ASCULTĂ Keynote Speakers
Maria Fleșeriu, MD, FACE
Professor of Medicine and Neurological Surgery, Director of the Pituitary Center at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, USA
Maria Fleșeriu, MD, FACE
Professor of Medicine and Neurological Surgery, Director of the Pituitary Center at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, USA
Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE is a Professor of Medicine and Neurological Surgery, Director of the Pituitary Center at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, USA member of the Board of Directors of the Endocrine Society and Past President of the Pituitary Society. Dr. Fleseriu has a long-standing clinical and research interest in the pathophysiology and treatment of pituitary and adrenal disorders, has been global principal investigator in many pituitary disorders clinical trials and has authored over 300 publications in prestigious high impact journals, including novel treatments, consensus papers for Cushing’s, acromegaly, hypopituitarism, prolactinomas and pituitary incidentalomas. She has co-authored clinical practice international guidelines and disease state reviews on pituitary topics for the Endocrine Society, the Pituitary Society, the European Society of Endocrinology, Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. She is a frequent plenary guest speaker at national and international meetings and has been Deputy Editor for European Journal of Endocrinology, Associate Editor for Reviews of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member in many editorial boards, including Pituitary. Dr Fleseriu has received many national and international awards, including title of “Doctor Honors Causa” by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, the Clinical Endocrinology Trust Award from the U.K Society of Endocrinology and has been honored with the Pituitary Society's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D.
Neurosurgeon
Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D.
Neurosurgeon
Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D., is a consultant and serves as chair of the Department of Neurologic Surgery at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida, and he is recognized with the distinction of a named professorship, the William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professorship. His clinical focus includes: Surgical treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors with emphasis in motor and speech mapping during surgery Surgical management of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors/lesions with Spine Mapping Pituitary tumors and skull base tumors using transsphenoidal endonasal and minimally invasive approaches Providing personalized medicine to improve patient outcomes In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Quinones-Hinojosa leads NIH-funded research to find a cure for brain cancer. His cutting-edge research focuses on brain tumors and cell migration, health care disparities and clinical outcomes for neurosurgical patients in which the operating room is used as an extension for his research scenario. He has authored numerous high-impact scientific journal articles, chapters, abstracts and books. Dr. Quinones-Hinojosa also continues to provide mentorship to residents, graduate students and fellows.
Anca Ligia Grosu, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncologist
Anca Ligia Grosu, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncologist
Director of the Radiation Oncology department, University Medical Center, Freiburg
Member of the Executive Committee of the German Neurooncology Association
Chair of the Hans-Langendorff Committee
Anca-Ligia Grosu, MD, PhD, Medical Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University Medical Center Freiburg, was recently awarded the prestigious Alfred Breit Prize for her outstanding scientific research in the field of integrating medical/biological imaging into the radiotherapy planning process. The Alfred Breit Prize is awarded annually by the German Society for Radiation Oncology (Deutschen Gesellschaft für Radioonkologie - DEGRO) and is one of the most prestigious scientific awards in the field.
Dr. Grosu and her team developed a number of new methods that allow for improved precision in radiation therapy using biological imaging. Their research opens up an important pathway to personalized cancer therapy, enabling more precise targeting of radiation and better protection of healthy tissue around tumors.
Dr. Grosu studied medicine at the University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and then worked at the Rechts der Isar Clinic of the Technical University of Munich (1990-2006). After a year of research at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, she became the Director of the Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology at the University Medical Center Freiburg in 2007. In 2018, she was elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and in January 2020, she became the Vice-Chair of the Leopoldina's Section of Radiology.
The Alfred Breit Prize is named after one of the pioneers of modern radiotherapy, Professor Dr. Alfred Breit, and has been awarded annually by DEGRO since 2012. The prize is awarded to recognize outstanding scientific research in the field of radiation oncology that is expected to make significant contributions to cancer therapy.
Roxana S. Dronca, MD
Oncology
Roxana S. Dronca, MD
Oncology
The research interests of Roxana S. Dronca, M.D., are in the field of tumor immunology, with a particular interest in malignant melanoma and genitourinary malignancies. Her goal is to understand the interaction of immune and endocrine systems in modulating the anti-tumor immune response, study the dynamics and mechanisms of systemic immune regulation in cancer, and develop innovative approaches to cancer therapy utilizing chemotherapy and immunotherapy agents administered in an individualized fashion — synchronized to patient-specific endogenous anti-tumor immune dynamics.
