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As an experienced pediatrician, I have gained extensive practice in renowned medical institutions both in Poland and abroad.

• 2018–2023 (during specialization, on-call duties at the Pediatric Emergency Department of DSK UCK WUM and at the Infectious Diseases Admission Ward for children during the COVID-19 pandemic) – 4113 hours of independent duty.
• Specialization training in pediatrics as part of a residency program, Department of Pediatrics, University Clinical Center, Medical University of Warsaw (DSK UCK WUM). Supervisor: dr hab. n. med. Andrea Horvath
• Polish Specialist Examination in Pediatrics – Diploma of Pediatric Specialist, dated November 27, 2023. Examination of the European Board of Pediatrics, November 21, 2023.

Experience in neonatology

• Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care, University Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Warsaw, Anna Mazowiecka Hospital – July 4, 2024 – October 4, 2024 (11 weeks of work completing the internship program – neonatal physiology).
• Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care, Bielański Hospital in Warsaw – specialization in neonatology, February 17, 2025 – present.

Pediatric on-call duties in district hospitals

• Department of Pediatric Diseases, Military Medical Institute, Hospital in Legionowo – September 2023 – April 2024.
• Pediatric Department, Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą – on-call duties, July 2023 – present.
• Pediatric Department, St. Anna Pentahaus EMC Hospital in Piaseczno – August 2023 – present.
• Pediatric Department, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Medical Center – January 2024 – present.
• Children’s Admission Ward, Hospital in Dziekanów Leśny – March 2024 – present.

Work in outpatient clinics for sick and healthy children / urgent ambulatory care

• Medicover Medical Center, CM Wołoska, Warsaw – September 2023 – present.
• Medicover Home Visits – Urgent Medical Assistance – April 2024 – present.
• Luxmed Emergency Department, Warsaw – January 2024 – present.
• MClinic Nadarzyn – February 2024 – present.
• Luxmed Telemedicine – online pediatric consultations – April 2024 – present.
• Pediatric home visits – Individual Medical Practice – Marta Borys – since July 2024 – present.

I have also completed numerous international internships that gave me a unique perspective and knowledge in pediatrics and other medical fields. The most important include:

• Summer internship – Pediatric Department with the Infectious Diseases Subdivision, Kuopio, Finland, August 3–20, 2016 (Prof. Tarja Heiskanen Kosma).
• Adult Liaison Psychiatry, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK, October 26 – December 4, 2015 (Dr. David Christmas, Sam Surridge).
• Praktyki wakacyjne- Oddział Pediatrii- Pododdział Chorób Zakaźnych & Pododdział Neonatologii i Intensywnej Terapii Noworodka, Szpital Uniwersytecki w Grazu, Austria, 31 sierpień- 25 wrzesień 2015 (Dr Jorg Jahnel, Prof. Christian Urban, Dr Nicholas Mark Morris)
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Women’s Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Medical School, Oxford, Anglia, 6 lipiec- 28 sierpień 2015 (Prof. Jane Moore, James Matejtschuk, Carolyn Cook)
• Neonatology Intensive Care Unit, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, USA, February 1–16, 2014 (Prof. Ian Holzman, Dr. Kathleen Gibbs, Lanise Simmons).
• Summer internship – Hematology and Oncology Department, University Children’s Hospital of Kraków, Jagiellonian University Medical College, September 13–27, 2014 (Prof. Walentyna Balwierz, MD, PhD).
• Neonatology Intensive Care Unit, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, September 3–26, 2013 (Dr. Martha Escobar, Dr. Joseph Neu, Cynthia Powell).
• Neonatology Intensive Care Unit, The Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA, January 2018 (Dr. Shepherd, Dr. Chapman, Dr. Raab).
• Burn Unit, Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA, November/December 2017.

Each of these roles was not only a challenge but also a valuable lesson that enriched my skills and prepared me for comprehensive care of the youngest patients.