Dr Katarzyna Duszyk graduated from University of Sydney with Bachelor of Medical Sciences, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2013. During her university training she was awarded the International Merit Scholarship for academic excellence in Medicine and Medical Sciences by the Faculty of Medicine at University of Sydney. Following completion of her internship and residency training, she undertook a 3-year Specialist Physicians’ Training at Liverpool Hospital, where she gained experience in a wide range of subspecialities in internal medicine including Respiratory Medicine.
Having successfully completed her Royal Australasian College of Physician’s written and oral exams, she undertook further Specialist Training in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at John Hunter and Royal North Shore Hospitals. During her training she gained experience in diagnosis and management of chronic airway disease including asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer diagnosis and management, as well as management of respiratory failure and sleep disordered breathing. She was awarded with the fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2020. Dr Duszyk is currently undertaking further training through a PhD at the University of Newcastle in the area of Treatable Traits Model of Care applied to chronic airway disease diagnosis and management. Treatable traits model of care is proposed as a novel vehicle for applying precision medicine to airway diseases to improve important patient centred outcomes.