Dr. Dronca's additional research focus is to study the signaling pathway of B7-H1/PD-1 and its role in impaired host immunity in melanoma patients. For this project, Dr. Dronca is closely collaborating with other Mayo Clinic researchers to identify the mechanisms of clinical activity and resistance of these novel immunotherapeutic agents, and to develop and validate immunological biomarkers that could predict response to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapies and guide individualized treatment administration.
Kathleen Seidel, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Intraoperative Neurophysiology
Kathleen Seidel, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Intraoperative NeurophysiologyKathleen Seidel, MD, PhD is a Professor and Senior Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland. Prof. Dr. med. Kathleen Seidel, is board certified neurosurgeon, staff physician specialized in neurooncological surgery and professor of the Department of neurosurgery at the Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. Since 2008 at the Inselspital, she has established the unit of intraoperative neurophysiology (IONM). After a fellowship in IONM with Vedran Deletis and Sedat Ulkatan in New York, she is providing training to other professionals, hosting international observers and focusing on advance of IONM modalities to improve patient safety in technical high-risk surgeries. Providing expertise in neurosurgery and intraoperative neurophysiology, she is a routinely invited speaker at international courses and congresses. She has published numerous IONM papers and key papers concerning subcortical brain mapping and mapping of the spinal cord. She is contributed to many book chapters and is co-editor of an IONM book. Recently, she was awarded with the prestigious Theodor Kocher Prize of Bern University, which honors its best academics across its faculties for their exceptional and innovative scientific achievements. Currently, she serves as the president of the society of intraoperative neurophysiology (ISIN).
Prof. Martina Messing-Jünger
Specialist for paediatric neurosurgery
Prof. Martina Messing-Jünger
Specialist for paediatric neurosurgeryProf. Dr. med. Martina Messing-Junger is a highly accomplished pediatric neurosurgeon with 36 years of experience. She obtained her medical license in 1987 after studying human medicine at the University of Duesseldorf. She then completed her postdoctoral neurosurgical training at the University Hospital Duesseldorf, specializing in pediatric neurosurgery in 1994. Prof. Dr. Messing-Junger has held prestigious positions throughout her career, including Head of the Department of pediatric neurosurgery at Pediatric Hospital Asklepios St. Augustin since 2007. She has also been actively involved in research, with a focus on various neurological conditions such as craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus, and spina bifida. Her expertise in these fields has led her to be a member of several renowned medical associations and scientific boards. With a list of 34 scientific publications, Prof. Dr. Messing-Junger's research contributions have further strengthened her reputation as a leading authority in pediatric neurosurgery. Her publications cover various topics, from diagnosing and treating specific conditions to developing guidelines for head injuries. Prof. Dr. Martina Messing-Junger's extensive experience, leadership roles, and numerous scientific publications demonstrate her expertise and dedication to pediatric neurosurgery. She is highly regarded for her contributions to research and her ability to provide exceptional care to her patients at Pediatric Hospital Asklepios St. Augustin in Germany.
Claudiu Matei, MD, PhD
Head of Neurosurgery Division MedLife Polisano
Ioan Ștefan Florian MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Ioan Ștefan Florian MD, PhD
NeurosurgeonStefan Florian is currently the Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Cluj County Emergency Hospital, Vice President of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery, President of the Senate and Professor of Neurosurgery at the “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, and from 2014, President of the Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatologica (EMN).
