Historically, the Department and Clinic of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine emerged from the Department of Kidney Diseases of the Medical University of Gdańsk, and the latter emerged from the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine of the Medical Academy in Gdańsk (AMG) (1970).

Current Head of the Department and Clinic: Prof. Alicja Dębska-Ślizień (since 2015)


Historical heads of the Clinic:


- Prof. Jakub Penson – the forerunner of the Gdańsk school of Nephrology, Head of the 3rd and 2nd Department of Internal Medicine of the Medical University of Gdańsk (1949-1969)
- Prof. Andrzej Manitius – 1st Department of Kidney Diseases of the Medical University of Gdańsk (1969-1992)
- Prof. Bolesław Rutkowski – Head of the Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine of the Medical University of Gdańsk/GUMed (1992-2015)