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January 31, 2015 

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, 

On behalf of the Polish-American Medical Society, I would like 

to welcome you to the 65th Physicians’ Ball. Our annual Ball has 

become a tradition through the years, as it brings together and 

bonds Polish-American physicians. 

The Society would like to salute and welcome this year’s 

Honored Guests – Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and extraordinarily accomplished Polish 

physicians from Europe and the US joining us here tonight. 

Throughout its 68-year history the Polish-American Medical Society has become one of 

the most respected organizations in the Chicago area. We are an influential Polonia organization 

and a member of the Polish-American Congress. We are also an important local affiliate 

of the Chicago Medical Society. With over 480 physician-members, representing many specialties, 

we are the largest Polish medical émigré organization in the world. 

Our goals are both to support medical professionals and to serve Chicago-area Polonia. 

Our Society organizes professional events, assists medical newcomers and initiates various 

medical efforts benefitting the Polish community. We are a major supporter of numerous 

charitable causes through fundraising efforts. 

Tonight’s beautiful event is the result of the work of many individuals to whom I would 

like to express my special gratitude for volunteering their valuable time. It is the dedication of 

the Society’s Board, the Ball Organizing Committee and many other friends that makes this 

spectacular evening happen. 

We are also grateful to several businesses and foundations for their support. 

Their contributions and sponsorship are greatly appreciated. 

The proceeds from Physicians’ Balls have supported many worthy causes. The tradition 

of philanthropy continues tonight, as this year’s proceeds will go towards our Educational 

Funds, providing grants and scholarships to medical, dental and veterinary students of Polish 

origin in the Chicago region - and to the Polish Scouting Organization – ZHP. 

Once again, I would like to thank you all for supporting our mission and for coming here 

tonight. I wish you a wonderful and memorable evening! 

Kornelia Krol, M.D.












SPECIAL GUESTS 

Hon. Bruce Rauner 

Governor of Illinois 

••••• 

Rahm Emanuel 

Mayor of Chicago 

••••• 

Hon. Paulina Kapuœciñska 

Consul General of the Republic of Poland 

••••• 

Hon. Dr. El¿bieta Radziszewska 

Deputy Speaker of Polish Parliament 

••••• 

Prof. Andrzej Matyja 

President of the Chamber of Physicians and Dentists 

in Ma³opolska region, Kraków 

••••• 

Dr. Kenneth G. Busch 

President of the Chicago Medical Society 

••••• 

Mr. Ted Kanellakes 

Executive Director of the Chicago Medical Society


PROGRAM 

WELCOME 

Dr. Kornelia Król 

President of the Polish-American Medical Society in Chicago 

PRESENTATION OF THE GUEST OF HONOR 

PROF. KRZYSZTOF MATYJASZEWSKI 


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PRESENTATION OF THE AMICUS POLONIAE AWARD TO 

GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER 

Hon. Paulina Kapuścińska 

Consul-General of the Republic of Poland 

PRESENTATION OF THE BENE MERITO MEDAL TO 

DR. IZABELA ROMAN 

Hon. Paulina Kapuścińska 

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GREETINGS 

DR. ELŻBIETA RADZISZEWSKA 

Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland 

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INTRODUCTION OF NEW HONORARY MEMBERS 

DR. KAZIMIERZ NOWAK 

DR. EWA ELENBERG 

DR. MIROSŁAW WIELGOŚ 

DR. MICHAEL HIBNER 


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SPORTS AWARDS 

DR. HALINA ANIOŁ 

DR. BRONISŁAW ORAWIEC 

Dr. Józef Mazurek 

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BENEFICIARIES 

POLISH SCOUTING ORGANIZATION OF ILLINOIS – ZHP 

EDUCATIONAL FUNDS 

OF THE POLISH-AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY 

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ENTERTAINEMENT 

GOLEC uORKIESTRA 

WICI SECOND OPINION RENDEZVOUS 

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MASTER OF CEREMONY 

ALAN KRASHESKY 

News Anchor and Reporter, ABC7 Chicago 

CANDACE JORDAN 

Journalist, Chicago Tribune 

COCKTAILS RAFFLE DINNER DANCING


The Guest of Honor 

at the 65th Physicians’ Ball 

Chicago, January 31, 2015 

The Polish-American Medical Society 

Salutes 

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Ph.D. 

Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Director, 

The Center for Macromolecular Engineering 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

for His Vision, Leadership, 

Innovation and Outstanding Contributions 

to Chemistry and Technology


Krzysztof Mat y jaszewski 

K 

rzysztof Matyjaszewski,PhD, is J.C. Warner University Professor 

of Natural Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. He 

is an internationally recognized polymer chemist who is 

highly regarded for his vision, his leadership in 

education and his collaborative research that has yielded significant 

innovations in polymer chemistry.He discovered Cu-mediated atom 

transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer 

synthesis - commercialized in 2004 in US, Japan and Europe - that 

has revolutionized the way macromolecules are made. ATRP is used 

to prepare well-defined polymers with precisely designed and controlled 

macromolecular architecture, including various hybrids and 

bioconjugates,as well as smart,stimuli-responsive systems. 

Dr.Matyjaszewski received his doctorate from the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1976 and completed 

his postdoctoral studies at the University of Florida. During 1984-1985 he held research associate 

and visiting professor appointments at the University of Paris. 

In 1985 he joined Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, where he founded and currently 

directs The Center for Macromolecular Engineering. From 1994 to 1998, Dr.Matyjaszewski served as 

head of the Department of Chemistry and formed a research consortium with various industrial corporations 

to to accelerate transfer of ATRP technology to different commercial applications and to train 

university and industrial scientists. In 1998, he was named J.C. Warner Professor of Natural Sciences 

at Carnegie Mellon. One of the leading educators in the field of polymer chemistry, Prof. Matyjaszewski 

has mentored over 200 unredgraduate, graduate, doctoral and postdoctoral students and fellows 

at Carnegie Mellon. He has authored more that 800 publications and 17 books. His work has 

been cited in the scientific literature more than 67,000 times, making him one of the most cited 

chemists in the world. He is the editor of "Progress in Polymer Science". He holds 50 US and 147 international 

patents. 

Prof.Matyjaszewski has received numerous awards for his work including: 2014 National Institute 

of Materials Science (Japan) Award, 2013 Madison Marshall Award, 2013 AkzoNobel North America 

Science Award from the American Chemical Society, 2012 Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medal (Poland), 

2012 Prize of Société Chimique de France, 2012 Dannie-Heineman Prize from Goettingen Academy 

of Sciences, 2011 Hermann F. Mark Award, 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry, 2011 Award in Applied 

Polymer Science, 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, 2004 Cooperative ResearchAward 

in Polymer Science and Engineering, 2004 Annual Prize of the Foundation of Polish Science 

2002 Polymer Chemistry Award, 1995 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award, 1995 

Hunboldt Award for SeniorUS Scientists, 1989 Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National 

Science Foundation. 

Prof. Matyjaszewski is a fellow of the American Chemical Society, a member of the US National 

Academy of Engineering and of the National Academy of Inventors. He is also a foreign member of 

the Polish Academy of Science, Russian Academy of Sciences and a honorary member of Chinese 

Chemical Society and Israel Chemical Society. He has received seven Honorary Doctorate Degrees 

(Ghent, Lodz, Athens, Moscow, Toulouse, Pusan and Paris).


Past Guests of Honor 

Grzegorz Opala, MD, PhD 

Professor of Neurology - Silesian Medical University 

Rafal Olbinski 

Internationally recognized painter, graphic artist and designer 

Dr. Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD, DSC 

World renowned scientist and microsurgeon 

Mr. Frank Spula 

President, Polish National Alliance & Polish American Congress 

Mr. Marek Nawara 

Marshal of the Malopolska Region 

Mr. Witold S. Sulimirski 

Chairman of the Board of the Kosciuszko Foundation 

Professor Jerzy Woy - Wojciechowski 

President of the Polish Medical Association 

Prof. Zbigniew Religa 

Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland 

Lady Blanka A. Rosenstiel 

President and Founder, American Institute of Polish Culture Miami, Florida 

Dr. Eugene S. Łazowski 

Pediatrician, WWII Hero 

Dr. Walter Cebulski 

Past President of the Polish American Medical Society 1975-1990 

Prof. Marta Ptaszyńska 

Composer, Professor - University of Chicago 

Dr. Michael G. Sendzimir 

CEO, Philanthropist, Past Chairman of the Kosciuszko Foundation 

Sister Stella Louis 

CEO, St. Mary of Nazareth Medical Center 

Jerzy S. Kenar 

Sculptor 

Hon. Jerzy Koźminski 

Past Polish Ambassador to the USA 

Yolanda Lorente 

Fashion Designer 

Halina Bielowicz 

Activist 

Romuald Popławski 

Politician



The Bene Merito Medal 

Awarded by 

the Minister of Foreign Affairs 

of the Republic of Poland 

to 

Dr. Izabela Roman 

for her outstanding 

community and charity work 

in the United States and in Poland


Izabela J. Roman 

zabela Roman earned her M.D. and Ph.D. Degrees from 

the Medical School in Gdansk, Poland. In 1978 she was 

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granted a post-doctoral UNESCO Research Fellow position 