Roy Thomas Daniel, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Roy Thomas Daniel, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Chair, Section of Skull Base Surgery
Roy Thomas Daniel graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Kerala State, India and specialized in neurosurgery from the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India in 1997. He completed Fellowships in neurosurgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia, and the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Switzerland. After working as full professor at CMC, he joined the CHUV as Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery in 2009. Pr. Daniel has extensive experience in the surgical treatment of benign skull base tumors. He has developed several innovative surgical techniques for the treatment of skull base tumors using trans cranial approaches, endoscopic ventral skull base surgery or in combination. He has also described several innovative strategies that enable to combine skull base surgery techniques with stereotactic radiosurgery, with a view to reduce significantly the treatment related morbidity for these difficult tumors. As an active and founding member of the Skull base surgery section of the European association of Neurosurgery (EANS) since 2018, he has initiated and published several articles that detail the treatment guidelines for the treatment of these tumors. He has established the Neurosurgical Education and training laboratory (NET Lab) at the CHUV for trans-cranial and endonasal endoscopic surgeries on cadavers.This laboratory helps in the training of residents in Neurosurgery form Switzerland and rest of Europe. Work done in this laboratory has led to the description of several new surgical techniques for the treatment of brain lesions principally in the domain of skull base surgery. He is as an active and founder member of the International academy of neurosurgical anatomy (IANA) that conducts didactic teaching and training workshops for neurosurgical residents and fellows internationally, with a particular focus on developing countries. He is also an active and founder member of the Swiss SOS since 2009 that maintains a registry of all patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The use of this database has allowed the publication of numerous high impact articles in the field of aSAH. Pioneer in pediatric epilepsy surgery, Roy Thomas Daniel has described several novel techniques of interventions based on brain disconnections for hemispheric and sub-hemispheric epilepsy, that are currently referenced in the largest epilepsy surgery centers in the world. In terms of basic research in the field, Roy Thomas Daniel is working in particular with the Neurobiology lab, Psychiatric Neuroscience Centre at the University of Lausanne on the neurobiology of epilepsy, stress and anxiety disorders linked to the amygdala and hippocampus. This work, carried out using in-vitro and in-vivo rat models in addition to human brain tissue, aim to understand the precise mechanisms of these disorders and ultimately to define new treatment modalities. The researcher is coordinating this effort between the laboratories in India and Lausanne and has received several grants from the Indian and Swiss governments. More recently Roy Thomas Daniel has helped establish the Lundin Family brain tumor research center at CHUV and is currently its Vice Director. This center builds on the long and well established history of Neuro-oncology research at Lausanne, by the consolidation and integration of the activities of the many labs at Lausanne that have made enormous basic and translational research contributions in the field. This center has the twin aims of supporting and performing cutting edge research along with offering clinical fellowships in Neuro-oncology. The multifaceted clinical and translational research activities in these domains has led Roy Thomas Daniel to publish over 250 peer reviewed articles in addition to currently leading or being involved in numerous research projects in the areas of surgery skull base, neuro-oncology and vascular neurosurgery, both at Swiss/European levels as well as through international multi-center research projects.Adrian Florian Bălașa, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon, Head of Neurosurgery, Emergency Clinical County Hospital Târgu Mureș, President of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery
Adrian Florian Bălașa, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon, Head of Neurosurgery, Emergency Clinical County Hospital Târgu Mureș, President of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery
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Delia Ștefenel
Head of International Relations Office
Dana M. Harris, MD
Infectious Disease Specialist
Dana M. Harris, MD
Infectious Disease Specialist
Dana M. Harris, M.D., is an assistant professor in the College of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Her interests are in preventive medicine, mechanisms of disease and translation of science to practice. She has several publications and is currently enrolled in the Mayo Graduate School Immunology Master’s Program. She finds great value in the exchange of medical information and is an active lecturer in international medical conferences. Dr. Harris served on the Infection Prevention Committee and as the physician leader of the COVID Community Internal Medicine Clinic. She has found time from her busy practice to give back to the community. In 2019 she received the Community Service Award from Mayo Clinic Florida. Dr. Harris earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. She practiced retail and hospital pharmacy at Emory University. She received her MD degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. She completed her internal medicine residency at Mayo Clinic Florida and a specialty in infectious disease. She has been with Mayo Clinic Florida since 2004, except for two years when she worked at St Vincent’s in Jacksonville. Dr. Harris and her husband have two sons. She believes that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and she enjoys healthy living and regular exercise in the form of swimming and walking. Her favorite hobby is reading.
Bala Munipalli, M.D.
General Internal Medicine
Bala Munipalli, M.D.
General Internal Medicine
Bala Munipalli, M.D., M.B.A., is a general internal medicine physician with specialty interest in Consultative and Diagnostic Medicine, Executive Health Program, Mayo Clinic Integrative Medicine and Health, and Long COVID (PASC) Clinic.
