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Vlad Iustin TICA Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” – Constanţa – University Emergency Regional Hospital [email protected]

 M.D., MSc., PhD, University Professor – Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa;  Visiting Professor - Imperial College School of Medicine, London, University of Louisville, USA; Visiting Assistant Professor – University of Montpellier, ; Lector - Collège de Sages-Femmes and Ecole d'Infirmières (Nurses), Montpellier, member - Mediterranean University of Mastology, New European Surgical Academy, 87 postgraduate lectures (20 international), member in 39 committees of academic contests and/or PhD;  Chair, OB/GYN Department, Coordinator, Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology – University Regional Emergency Hospital, Constanţa, National Medical Expert in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Trainer in the field of medical litigation prevention and management;  President, National Committee of OB/GYN of the National College of Physicians of Romania; Vice-President, Romanian Society of OB/GYN, Society of Gynecological Endocrinology, 34 Committees, Romanian Ministry of Health: Transparency Committee, Consultative Committee in OB/GYN, etc;  Vice-President, European Association of Hospital Doctors (AEMH), and ESGE (European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy) and member – International Scientific Committee, Executive Member - European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Member - FIGO task force, UEMS (Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes), CPME (Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens), MS7 (World organization of specialist doctors from countries with a language) and The International Hippocratic Foundation in Cos; The International Hippocratic Foundation in Cos; ISGE Recognized Surgeon;  24 books/lectures published in USA, France and Romania, 414 papers, 261 published - 23 in ISI journals, 14 Medline/international, 5 Invention Patents, 17 research projects/grants: 11 international (1 Director, 1 Partner Coordinator, 1 Primary Investigator, 1 Local Program Manager, 1 Zonal Coordinator), 6 national (1 Director), Expert in an International Project, 35 citations (16 in ISI journals), 6 scientific prizes, Post-doctoral Research Fellow Award – Harvard University.  Medical Journals: Editor-in-Chief (1 - ISI), Scientific coordinator (1), Member of the Board / Collaborator (7), Peer reviewer (4);  Head of the graduating class; 4 international scholarships; 5 years in France, 35 prizes / merit diplomas / appreciation certificates (6 international);  Master „The Management of Health Services”, Licensed NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Practitioner, 19 fellowships / competences / attestations, 216 diplomas / certificates;  Organizer of 3 National Congresses, 2 international courses, 8 Regional Professional Meetings, Co-Organizer / Member of the Scientific Committee 28 ( 1- President, 11 international), faculty / invited speaker in 16 Meetings (6 international), moderator / chair - 53 (17 international).

E D U C A T I O N 1981 - Baccalaureate. Chemistry-Biology, grade 10/10. Head of the graduating class. , Romania. 1987 - MD, Thesis grade 10/10. Ranked first at the entrance contest. Head of the graduating class. , Romania. 1991 - Certificate, Infertility surgery - Dept. of OB/GYN, University of Bonn, . - Certificate, Treatment of tubal infertility - Dept. of OB/GYN, University of Bonn, Germany. 1992 - Certificate, Colposcopy. Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier, France. - Certificate, Microsurgery. Catholic University of Leuven, . - Certificate, Intensive course in operative laparoscopy. Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. - Diploma, Feminine Sterility, University of Montpellier-Nîmes, France. - Diploma, Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Montpellier- Nîmes, France. 1993 - Specialty, Obstetrics and Gynecology. University of Montpellier-Nîmes, France. Scholarships: University of Montpellier, Institute of Oncology, Montpellier. Sent by the Romanian Ministry of Health, Romania. - Diploma, Visiting Assistant Professor. University of Montpellier- Nîmes, France. - Certificate, Gynecological Endoscopy. University of Marseille, France. - Certificate, Work-shop on operative laparoscopy. University of Marseille. - Certificate, Gynecological Operative Laparoscopy. European Surgical Education Center, Paris, France. 1994 - Specialty, Obstetrics and Gynecology. University of Craiova, Ministry of Health, Romania. 1995 - Work-shop on operative laparoscopy, University of Milan, Faculty of Medicine of Constanta - Constanta, Romania. 1996 - Certificate – Seminar on leadership, McGill University - Center for continuing education - Montreal, Canada. - Certificate - District Governors-elect Seminar – Montreal, Canada. - Certificate - European Leadership Seminar - Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen, Germany.