at the Department of General Pathology, University of 

Modena, Italy. Subsequently she became a Senior Post-Doctoral 

Research Fellow at the University of Washington School of 

Medicine in Seattle. Her research interests included the biochemistry 

of mitochondria. 

In 1980 Dr. Roman became involved in new pharmaceutical 

developments. She was responsible for medical activities in new drug development at the 

Clinical Research Departments at Merck Sharp and Dohme, and was Vice-President at the Departments 

of Clinical Research and Marketing with Schering Plough. In 1992 she co-founded 

Target Research Associates, a private company designated for clinical research and drug development 

in the areas of oncology, respiratory medicine, dermatology and anti-infective 

agents. From 1999 to 2000 she served as President of the American Association of Pharmaceutical 

Physicians, an organization of approximately 1,500 physicians involved in clinical research. 

From 2005 to 2007 she was a student of philosophy in the University of Chicago’s Returning 

Scholars Program. 

Dr. Roman is involved in numerous charities, organizations and initiatives. In 2006-2007 

she served as Chair of the Board of the Chicago-based Polish-American Association, a 

human services agency. She supports such cultural organizations and events as the Chicago 

International Documentary Festival, and the Polish Film Festival. Dr. Roman is a member of 

the Board of the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra. She served as Chair of the 2010 Organizing 

Committee for the Chopin and Paderewski Anniversaries. She is a co-founder and member 

of the Board of the American Friends of the Gdansk Theater, an organization supporting 

the reconstruction of the Elizabethan Theater in Gdansk. 

Since 1989 she has been a life member of the Pilsudski Institute of America. 

She is also a founding member and a Board member of the Polish-American Leadership 

Political Action Committee (PAL-PAC).


HONORARY MEMBERS 

of the 

Polish-American Medical Society 

Dr. Jadw iga Roguska-Ky ts 

Dr. Bronislava Siv icka 

Dr. Stella Now icki 

Dr. Kr yst y na Grabowska 

Dr. Maria Ogonowska Wiœniewska 

Dr. Ewa Kuligowska 

Dr. Krzysztof Krawczyñski 

Dr. Grzegorz Opala 

Dr. Ryszard Porêba 

Dr. Mariusz Ratajczak 

Dr. Maria Siemionow 

Dr. Kazimierz Szolc 

Dr. Jerzy Woy-Wojciechowski


HONORARY MEMBERS 

of the 


2015 

Kazimierz Nowak 

Ewa Elenberg 

Miros³aw Wielgoœ 

Michael Hibner


Kazimierz Nowak 

azimierz Nowak, MD, PhD, was born in Andrychow in 

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southern Poland. The first 30 years of his life were 

closely connected with Krakow, where in 1962 he graduated 

from the Krakow Medical Academy (later restored to its original 

status of Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University). 

He then worked for five years in the Department of 

Pediatric Surgery at the Institute of Pediatrics in Krakow. In 

1968 he spent a year in Boston and New York as a Fulbright 

Scholar. In 1969 he arrived in Great Britain, where for three years he worked in pediatric surgery, 

later in general surgery and from 1980 in general medical practice. In the UK, he 

earned several postgraduate degrees, including FRCS (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, 

Edinburgh), MPhil (Master of Philosophy, University of London) and PhD (Polish 

University Abroad, London). 

In the ‘90s, Dr.Nowak was President of the Polish Medical Association (established in 1944) 

in London for 10 years. Since1991 he has been closely involved in initiating and developing 

closer relations between Poland and its medical diaspora.. He is author of the extensive memorandum 

– “Projekt Centrum Polonia Medyczna Swiata”, designed to combine enormous potential 

of the Polish medical diaspora for the benefit of the Polish healthcare. He was an 

initiator of the idea, a founder and the first President (1994 – 1996). of the Federation of Polish 

Medical Organisations Abroad. He has been actively involved in the work of a number of 

Polish émigré organisations, such as the Federation of Poles in Great Britain, Polish Society 

of Arts and Sciences Abroad, Polish Social and Cultural Centre in London and others. He has 

also been active in British medical organizations – as Council Member of the prestigious 

Osler Club of London and as member of The Harveian Society. 

