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International experience in the service of your health

As an orthopaedic surgeon I believe that effective treatment depends on continuous development and on learning from the best medical centres in the world.

Specialist training

I completed my specialist training in orthopaedic and trauma surgery at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration (CSK MSWiA) in Warsaw.

Experience abroad

The following years were spent training and working at leading centres abroad:

  • USA (University of California, Los Angeles): a one-year fellowship focused on sports orthopaedics and research into the use of stem cells.
  • United Kingdom (Birmingham): two years of subspecialty training at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, specialising in arthroscopy and advanced reconstruction of the shoulder, elbow and knee.
  • National Health Service (NHS): from 2017 to 2019 I worked as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in shoulder and elbow at Wye Valley NHS Trust, alongside private practice at Nuffield Health.

Current practice in Warsaw

After returning to Poland in 2019 I became Deputy Head of Department at Carolina Hospital in Warsaw, a post I hold today. From 2023 to 2026 I also worked as a consultant and surgeon at the Gruca Trauma and Orthopaedic Teaching Hospital in Otwock, where I focused on disorders of the shoulder girdle.

Modern methods and an individual approach

Working in the American and British systems taught me to treat the patient as a partner and to plan treatment on the basis of evidence-based medicine.

Today, as Deputy Head of Department at Carolina Hospital in Warsaw, I use that experience to help patients return to full fitness and sport safely and as quickly as possible. If you have pain, restricted movement or a recent injury, you are welcome to book a consultation.

Tomasz J. Kowalski, MD, PhD, at Carolina Hospital
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