Camila Krysicka Janniger
Camila Krysicka Janniger (born July 18, 1959) is a Polish-American researcher and dermatologist with significant contributions to the study of virus-related cutaneous conditions. She is best known for her original co-descriptions of new subtypes of Kaposi's sarcoma.
In the years 1980–1982 Janniger was an activist in the Independent Students' Union and co-founder of NZS at the Medical University of Warsaw. Janniger earned a Doctor of Medicine from the Medical University of Warsaw. She subsequently completed an internship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a dermatology residency at the New Jersey Medical School. Janniger is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.
Janniger is currently a Professor and the Chief of Geriatric Dermatology at the New Jersey Medical School. She has served as a Consultant to the Qatar National Research Fund and the Ministry of Health of Kuwait. Janniger has been a principal investigator for Allergan, focusing her work on injectable mid facial cosmetic fillers.
Janniger has authored or co-authored four books or monographs and over 200 articles and book chapters, mainly concerning medical and cosmetic dermatology. Janniger is Managing Editor of Medscape Dermatology and founding Section Editor of Cutis, a peer-reviewed clinical journal. Janniger is a member of the editorial boards of numerous Polish and English language journals.
Early life and education
Heritage and youth
Kamila Krysicka was born in Sopot, Poland on July 18, 1959, the child of attorney Stanisław Krysicki and international trade executive Felicja Krysicka (née Kurnatowska). Her parents were both natives of Płock, Poland.
The family, of noble origins, cherished Polish patriotic traditions. Janniger's parents were Polish Army officers who fought in World War II. Felicja Krysicka fought in the Warsaw Uprising and was thereafter interned at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp; Stanisław Krysicki served as a sapper in General Stanisław Maczek’s Motorized Cavalry Brigade and later was appointed Judge Advocate of the Polish Armed Forces in the West.
In 1974, Krysicka enrolled at Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School. At Hoffmanowa, Krysicka was active in the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association.
University and democracy activism
In 1978, Janniger entered the Medical University of Warsaw. She was on the university swimming team and earned multiple Dean's Prizes for Academic Excellence. From 1980 to 1982 Janniger was a democracy activist. She co-founded the Independent Students' Union at the Medical University of Warsaw. Janniger graduated with a Doctor of Medicine in 1984.
From 1986 to 1987 Janniger was a medical intern at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. She was a resident physician in dermatology at the New Jersey Medical School from 1987 to 1989. From 1989 to 1990 Janniger was chief resident at the New Jersey Medical School.
Career
Janniger earned board certification in dermatology from the American Board of Dermatology in 1990. She was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor and Chief of Geriatric Dermatology in 1990, and was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the New Jersey Medical School in 1995.
Janniger authored the original descriptions of two new subtypes of Kaposi's sarcoma, namely Ecchymotic Kaposi's sarcoma and Keloidal Kaposi's sarcoma. She has long collaborated with Stefania Jabłońska. Janniger was promoted to Clinical Professor in 2002.
Janniger has been a member of the editorial board of Cutis since 1991. In 1992 she was named as founding Pediatric Dermatology editor, a position she retains. Additionally, she served as Special Issues Co-editor in 1992 and 1996. Janniger is also a member of the editorial boards of SkinMed, Mikologia Lekarska, Dermatologia Kliniczna, Przeglad Dermatologiczny, Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, Journal of Dermatology and Cosmetics, and Indian Journal of Pediatric Dermatology and is a managing editor of Medscape Dermatology.
Janniger has edited or written 4 books or monographs, and is the author of 35 book chapters, 153 articles and 21 other publications. Her latest monograph has been published by the British Medical Journal. She was elected a Charter Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, served a three year term as a Member of the National Tuberous Sclerosis Association Professional Advisory Board, and was named to Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare in its first edition.
Janniger served as a Consultant to the Qatar National Research Fund from 2009 to 2013 and a Consultant to the Ministry of Health of Kuwait from 2009 to 2011. She has been a principal investigator for Allergan, focusing her work on injectable mid facial cosmetic fillers.
Janniger has been elected a member honoris causa of the Kuwait Society of Dermatology in 2012 and the Jordanian Society for Dermatology and Venereology in 2013. She has been named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and a Super Doctor by Key Professional Media, Inc.