21 Facts About Lidia Rudnicka

Lidia Rudnicka is currently chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Medical University of Warsaw.

Lidia Rudnicka is president of the Polish Dermatological Society, first president of the International Society of Trichoscopy, regional editor for the International Journal of Trichology, and associate editor of the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Additionally, Lidia Rudnicka has authored or co-authored over 200 articles and book chapters, mainly concerning autoimmune skin diseases, biological therapies, videodermoscopy, trichoscopy, epidemiology of skin diseases and managing medical institutions.

Lidia Rudnicka graduated from Warsaw Medical School in 1986.

Lidia Rudnicka went on to receive PhD in medical sciences in 1990 and habilitation degree in 1994.

In 2001 she became Full Professor in medical sciencesSince 2008 Lidia Rudnicka has been professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Medical University of Warsaw.

Lidia Rudnicka started her professional career in 1986 in Department of Immunopathology of National Institute of Hygiene.

Since 2007 Lidia Rudnicka has been a member of National Examinary Commission for dermatology and venerology exams.

Lidia Rudnicka participated in works of Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences.

Lidia Rudnicka's early work was related to the role of Natural Killer Cells and adhesion molecules in systemic sclerosis and showed that activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells of scleroderma patients exhibit increased adhesion to vascular endothelial cells, which is an early event, preceding formation of perivascular lymphocytic infiltrates and development of skin fibrosis.

Lidia Rudnicka is the author of the hypothesis linking etiology of systemic sclerosis to a mutation in the topoisomerase I gene and abnormal topoisomerase I expression.

Lidia Rudnicka believes that presence of anti-topoisomerse I antibodies in sera of patients with scleroderma represents a protective reaction to these abnormalities.

The hypothesis by Lidia Rudnicka was discussed during medical conferences, but was never confirmed by other researchers.

Lidia Rudnicka made a major contribution to development of hair and scalp dermoscopy and was the first to coin the term trichoscopy.

Lidia Rudnicka is the organizer of a Polish nationwide campaign to promote prevention and early detection of melanoma.

In 2014 Lidia Rudnicka was elected the president of the Polish Dermatological Society.

Lidia Rudnicka was one of the co-initiators to transform the Task Force into a Work Group to include a higher number of experts in the poster evaluation process.

In 2017 Lidia Rudnicka was one of the four founding members of the International Trichoscopy Society, together with Antonella Tosti, Rodrigo Pirmez and Daniel Asz Sigall.

Lidia Rudnicka was elected first president of the International Trichoscopy Society.

Lidia Rudnicka is honorary member of several medical societies, including the Russian Hair Research Society, Ukrainian Hair Research Society, and Mexican Hair Research Society.

Lidia Rudnicka is author or co-author of more than 200 articles and book chapters, mainly concerning autoimmune skin diseases, biological therapies, videodermoscopy, trichoscopy, epidemiology of skin diseases and managing medical institutions.