[From the history of Lodz's otolaryngology]

Fifty-seven years passed since the creation of the Otolaryngology Chair and Clinic is presented. Its organizer and the first head was Professor Henryk Lewenfisz-Wojnarowski. In 1946 out of the initiative of the Clinic staff, the Lodz's branch of the Polish Otolaryngological Society was founded. In 1947 the Clinic took over the building of the Barlicki Hospital and remains there up till now. After Professor Lewenfisz-Wojnarowski had moved to Warsaw in 1952, Professor Aleksander Radzimiński became the head of the Clinic. Since 1972 Professor Jan Laciak has been in charge of the Clinic. He has been professionally and scientifically involved in its work since 1949. In 1989 Professor Bozydar Latkowski became the Chairman of the Clinic. In May 1990 Society for Patients after Larynx Surgery was founded and is still active now. In 2000 Professor Maciej Gryczyński became the Head of the Chair. Teaching otolaryngology at the Medical University of Lódź is based on historical basis of the development of this specialization. The academic staff has acquired the experience which enabled the development and laid solid foundation for patients diagnosis and treatment, as well as graduate and post-graduate education.