Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal: education on thoracic surgery should include more global aspects
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Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal: education on thoracic surgery should include more global aspects


Submitted Aug 02, 2017. Accepted for publication Aug 28, 2017.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.168


Expert’s brief introduction

Jaroslaw Kuzdzal:

Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal is Head of the General Thoracic Service in the John Paul Hospital in Cracow and of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Jagiellonian University. Prof. Kuzdzal is the current president of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons.


Editor’s note

The 25th Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons was held in the Innsbruck, Austria during 28 May – 31 May 2017. As the science editor of AME Publishing Company, I felt very honored to interview Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal (Figure 1), the president of this grand meeting (Figure 2).

Figure 1 Photo of Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal and AME science editor.
Figure 2 Interview with Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal: education on thoracic surgery should include more global aspects (1). Available online: http://www.asvide.com/articles/1745

Interview questions

  • What is the highlight of the 25th ESTS conference, what is the difference between this one and the past one?
  • We know that you are the chairman of ESTS text book committee, what inspired you to publish this book? And what is the characteristic of this text book?

Acknowledgements

None.


Footnote

Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.


References

  1. Liu XM. Interview with Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal: education on thoracic surgery should include more global aspects. Asvide 2017;4:410. Available online: http://www.asvide.com/articles/1745

[Science Editor: Xiao-Mei (Macy) Liu, JTD, liuxm@amegroups.com]

Cite this article as: Liu XM. Prof. Jaroslaw Kuzdzal: education on thoracic surgery should include more global aspects. J Thorac Dis 2017;9(9):E863. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.168

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