Szpital im. Mikołaja Kopernika – Copernicus
Led by Dr. hab. n. med. Tomasz Mazurek. Head of the GUMed Clinical Dept. of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Szpital Kopernika Gdańsk
Strongest-verified entity. Named leadership and LL surgeons confirmed in independent press (MedExpress, RynekZdrowia, Podyplomie) and on official GUMed/Copernicus sites — all consistent. Wałejko and Napora explicitly credited with the department's first Taylor-frame procedures. A genuine reconstructive limb-lengthening & reconstruction centre, distinct from the cosmetic clinics. No published direct contact dedicated to the lengthening programme; hospital switchboard only. verified:true reflects named leadership on official + independent-press sources. | page fetched empty; LL evidence media-based — verify | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (batch-2 deepen/gap); codex web-search cross-checked.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Notes
- Public hospital dept page returned no extractable content (likely JS-rendered / empty); no contact, email, or price could be read.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Public academic centre performing limb lengthening for 30+ years; introduced three methods (Ilizarov, Taylor Spatial Frame, PRECICE internal nail) — first Taylor-frame use in Northern Poland. Reconstructive/medical indications (LLD, multi-planar deformity), NOT marketed cosmetic stature lengthening. Collaborates with Dr Szymon Pietrzak of Otwock.
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
- TSFRead about TSF →
- PRECICE 2Read about PRECICE 2 →
Surgeons
- Dr. hab. n. med. Tomasz MazurekHead of the GUMed Clinical Dept. of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Szpital Kopernika Gdańsk
- Dr. Szymon WałejkoOrthopaedic surgeon, GUMed Gdańsk; performed the department's first Taylor Spatial Frame lengthening procedures
- Dr. Justyna NaporaOrthopaedic surgeon, limb-lengthening team, GUMed Gdańsk; co-operated first Taylor frame case
Accreditations
- ●Public university hospital (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny / Copernicus PL); NFZ-funded
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 3 — limited data
- Last verified
- 27 days ago
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