Dr.Nowak is the author of numerous publications on clinical medicine as well as issues relevant 

to philosophy, emigration, sociology, aesthetics and politics.


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Ewa Elenberg 

r.Elenberg is a graduate of Wroclaw Medical University. She 

is a pediatric nephrologist with a passion for education. In 

2012 she obtained the degree of Master in Education from the 

University of Houston. She is internationally known for her involvement 

in cystinosis, a rare genetic, multiorgan disease. 

Dr.Elenberg is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College 

of Medicine (BCM) and Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in Houston,Texas. 

She was originally trained at the Children’s Hospital in 

Wroclaw and subsequently completed her pediatric residency at the 

Miami Children’s Hospital in Florida. She completed her pediatric 

nephrology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston in 1997. 

In 1998 she was the first to describe the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms in cystinosis. She is 

one of the few national advisors on cystinosis, a member of the Medical Advisory Committee of Cystinosis 

Research Network and a member of the International Committee of Cystinosis Association of 

Mexico. She has extensive experience in education, mostly on the subject of cystinosis. She has given 

over 70 presentations at regional, national and international levels and has published 25 articles and 

book chapters. Her dedication to this patient population has earned her special recognition among doctors, 

patients, and their families. In 2011 she received the Fulbright & Jaworsky Faculty Excellence 

Award in Teaching and Education at BCM. 

Aside from her very busy clinical service, Dr. Elenberg is also involved in clinical research. She 

teaches medical students, residents and fellows and serves as an advisor and mentor for pediatric residents 

at TCH, the largest children’s hospital in North America. She has also developed a curriculum 

for International Pediatric Nephrology Training at TCH. 

She has been a member of the CME Committee and Grand Rounds Committee at TCH, as well as 

the BCM Admission Committee, devoting her time to select the best and brightest medical students. 

She is a reviewer for multiple medical journals and a member of several editorial boards. She is 

known nationally for her leadership skills. She is actively involved in the American Society of Pediatric 

Nephrology (ASPN), serving as chair of the Membership Committee and member of the Education 

and Nomination Committees. She has established the ASPN Annual Multidisciplinary 

Symposium, and serves as chair of the Organizing Committee. 

Outside of medicine, Ewa has many other skills and passions. She speaks Polish, German, Spanish 

andFrench and is an experienced world traveller. Awhile a medical student she worked as a guide for 

the student tourist agency, Almatur. Her other passion is fashion. Ewa designs all her clothing and 

makes her own jewelry. While living in Germany she worked for a fashion company, Serrano Mode. 

She and her husband, Zdzislaw, are known for their hospitality and passion for cooking. Their home in 

Texas always welcomes old and new friends.


Miros³aw Wielgoœ 

iroslaw Wielgos, MD, PhD, is Professor and Head of the 

1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the 

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Dean of the 1st Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University 

of Warsaw. 

Dr. Wielgos earned his MD and PhD Degrees from the Medical 

University of Warsaw, where he has also undergone specialty 

training and, since 1990, been an assistant, associate and 

full professor. Since 2008, he has been elected twice as Dean 

of the 1st Faculty of Medicine. 

Dr. Wielgos is President of the Polish Gynecological Society, National Consultant in Perinatology 

and a member of numerous international medical societies. He is an Associated Fellow 

of International Academy of Perinatal Medicine and Board Member of World 

Association of Perinatal Medicine. He has served on editorial boards of Ginekologia Polska, 

Ultrasonografia w Ginekologii I Poloznictwie, Clinical and Experimental Letters, International 

Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine, Archives of Medical Science 

and Ian Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

Dr. Wielgos’ research interests in fetal-maternal medicine include prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound 

and intrauterine therapy . He has published extensively on these topics and has chaired 

several international meetings in Warsaw on fetal medicine and advances in prenatal ultrasound. 

Dr. Wielgos lives in Warsaw with his wife and two children. His other interests include 

skiing, painting, history and coin collecting.


Michael Hibner 

ichael Hibner, MD, PhD, FACOG, FACS is Director of 

the Division of Surgery and Pelvic Pain, Director of the 

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Arizona Center for Chronic Pelvic Pain, as well as Director 

of Fellowship in minimally-invasive gynecologic surgery 

at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. 

