Tomasz Zatonski – Wroclaw Lower Silesia

• Head and Neck Research
• Head and Neck Surgeon
• Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Borowska 213
Wroclaw, Lower Silesia 50556
Poland
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Prof. Tomasz Zatoński. Head of the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Wrocław Medical University. Vice-Rector for University Communications at the Wrocław Medical University.

Actively involved in the otolaryngology head and neck surgery field of medicine since 1997. My special scientific interests include the role of HPV infection in head and neck cancer, head and neck surgical oncology, endolaryngeal microsurgery of the larynx, tumors markers, and mechanisms of carcinogenesis

Author and contributor in various well-published papers, including publications in journals with high impact factor like Environmental Pollution, The Lancet Planetary Health, GeroScience, and others. (IF=107,525, H-index=9)

My most recent work has revolved around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on otolaryngological practice, which, according to PubMed, was the first and most often cited publication concerning the problem. Another subject of my recent research is the impact of pro-health behavior and environmental factors on the otolaryngological state of children in preschool and scholar age.

Author of many papers and lectures concerning air pollution in Poland. Involved in smog reduction in Wrocław and Lower Silesia. Leader of the PURE Air pollution team.

President and founder of the “Run for Health” non–profit foundation. The originator and director of the cyclic event “Medical University 10km Run”. An enthusiast of running, triathlete. A person recognized by the inhabitants of Wrocław and its surroundings as animator and promoter of mass pro-health campaigns for children and adults.

Principal investigator, author of the idea, and head of PICTURE (PopulatIon CohorT StUdy of WRoclaw CitizEns) project.

Research interests include:

- the role of HPV infection in head and neck cancer

-       head and neck surgical oncology

-       endolaryngeal microsurgery of larynx

-       tumors markers

-       mechanisms of carcinogenesis

Member of professional societies as:

-           American Head & Neck Society (AHNS)

-           Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum (CORLAS)

-           European Head & Neck Society (EHNS)

-           President of Polish Society of Otolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons

-           Polish Head and Neck Society

Chronic rhinosinusitis in cystic fibrosis: a review of therapeutic options. [AUT.] JOANNA KRAJEWSKA, KRZYSZTOF ZUB, ADAM SŁOWIKOWSKI, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Eur.Arch.Oto-Rhino-Laryngol. 2022 Vol.279 no.1 s.1-24,

Production, mechanical properties and biomedical characterization of ZrTi-based bulk metallic glasses in comparison with 316L stainless steel and Ti6Al4V alloy. [AUT.] MARIUSZ HASIAK, BEATA SOBIESZCZAŃSKA, AMADEUSZ ŁASZCZ, MICHAŁ BIAŁY, JACEK CHĘCMANOWSKI, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI, EDYTA BOŻEMSKA, MAGDALENA WAWRZYŃSKA. Materials 2022 Vol.15 no.1 art.252

A study on health and the association between overweight/obesity and otorhinolaryngological diseases in 6- to 17-year-old children from Wrocław, Poland. [AUT.] TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI, KATARZYNA PAZDRO-ZASTAWNY, MATEUSZ KOLATOR, JOANNA KRAJEWSKA, ALICJA BASIAK-RASAŁA, SARA GÓRNA, MICHAŁ ZATOŃSKI. Arch.Med.Sci. 2022 Vol.18 no.2 s.413-421,

Prevalence and associated factors of cigarette smoking among medical students in Wroclaw, Poland. [AUT.] KATARZYNA PAZDRO-ZASTAWNY, [AUT. KORESP.] KAROLINA DOROBISZ, [AUT.] EWELINA BOBAK-SARNOWSKA, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Risk.Manag.Healthcare Policy 2022 Vol.15 s.509-519,

Comparison of the clinical differences between COVID-19, SARS, influenza, and the common cold: a systematic literature review. [AUT. KORESP.] JACEK CZUBAK, [AUT.] KAROLINA STOLARCZYK, ANNA ORZEŁ, MARCIN FRĄCZEK, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Adv.Clin.Exp.Med. 2021 Vol.30 no.1 s.109-114,

Cerebral small vessel disease and other influential factors of cognitive impairment in the middle-aged: a long-term observational cohort PURE-MIND study in Poland. [AUT.] DOROTA SZCZEŚNIAK, JOANNA RYMASZEWSKA, [AUT. KORESP.] ANNA ZIMNY, [AUT.] MAREK SĄSIADEK, KATARZYNA POŁTYN-ZARADNA, ERIC E. SMITH, KATARZYNA ZATOŃSKA, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI, SUMATHY RANGARAJAN, SALIM YUSUF, ANDRZEJ SZUBA. GeroScience 2021 Vol.43 no.1 s.279-295,

Handheld laser-fiber vibrometry probe for assessing auditory ossicles displacement. [AUT. KORESP.] MARCIN MASALSKI, [AUT.] ADAM WĄŻ, PRZEMYSŁAW BŁAUCIAK, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI, KRZYSZTOF MORAWSKI. J.Biomed.Opt. 2021 Vol.26 no.7 art.077001 [11 s.], ryc., tab., bibliogr. 49 poz., summ, Erratum (correct affiliation): Vol.26 no.7 art.079801.

The 2019 Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week in light of the history of research on laryngeal cancer at the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department of Wrocław University Hospital. [AUT. KORESP.] MICHAŁ ZATOŃSKI, [AUT.] NATALIA KUCHARCZYK, KATARZYNA NAGLIK, EWELINA BOBAK-SARNOWSKA, OLGA FEDOROWICZ, MONIKA KOWALSKA, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. J.Health Inequal. 2021 Vol.7 no.1 s.70-76,

A systematic review of cancer of unknown primary in the head and neck region. [AUT.] MIŁOSZ PINKIEWICZ, [AUT. KORESP.] KAROLINA DOROBISZ, [AUT.] TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Cancer Manag.Res. 2021 Vol.13 s.7235-7241,

Doxycycline in the coronavirus disease 2019 therapy. [AUT. KORESP.] KAROLINA DOROBISZ, [AUT.] TADEUSZ DOROBISZ, DARIUSZ JANCZAK, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Ther.Clin.Risk Manag. 2021 Vol.17 s.1023-1026,

Serum cytokines in ANCA-associated vasculitis: correlation with disease-related clinical and laboratory findings JOANNA KRAJEWSKA-WOJCIECHOWSKA, [AUT.] WOJCIECH KRAJEWSKI, KATARZYNA KOŚCIELSKA-KASPRZAK, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Med.Clin. 2021 Vol.157 no.10 s.464-472

Head and neck lymphoedema (HNL) - a review paper. [AUT.] KAROLINA DOROBISZ, ANDRZEJ SZUBA, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Acta Angiol. 2021 Vol.27 no.2 s.53-56,

The combination of brush cytology with the results of histopathological examination in laryngeal cancer diagnosis. [AUT.] PAULINA LEPKA, AGNIESZKA HAŁOŃ, SZCZEPAN BARNAŚ, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Post.Hig.Med.Dośw. 2021 Vol.75 s.847-851,