- Aleksandra Szylińska, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Cardiac Surgery and coordinates the Physiotherapy Team in both the Cardiac Surgery Department and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit. Aleksandra Szylińska conducts research on prehabilitation before cardiac surgery, cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac surgery and postoperative complications following cardiac surgery. The main focus of her research interests is the relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and both intraoperative and postoperative complications following cardiac surgery, with a particular emphasis on pulmonary complications.