Piotr Janaszek
Physician, disabled children organization leader
Born Apr. 21, 1947, Poznan, Poland; came to U.S., 1989; son of Witoslaw and Zuzanna (Niedziela); married Joanna (Sobocinska); children: Zuzanna, Olga.
Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Poznan Medical Academy, 1971.
Career: assistant, 1971-80, deputy division head, 1981-84, division head, 1985-89, Provincial Hospital, Konin (Poland); assistant, Rehabilitation Center, Howard Beach (NY), 1989-90; vice president, Eastern Europe Council, Ltd., New York City, 1991 -.
Author: founder, Mielnica Rehabilitation Center, 1978; organizer, Zyja wsrod nas - film festivals, 1981, 1983, 1985; various articles on rehabilitation.
Member of: vice president, Disabled Children's Camp Founder, Eastern Europe Council Ltd.; Rehabilitation International; Polish Society for Rehabilitation (chairman, Konin chapter, 1979-89).
Honors: K. Marcinkowski Medal, 1984, 70th Anniversary Medal, 1985, Poznan Medical Academy; "Order of Smile", Kurier Polski (Poland), 1989; "Praca Organiczna" community service award, Glos Wielkopolski (Poland), 1991.
Affiliation: Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian
Hobbies: photography, journalism, scouting
Office: Disabled Children's Camp Foundation "Mielnica", 11 John St. Suite 406, New York, NY 10038.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996