He is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and 

Adjunct Professor of Anatomy at the University of Arizona College 

of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona; and Professor of Obstetrics 

and Gynecology at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. 

Hibner is Board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology - and in female pelvic medicine and 

reconstructive surgery 

(uro-gynecology). 

Dr. Hibner was included in the “Best Doctors in Phoenix” in 2011 and 2013. 

Dr. Hibner earned his MD and PhD degrees from the Medical University of Warsaw, 

Poland, in 1992. In 2000, he completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Cook 

County Hospital in Chicago. From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Hibner served as a fellow in the advanced 

surgical gynecology program at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2005 he 

acquired additional expertise in the treatment of pelvic floor neuralgias at the Centre Hospitalier 

Universitaire, Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France . 

Dr. Hibner is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 

a Fellow of American College of Surgeons, past Board member of the International Pelvic 

Pain Society, and member of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. He is also a Board member 

of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) and past Chair of 

the Pelvic Pain Special Interest Group at AAGL. 

Dr. Hibner’s main interests are pelvic neuralgias and pelvic pain, especially resulting from 

previous surgery such as mesh procedures. He has published extensively and is a sought-after 

specialist and speaker on these topics. 

His other interests include photography, innovation, cooking, skiing and travel with his 

children.


LIST OF MAJOR SPONSORS 

Dr. Anna Bednarska–Czerwińska, 

Gyncentrum, Katowice 


Bożena and Arie Zweig 

Dr. Ewa Radwańska 

Dr. Bartłomiej Nierzwicki 

PAMS Board of Directors 

Dr. Elżbieta Radziszewska 

University of Chicago 

Loyola University Medical Center 

Presence Saint Joseph Hospital 

Alexian Brothers Medical Center 

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center 

Saint Alexius Medical Center 

Rush University Medical Center 

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital 

WDT 

Anonimous Sponsor


SPECIAL THANKS 

Alan Krashesky, 

News Anchor and Reporter, ABC7 Chicago 

Hon. Paulina Kapuœciñska, 

Consul-General of the Republic of Poland 

SPECIAL APPRECIATION 

FOR HELP AND SUPPORT 

Joanna Dobecka 

Kinga Aleksandrowicz 

John Cullinan 

Dr. Piotr Witkowski 

Kamila Dworska 

Oak Mill Bakery 

Andrzej Ciesielski 

Archer Gold 

Joanna Trzos 

Konrad Ostrowski 

Adrian Wilk



Ball Organizing Committee 

Chairperson 


Dr. Adam Cios 

Dr. Ewa Radwañska 

Mrs. Magda Gawrysz 

Mrs. Ewa Turowska 

Dr. £ukasz Chebes 

Dr. Eva Kiliañska-Buch 

Dr. Katarzyna Kusz 

Mrs. Ma³gosia Wajs 

Dr. Beata Danek 

Dr. Janusz Dañko 

Dr. Jagoda Samulak 

Dr. Evelina Worw¹g 

Dr. Józef Mazurek 

Mrs. Marzena Jonak 

Mrs. Bo¿ena Gozdalska 

Dr. Eva Bloda


Educational Funds 

of the Polish-American Medical Society 

The Academic Fund 

PAMS Academic Fund provides tuition scholarships to qualified 

graduate students from the Chicago area – for studies at a medical, 

dental or veterinary school in the US or in Poland. Applicants 

must be US citizens or permanent residents of Polish 

descent, be enrolled full-time in one of the above schools with a 

minimum GPA of 3.0. 

Selection is based on academic excellence, applicant’s other 

achievements and interests, involvement in the Polish-American 

community and financial need. 

Application deadline is January 15th each year. 

The Examination 

and Science Fund 

The purpose of the Fund is to provide financial help towards tuition 

cost of the course preparing medical graduates from 

Poland to pass theAmerican licensing examination; and to award 

research, science and achievement grants and prizes to recognize 

outstanding efforts of medical students and graduates of 

Polish descent in the Chicago area.


Since its establishment in 

Chicago in 1949, the Polish 

Scouting Organization of Illinois, 

part of the Polish Scouting Organization 

– ZHP International, has taught 

thousands of youth important lessons 

about leadership, character and service. 

