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[History of Kraków hematology]
1Katedra i Klinika Hematologii, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. alekskot@endo.cm-uj.krakow.pl
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This review highlights the 50-year evolution of hematology in Cracow, showcasing advancements in blood disease research, diagnosis, and treatment, including bone marrow transplantation.
Area of Science:
- Hematology
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Research
Context:
- The IIIrd Department of Internal Medicine and later the Department of Hematology at the Medical Academy and Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, have a rich history.
- The Cracow Hematological Center has been a hub for leading hematologists since 1950.
- Key institutions like the Polish Hematological Society and the journal Haematologica Polonica originated in Cracow.
Purpose:
- To present the historical development of hematological studies and the Cracow Hematological Center from 1950 to 2000.
- To document the contributions of prominent hematologists to the field.
- To outline the evolution of diagnostic and therapeutic methods in hematology.
Summary:
- The Cracow Hematological Center, established in 1950, has fostered significant advancements in understanding blood diseases.
- Pioneering work in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy, including early bone marrow transplants, occurred here.
- The department now utilizes advanced diagnostic techniques (cytological, immunophenotype, cytogenetic, molecular) and offers comprehensive treatments.
Impact:
- Cracow has been a pivotal center for hematological research and education in Poland.
- The center has trained numerous specialists and contributed to the development of specialized journals and societies.
- Modern diagnostic and treatment capabilities serve a large population, ensuring advanced care for hematological patients.
Abstract:
The development of the studies of the blood diseases at the IIIrd Department of Internal Medicine and later at the Department of Hematology of the Medical Academy and subsequently the Collegium Medicum at the Jagiellonian University in the years 1950 to 2000 are presented here. The Cracow Hematological Center, headed by professor Julian Aleksandrowicz from 1950 to 1979, by professor Julian Blicharski from 1979 to 1989, by ass. professor Jerzy Lisiewicz from 1990 to 1993, and presently by Aleksander B. Skotnicki--has drawn many brilliant hematologists who have initiated, developed and verified new concepts of pathogenesis as well as new methods of diagnosis and therapy of haematological diseases. The Polish Haematological Society was founded in 1949 in Cracow where the first Conference took place in May 1950. The first specialistic haematological journal--Haematologica Cracoviensia later retitled as Haematologica Polonica was first published in Cracow in 1957. Finally here, in Cracow, one of the first syngeneic bone marrow transplantation was performed in 1958. Presently the Chair and Department of Haematology of the Collegium Medicum at the Jagiellonian University is a modern and well facilitated center of research and didactics (both pre and post graduate studies); the modern cytological, immunophenotype, cytogenetic and molecular diagnostic methods are used in haematological patients from the Macroregion of South-Eastern Poland (inhabited by approximately 8 million people). The offered treatment includes chemo- and radiotherapy, immunotherapy and autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.