Dr. Major is a Bariatric Surgery Specialist at KCM Hospital. He studied at Jagiellonian University Medical College with a Specialisation in General Surgery followed by a fellowship in Great Britain for Bariatric Surgery. He has preformed over 800 Bariatric Procedures with the lowest post-surgery infection rate associated with Obesity surgery. He has also preformed nearly 1000 other laparoscopic procedures. He is a European Leading Expert in Weight Loss Surgery and an Expert in Advanced Bariatric Surgery for Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic. he is a member of International Federation for Obesity Surgery IFSO, Member of International Bariatric Club and the Fellow of European Board of Surgery (FEBS)
Awards
2017 - Award of the District Medical Council for the best result in specialization exam
2016 - First prize fororal presentation, Medical Sciences, Netherlands
2016 - Harold Ellis Prize for the best manuscript published in International Journal of Surgery
2015 - First Prize for the best poster presentation, 67th Congress of the Association of Polish Surgeons
2015 - Honourable mention for the best intestinal surgery abstract, 67th Congress of the Association of Polish Surgeons
2014 - First prize forthe best poster, PhD Students Conference
2011 - First Prize for the series of abstracts on minimally invasive surgery, 65th Congress of the Associationof Polish Surgeons
2010 - Prize for the best Students’ Scientific Society tutor at the Jagiellonian University Medical College
2005 - 2009 - 56 scientific papers presented at National and International student scientific conferences, 15 have received awards
International Projects
GlobalSurg II - The worldwide epidemiology of surgical site infections after abdominal surgery, World Society of Emergency Surgery
CIAO Study - Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections Observational European Study
POSAW - Prospective Observational Study on Acute Appendicitis Worldwide, World Society of Emergency Surgery
AGORA - A Global Alliance for Optimizing Rational Use in Intra-Abdominal Infections, World Society of Emergency Surgery
GEMPOL - German-Ethiopian-Mozambiq-Poland Academic Teachers Cooperation
WISS - Global validation of the WSES Sepsis Severity Score for patients with complicated intraabdominal infections
G10 Trial - 10 point intra-operative Gall Bladder scoring study
Medicine Studies
Specialization in General Surgery and PhD Studies
2003 - 2014 Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
2016 - Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Homerton University Hospital, Great Britain, London, 2016
Assoc. prof.
2017 – Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
International Workshops:
Bariatric Surgery Research: From Concept to Publication and Presentation - Great Britain, 2017
Minimal Invasive Techniques for Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery - Germany, 2018
Advanced course in bariatric surgery SADI,- Spain, 2018
Advanced course in bariatric surgery - Belgium, 2018
Fellow of European Board of Surgery (FEBS)
European Leading Expert in Weight Loss Surgery
Expert in Advanced Bariatric Surgery for Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic
Member of International Federation for Obesity Surgery IFSO
Member of International Bariatric Club