Clinical Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine &
Honorary Consultant Physician

Lekarz, Honours, Medical University of Silesia, Poland (1998)
MD, Honours, Medical University of Silesia, Poland (1999)
FAHA, 2005

Tel: 0116 258 3019

Email: mt142@le.ac.uk

Address: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Wing, Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester, LE3 9QP

For general enquiries please email the secretary, Louise Goddard, or telephone 0116 256 3405

Research Interests

• Genetics of cardiovascular diseases

• Sexual dimorphism of cardiovascular risk

• Inflammatory markers and cardiovascular system

Professional Memberships

British Hypertension Society

Polish Society of Hypertension

International Society of Hypertension:

-   Member of Membership Committee

-   Member of Awards Committee

-   Member of New Investigators Committee

World Health Organisation Global Adherence Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN)

American Heart Association – Council for High Blood Pressure Research

American Heart Association – Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease

European Council for Cardiovascular Research

European Society of Hypertension

Editorials Boards

Clinical Science - Member of the Editorial Advisory Panel

Gender Medicine – Associate Editor (Cardiovascular Section)

Hypertension - Member of the Editorial Board

Key Publications

Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Barnes T, Gawron-Kiszka M, Sedkowska A, Podolecka E, Kowalczyk J, Rathbone W, Kalarus Z, Grzeszczak W, Goodall AH, Samani NJ, Zukowska-Szczechowska E. A common variant in low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 gene (LRP6) is associated with LDL-cholesterol. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009 Sep 29 9 1316-21

Kaess BM, Jozwiak J, Mastej M, Lukas W, Grzeszczak W, Windak A, Piwowarska W, Tykarski A, Konduracka E, Rygiel K, Manasar A, Samani NJ, Tomaszewski M. Association between anthropometric obesity measures and coronary artery disease - a cross-sectional survey of 16,657 subjects from 444 Polish cities. Heart. 2010 Jan;96(2):131-5. Epub 2009 Aug 2

Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Maric C, Kuzniewicz R, Gola M, Grzeszczak W, Samani NJ, Zukowska-Szczechowska E. Association between lipid profile and circulating concentrations of estrogens in young men. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Mar 203 1 257-62

Tobin MD, Tomaszewski M, Braund PS, Hajat C, Raleigh SM, Palmer TM, Caulfield M, Burton PR, Samani NJ. Common Variants in Genes Underlying Monogenic Hypertension and Hypotension and Blood Pressure in the General Population. Hypertension. 2008 Jun 51 6 1658-64

Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Lynch MD, Padmanabhan S, Wang WY, Miller WH, Grzeszczak W, Maric C, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Dominiczak AF. Fibroblast growth factor 1 gene and hypertension: from the quantitative trait locus to positional analysis. Circulation. 2007 Oct 23 116 17 1915-24

Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Maric C, McClure J, Crawford L, Grzeszczak W, Sattar N, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Dominiczak AF. Glomerular hyperfiltration: a new marker of metabolic risk. Kidney Int. 2007 Apr 71 8 816-21

Tomaszewski M, Zimmerli L, Charchar FJ, Dominiczak AF. Genetic information in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2006 Aug 8 8 309-16

Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Lacka B, Pesonen U, Wang WY, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Grzeszczak W, Dominiczak AF. Epistatic interaction between beta2-adrenergic receptor and neuropeptide Y genes influences LDL-cholesterol in hypertension. Hypertension. 2004 Nov 44 5 689-94

Tomaszewski M, Charchar FJ, Przybycin M, Crawford L, Wallace AM, Gosek K, Lowe GD, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Grzeszczak W, Sattar N, Dominiczak AF. Strikingly low circulating CRP concentrations in ultramarathon runners independent of markers of adiposity: how low can you go? Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2003 Sep 1 23 9 1640-4

Tomaszewski M, Brain NJ, Charchar FJ, Wang WY, Lacka B, Padmanabahn S, Clark JS, Anderson NH, Edwards HV, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Grzeszczak W, Dominiczak AF. Essential hypertension and beta2-adrenergic receptor gene: linkage and association analysis. Hypertension. 2002 Sep 40 3 286-91

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