2 1997 - Certificate – Workshop Fertility / Sterility, Tg Mureş, Romania. - Competence – Family Planning – Ministry of Health, Romania . 1998 - Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ministry of Health - Romania. - Competence - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Certificate - Documentary updating - University ”Ovidius”, Constanţa, Romdiac S.A, Bucharest - Romania, Teldan Informations Systems Ltd, Tel Aviv, . - Certificate - Projects’ management – County Medical Authority – Constanţa, Romania. - Certificate - Leadership - Buşteni, Romania. 1999 - Ph.D. – “Summa cum laudae” (maximum appreciation) - University of Timişoara, Romania. - Certificate – Leadership, Buşteni, Romania. - Certificate – BTL (laser in Gynecology) - Constanţa, Romania. - Certificate of Psycho-Pedagogy – University “Ovidius”, Constanţa, Romania. 2000 - Training Program – “HIV Pregnancy Screening” – European Forum on HIV/AIDS Children and Families, Imperial College School of Medicine, University of London – London, UK. - Certificate – “Reducing Mother to Child HIV Transmission ~ Delivering the Goods” – Imperial College School of Medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital – London, UK. - Certificate – Training. European Forum on HIV/AIDS Children & Families, Imperial College School of Medicine, University of London, Medical Research Council, UK. - Competence – Colposcopy – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Competence – Medical Teaching – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Competence – Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Competence – Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgery – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Fellowship – In Vitro Fertilization – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Fellowship – Pediatric Gynecology – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Fellowship – Techniques of vascular microsurgery – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Fellowship – Laser in Surgery – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Fellowship – Gyneco-Oncology – Ministry of Health - Romania. - Certificate – Postgraduate Education “Ultrasound diagnosis of abdominal and utero-ovarian tumors”. Romanian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology, Romania. - Certificate – Postgraduate training “Actualities in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer”. National Education Institute of Doctors and Pharmacists, Romania. 3 - Certificate – Vienna International School of 3D Sonography, Vienna, . 2001 - Certificate – Postgraduate lecture on Life Sciences – Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, Romanian Ministry of Health, French Ministry of Foreign Affaires, Universities Paris-South, France and “Ovidius” Constanta, Romania. - Certificate – Postgraduate Lecture and Congress – The 33rd International Congress of Patophysiology of pregnancy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. - Diploma – Postgraduate “Prevention of HIV Mother-to-child transmission”. Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation, Regional Health Authority, Municipal Hospital, Constanta, Romania. - Diploma – Postgraduate “Prophylaxis of infection transmission in the medical praxis”. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Regional Health Authority, Mediclim, Constanta, Romania. 2002 - Diploma – Postgraduate “ Prevention of the vertical transmission of the HIV infection”. Regional Health Authority, College of Physicians, Giurgiu, Romania. - Diploma – Postgraduate “ Prevention of the vertical transmission of the HIV infection”. Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation, Regional Health Authority, College of Physicians - Giurgiu, Romania. 2004 - Certificate – Ministry of Health, National Center of Postgraduate Education for Doctors, Pharmacists and Nurses: “Innovatory techniques in the surgery of urinary incontinence and female genital prolapsus”. Bucharest, Romania. - Certificate “Breast ultrasound” – European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. Craiova, Romania. - Diploma - College of Physicians, Bucharest: “The benefits of GnRH agonists in gynecological pathology”, Constanta, Romania. - Certificate – Workshop – College of Physicians, Faculty of Medicine Braşov, Ministry of health, Romanian Association of Perinatal Medicine and The Institute for Mother and Child „Priorities of the prenatal diagnosis in Romania”, Braşov, Romania. - Certificate – Faculty of Medicine Constanţa Symposia „Lower tract genital infections”, Constanţa, Romania. 2005 - Certificate – Mediterranean University of Mastology Association of Northern and southern Mediterranean; Manosmed International Course – Quality in diagnosis and treatment of breast disease. Bucharest, Romania. - Certificate – Investigator/Expert Meeting – Lisbon, . 2006 - Master „The Management of Health Services” University „Ovidius”, Constanţa, Romania.