Razvan M. Chirila, MD
General Internal Medicine
Razvan M. Chirila, MD
General Internal Medicine
Hyponatremia in the neurosurgical patient: importance and pathophysiology, etiology, differential diagnosis and treatment. Can we differentiate SIADH from cerebral salt wasting syndrome? Dr. Răzvan Chirilă M.D. is board-certified in Internal Medicine and he joined Mayo Clinic staff in 2012. Dr. Chirila earned his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania. He completed his internal medicine residency and chief residency at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan. He serves as a consultant within the Section of Executive Health and International Medicine. Dr. Chirila is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. He has a special interest in perioperative medicine, graduate medical education and quality and resource utilization in medicine. He is core faculty of the Internal Medicine Residency, member of the Clinical Competency Committee and he is the recipient of multiple teaching awards. He serves as the Medical Director for Case Management, Utilization Review and Clinical Documentation for Mayo Clinic Florida. Dr. Chirila is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Syril K. Dorairaj, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Syril K. Dorairaj, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. Dorairaj is a Professor of Ophthalmology, Mayo College of Medicine and Science, and Consultant in the Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida. Program Director for Glaucoma and Comprehensive Ophthalmology, International Council of Ophthalmology, International Ophthalmology Fellowship Foundation and Glaucoma Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Dorairaj is a recipient of achievement awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology and has given named orations and keynote lectures at national and international conferences. Dr. Dorairaj is one of the pioneers of minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries and has done extensive research on understanding the biomechanical aspects of glaucoma especially angle closure. Trained at the New York Eye and Ear infirmary and, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has undergone training as a clinician-scientist at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, as a Fellow in Ophthalmic Molecular Genetics. Has held positions of Director of Ultrasound Biomicroscopy and Anterior Segment Imaging and the Director of Clinical Research at the New York Eye and Ear infirmary, New York. One of the founding members of the journal Clinical and Experimental Vision and Eye Research, he is also on the editorial board for the Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice. He has been a peer reviewer for multiple international ophthalmic journals and external reviewer for multiple international bodies and committees including Ministry of Health, Malaysia, and the Government of Hong Kong. Mentored multiple international and national fellows who are working in academic positions all around the globe. He has presented over 100 instructional courses and over 300 lectures worldwide and has been an invited speaker and chaired sessions at national and international conferences. He has co-authored over 350 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts, over 50 book chapters and editorials, and a book on glaucoma management. He has been the program chair at multiple international conferences including the World Ophthalmology Congress, World Glaucoma Congress, World Glaucoma Association, and Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. He is on the advisory board for the International Society of Glaucoma Surgery and for multiple industry partners including Alcon Inc., New World Medical, Iridex Inc. and Allergan Inc.
Misha Pless, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Misha Pless, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. Misha Pless is currently Professor of Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic College of medicine and Science. After completing a B.A.S at Stanford University, Dr. Pless was a Woodruff Scholar at Emory University School of Medicine, where he received his MD. Dr. Pless completed a medical internship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a neurology residency at the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program of Boston. He subsequently joined Dr. Simmons Lessell in specialty training in neuro-ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, he served as full-time faculty at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. At the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Dr. Pless was the director of the neuro-ophthalmology division; he led a busy neuro-ophthalmology unit and took part in multicenter trials studying neuroprotection, optic nerve inflammation and ischemia. He was formally an Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh. Subsequently Dr. Pless returned to Boston and at Massachusetts General Hospital Dr. Pless served as a neuro-ophthalmologist working on optic nerve function, and for a decade led 3 divisions, Neuro-ophthalmology, Multiple Sclerosis and General Neurology. In addition Dr. Pless was an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. During the last 8 years he relocated to Switzerland where he served as neuro-ophthalmologist and neuro-immunologist, specializing in multiple sclerosis and uncommon autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system at the Hospital of the Canton of Lucerne, in Lucerne, Switzerland. Dr. Pless is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and is a board-certified member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has published works on subjects relating to multiple sclerosis and neuro-ophthalmology. Topic: The role of the neuro-opthalmologist in management of sellar tumors;
Vivek Gupta, M.D.
Radiologist
Vivek Gupta, M.D.
Radiologist
Vivek Gupta is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Mayo Clinic. He is Board-certified in Radiology, Neuroradiology, and Diagnostic Radiology. He completed his Doctor of Medicine at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Eric Zuberi, M.D.
