Lukasz Szarpak is a Vice-Rector for research and cooperation at the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland; President of the Polish Society of Disaster Medicine; and the author of over 600 scientific publications. He also works in the Department of Cardiosurgery and Transplantology, Cardinal Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw. He holds a PhD in Rescue Medicine (Medical University of Warsaw) and a Master’s Degree in Emergency Medicine (Medical University of Lodz). He also holds postgraduate studies in national security, organization and management in healthcare, and crisis management. He is the author of numerous book chapters, He is involved in several international research projects concerning the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and efficacy of intubation and is a Reviewer and Editorial Board Member for many journals. He has 442 publications with 3476 citations and an h-index of 28 (Scopus, 30 November 2023).