maciej Pawlak is a member of the Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the Polish Shoulder and Elbow Society, the Polish Arthroscopy Society and The European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy ESSKA.

Maciej Pawlak specialises in orthopaedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system with a focus on the knee, hip and shoulder joints. He is an international trainer in shoulder and knee surgery at Smith and Nephew, running practical courses for orthopaedists both in Poland and abroad (Boston, York, Watford).

Maciej Pawlak is passionate about sport, particularly football, basketball and tennis, which he has played regularly for many years. He combines his passion for sport with medicine, he is a licensed doctor of the Polish Football Association (PZPN) since 2006 taking care of the players of Lechia Gdańsk, he had the honour to be a member of the Gdańsk Sports Council (2015-2018) appointed by the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz.

Orthopaedic surgeon from Gdansk — Maciej Pawlak — fields of work:
Orthopaedics, knee surgery, hip surgery, shoulder surgery, arthroscopy

Medical University of Gdańsk

Internships abroad:

Knee surgery and arthroscopy

• Apra Kliniek, Antwerp Belgium 1998 , under the direction of prof. Martens
• Clinica Del Pilar, Barcelona Spain 2005, under the direction of Dr Cougat
• Surgeon to Surgeon Global Visit Program University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh USA 2009, under the direction of Dr. Fu
• ChondroFiller Visiting Surgeons Programme Johanna Etienne Hospital, Neuss Germany 2015, led by Prof. Jerosch

Hip surgery

• AZ Nikolaas Hospital, Sint-Niklaas Belgium 2008, under the direction of Dr Delport
• Vail Valley Medical Center Steadman Clinic, Vail USA 2017, under the direction of Dr Philippon

Shoulder Surgery

• Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Los Angeles USA 2007, under the direction of Dr Snyder
• Surgeon to Surgeon Global Visit Program Rockford Medical Center, Rockford USA 2010, pod under the direction of Dr Trenhile
• Visiting Surgeon Programme Assuta Medical Center, Tel Aviv Israel 2019, under the direction of Prof. Mozes

Ankle joint surgery

• Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Netherlands 2014, under the direction of Prof. Van Dijk

Shoulder Surgery

• Shoulder Arthroscopy Course, Strasbourg France 2004
• International Shoulder Course, Villach Austria 2004
• AAOS/ASES Shoulder Arthroplasty: Surgical Indications and Techniques, Rosemont USA 2010
• 6th International Poznan Course in Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist Surgery, Poznan 2012, lecturer
• 7th International Poznan Course in Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist Surgery, Poznan 2014, lecturer
• 9th Bielsko-Biała Orthopaedic Symposium West Meet East, Bielsko-Biała 2014, lecturer
• International Soulder Elbow Wrist Conference, Józefów 2015, lecturer
• 8th International Poznan Course in Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist Surgery, Poznan 2016, lecturer
• 9th International Poznan Course in Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist Surgery, Poznan 2018, lecturer
• XIV Bielsko Biała Orthopaedic Symposium Shoulder Masterclass Workshop, Bielsko Biała 2019, lecturer

Knee Surgery

• El Curso Avanzado de Artroscopia de Rodilla, Barcelona Spain 2005
• Advanced Arthroscopy Course of the Knee, Vienna Austria 2006
• Colagen Meniscus Implant Workshop, Kiel Germany 2011
• X Jubilee Congress of Russian Arthroscopic Society, Moscow Russia 2013, lecturer
• The Vail International Complex Knee Symposium, Vail USA 2015
• Northern Osteotomy Masterclass, Newcastle UK 2018
• Conference: Current Concepts in Arthroscopy, Klaipeda Lithuania 2018, lecturer

Hip surgery

• Richard Villar School of Arthroscopy, Hip Arthroscopy Masterclass, Edinburgh UK 2009
• 4th international Hip Arthroscopy Meeting, Munich 2010
• Minimally Invasive and Arthroscopic Surgery of the Hip, Białowieża 2011, lecturer
• Minimally Invasive and Arthroscopic Surgery of the Hip, Białowieża 2013, lecturer
• IV Wierzejewski Symposium of the Hip Joint, Warsaw 2014, lecturer
• Treatment Preserving the Hip Joint: Arthroscopy, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Physiotherapy, Pabianice 2018, lecturer

Ankle joint surgery

• Advanced Foot and Ankle Course, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2015