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Prof. Maciej Banach

Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University in Lodz (MUL), Lodz, Poland

Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Department of Cardiology and Adult Congenital Defects,
Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland

Prof. Maciej Banach

Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University in Lodz (MUL), Lodz, Poland

Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool, United Kingdom

About me

Short bio and
main abilities

Organizational/administrative experience and skills:

  • Head of the Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz (MUL) (since 2008 – present)
  • Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland (2010-2012), responsible for the EU and bilateral collaboration and science financing.
  • Head for the Bureau for the International Collaboration and Development at the Medical University of Lodz (MUL) (2012-2014).
  • President of the 2nd largest hospital in Poland. – the Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital – Research Institute (PMMHRI) (2014-2021).
  • Founder and President of the Foundation – Think-Tank “Innovation for Health”, which gathers six main health research institutes and over 40 medical business representatives in Poland with main aim to make innovations in the medical area in Poland.

  • Vice-President (Pro-Rector) for Collegium Medicum at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland (2024-2026)

Group Member/Leader and scientific collaboration:

  • Secretary of the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) (2021-2024); Co-Chair of the EAS Lipid Clinic Network (LCN), EAS Advisor for the EU Contacts (2016-2021), FHSC Member.
  • Member of the Scientific and Health Policy Advisory Group of the FH Europe.
  • President of the Polish Lipid Association (PoLA).
  • Founder of the Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group (2012-) – a group of over 150 worldwide experts aimed to investigate the most important issues in the field of lipid disorders, hypertension, nutrition and cardiovascular risk. www.lbpmcgroup.com 
  • Founder and President of the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP; ilep.eu) (2015-), which has been founded to prepare recommendations in the area of preventive cardiology in the most debatable issues that have not been covered in the existing guidelines.
  • Member of the REPROGRAM Consortium – a group of experts challenging with Covid-19 pandemic, CArdiometabolic Panel of International Experts on Syndemic COVID-19 (CAPISCO), member of 2 largest worldwide databases – the Global Burden of Disease (GDB) (University of Washington, Seattle, US) and Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC, Imperial College of London, UK).

  • Leader of the European Program for Prevention (EPP, www.eppreventtion.eu) and Central European Prevention Initiative (CEPI) Alliance – bringing together leaders, stakeholders and institutions from CEE countries to collaborate on best-practice prevention programs and support the EU Safe Hearts Plan and WHO/WHF initiatives.

About me

Short bio and
main abilities

Organizational/administrative experience and skills:

  • Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland (2010-2012), responsible for the EU and bilateral collaboration and science financing.
  • Head for the Bureau for the International Collaboration and Development at the Medical University of Lodz (MUL) (2012-2014).
  • President of the 2nd largest hospital in Poland. – the Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital – Research Institute (PMMHRI) (2014-2021).
  • Founder and President of the Foundation – Think-Tank “Innovation for Health”, which gathers six main health research institutes and over 40 medical business representatives in Poland with main aim to make innovations in the medical area in Poland.

Group Member/Leader and scientific collaboration:

  • Secretary of the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) (2021-2024); Co-Chair of the EAS Lipid Clinic Network (LCN), EAS Advisor for the EU Contacts (2016-2021), FHSC Member.
  • Member of the Scientific and Health Policy Advisory Group of the FH Europe.
  • President of the Polish Lipid Association (PoLA).
  • Founder of the Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group (2012-) – a group of over 150 worldwide experts aimed to investigate the most important issues in the field of lipid disorders, hypertension, nutrition and cardiovascular risk. www.lbpmcgroup.com 
  • Founder and President of the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP; ilep.eu) (2015-), which has been founded to prepare recommendations in the area of preventive cardiology in the most debatable issues that have not been covered in the existing guidelines.
  • Member of the REPROGRAM Consortium – a group of experts challenging with Covid-19 pandemic, CArdiometabolic Panel of International Experts on Syndemic COVID-19 (CAPISCO), member of 2 largest worldwide databases – the Global Burden of Disease (GDB) (University of Washington, Seattle, US) and Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC, Imperial College of London, UK).

My Research

According to Clarivate’s Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Prof. Maciej Banach ranks in the top 1% of the world’s most-cited researchers, with 93 Top Papers (including 11 Hot Papers). The Elsevier/Stanford University Top 2% Scientists list places him 29th globally in Cardiovascular System & Hematology. He is ranked 13th worldwide on the AD Scientific Index 2026 by the citations number in Medical and Health Sciences (Cardiology), 29th worldwide by the Hirsch index and 17h worldwide by the i10‑index productivity metric. Based on the InCites Essential Science Indicators by Clarivate, he is also ranked 136th worldwide (top 0.4%) in the field of clinical medicine by number of Top Papers, and 157th worldwide (top 0.5%) by total citations. In preventive cardiology, he is among the most-cited researchers worldwide, with 151,303 citations and an H-index of 130 in Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection, and 277,336 citations with an H-index of 170 (i10-indeks:1031) in Google Scholar. His honors include being named “Most Influential Person in Polish Medicine” for 2023 (ranked 2nd in 2024 and 4th in 2025 on the combined medicine and healthcare list) by Puls Medycyny; the “Visionary of the Healthcare System” award from Wprost Weekly; and five honorary doctorates (Universities of Zagreb, Košice, Bucharest, Kyiv, and Timișoara).

He is a laureate of several prizes and award, including: the Most Influential Person in Medicine in Poland for year 2023 on the Top 100 list by Puls Medycyny journal (2024), and the Visionary of the Health Care System Award by the Wprost Magazine (2024), Medal on the occasion of the 600th Birthday of Lodz – Ex navicula navis for the most distinguished residents of the city (2023), Doctor Honoris Causa of the University in Zagreb, Croatia (2022), Doctor Honoris Causa of the Medical University in Kosice, Slovak Republic (2020), on Top-100 List of the most influential scientists in medicine in Poland for year 2022 (position 7), 2021 (position 3), 2020 (position 8), 2019 (10), and 2018 (9), Doctor Honoris Causa of the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania, “Gold Scalpel” Distinction in 2019 for the Innovation (Smart Hospital); Honorary Member of the Romanian Society of Cardiology (2019), Doctor Honoris Causa of the Institute of Cardiology in Kiev (2018), and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes in Timisoara (2017); Gold Honorary Medal for scientific achievements of the Medical Faculty of Medical University in Kosice, Slovak Republic (2018), The Manager of the Year 2016 – Public Entities (2017), “Innovator of the Year – Science Category” by Wprost journal (2017); “Gold Scalpel” Distinction in 2016 for the Innovation; The Personality of the Year 2013 in Poland for the development of science in the field of healthcare – founded by the Heath Manager journal (Termedia Publishing House), Super-Talent in Medicine 2012 Award – the winner of the competition for young scientists in medicine (up to 40) founded by Puls Medycyny journal.

 

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