Janusz Heitzman

He graduated from the Medical Academy in Kraków in 1977.^[1] In 1991 he obtained doctorate under the supervision of Zdzisław Jan Ryn.^[1] In 2003 he obtained habilitation.^[1] In 2021 he obtained the title of professor.^[2]

In 1979 he started work at the Medical Academy in Kraków, that was later transformed into the Jagiellonian University Medical College.^[1] He was the president of the Polish Psychiatric Association^[1] and was the director of Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii [pl] between 2016^[3] and 2020. He was a member of Mental Health Council (Rada do spraw Zdrowia Psychicznego).^[4] From 5 February 2020 to 7 November November 2025 he held the office of the Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Health for forensic psychiatry.^[5][6] He became the Chairman of the Psychiatric Commission for Preventive Measures and a member of the inter-ministerial working group appointed to prepare a draft amendment to the Act on the National Centre for the Prevention of Dissocial Behaviour in Gostynin [pl].^[7] As of November 2025, two of his former patients accused him of inappropriate behaviors.^[8]

• Psychiatria. Podręcznik dla studentów medycznych. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL. 2007. Co-authored and edited by.
• Farmakoterapia depresji – współczesne podstawy teoretyczne i doświadczenia kliniczne. Termedia. 2012. Co-edited with Jerzy Vetulani.
• Psychiatria w geriatrii. Termedia. 2018. ISBN 978-83-7988-223-6. Edited by.^[9]

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