medical researcher, and medical journal editor Maria Siemionow received both her MD and PhD from Poznan. She is a surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic who gained public notice in December 2008 when she led a team of six surgeons in a 22-hour surgery, performing the first face transplant in the United States on patient Connie Culp. References 1919 establishments in Poland Educational institutions established in 1919 1950 establishments in Poland Educational institutions established in 1950