Dr Jerzy Leszek is Professor of Psychiatry, Vice-Head of the Department of Psychiatry ,
Head of Alzheimer’s Disease Lab at the Medical University in Wroclaw , and Scientific
Director of Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Scinawa near Wroclaw, Poland. He graduated at
Medical University of Wroclaw in 1980, was awarded a doctorate in Wroclaw in 1981 and in
1999- examination for the degree of associate professor of psychiatry and since 2005 he is
working as full professor of psychiatry at Wroclaw Medical University. He is author and coauthor
more than 540 papers (especially from old age psychiatry), some chapters to the books
published in reputed Polish and international journals and serving as an editorial board
member of several journals .He is Editor –in-Chief of Journal of Yoga and Physical Activity.
He is Scientific Editor and co-author of first Polish academic handbook on Alzheimer’s
disease and ten another academic handbooks from old age psychiatry(Polish and
internationals) , member a lot of scientific associations e .g founder and president of Lower
Silesian Association of Alzheimer’s Families, first of its kind in Poland ,President of the
Scientific Council of Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Scinawa, near Wroclaw , Former
President and founder of Polish Psychogeriatric Association, Former Secretary(now
member) of European Old Age Psychiatry and Former Member of Board of Directions of
International Psychogeriatric Association.
