dariusz patkowski

Professor Dariusz Patkowski is a specialist in pediatric surgery and urology. He has international recognition in pediatric endoscopic surgery, especially in newborns. He is a faculty member of endoscopic courses around the world including IRCAD in Strasbourg. His lectures are available at WebSurg. He was invited to do a live surgery in many countries around the world. He has one of the greatest experiences in thoracoscopic esophageal atresia repair including cases with long-gap treated by staged thoracoscopic repair using internal traction. He is the author of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair technique in children named PIRS (Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing) that has become a very popular technique all over the world.  He was an organizer and Chairman of the 7th Congress of European Society of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons, Wroclaw, Poland 2017. He is past president of the Polish Society of Pediatric Surgeons. He is an honorary member of the Egyptian and Ukrainian Society of Pediatric Surgeons. He was awarded Karl Storz Lecture at the Meeting of British Association of Pediatric Surgeons in Birmingham 2022, titled "Thoracoscopic approach for esophageal atresia: a real game changer?".