General Internal Medicine
Eric Zuberi, M.D.
General Internal Medicine
About me: Training at Mayo Clinic has been one of the most meaningful and formative experiences of my life. Learning from world-renowned faculty—whose approach consistently reflects Mayo Clinic’s primary value: “The needs of the patient come first”—has profoundly shaped my clinical practice and deepened my passion for patient care, medical education, and research: the three shields of Mayo Clinic. I am honored to serve as a chief resident and grateful for the opportunity to give back to a program that has given me so much. I look forward to supporting our residents and collaborating with an exceptional group of colleagues. Outside of work, I enjoy playing pickleball, playing competitive chess, and spending time with loved ones. After my chief year, I hope to pursue a career as a clinician educator in hospital internal medicine.
Liana Chicea, MD, PhD
Rheumatology, Internal Medicine
Liana Chicea, MD, PhD
Rheumatology, Internal MedicineLiana Chicea is an Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Senior consultant. She is an Associate Professor at the University Lucian Blaga of Sibiu and the Head of the Rheumatology Department in the Academic Emergency Hospital of Sibiu, Romania. She is a member of the Scientific Board of the Romanian Society of Rheumatology.
Ionuț Gobej, MD
Neurosurgeon
Ionuț Gobej, MD
Neurosurgeon
Gobej Ionut is co-founder and neurosurgeon - NeuroHope, Bucharest, superspecialized in minimally invasive keyhole neurosurgery (tumoral, vascular, malformative, etc.), endoscopic transnasal - transsphenoidal and endoscopic spinal neurosurgery. Another field of activity is pediatric neurosurgery, especially brain and spinal tumor and malformation pathology.
Sofia Nistor
Neurosurgeon
Sofia Nistor
Neurosurgeon
Member of the neurosurgery department, with practical experience in neurosurgery accumulated in neurosurgical centers:
- Cluj, University Center (Romania)
- Hospital Nord, Marseille (France)
- Centre hospitalier universitaire Vaudois Lausanne (Switzerland)
- Member of Sibiu County Council; of the College of Physicians.
Superspecialized in functional neurosurgery minimal invasive neurons surgical treatment in spasticity) neuro-oncology, complex spine surgery.
Author of the national first surgical intervention, balloon compression for trigeminal neuralgia.
In minimal invasive pein therapy and complex spinal reconstruction.
Active member of national and international scientific societies:
- Romanian Society of Neurosurgery
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
- AOSpine, World Institute of Pain.
Multiple publications in specialized journals and presentations in specialized national and international scientific events.
Jacek Kunicki
Neurosurgeon
Jacek Kunicki
Neurosurgeon
He specializes in minimally invasive surgery of the pituitary gland and surgery of cranial base and brain tumors. He has a unique experience in the country in endoscopic transnasal surgery of tumors of the skull base and pituitary region (several hundred operations). He performs transnasal surgeries of pituitary tumors, suprasellar tumors (including meningiomas, chordomas, craniopharyngiomas and others) and brain tumors. In addition, he deals with classical oncological neurosurgery, spine and spinal cord surgery.
He currently works at the Nervous System Cancer Clinic of the Oncology Center in Warsaw. He gained his knowledge and past during numerous training internships in leading neurosurgery hospitals in the USA and Europe.
Alexandru Cristescu
Neurosurgeon
Alexandru Cristescu
Neurosurgeon
Dr. Alexandru Cristescu is a highly trained neurosurgeon with expertise in minimally invasive (Keyhole) neurosurgery, skull base surgery with endoscopic approaches, pituitary pathology, spinal augmentation procedures, and neuro-oncology. His competencies include cranial neurosurgery, neuroendoscopy, and spinal neurosurgery. He completed his residency at Hôpital Foch, Suresnes (Paris, France), advanced training in spinal surgery and vertebral prosthetics with AOSpine in Nîmes, France, and specialized courses in skull base surgery at the European Institute of Telesurgery – IRCAD, University of Strasbourg, France. He is also a member of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery. With years of international training and practice in France, Dr. Cristescu is committed to continuous learning and the use of cutting-edge technology to provide the highest standard of care. He strongly believes that minimally invasive neurosurgery is the “gold standard”, offering patients reduced pain, faster recovery, and excellent long-term outcomes. Guided by the principle of treating every patient as he would his own family, Dr. Cristescu combines science, advanced techniques, and empathy to help patients overcome illness and regain their quality of life.