4 - Certificate – First Romanian Ian Donald School – Medical School , Inter-University Centre for Post-Graduate Studies - Dubrovnik, Bucharest, Romania. - Diploma – „The Fetal Medicine Foundation Course on first Trimester Screening” – The Fetal Medicine Foundation, Bucharest, Romania. - Certificate – Advanced Course of Mastology. Mastology Association Northern & Southern Mediterranean – Mobile University of Mastology, Lebanon. - Attestation of Complementary Studies (Fellowship) in surgical laparoscopy, Level I – Ministry of Public Health, National Center of Postgraduate Health Education, Romania. - Certificate - ISGE (The International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy) Recognized Surgeon, USA. 2007 - Diploma – Intergenetics – Romania. Seminar: „Problems’ management in genetic analysis: a practical guide” – Bucharest, Romania. - Diploma – Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medical Ultrasound Dubrovnik – Croatia – Advanced Course Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucharest, Romania. - Certificate – European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy – Postgraduate course: New aspects in office and non-office hysteroscopy. Portoroz, Slovenia. - Certificate of Completion – ICD 10-AM Clinical Coding Health Information Management Association of Australia et al. 2008 - Certificate – Pre-congress course: „Developing countries and infertility.” 24th Annual meeting of The European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology, Barcelona, . - Certificate – HPV Masterclass Europe 2008 – Warsaw, Poland. - Certificate – Communication Masterclass – The Excel Academy, GSK - Warsaw, Poland.. 2009 - MSD Speakers’ Training Forum „”– Budapest. - GSK Speakers’ Training Forum - Warsovia - Certificate - Mediterranean University of Mastology, Tartous, Syria. - Certificate – Postgraduate course in Office Endoscopy – European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy, Florence, . - Certificate – European Academy of Gynaecological Surgery – Course „Laparoscopic suturing from A to Z”, Leuven, Belgium. - Certificate – Training in high-level complexity gynecologic laparoscopy and vaginal surgery. Pius Hospital, Oldenburg, Germany. - Certificate – Chirurgische Klinik Munchen-Bogenhausen. Gynaecolgy / Urology Workshop; Pelvic floor Workshop. Munich, Germany. - Certificate – Innovative Utilization of Structural Funds in Europe”Regional Master Class Programme on Health investments in

5 Structural Funds 2000-2006: learning lessons to inform regions in the 2007-2013 period. The Health Services Management Training Centre at in collaboration with EUROREGIO III project partners, Budapest, Hungary. 2010 - Certificate – Colposcopy Training Course (I.F.C.P.C. – International Federation of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy), Antwerpen, Belgium. - Diploma – Postgraduate Lecture Romanian College of Physicians– Malta. - Certificate – Preterm Birth International Collaborative – Geneva. 2011 - Certification – Training in Level III Gynecologic Laparoscopy – German Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, Oldenburg, Germany. - Attendance Certificate (Tutor) - European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Training the Trainers Course for Educational Supervisors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Torino, Italia. - Certificate – Romanian Ministry of Health: Trainer in the field of medical litigation prevention and management. - Diploma – Romanian Academy „Francisc I. Rainer Days”. Bucuresti.

