Marzanna Zaleska PhD, DSc,
Clinical and Research Department of Applied Physiology Mosaakowski Medical Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Department of Vascular Surgery National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland
Diagnostic Center for Lymphatic and Venous Disorders- JCC, Warsaw, Poland
Physiotherapist. In 2015 received a Ph.D. in rehabilitation medicine and, in 2019, a DSc in medical sciences at the Warsaw Medical University. Since 1991 worked with Professor Waldemar L. Olszewski. In 1993 joined the Poland-India research group on filarial lymphedema. Participated in discovering cryptic bacteria in the lymphedematous tissues and defining their tissue location and responsiveness to antibiotics. Moreover, took part in studies on lymph and tissue fluid proteins, their chemistry, concentration, and biological effects on keratinocytes in culture, hydromechanics of edema tissue fluid in lower and upper limbs, effects of intermittent pneumatic compression on post-mastectomy, post-hysterectomy, and post-inflammatory lymphedema, on silicone tubing implants bypassing the lymph flow obstruction sites. First author and co-author of over 70 scientific publications, 40% in lymphology. Held several oral and poster presentations at the National Lymphedema Network and Wound Healing Society congresses in the USA, the International Society of Lymphology, and other international congresses. Awarded Wound Healing Society/SAWC USA prizes in 2014, 2015 and 2023.