Dorin Bică
Neurosurgeon
Dorin Bică
Neurosurgeon
Dr. Dorin Bică is a primary neurosurgeon, specializing in cerebral and spinal vascular tumor surgery. For 5 years he studied and practiced in Great Britain and France, where he perfected innovative techniques in high-performance health systems. From the very beginning, Dr. Bică was trained and operated with minimally invasive modern techniques. Dr. Bică chose to bring the experience and knowledge gained to the country, to put them at the service of patients. Dr. Bică is with his patients and enjoys their trust and respect due to their professional approach, full confidence and exceptional skill. His surgical skills are matched only by his desire to improve.
Raluca Ghica
Pathology
Raluca Ghica
Pathology
Obtained her medical degree from the University of Medicine Cluj-Napoca in 2006.
During 2006 and 2015 worked in the pharmaceutical industry- sales and marketing department.
She completed residency in pathology in 2020 in Cluj-Napoca. In 2021 she worked as a pathologist in Resident laboratory Oradea.
Since 2021 Dr. Ghica joined the Humanitas Medlife Hospital Cluj-Napoca and coordinates activity in the pathology laboratory of the hospital.
Special interests: Endocrine pathology, neuropathology, breast pathology and gynaecological pathology.
Diter Atasie, M.D.
Medical Genetics
Diter Atasie, M.D.
Medical Genetics
Dr. Diter Atasie is an Lector and Medical Genetics specialist at the Faculty of Medicine “Victor Papilian”, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, and a practicing clinician at MedLife Polisano Clinic. With over 20 years of academic and clinical experience, he is actively involved in teaching, research, and clinical practice in the fields of cytogenetics and assisted human reproduction. He has authored numerous scientific publications and books, supervised workshops and congresses, and contributed to national and international medical genetics projects. Dr. Atasie is also a member of several professional societies, including the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), and serves as President of the Romanian Society of Medical Genetics – Sibiu Branch.
Ovidiu Banea
Neurophysiologist
Ovidiu Banea
NeurophysiologistDr. Ovidiu Banea is a clinical neurophysiologist with expertise in applied sciences, neurophysiology, environmental ecology, sports medicine, and general medicine. He earned his PhD in Applied Sciences from Reykjavík University in 2022, researching neurophysiological biomarkers for rTMS treatment in schizophrenia and auditory verbal hallucinations. He specialized in Clinical Neurophysiology at Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, completing his training in 2015. His focus includes EMG, EEG (neonatal, adult, and ICU), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), evoked potentials, and intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and vascular procedures. He also trained at the Sleep Unit of Hospital Vall d'Hebron and the Movement Control & EMG Unit of Hospital Clinic, Barcelona. Previously, he obtained an MSc in Essential and Applied Ecology (Barcelona, 2012) and specialized in Sports Medicine (Barcelona, 2007). He earned his MD from Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania (2000), where he had also completed a BASc in Ecology and Environmental Protection (1997).
Cosmin Mutu, MD, PhD
Neurologist
Cosmin Mutu, MD, PhD
Neurologist
MD, PhD Senior Neurologist and Assistant Professor at Neurology Department, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Liviu Bran
Ophthalmologist
Liviu Bran
Ophthalmologist
Specialist Ophthalmologist since 2011. Areas of interest: anterior segment surgery, corneal and laser refractive surgery, vitreoretinal surgery, glaucoma minimal invasive treatment, neuroophthalmic assessment and treatment.
Ovidiu Palea
Anesthesiologist
Ovidiu Palea
Anesthesiologist
Ovidiu Nicolae Palea was born in Blaj, a small town in the heart of Transylvania, and was raised in Bucharest, Romania.
He graduated from the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1989 and continued on graduating from his residency program in Anesthesiology at George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC, USA in 2003.
After graduating from an Intensive Care fellowship from the same University Hospital a year later, he continued to work at Washington University Hospital until the end of 2007 when he returned to Romania.
He started his pain management practice in 2011, being the first Romanian to be accredited in Pain Management by the World Institute of Pain in august 2017.
