Prof. Andrzej Szczeklik, 1938–2012: aspirin-induced asthma and much more

We deeply regret to inform you of the death of Andrzej Szczeklik on February 3, 2012. Born in 1938 in Cracow, Poland, Andrzej Szczeklik, MD, PhD, was a professor and long-term Chairman of the Dept of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Cracow. He received his graduate degree from the Medical University of Cracow and, after completing his 1-yr internship in the USA, he worked for 7 yrs at the Academy of Medicine in Wroclaw, Poland. There, in 1966 he obtained his PhD. From 1972 he was the Chairman of the University Dept of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and in 1989 became Chairman of the Dept of Medicine, Jagiellonian University School …