Janusz Heitzman
Janusz Heitzman | |
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Janusz Heitzman in 2014 | |
| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) |
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| Fields | psychiatry |
Janusz Piotr Heitzman (born 1952) is a psychiatrist.
Biography
He graduated from the Medical Academy in Kraków in 1977.[1] In 1991 he obtained doctorate under the supervision of Zdzisław Jan Ryn.[1] In 2003 he obtained habilitation.[1] In 2021 he obtained the title of professor.[2]
In 1979 he started work at the Medical Academy in Kraków, that was later transformed into the Jagiellonian University Medical College.[1] He was the president of the Polish Psychiatric Association[1] and was the director of Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii between 2016[3] and 2020. He was a member of Mental Health Council (Rada do spraw Zdrowia Psychicznego).[4] From 5 February 2020 to 7 November November 2025 he held the office of the Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Health for forensic psychiatry.[5][6] He became the Chairman of the Psychiatric Commission for Preventive Measures and a member of the inter-ministerial working group appointed to prepare a draft amendment to the Act on the National Centre for the Prevention of Dissocial Behaviour in Gostynin.[7] As of November 2025, two of his former patients accused him of inappropriate behaviors.[8]
Books
- Psychiatria. Podręcznik dla studentów medycznych. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL. 2007. Co-authored and edited by.
- Farmakoterapia depresji – współczesne podstawy teoretyczne i doświadczenia kliniczne. Termedia. 2012. Co-edited with Jerzy Vetulani.
- Psychiatria w geriatrii. Termedia. 2018. ISBN 978-83-7988-223-6. Edited by.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Prof. dr hab. Janusz Heitzman". ludzie.nauka.gov.pl. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 kwietnia 2021 r. nr 115.12.2021 w sprawie nadania tytułu profesora". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ "Prof. dr hab. Janusz Heitzman nowym Dyrektorem Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii w Warszawie". ptps.com.pl. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ "Rada do spraw zdrowia psychicznego". gov.pl. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ "Dziennik Urzędowy Ministra Zdrowia". mz.gov.pl. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Dziennik Urzędowy Ministra Zdrowia". mz.gov.pl. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Sprawa nowelizacji ustawy o KOZZD ws. możliwości edukacji w Ośrodku. Kolejna odpowiedź MZ". bip.brpo.gov.pl. 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-11-10. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ Faron, Dariusz; Janczura, Michał (7 November 2025). "Nietykalny: Śledztwa i zarzuty wobec prof. Janusza Heitzmana". Wirtualna Polska. Archived from the original on 2025-11-10.
- ^ "Table of contents" (PDF). termedia.pl. Retrieved 2025-11-11.