2012 - Certificate de graduation – Instructor European Project POSDRU – Screening Uterine Cervical Cancer. - Certificate of Adhesion Awarness in Laparoscopy and Laparotomy – Eurpean Society of Gynaecologic Endoscopy. - Certificate of Attendance – 22nd European Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Talinn, Estonia. - Certificate of Attendance - The First Romanian National Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology and the 8th International Congress of AAGL (American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists), Bucharest. - Certificate of Attendance – Pre-Congress Postgraduate Course; The First Romanian National Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology and the 8th International Congress of AAGL (American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists), Bucharest. - Atestation de Présence – 36es Journées Nationales du College National des Gynécologues et Obstreticiens Francais, Paris. - Certificate – EBCOG (European College and Board of Obstetrics and Gyneacology) Training the visitors course. Tallinn, Estonia. - Certificate - 21st Annual Congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), Paris. 2013 - Certificate - Faculty Development Institute, Lions Clubs International, Viena

6 - Certificate of Attendance – ESGE (European Society od Gynaecologic Endoscopy) 22nd Annual Congress, Berlin. - Certificate of Attendance - ESHRE workshop: The impact of reproductive surgery in increasing pregnancy rates in ART, Iasi. - The 7th Diczfalusy Award Lecture Symposium on Reproductive - Atestation de Présence – 37es Journées Nationales du College National des Gynécologues et Obstreticiens Francais, Paris. - Leadership Certificate – Lions Clubs International. - Certificate – Regional Course on Development and Implementaton of Clinical Guidelines in Sexual and Reproduvtive Health. Skopje, FYROM. - Certificate of Attendance – Regional Course on Development and Implementaton of Clinical Guidelines in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Skopje, FYROM. - Certificate – Regional Course on Development and Implementaton of Clinical Guidelines in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Bucureşti. - Certificate of Attendance – Regional Course on Development and Implementaton of Clinical Guidelines in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Bucureşti. - Certificate – „J.L.Moreno” Psychodrama Society. Self-development in group. 2014 - Certificate – ESGE (European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy) 23rd annual Congress, Bruxelles. - Certificate – „J.L.Moreno” Psychodrama Society. Special Seminar. Cluj-Napoca. - Certificate – 23rd European Congress of Obstetrics and Gnecology, Glasgow, Scotland (UK), 2014. - Certificate - Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Quebec 4th International Symposium, New European Surgical cademy Days 2014, Crete, 2014. - Certificate of Attendance - Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I, Bucureşti, 2014. - Certificate – Regional Course on Development and Implementaton of Clinical Guidelines in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Chisinau, Republica . - Diploma: Licensed NLP Practitioner. International Association for NeuroLingvistic Programming. - Certificate – „J.L.Moreno” Psychodrama Society. Theoretical Seminar. Bucuresti 2015 - Certificate „J.L.Moreno” Psychodrama Society. Theoretical Seminar. „Process analysis.”. Bucureşti. - Certificate „J.L.Moreno” Psychodrama Society. Special Seminar. Bucureşti.

7 - Certificate „J.L.Moreno” Psychodrama Society. Theoretical Seminar. „Psychodrama in individual setting”., Bucureşti. - Certificate „J.L.Moreno” Psychodrama Society. Theoretical Seminar. „Cunceling and couple therapy”., Bucureşti. - Certificate – 13th International Conference of Psychodrama Institute foe Europe, Cluj-Napoca - Certificate „Alcoolism and addiction prevention.”. Bucureşti.

