MD, PhD Tomasz Kowalski

After completing my specialist training in Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration (CSK MSWiA) in Warsaw, I received a prestigious fellowship at the Orthopaedics Department of the University of California, Los Angeles, where I spent over a year training in sports orthopaedics and regenerative medicine. I also conducted research into the role of stem cells in musculoskeletal injuries.

Over the following two years I completed sub-specialty training in arthroscopy and reconstruction of the shoulder, elbow and knee at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Northfield and at the Trauma Centre of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Birmingham.

After completing my sub-specialty training in the British system, I won a competition for the independent position of Consultant in Orthopaedics and Traumatology with a sub-specialty in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Wye Valley NHS Trust, where I worked from 2017 to 2019. During this time I provided surgical treatment of conditions of the shoulder girdle and traumatic musculoskeletal surgery, while also training resident physicians. In 2017 I received privileges to conduct private surgical practice within the Nuffield hospital network in the United Kingdom.

Since October 2019 I have served as Deputy Head of Department at Carolina Hospital.

Areas of interest

Skiing, horse riding, CrossFit, windsurfing, tennis

Publications

• “Open shoulder stabilization: current trends and one year post-operative complications” – Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Tomasz J. Kowalski, Adam Z. Khan, Jeremiah R. Cohen, Elizabeth L. Lord, Chad Ishmael, Nelson F. SooHoo, David R. McAllister, Jeffrey C. Wang, Frank A. Petrigliano;
• “Innovative use of single incision internal fixation of lateral third clavicle fractures augmented with coraco-clavicular stabilization” – Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2017. Rajpal Nandra, Tomasz J. Kowalski, Socrates Kalogrianitis;
• “Perivascular Stem Cells Diminish Muscle Atrophy Following Massive Rotator Cuff Tears in a Small Animal Model” – J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Feb 15;99(4):331-341.
• “Hypoxic Culture Conditions Induce Increased Metabolic Rate and Collagen gene expression in ACL-derived Cells” – J Orthop Res. 2015.
• “Covalently conjugated transforming growth factor-β1 in modular chitosan hydrogels for the effective treatment of articular cartilage defects” Biomater Sci. 2015 May 21;3(5):742-52.
• “Life satisfaction and risk of burnout among men and women working as physiotherapists” Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2014.
• “Burnout among physiotherapists and length of service” Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2014.
• “Genetic variants of CDH23 associated with noise-induced hearing loss” Otol Neurotol. 2014 Feb; 35(2):358-65.
• “Early outcomes after arthroscopic treatment for femoroacetabular impingement” Problemy Lekarskie 2013.
• “Femoral head fracture – report of two cases”, Problemy Lekarskie 2013.
• “Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the cadherin 23 (CDH23) gene in Polish workers exposed to industrial noise” Am J Hum Biol. 2008.
• “Can we use adenosine diphosphate (ADP) to study aspirin resistance”, Pharmacol Rep. 2008.
• “Genetic factors in susceptibility to age- and noise-related hearing loss”, Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski 2006.

Scientific presentations

Dr Kowalski has presented at numerous international conferences, including ESSKA Barcelona 2016, Orthopaedic Research Society 2016 (Orlando, Florida), Western Orthopaedic Association’s Annual Meeting (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 2015), American Shoulder and Elbow Society 2015 Open Meeting (Las Vegas), and Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Retreat (Monterey, California, 2014).

Courses and training

• Arthrex Shoulder Workshop, Munich, Germany;
• IBRA Realistic Treatment of Wrist and Elbow Fractures, Cologne, Germany;
• Tornier Aequalis Shoulder Replacement – Rugby, UK;
• Arthrex Shoulder Arthroscopy Live Course, Birmingham, UK – course co-organiser;
• Reading Shoulder Unit, Reading, UK;
• 6th International Clinical Anatomy Course, Padova, Italy;
• Southern California Orthopaedic Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA;
• Advanced Trauma Life Support, Birmingham, UK;
• Shoulder Arthroplasty Course at Venus, Paris, France;
• Institute de la Main, Paris, France;
• Alps Shoulder Institute, Annecy, France;
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA.