NIEDZIELA Marek

Marek Niedziela

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Rheumatology, Karol Jonscher's Clinical Hospital, Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Poznan, Poland

Title

Professor; Chief of the Pediatric Endocrine and Rheumatologic Division and Chief of the Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory

Roles

Clinician, Clinical Investigator

Research Interests

Professor Niedziela is a clinical investigator. His main fields of scientific interest are disorders of thyroid, puberty and disorders of sex development. His research projects include investigations on: 1) molecular markers of childhood thyroid nodule/cancer and familial multinodular goiter; 2) genetic causes of rare gonadal and adrenal disorders. Professor Niedziela's work has been published in several scientific journals and two of his clinical papers have been cited in the last "AACE/AME/ETE task force on Thyroid Nodules" (2010)

Clinical Expertise

His clinical practice covers the whole spectrum of pediatric endocrinology with the main interest on thyroid diseases, disorders of sex development, pubertal abnormalities and endocrine oncology. He also has extensive experience in thyroid ultrasound examination. He is actively involved, as a representative of pediatric endocrinology, in setting the Polish guidelines for cancerous thyroid nodules and thyroid disorders during pregnancy. Since 2008, he is actively involved as a tutor in the ESPE Programme to introduce Pediatric Endocrinology to Africa and other developing countries, and also serves as a host for fellows. He is a member of several national, European and International endocrine societies (ESPE, ESE, ETA, The Endocrine Society).