Irena Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz, née Ginzburg (December 27, 1917 – July 7, 2015) was Polish doctor and neurologist who specialized in neuromuscular diseases.''Who's Who in Poland 1984 ''. Ed. 1. Warsaw: Interpress Publishing House, 1984, p. 289. Paul E. Barkhaus, Anna Kaminska
"Irena Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz, MD, PhD (1917–2015)"
Obituary: Professor Irena Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz (1917–2015) She was a pioneer of

myology Myology is the study of the muscular system, including the study of the structure, function and diseases of muscle. The muscular system consists of skeletal muscle, which contracts to move or position parts of the body (e.g., the bones that articula ...

and a founder of myology and

electromyography Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for evaluating and recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles. EMG is performed using an instrument called an electromyograph to produce a record called an electromyogram. An electromyog ...

in Poland. She was born in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

to a family which came from

Lwow Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...

. Her father was a literary critic and her mother was a dermatologist.

Awards

*Commander's Cross with Star of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

on the 50th anniversary of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2002) *Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1986) *Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (July 22, 1951, for outstanding scientific activity in the field of medicine )Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej z dnia 22 lipca 1951 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń państwowych.
/ref> *Silver Cross of Merit *Medal of the National Education Commission (1985)

References

1917 births 2015 deaths University of Lviv alumni Polish neurologists Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery Members of the Polish Academy of Sciences {{Poland-bio-stub