In 2018, his practice became the only Medical training facility in Eastern and Central Europe to be approved as a training facility by the European Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy.
He has extensive expertise in spine endoscopy, holds regular workshops in a wide variety of minimal invasive pain management procedures across the world, and has been included in the list of approved examiners by the World Institute of Pain.
Ciprian Radu Șofariu, MD, PhD,
Senior Radiologist
Ciprian Radu Șofariu, MD, PhD,
Senior Radiologist
Medical Manager of Sibiu Pediatric Clinical Hospital, Cofounder of Research and Telemedicine Center in Neurological Diseases in Children – CEFORATEN
Andrada Țurcaș, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncologist
Andrada Țurcaș, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncologist
Radiotherapy Department, Oncology Institute Cluj-Napoca Andrada Țurcaș is a radiation oncologist from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She has a PhD in Neuro-Oncology, focusing on adult and paediatric brain tumours. Her research and clinical activities include novel radiotherapy techniques, quality assurance, re-irradiation and late effects.
Simona Bondari, MD, PhD Associate Professor
Radiology and Medical Imaging
Raluca Stăhiescu
Radiation
Raluca Stăhiescu
Radiation
Dr. Raluca Stăhiescu is a senior radiation oncologist with expertise in external beam radiotherapy for all tumor types, stereotactic radiotherapy, and brachytherapy. He completed his residency at the Ion Chiricuță Oncology Institute in Cluj-Napoca and has since gained extensive experience as a specialist and senior physician at leading oncology centers in Romania, including Oncohelp Timișoara, MedEuropa, and Medisprof Cluj-Napoca. Since 2023, he has been practicing as a senior radiation oncologist at MedLife Polisano.
His professional skills include advanced techniques such as IMRT/VMAT, stereotactic radiosurgery, and brachytherapy. He has participated in multiple international congresses and training programs, including ESTRO, ASTRO, and specialized courses in imaging, motion management, and stereotactic radiotherapy. He is an active member of ESTRO and SRROM, reflecting his strong commitment to continuous education and advancement in radiation oncology.
Victor Nimirceag
Oncologist
Victor Nimirceag
Oncologist
Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, molecular targeted therapy for solid tumors.
Treatment of pain, dyspnea and other symptoms associated with cancer.
Ana Teodora Băncila, MD, PhD
Radiotherapy
Ana Teodora Băncila, MD, PhD
Radiotherapy
Primary Care Physician in Radiation Oncology, active since 2014 in the Neolife Radiotherapy Department. Possesses 10 years of experience in stereotactic radiotherapy, specialized in the treatment of cerebral, osseous, and pulmonary lesions. Additionally, for over 10 years, has provided treatments for pediatric patients, with the most common irradiated tumors in this group being infiltrative gliomas, nephroblastoma, and tumors in the ENT sphere.
Băcilă Ciprian, MD, PhD
Psychiatrist
Băcilă Ciprian, MD, PhD
PsychiatristÎn prezent iși desfășoară activitatea ca Sef Lucrări în cadrul Facultății de Medicină, Universitatea „Lucian Blaga” din Sibiu iar în Spitalul Clinic de Psihiatrie „Dr. Gheorghe Preda ” Sibiu îndeplinește funcția de director medical. Este absolvent al Universității de Medicină și Farmacie „Iuliu Hațieganu” Cluj Napoca, iar ca studii postuniversitare menționăm o diplomă de master în domeniul de management sanitar și un doctorat în Științe Medicale. Deține o pregătire de bază în bune practici pentru monitor în studii clinice și a participat la multiple cursuri de formare, specializându-se în psihoterapie pozitivă și training autogen ca psihoterapeut. În domeniul sănătății mintale, a fost implicat în diverse proiecte de voluntariat atât în comunitate, cât și în domeniul medical. În cadrul Asociației Române de Psihiatrie și Psihoterapie își desfășoară activitatea ca președinte elect și este membru al Alianței Prevenirii Suicidului din România, A înființat și coordonează Colectivul de cercetare științifică în neuroștiințe al Spitalului Clinic de Psihiatrie "Dr. Gheorghe Preda" Sibiu. Deține formarea în Stimulare magnetică transcraniană , certificată de European Union of Medical Specialists ( obținută în cadrul Maastricht University) și aplică această terapie în cadrul colectivului de cercetare. Pe lângă activitatea sa clinică, a participat la numeroase evenimente științifice naționale și internaționale, fiind implicat și în cercetare, publicand articole în domeniul său de expertiză: psihiatrie forensică, managementul sănătății și neuroștiințe.
