Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz (MUL), Lodz, Poland.
Prof. Maciej Banach is a Vice-Rector for Collegium Medicum in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) and Head of Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology at the Medical University of Lodz (MUL). He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, and Senior Research Fellow at the Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences (LCCS). He is a President of the Polish Lipid Association (PoLA), Founder of the Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group, and President of the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP). Prof. Banach is within 1% the highest cited scientists in the world according to Essential Science Indicators by Clarivate (with 83 TOP Papers) and one of the most cited scientist in Poland with 112,892, IH=118 acc. Web of Science Core Collection, and 209,168 citations, IH=152 acc. Google Scholar. He is a laureate of several prizes and award, including: the Most Influential Person in Medicine in Poland for year 2023 with 2nd place for year 2024 on the Top 100 list by Puls Medycyny journal, and 5 recognitions of Doctor Honoris Causa (at the Universities in Zagreb, Kosice, Bucharest, Kiev, and Timisoara).