Throughout its history, the Polish Scouting 

Organization of Illinois has remained dedicated 

to encouraging youth to do their 

best, honor the country of their forebears 

and serve their country, help others, and 

prepare themselves physically, mentally, and morally to achieve these goals. Over its long history 

it has always instilled in young people the importance of being helpful to others, and developing 

courage and self-reliance. 

The Polish Scouting Organization of Illinois comprises the “Tatry” Girl Guides Council, 

“Warta” Boy Scouts Council, two patrols of adult instructors, the “Orlęta” and “Lechici” scout 

dance ensembles and “Wichry” scout artistic ensemble, several Senior Scout units, and two 

Auxiliary Association chapters. In the greater metropolitan Chicago area there are 14 troops 

of scouts and guides (11-18 years old), 15 troops of cub scouts and brownies (children 7-10 

years old), plus three troops serving the youngest children (aged 4-6). These units serve children 

of Polish descent of many immigrant waves, some already in the third generation. Polish 

continues to be the language of scout meetings. In the more than 60 years of Polish scouting 

in Chicago more than 25,000 youth have been members of the organization. 

The long history of the Polish Scouting Organization of Illinois is truly a testament to a 

dedication to service in the community and to the commitment of the volunteers who support 

the organization. Among the annual programs organized by the Polish Scouting Organization 

in Illinois are annual 11th November, Polish Independence celebrations, the Polish program in 

the Museum of Science and Industry Christmas Around the World programs, participation in 

the 3rd May Polish parade, in addition to many scout celebrations and events. The Polish 

Scouting Organization of Illinois represents Polish scouting to the community at large. This 

year all the members of the Organization are preparing for a US-wide Polish scouting jamboree 

to be held in Colorado. In addition, the organization 

hosts many events in the Polish Scout House, serving not 

just scout units, but also veteran and cultural Polish organizations 

in the community. The organization offers youth 

opportunities to celebrate the richness of their heritage, 

while fostering a cultural exchange throughout the area and 

supporting the needs of the community.


Past Beneficiaries 

of the Physicians’ Ball 

THE GIFT FROM THE HEART FOUNDATION 

AMBER COALITION 

POLISH ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO 

THE POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA 

THE POLISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

THE POLISH FILM FESTIVAL IN AMERICA 

THE WARSAW COMMITTEE OF THE CHICAGO 

SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM 

THE PADEREWSKI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

THE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF THE 

POLISH - AMERICAN CONGRESS 

THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION 

THE POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA 

LIRA ENSEMBLE 

THE POLISH-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

A GIFT OF THE HEART FOUNDATION 

“WICI” 

POLISH JESUITS 

CENTER FOR POLISH STUDIES AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO 

THE EDUCATIONAL FUND OF THE 

POLISH-AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY IN CHICAGO 

THE ACADEMIC FUND OF THE 

POLISH-AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY IN CHICAGO 

ABAKANOWICZ FUND 

POLONIA ENSEMBLE 

THE BISHOP ABRAMOWICZ SEMINARY PROGRAM 

THE ACADEMIC FUND OF THE 

POLISH-AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY



S C H O L A R S H I P R E C I P I E N T S 

2010 - 2014 

PAMS Academic Scholarship Recipients 2010: 

Maria Rapciak, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Malgorzata Poznalska, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Hubert A. Cios, Medical College of Wisconsin 

Ewelina Ciula, Indiana University School of Dentistry 

Karolina Woloszyn, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Monika Stanczyk, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Joanna Ganczar, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Wojciech Gwarnicki, Akademia Medyczna w Lublinie 

Marzena Luszcz-Klejno, Poznan University of Medical Sciences 

Pawel Pioro, Medical University, Lodz 


Piotr P. Pilarski, Vanderbilt University 

Mariusz Borowicz, UIC College of Dentistry 

Mateusz Kamil Ciejka, University of Illinois College of Medicine 

Ewelina Ciula, Indiana University, School of Dentistry 

Magdalena M. Gryglak, UIC, College of Dentistry 

Stefan M. Plachta, Chicago Medical School 

Daniel Wozniczka, Jagiellonian University. Krakow 

Tomasz Podobinski, Des Moines Univ. College. of Osteopathic Med. 

