The Masovian Regional Government has concluded the fifth edition of the "Medical Event of the Year" competition – Asclepius of Masovia, recognizing the efforts of doctors, nurses, and entire medical teams. This year, the jury distinguished laureates in six categories and awarded a series of additional prizes and distinctions. The ceremony provided an occasion to summarize the key achievements of Masovian healthcare in recent times.
Among the most important winners was Dr. med. Paweł Baranowski from the Mazovian Rehabilitation Center "STOCER" in Konstancin-Jeziorna, who received the title of "Medical Personality of the Year." A specialist in neurosurgery and spinal surgery, he serves as the medical director of the facility. The title of "Doctor of the Year" went to Dr. med. Iwona Patejuk-Mazurek from the Mazovian Specialist Health Center named after Prof. Jan Mazurkiewicz in Pruszków, where she heads the Mental Health Center I. In the "Medic of the Year" category, Dr. nat. sci. Hanna Żarnowska-Prymek from the Provincial Infectious Diseases Hospital in Warsaw, a laboratory diagnostician specializing in medical parasitology who heads the local laboratory, was the winner.
The young generation of medical professionals was represented by Mgr Dominika Marietta Godlewska-Gnaś from the Specialist Provincial Hospital in Ciechanów, who was recognized as a "Rising Hope of Medicine." A psychologist undergoing specialization in addiction psychotherapy, she was appreciated for her competencies and contribution to the facility's work.
Breakthrough advances in treatment were recorded in the "Medical Achievement of the Year – Interventional Medicine" category. The award was given for performing the first fully robotic total exenteration of the pelvis in Poland. The procedure was performed at the Mazovian Provincial Hospital named after St. John Paul II in Siedlce on a patient suffering from cervical cancer. Meanwhile, in the "Medical Achievement of the Year – Conservative Medicine" category, a project for robotic diagnosis and rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy, implemented at the Mazovian Neuropsychiatry Center in Zagórze, was appreciated.
In addition to the main categories, the jury awarded six distinctions. They were received by teams from Radom (for performing enteroscopy) and Warsaw (for biological treatment of chronic sinusitis), as well as individual specialists: Mgr Renata Wojtczak from Ciechanów, Dr. med. Rafał Drobot from Warsaw, Mgr Łukasz Wroński from Pruszków, and Dr. med. Joanna Litewka from Dziekanów Leśny.
As part of the celebrations, commemorative PRO MASOVIA Medals were also awarded. They were received by Mgr Halina Adamczyk, a nurse from the Mazovian Rehabilitation Center "STOCER", and Dr. med. Piotr Kania from the Mazovian Provincial Hospital named after St. John Paul II in Siedlce. As the organizers emphasize, more than 70 medical professionals and more than 30 medical events have been nominated in previous editions of the competition, which testifies to the dynamic development of regional healthcare.
Decisions
Awarding of prizes in the "Medical Event of the Year" – Asclepius of Masovia competition in the 2026 edition by the competition jury.
Awarding of 6 distinctions in the Asclepius of Masovia 2026 competition.
Awarding of commemorative PRO MASOVIA Medals to Mgr Halina Adamczyk and Dr. med. Piotr Kania.