Dr Petryk has been part of the Minnesota Oncology physician team since 2002.


Education

Medical Degree, University of Wroclaw, Poland

Residency, University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care Center

Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN


Certification

Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Board Certified in Medical Oncology

Board Certified in Hematology

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology
Minnesota Medical Association

Academic Honors & Professional Achievements

Delameron’s Research Fellow, Research Institute of Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL

Research/Publications

Detection of Telomerase Activity in Hematologic and Non-hematologic Malignancies; Nature, Vol. 7, 1996

Telomerase Activity and Phenotype Characterization in Harvested Bone Marrow in a Child with Germ-line Cell Carcinoma; Transplantation Proceedings, Vol. 27 (4) 1997


Areas of Special Interest

Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

CLL Colorectal Carcinoma


Philosophy

I believe that each human is unique and deserves a personalized approach to their problem; therefore I treat my patients individually, as if they were part of my family.

I also believe that dignity in life and death are very important for each of us, so the relationship between patient and physician must be based on truth and trust.

Personal

Dr Petryk speaks fluent German and Polish. In his free time he enjoys reading, biking, cooking, traveling and good music; mainly classical and smooth jazz. He has a wide spectrum of interests including history, art, archeology, astronomy and geography.