Kinga Fiedorczuk, Poznan Medical University. Dentistry 

Justyna Susfal Grothaus, Chicago Rush University Medical College 


Julian Klosowiak, MD/PhD Program at Northwestern University 

Aleksandra Gabriela Florek, Medical University of Gdansk 

Mieszko Orawiec, Jagiellonian University Medical College 

Benjamin Bienia, Chicago Rush Medical College 

Adam Cien , Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Agnieszka Kielian , University of Illinois- College of Medicine 

Dagmara Lukaszek , UIUC Veterinary School 

Paulina Pawluczuk, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Marta Demski, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry 

Jennifer Gomulka, Medical College of Wisconsin 

Przemys³aw Ignaciuk, Medical University of Lodz 

Paul Kuder, Chicago Medical School 

Samantha Kufta, Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine 

Katarzyna Mikrut, Jagiellonian University Medical College 

Karolina Woloszyn-Machnica, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine


S C H O L A R S H I P R E C I P I E N T S 

2010 - 2014 

Izabela Robel-Biesiada, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine 

Kinga Fiedorczuk, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Dentistry 

Daniel Wozniczka, Jagiellonian University, School of Medicine 


Mateusz WIETECHA, Chicago UIC College of Dentistry 

Julian KLOSOWIAK, Chicago Northwestern University School of Medicine 

Mieszko ORAWIEC, Krakow Jagellonian University-School of Medicine 

Maria KOTARSKA, Chicago Rush Medical College 

Agnieszka IWASZCZYSZYN,Chicago UIC College of Dentistry 

Matthew PILECKI, Chicago Northwestern University School of Medicine 

Ava SOCIK, Chicago Rush Medical College 

Anna ZBOREK, Chicago UIC College of Dentistry 

Mark DZIUBA, Poznan University of Medical Sciences 

Aleksandra FLOREK, Gdansk Medical University 

Marek HANSDORFER, Warsaw Medical University 

Bartlomiej ROG , Krakow Jagiellonian University School of Medicine 

Marta WORWAG, Warsaw Medical University 

Marta DEMSKI , Chicago UIC College of Dentistry 

Wojciech GWARNICKI, Lublin Medical University 

Samantha KUFTA, Midwestern University 

Katarzyna MIKRUT, Krakow Jagiellonian University School of Medicine 

Stephen PLACHTA, Chicago Medical School 

Tomasz PODOBINSKI, Des Moines College of Ostheopathic Medicine 

Izabela BIESIADA-ROBEL, W Virginia School of Ostheopathic Medicine 

Zuzanna RECKA, Poznan University of Medical Sciences 

Julia ARTYMOVYCH, Wroclaw Medical School 

PAMS Scholarship Recipients 2014 

Michael Grzeskowiak, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University 

Mateusz Wietecha, University of Illinois College of Medicine 

Daniel Michalik, Medical College of Wisconsin 

Mark Dziuba, Poznan University of Medical Sciences 

Marek Hansdorfer, Medical University of Warsaw 

Amy Renee Richmond, Indiana University School of Medicine 

Ava Socik, Rush University Medical College 

Anna Zborek, University of Illinois College of Dentistry 

Dagmara Lukaszek, University of Illinois Veterinary School 

Dagmara Hausner, MD 

Julia Artymovych, MD 

Natalia Marek, DVM


2014 ACTIVE PAMS MEMBERS 

Drs: 

