Prof. Michał Wszoła MD PhD

biography

Chairman of the Board. A transplant surgeon, dedicated physician and visionary scientist, originator of the bionic pancreas – an organ that will restore the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar and revolutionize the treatment of diabetes. He has been running a medical practice for years, leading a team that conducts research for innovative solutions in medicine. The combination of his passions, transplantology and endoscopy, led to the creation of a new method of treating diabetes – endoscopic transplantation of pancreatic islets under the gastric mucosa. In 2013, he performed first such procedure in the world, which is now used in several centers in the United States of America.

He and his research team are currently working on a 3D bioprinting project for a bionic pancreas.

Co-founder of the medical knowledge sharing portal www.medtube.net and the medical app www.medizzy.com, which brings together more than 400,000 doctors and medical students from around the world. He also serves as medical director at Medispace Medical Center.