7 Notable alumni of Wroclaw Medical University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Wroclaw Medical University is 572st in the world, 1st in North America, and 8st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from Wroclaw Medical University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Wroclaw Medical University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Piotr Ponikowski
1961-. (aged 65)
cardiologist
scientist
Piotr Ponikowski is a Polish cardiologist, Professor of Medical Sciences, and Rector of the Wrocław Medical University and he served as the Head of the Polish Cardiological Society (2017-2019). His scientific interests include research on heart failure, coronary heart disease and heart arrhythmia.
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2. Rafał Ślusarz
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Rafał Józef Ślusarz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Legnica. He was also elected to the 6th term and 9th term of the Senate of Poland.
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3. Alicja Chybicka
1951-. (aged 75)
physician
oncologist
politician
pediatrician
Alicja Paulina Chybicka is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Wrocław.
4. Michalina Wisłocka
1921-2005 (aged 84)
sexologist
gynecologist
physician
Michalina Anna Wisłocka was a Polish gynecologist, sexologist, and author of Sztuka kochania (verbatim: The Art of Loving, English edition A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss, 1978), the first guide to sexual life in a communist country. Her book became a bestseller, with a total circulation of 7 million copies, and started greater openness about matters of sex and sex...
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5. Marian Zembala
1950-2022 (aged 72)
physician
cardiac surgeon
politician
Marian Zembala was a Polish cardiac surgeon, full professor of medicine who served as Health Minister in 2015 and as a deputy to the Sejm (2015–2019). He was a member of Zbigniew Religa's team who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in 1985.
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6. Jacek Siewiera
1984-. (aged 42)
physician
jurist
soldier
politician
Jacek Zdzisław Siewiera is a Polish army officer, medical doctor and a lawyer. He is an expert in anaesthesiology and intensive therapy. and a University of Oxford alumnus, was the organizer and first head of the Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic of the Military Medical Institute, the founder of the Rescue Center, head of the National Security Bureau of Poland from 2022...
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7. Roman Szełemej
1960-. (aged 66)
cardiologist
politician
Roman Szełemej is a Polish physician, cardiologist, and local government official, serving as the President of Wałbrzych since 2011.