ARTYMOVYCH, Julia 

BLODA, Eva 

BORYS, Dariusz 

BORYS, Ewa 

BUCH, Eva 

CHEBES, Anna 

CHEBES, Andrzej 

CHEBES, Lukasz 

CIOS, Adam T 

DANEK, Beata 

DANKO, Janusz 

DMOWSKI, Paul 

DOBRADIN, Aleksy 

GOPANIUK-FOLGA, Anna 

DROZD, Anna 

DUBOWSKI, Michal 

DULCZEWSKA, Miroslawa 

DYGAS, Marek 

ELIAS, George 

FALKOWSKA, Alfreda 

FRANCZAK, Malgorzata 

GAWRYSZ, Marek 

GLIWA, Antoni 

GLIWA, Ewa 

GRZESKOWIAK, Krystyna 

GRZESKOWIAK, Wojciech 

HAUSNER, Dagmara 

HELENOWSKI, Tomasz 

HERDA, Marta 

HURTUK, Agnes 

JAKIMIEC, Jerry 

KALATA, Stanislaw 

KROL, Jadwiga 

KROL, Kornelia 

KUBIK, Christopher 

KURZYDLOWSKI, Henry 

KUTA, Anna 

LABUZ, Paulina 

LISAK, Alicja 

LOJEWSKI, Blazej 

LUBA, Katarzyna 

LYSINSKA, Maria 

LYSINSKI, Wojciech 

MACHNICA, Dobroslawa 

MACHNICA, Karolina 

MARECIK, Slawomir 

MAZUREK, Jozef 

MIERZEJEWSKA, Beata 

MIGIELSKA, Teresa 

MYSIAK, Waldemar 

NIEKRASZ, Marek 

OLPINSKI, Marian 

ORAWIEC, Bronislaw 

PATEREK, Malgorzata 

PIEKOS, Grazyna 

PIEKOS, Marek 

PODEJKO, Agnieszka 

PRUSEK, Dorothy 

PUSZKARSKA, Lucyna 

PUSZKARSKI, Slawomir 

RADWANSKA, Ewa 

RUDNICKI, Marek 

RYBICKI, Witold 

SAMULAK, Jadwiga 

SILBERT, Aga 

SKALUBA, Marta 

SKALUBA, Stanislaw 

SKOS, Barbara 

STEPKOWSKI, Stanislaw 

STROJNY, Wojciech 

SZOLC, Kazimierz 

SZPINDOR, Adam 

SZPINDOR, Anna 

TOKARCZYK, Arthur 

TOMAS, Caroline 

TUCCI, Mark 

WEGIEREK, Anna 

WITEK, Bozena 

WITKOWSKI, Piotr 

WOJEWNIK, Bartosz 

WORWAG, Ewelina 

WYSOCKI, Jan 

ZAJEWSKI, Witold 

ZWIERZCHOWSKA, Zofia


CALENDAR OF ANNUAL EVENTS 

January 

January 

January 

February 

March 

May 

June 

August 

Aug-Sept. 

September 

October 

November 

Holly Mass and Reception (Op³atek) 

at the Polish Jesuit Millenium Center 

Festive Event 

to Greet our Honorary Members 

at the Polish-Museum of America 

65th Annual Physician's Ball 

at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago 

Downhill Ski Competition 

Wilmot, WI, KS Bronek 

PAMS Quarterly Meeting 

Constitution Day Parade 


-Scholarship Awards 

Family Picnic 

Lawn Tennis Competitions, KS Bronek 


Fashion Show 


Kornelia Król, MD, PAMS President 6438 N. Central Ave., Chicago, IL 60646 

Tel: 773-775-7883 Fax: 773-775-7885 nelakrol@gmail.com





Board of Directors 

2013-2015 

PRESIDENT 

Kornelia Król, MD 

VICE PRESIDENT 

Eva Bloda, MD, DDS 

VICE PRESIDENT 

Ewa Radwañska, MD 

TREASURER 

Adam T. Cios, MD 

SECRETARY 

Evelina Worw¹g, MD 

SECRETARY 

Eva Kiliañska-Buch, MD 

BOARD MEMBERS 

£ukasz Chebes, MD 

Beata Danek, MD 

Janusz Dañko, DVM 

Józef F. Mazurek, MD 

Jagoda Samulak, DDS



Board of Directors 

2013-2015 

Sitting from the left: 

Drs. Ewa Radwañska, Kornelia Król 

Standing from the left: 

Drs. Evelina Worw¹g , Adam Cios, Beata Danek, Eva 

Kiliañska-Buch, Józef Mazurek, £ukasz Chebes, Eva Bloda



Polish American Medical Society 

Dinner 2015 

Starter 

Roasted Sea Scallop, Chanterelles, Citrus Butter 

Salad 

Root Vegetable Salad with Arugula, Pumpkin Seeds, Cinnamon Poached Pear, 

Watermelon Radish and Goat Cheese, Balsamic Vinaigrette 

Guest Choice of Entrée 

Slow Braised Beef Short Ribs, Truffled Parsnip Cream, 

Asparagus and Charred Grapefruit 

OR 

Butter Poached Lobster, Truffles, Squash Puree, 

Brussels Sprouts and Riesling Sauce 

Vegetarian: 

Asparagus and Wild Mushroom Risotto 

Dessert 

Red Velvet, Cream Cheese Mousse, Pistachio Crumble, Lemon Curd 

Wine with Dinner 

Sauvignon Blanc, Marquis de Graysac, 2013 

MassiddaBainosa, Monica di Sardegna DOC 2008

PAMS BALL 2015 - PROGRAM BOOK

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