Rafał Ficek

Rafał Ficek is a Teaching Professor at the Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Diseases, part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice at the Medical University of Silesia. His academic career focuses on clinical research in nephrology and transplantology.

His research interests include chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, kidney transplantation, calcium-phosphate metabolism disturbances, inflammatory pathways, and cardiovascular complications in renal patients. He has extensively studied vitamin K deficiency, antihypertensive therapy, and nutritional factors affecting renal outcomes in clinical settings.

Analysis of his publications (116 total) reveals a focus on transplantation medicine, renal failure, metabolic disorders, and cardiovascular risk factors. Key trends include drug variability in transplant recipients, bone turnover markers, and inflammatory biomarkers in haemodialysis patients.