Zbigniew Kalarus MD, PhD, FESC

Zbigniew is a Head of the Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Defects and Electrotherapy at the Medical University of Silesia in Zabrze; an internal medicine specialist, experienced cardiologist, and clinical electrophysiologist. From the beginning of his work, he has been associated with the Silesian Center for Heart Diseases. Academic teacher and educator of young doctors. President of the Polish Society of Cardiology in the 2013-2015 term. Author of over three hundred scientific reports. Winner of many scientific awards (including PTK, Rector of SUM).

He specializes mainly in invasive cardiology and clinical electrophysiology, in which he implements new methods of diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. He attended numerous training courses in the field of electrophysiology, ablation, and implantation of pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators at the Cardiology Clinic of the University Hospital in Arhus (Denmark) and Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven (The Netherlands).

In invasive cardiology, he deals with the treatment of patients with acute coronary events, including myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock, determining optimal methods of therapy, determining risk factors for sudden cardiac death, the impact of metabolic disorders, mainly diabetes, and impaired renal function on early and long-term outcomes. in patients with a heart attack.