I was born in 1965 in Katowice. In 1990, I graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. In 1999, I obtained a medical specialty in Internal Medicine; in 2000, I obtained a PhD in the field of medical sciences and, in 2003, a medical specialty in Clinical Pharmacology. In the years 1991–2006 I worked at the Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice–Ligota, and since 2006 I have been employed at the Department and Clinic of Internal, Autoimmune and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice–Ligota.