Marian Zembala
Marian Zembala | |
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Zembala in 2016 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 16 June 2015 – 16 November 2015 | |
| President | Bronisław Komorowski Andrzej Duda |
| Prime Minister | Ewa Kopacz |
| Preceded by | Bartosz Arłukowicz |
| Succeeded by | Konstanty Radziwiłł |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| In office 12 November 2015 – 12 November 2019 | |
| Constituency | 31 – Katowice II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1950 Krzepice, Poland |
| Died | 19 March 2022 (aged 72) Zbrosławice, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform |
| Spouse | Hanna Zembala |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Cardiac surgeon and Transplantologist |
| Known for | Performing the first single-lung transplant in Poland |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2004) Order of the Smile (2005) Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (2008) Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011) 3rd Class of the Order of Merit of Ukraine (2012) |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Medical University of Silesia |
Marian Zembala (11 February 1950 – 19 March 2022) was a Polish cardiac surgeon, full professor of medicine who served as Health Minister in 2015 and as a deputy to the Sejm (2015–2019). He was a member of Zbigniew Religa's team who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in 1985.