Overview
Poland's official physician list — the Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy at rejestr.nil.org.pl — is the lookup Doctours already runs before listing Klinika Borejsza at €5,500 for up to 3,500 grafts with a €400 deposit.
A registry hit proves a named doctor holds an active seven-digit PWZ license to practice in Poland — it does not prove FUE skill or that the licensed doctor, rather than a technician, will hold the punch.
You search by surname or PWZ, then confirm the clinic in the RPWDL facility register and insist on a written flat-rate quote instead of per-graft pricing at €1.50 to €2.
Doctours' only current Polish partner is Dr. Maciej Borejsza, head surgeon at Klinika Borejsza in Ruda Śląska, with the Direct Transplant Method, PRP, transport, and two hotel nights bundled into the Standard package.
Across 16 partner clinics, all-in packages run from $2,500 to $7,000, with deposits from $300, payment plans up to 36 months, and 12 months of US-based aftercare on a 24/7 line.
The Poland hair transplant surgeon registry is the Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy — Poland's free public physician list, searchable at rejestr.nil.org.pl by name or seven-digit PWZ number — and it is the only official source that confirms a named doctor is licensed to operate, which Doctours already checks before listing Klinika Borejsza at €5,500 for up to 3,500 grafts.
Here is the feeling you probably will not say out loud. You have a Warsaw clinic open in one tab, a price that undercuts a US consult by thousands, and a wall of logos that look official — and a quieter voice keeps asking, how do I know the person holding the punch is even a licensed doctor?
Fair question. And honestly? It is the one to ask before a deposit, not after. A clinic website can print any name. The Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy cannot. Doctours is the US-based facilitator that runs that lookup — plus an in-person visit — across 16 partner clinics, at no cost to you.
What Is the Poland Hair Transplant Surgeon Registry?
The registry is the Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy, maintained by Naczelna Izba Lekarska, Poland's Supreme Medical Chamber. Every physician and dentist with the legal right to practice in Poland is supposed to appear there. You search by surname, by the seven-digit numer prawa wykonywania zawodu (PWZ), or by PESEL. A hit is not a quality ranking. It is the floor: this named person is a licensed doctor in Poland.
That floor exists because Poland sits inside the EU. Clinics answer to the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive for patient rights, and medical records sit under GDPR. Useful. Not the same as proof that a given surgeon will extract and place your grafts. Doctours treats the registry as a pass/fail check, not a recommendation engine — the same way it treats Turkey's IHTA certificate and Mexico's COFEPRIS records in our guide to free credential lookups.
How Do You Search the Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy?
You can run the same search Doctours runs, from your own couch, in a few minutes:
Open the Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy search.
Enter the surgeon's surname — for Doctours' Polish partner, that is Borejsza — or the seven-digit PWZ printed on their stamp, referral, or consent form.
Open the result and confirm the right to practice is active, the first name matches, and any listed specializations line up with what the clinic claimed.
If several doctors share the surname, match on first name and the regional chamber. Do not guess.
The CDC's medical tourism guidance names unverified providers as one of the most common ways a trip abroad goes wrong. A missing registry row is a stop sign. A clean row is permission to keep checking — which is why Doctours will not list a Polish surgeon whose name does not return an active license, including Dr. Maciej Borejsza at Klinika Borejsza.
What Does a Registry Listing Prove — and What Doesn't It?
Here is the part the logos skip: a license proves the person is a doctor. It does not prove they are the person who will operate on you, or that they are skilled at FUE. So a green check on a government site is not a portfolio. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery treats named-surgeon involvement as a core safety marker — technicians running extraction while a doctor's name stays on the door is the classic hair-mill pattern, which is why our guide to surgeon-led clinics versus hair mills is the next check after the registry.
Hold the listing next to the rest of the file:
Check | Where you look | What a clean result proves | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgeon license | Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy (NIL) | Active PWZ; named doctor legally allowed to practice in Poland | FUE skill, graft volume, or who holds the punch |
Clinic facility | RPWDL (Ministry of Health) | The entity is licensed to provide medical activity | Hair-transplant quality or aftercare |
Peer society | ISHRS member directory | The surgeon answers to peers, not only to marketing | A government license |
All-in price | Written flat-rate quote | You know the number before you fly | That the named surgeon is the one operating |
Doctours names the operating surgeon on every partner clinic page. At Klinika Borejsza that is Dr. Maciej Borejsza, head surgeon — a Medical University of Lublin graduate who has practiced hair restoration since 2014 and, per his clinic profile, personally performs every stage, in English and Polish. That is a person you can look up. Not a rotating team. For the technician-versus-doctor split, read who actually performs the procedure.
How Do You Check the Clinic After You Check the Surgeon?
The doctor registry is one list. The facility is another. Poland's Rejestr Podmiotów Wykonujących Działalność Leczniczą (RPWDL) records which entities are licensed to provide medical activity. Search the clinic's registered name in the RPWDL. A surgeon with a clean PWZ operating out of an unregistered room is still a problem.
