A native of Czyzki, Poland, Dr. Zemankiewicz received his education at the Warsaw Medical Academy, earning his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), and at the Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice, PHD in Orthopedic Surgery (1976), F.A.C.S received recognition in approx 2018 (The letters FACS (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after a surgeon’s name means that the surgeon’s education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and has been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the College.), and Independent Medical Examiner. Before receiving his education, Dr. Zemankiewicz served in the Polish Air Force as a master sergeant from 1962 to 1964.

Dr. Zemankiewicz worked as an adjunct professor at the Silesian Medical Academy from 1976 to 81. After coming to the United States in 1981, he served as a physician at the Polk General Hospital in Florida and the University of South Florida. Since 1987, Dr. Zemankiewicz has served as chairman of the Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Department at Polk General Hospital.