Dr. Krystian Bartczak is a rising academic and clinical expert in pulmonary medicine, with a strong focus on post-COVID lung complications, interstitial lung diseases, and telemedicine integration. He currently serves as a Senior Assistant at the Pulmonology and Allergology Department of Norbert Barlicki Memorial Hospital No. 1 in Łódź, and as a Research and Teaching Assistant at the Medical University of Łódź.

With an MD and ongoing PhD studies, Dr. Bartczak is actively contributing to the field of respiratory medicine through peer-reviewed research and clinical innovation. His published work explores critical areas like telemedicine for post-COVID recovery, pulmonary epigenetics, and the phenotypic variability of long COVID, earning recognition in journals such as Biomedicines, Scientific Reports, and Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy.

Fluent in English and actively involved in teaching, he is also deeply engaged in the evolving landscape of non-invasive ventilation, interventional pulmonology, and lung fibrosis.

At Breathe 2025, Dr. Bartczak will speak on the management of pleural infections – the meaning of skill and timing.

Talks

• Inside the Lung: Tools, Timing, and Transformation in Respiratory Interventions