ERKNet Reference Center

Institution

Cracow, University Children's Hospital of Cracow

Center

Department of Paediatric Nephrology and Hypertension

Description

Department of Paediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Jagiellonian University Medical College, which came into existence in 1965, is a part of University Children’s Hospital of Kraków and it covers 1/ an 18 - bed ward for children between 2 months to 18 years of age; 2/ Dialysis Unit with 4 haemodialysis and 2 peritoneal dialysis posts and 3/outpatient clinic where approximately 100 children weekly receive nephrological consultations. Department also disposes of three ultrasound and one uroflowmetry appliances. The Clinic is a reference paediatric nephrology centre for all of the south-east Poland area. The experienced clinical medical team which is composed of 10 paediatric specialists (whereof 9 – have accomplished paediatric nephrology specialisation, 1 still is in active training) and 3 residents currently being trained in paediatric nephrology field. Furthermore 2 doctors are specialist in paediatric hypertension. The Paediatric Nephrology Department enables executing a complete kidney diseases diagnostics including diagnostics of hypertension based on up-to-date image and laboratory endowment. Moreover the Clinic’s specialists take an active part in running continuous renal replacement therapy, plasmapheresis and hemoperfusion in three intensive care units (paediatric, cardiosurgical and neonatal) functioning in the Hospital. The Department is also very active in a didactic scope running lectures, bedside classes and ERASMUS exchange programmes for students. Moreover the staff members are active participants of domestic and international nephrological conferences, clinical studies and researches.

Team

Senior clinician experts
	Dorota Drozdz (HCP Lead) [e-mail]
no image	Monika Miklaszewska (HCP Deputy Lead) [e-mail]
no image	Joanna Kwinta-Rybicka [e-mail]
	Anna Moczulska [e-mail]
no image	Iwona Ogarek [e-mail]
no image	Elżbieta Szczęsny-Choruz [e-mail]
no image	Katarzyna Wilkosz [e-mail]
no image	Katarzyna Zachwieja [e-mail]
no image	Urszula Stalmach [e-mail]
Junior clinician experts
no image	Agnieszka Jaskólska [e-mail]
Clinicians in training
no image	Magdalena Blasiak [e-mail]
no image	Agnieszka Cyran [e-mail]
no image	Karina Swiatkowska Madej [e-mail]