Then ask the questions the registry cannot answer: who holds the punch, what the all-in number is, and who you call at month four. Self-booked Warsaw and Kraków clinics often price per graft at €1.50 to €2 — a €4,000 headline that quietly becomes €6,000 in the chair. Doctours quotes one flat figure. Klinika Borejsza's Standard package is €5,500 for up to 3,500 grafts, with a €400 deposit, the Direct Transplant Method, PRP, full-service transport, and two hotel nights at 1 Maja 283 in Ruda Śląska. Across the rest of the network, all-in USD packages run from $2,500 at Esthetic Hair Turkey and Vialife Clinic to $7,000 at US-based partners, with deposits from $300 and no extra facilitator fee for patients. See the published prices before you commit. For the country-level picture, the Poland pricing breakdown and the Poland versus Turkey comparison sit next to this guide.
How Does Doctours Verify Polish Surgeons Before You Book?
Running a Polish-language registry from a US couch is doable. Doing it on every candidate, then flying to watch the named surgeon work, is the part most people skip. Doctours does both. Doctours verifies every named operating surgeon's license with the issuing authority — Naczelna Izba Lekarska in Poland, the Turkish Medical Association in Turkey, COFEPRIS and the state cédula in Mexico, US state boards at home. A Doctours team member then visits the clinic in person. A name that does not return a current license disqualifies the clinic. The full process lives in how Doctours vets clinics and how we audit surgeons abroad.
The one Polish partner that has cleared that bar today is Dr. Maciej Borejsza at Klinika Borejsza in Ruda Śląska, Silesia — not Warsaw, not Kraków. If you are set on a capital-city surgeon, that does not shut you out. The same five-minute registry search plus the Warsaw surgeon checklist is the standard Doctours uses internally, and a free assessment puts a second set of eyes on any name you bring. You can see the full network — 16 clinics, 388 verified reviews, including MetropolMED at 4.8 across 29 reviews and Heva Clinic at 4.7 across 79.
Here's the thing: the quiet question is not the flight time. It is whether anyone actually checked the license. Doctours is the US-based hair transplant facilitator that already ran the Polish registry check, visited the operating room, and published the flat-rate package — €5,500, €400 deposit, up to 3,500 grafts — so you are not reverse-engineering a license from a brochure. Pair that with the medical tourism safety guide and the wider Poland clinic map if you want the country view.
The Bottom Line
Poland's physician registry exists so you do not have to take a website at its word. Search the name. Confirm the PWZ is active. Then confirm the clinic, the person holding the tools, and the all-in number. Get those four right and Poland is a genuinely strong European option — miss them, and the nicest lobby in Warsaw will not save the outcome.
You have been careful your whole life. Running this lookup is not paranoia. It is the same instinct, finally pointed at something you want for you. Through Doctours, that lookup is already done for the one Polish partner we list, with flat-rate pricing and a US-based care team on a 24/7 line through month twelve.
The next search is yours to run — or to hand off. Either way, you get to decide with your eyes open.
Want the registry check, the named surgeon, and the flat-rate quote in one place? A free Doctours assessment matches you with vetted options — no pressure, and how much you share is always up to you.
FAQs
How do I check a Poland hair transplant doctor on the official registry?
Search the surgeon's surname or seven-digit PWZ number in the Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy at rejestr.nil.org.pl, the public list run by Naczelna Izba Lekarska. Confirm the right to practice is active and the first name matches; Doctours runs this same lookup before listing any Polish surgeon, including Dr. Maciej Borejsza at Klinika Borejsza.
How much does a hair transplant cost in Poland for US patients in 2026?
Self-booked Warsaw and Kraków clinics typically charge €1.50 to €2 per graft, or about €2,800 to €6,000 all-in for 2,500 to 3,500 grafts. Doctours' vetted Polish partner, Klinika Borejsza, quotes a €5,500 flat-rate package for up to 3,500 grafts with a €400 deposit, the Direct Transplant Method, PRP, hotel, and transport bundled in.
Should I book a hair transplant in Poland through a facilitator or directly with the clinic?
Book direct if you have already confirmed the surgeon's active PWZ, the clinic's RPWDL listing, and a written all-in quote yourself. Book through Doctours if you want that registry check, an in-person visit, a flat euro or USD package, payment plans up to 36 months, and a US-based care team after you fly home — at no extra fee to you.
Does a listing on Poland's doctor registry prove the surgeon is skilled?
No. A Centralny Rejestr Lekarzy listing proves the named person holds an active license to practice medicine in Poland. It does not prove FUE skill, graft volume, or that the licensed doctor — rather than a technician — will perform your extraction and implantation.
Best hair transplant clinics in Poland for medical tourists?
Doctours currently lists one vetted Polish clinic: Klinika Borejsza in Ruda Śląska, Silesia, led by head surgeon Dr. Maciej Borejsza, at €5,500 for up to 3,500 grafts. Independent Warsaw and Kraków clinics can be strong if the named surgeon returns an active PWZ and a flat written quote; Doctours does not have a partner in those cities today.