Cristina Andreea Lechințan
Psychologist
Cristina Andreea Lechințan
Psychologist
Am terminat Facultatea de Psihologie din cadrul Universității „Lucian Blaga” Sibiu în anul 2002. Am început activitatea ca psiholog, în același an, în cadrul Direcției Generale de Protecția Copilului Galați. În 2006 am absolvit masterul în Comunicare Managerială și Resurse Umane la Școala Națională de Studii Politic și Administrative. La începutul anului 2008, după ce mi-am obținut atestatele de liberă practică de la Colegiul Psihologilor din România pentru psihologie clinică și psihologia muncii, am ales să folosesc experiența acumulată în resurse umane și management, făcând trecerea de la instituția de stat la mediul privat unde am activat în turism și în industria farmaceutică până în anul 2019. La jumătatea anului am revenit la prima alegere și de atunci sunt psiholog în cadrul Direcției Generale de Asistență Socială și Protecția Copilului Brașov, în cadrul Serviciului de Urgentă. Din 2020 am început supra-specializarea pe psiho-oncologie, am lucrat și lucrez cu pacienți oncologici, atât la locul de muncă, cât și în cabinetul individual unde sunt în contract cu Casa Naţională de Asigurări de Sănătate în cadrul Spitalului de Oncologie Medlife Brașov. Am fost și sunt pasionată de cercetare în sensul în care pot să contribui, cât de puțin, la creșterea calității vieții pacienților oncologici.
Nedelcu Mihaela
Rheumatology
Nedelcu Mihaela
Rheumatology
Dr. Mihaela Elena Nedelcu is a Senior Consultant Rheumatologist with over two decades of experience in healthcare, currently practicing at MedLife Polisano Clinic in Sibiu, Romania. She combines medical expertise with a multidisciplinary perspective on patient care, medical education, and clinical research. She graduated from the “Victor Papilian” Faculty of Medicine, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, and completed her residency in Rheumatology at the Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital. In 2019, she became a Board-Certified Rheumatologist, and in 2025 she achieved the title of Senior Consultant (Medic Primar) in Rheumatology. Her professional training is complemented by postgraduate studies in Healthcare Management and additional certifications in General and Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography, obtained through national and international programs, including the Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Educational Institute (USA). Dr. Nedelcu has an extensive academic and scientific portfolio, with over 130 national and international conferences, workshops, and webinars, where she has contributed as a speaker, author, or co-author of clinical presentations. Her clinical interests cover a broad range of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, with a focus on rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, and connective tissue disorders. She also has advanced expertise in ultrasound-guided procedures and intra-articular injections. Alongside her clinical practice, she has participated in multiple clinical and observational studies, serving as sub-investigator, study manager, and principal investigator, contributing to the advancement of evidence-based therapies in rheumatology. A member of the Romanian College of Physicians, Dr. Nedelcu is widely recognized for her professional integrity, strong communication skills, patient-centered approach, and commitment to improving healthcare outcomes.
Fulea Teodora
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physician
Fulea Teodora
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physician
Dr. Teodora Fulea, PRM physician, graduate of the Faculty of Medicine Sibiu, specialized in neurorehabilitation, working at Polisano Medlife.
Ladaru Alin Bogdan, PhD, GM
Enlife Solution & Chief Editor at en.life
Ladaru Alin Bogdan, PhD, GM
Enlife Solution & Chief Editor at en.life
More then 20 years of experience in medical device business and at least 15 years of working with surgeons.
A diversified educational background.
Passionate by medical business, research, strategy and communication.
Innovative by nature, spontaneous in communication, deep analyser when taking decisions, an excelent balance between strategic and conceptual or analytical skills.
A pragmatic and almost mathematical view over the business details. Experienced in product management, product branding, marketing and campaigns.
Solving hard business situation and having well knowledge of administration.
Initiative and start-up developing. Understanding various people culture and education related to different company culture and approaches.
Managing people, team, different accounts, dealing with "situations" and aiming " results".
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