For the first time in Poland, at the Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery of the Medical University of Warsaw, headed by Prof. Krzysztof Zieniewicz, the liver transplantation and retransplantation was performed on 18-year-old patient with super-urgent vital indications after paracetamol intoxication, additionally infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus.

On April 23, 2021, the 100th anniversary of teaching academic dentistry in Warsaw was celebrated, it was combined with the 14th International West - East Conference. The ceremony was honored by the Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw, Professor Zbigniew Gaciong.

In the latest World Impact Rankings 2021 - Times Higher Education (THE), the Medical University of Warsaw, within the GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING criterion, was ranked the highest among all Polish universities, taking between 100th and 200th place.

In the Endoscopic Laboratory of the Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine of the Central Clinical Hospital UCC MUW an innovative procedure of removing a prosthesis from the pancreatic duct with the use of SpyGlass Discover cholangioscope was performed.

On April 12, 2021, in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation of the Faculty of Medicine MUW, headed by Artur Stolarczyk, MD, PhD, in Międzylesie Specialist Hospital in Warsaw, the surgery involving the implantation of a double partial custom-made endoprosthesis - Episurf, prepared specifically for local cartilage or cartilage-bone defects within the knee joint, was performed for the first time in Poland.

April 19, 2021 marked the beginning of the Mental Health Awareness Days - a seven-day series of meetings, discussions, lectures and workshops devoted to the mental well-being. The event is organized by the English-speaking Psychological Student Scientific Club PSYCHE, the MUW University Counseling Services and the Department of Psychology and Medical Communication MUW.

On April 17, the Open Day was held at our University for the university’s prospective students. The event was held online. We started at 10 a.m. with the official opening and the welcoming of the participants by HM Rector, prof. Zbigniew Gaciong.

We are pleased to announce that Urszula Piotrowska, PhD, PharmD, from the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Biomaterials, received a special award in the 6th edition of the Leader of Pharmaceutical Sciences Competition for the best doctoral dissertation in pharmacy.

The team from the Department of Cardiac and General Pediatric Surgery UCC MUW, headed by prof. dr Maciej Karolczak, performed the surgery to implant the smallest mechanical heart valve in a 2-month-old child.

On Saturday and Sunday, 10 and 11 April 2021, the Arena Grand Prix Polish Cup competition took place at the swimming pool of the Sports and Rehabilitation Centre of the Medical University of Warsaw.