Łukasz Minarowski, MD PhD

Łukasz Minarowski, MD PhD

Pulmonologist and internist. Head of the Department of Respiratory Pathophysiology at the Medical University of Białystok and senior assistant at the 2nd Department of Lung Diseases, Lung Cancer and Internal Medicine, University Clinical Hospital in Białystok. I combine clinical practice with research on respiratory pathophysiology and applications of artificial intelligence in respiratory medicine.

// education & specialties

  • MD with honours (summa cum laude), Medical University of Białystok, 2005.
  • PhD (2011) — single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the CFTR gene in cystic fibrosis; thesis awarded by the Polish Cystic Fibrosis Society.
  • Board certification in internal medicine (2014) and in lung diseases (2020).
  • Postgraduate studies in bioinformatics — Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology (PJATK), Warsaw (since 2026).
  • Postgraduate studies in expedition and extreme medicine — Jagiellonian University (2018–2019).

// clinical & research areas

  • Cystic fibrosis and orphan lung diseases.
  • Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in respiratory failure.
  • Sleep-disordered breathing — treatment (CPAP/BiPAP/ASV, mandibular advancement devices, lifestyle modification).
  • Functional respiratory diagnostics: spirometry, CPET.
  • Diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy (EBUS-TBNA, cryobiopsy, bronchonavigation).
  • Artificial intelligence in respiratory medicine and research (NaviMed-UMB, Capno-Nome).
  • Cystic fibrosis modelling in iPSCs and lung organoids (CRISPR-Cas9).

// clinical trials & editorial

  • Experience as investigator / site coordinator in phase I–III clinical trials (incl. COPD, cystic fibrosis).
  • Advances in Medical Sciences — Deputy Editor.
  • Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease (Sage) — Associate Editor.

// memberships & bibliometrics

  • European Respiratory Society (since 2004), Polish Respiratory Society (since 2008), Polish Cystic Fibrosis Society (since 2006), American Academy of Sleep Medicine (since 2010), Polish Society for Sleep Research (since 2011).
  • h-index: 14 (Web of Science) · cumulative impact factor: 117.3 · MNiSW points: 3365 (as of June 2026).

// profiles

ORCID · Scopus · Web of Science · Google Scholar · Zenodo · LinkedIn

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