Professor of Endocrinology at Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland, Marek Ruchała, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the School of Medicine

Marek Ruchała, Professor of Endocrinology at Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the School of Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

The award ceremony was held on Friday, 25 September 2026, in the University’s Great Hall.

Proceedings opened with welcoming remarks by Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Next, Georgios Mastorakos, Professor of Endocrinology at the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, spoke about Professor Ruchała’s work and personal qualities.

The formal conferment then took place with Professor Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Chair of the School of Medicine, reading the official citation.

Following this, Professor Pagona Lagiou, Dean of the School of Health Sciences, invested the honouree with the School’s academic gown.

The ceremony closed with the honouree, Professor Marek Ruchała, giving a lecture entitled ‘Thyroid Cancer – Past, Present and Future’.

In his welcome address, the Rector, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, said, among other things:

‘Professor Ruchała has been actively involved in leading scientific organisations. His academic career has also earned him significant distinctions. He has served as President of the Polish Society of Endocrinology and remains actively involved in the European Society of Endocrinology and the European Thyroid Association. He has been honoured by the President of the Republic of Poland for his contributions to medical science and education with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

For the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, today’s ceremony is particularly significant, as Professor Ruchała has maintained a long-standing, close relationship with the School of Medicine.

This relationship has been strengthened through his regular work as a Visiting Professor at the School of Medicine, his participation in teaching activities and his joint research with members of our university community, which has led to numerous scientific publications.

Today’s ceremony recognises this wide-ranging contribution and further strengthens the ties Professor Ruchała has built with the School of Medicine and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.’

Photos: Dimitris Konstantinidis