Other various Diplomas / Certificates

E X P E R I E N C E 1986-1990 - Resident. University Hospital of Craiova, Romania. - On call medical assistance at the “International Conference of Operators Algebras". 1990-1993 - Send by the Romanian Minister of Health in order to finish the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency. - OB/GYN Resident. “Médecin Attaché Associé des hôpitaux”. University Hospital, Maternity of Montpellier, France. - OB/GYN Resident. University Hospital, OB/GYN Department, Nîmes, France. 1992-1993 - Visiting Assistant Professor. Cancer Institute “Val d’Aurelle”, Montpellier, France. Scholarship of the League of Fight against Cancer, Montpellier, France. 1994-1995 - OB/GYN Specialist. University Hospital, Craiova, Romania. - Director. Medical Society “Prosanitas” - Craiova, Romania. From 1995 - OB/GYN Specialist (Consultant from 1999). University Hospital, Constanta, Romania. - Acting Director, Reproductive Endocrinology - Infertility Unit. From 2000 - Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology I – University Regional Emergency Hospital, Constanţa, Romania.

PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES - from 2002 Coordinator: - Elaboration of a unitary and coherent system of prenatal care monitoring. - Promoting the system of prenatal care monitoring. - Prevention and control in cancer. - Screening in cervical cancer. - Prophylaxis of the Rh isoimmunization syndrome. - Prophylaxis of iron-deficiency anemia in pregnant women. - Support of care for pregnant and puerperal women.

8 - Management of the Woman and Child Health Regional Program. - Management of the Woman and Child Health Program at the local level. - Unit of Coordination for the Woman, Child and Family Health Program. - Decrease of the prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia in pregnant women. - Prophylaxis and treatment of menopause-related complaint. - The strategy for breast feeding. - Prophylaxis and treatment of infertility. - National Oncology program. - Decrease of Maternal mortality through the increase in the quality and efficiency of care for pregnant and puerperal women. - Prophylaxis and treatment ante- and post-natal of malformations and genetic abnormalities. - Mothers’ school. - Monitoring and assessment of the Woman’s and Child’s health Program. Member: - Prophylaxis and pre and post-natal treatment of malformations and/or genetic malformations. - Setting-up of a network of pre and post-natal diagnostic centers. INTERNAŢIONAL From 2007 - Member (Romanian Representative) in „Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes” – Brussels. - Member EBCOG (European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology); from 2011 Executive Member - Member – International Scientific Committee – European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy. From 2009 - Member – FIGO task force on capacity building for member societies. From 2010 - Member (Romanian Representative) in CPME (Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens – Standing Committee of European Doctors). - Member - Working Group „Centers of excellence of training” CPME. - Member – MS7 (World Organization of Specialist Doctors from Latin-language-speaking countries). From 2011 - Member (National delegate for Romania), member – International Scientific Committee in The International Hippocratic Foundation in Cos, member of the European Council of Medical Orders. From 2012 - Vice-President, European Association of Hospital Doctors (AEMH) 2014 - Member – Accreditation Committee for EBCOG (European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) Training – Debrecen – Hungary; Prague – Czech Republic. - Expert – International Project “Support for the Mother and Child Health Department” from the University Center of Simulation in Medical

9 Training of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Nicolae Testemițanu” din Republic of Moldova.

NATIONAL - Member: 2003 - Expert Committee for Implementation WHO initiative “Making Pregnancy Safer” 2004 - National Expert Committee for the Consensus on hormonal therapy in menopause. - Technical Committee of the Romanian Ministry of Health and Family for the re-organizing of the Units of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology. 2006 - National Expert Committee for a national guide on hormonal contraception. From 2006 - Coordinating Group of elaboration of National Guidelines on Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2007 - Working Group for improvement of maternal mortality analysis in Romania – Romanian Ministry of Health United Nations Fund for Population, WHO. - Committee of the National Center for Continue Medical Education of the Romanian Ministry of Health for the evaluation of a University Department for the accreditation as Education and evaluation center in OB/GYN ultrasonography. - Working Group (Ministry of Health) for determining definitions of new-born and abortion. 2008 - Consultative Committee – Romanian Ministry of Health in Obstetrics and Gynecology. - Transparency Committee – Romanian Ministry of Health. - Member of the Romanian Delegation for the Meeting with the European Union Committee for Diplomas. - Member – Working Group for the confidential professional enquiry of maternal deaths. 2009 - Member – National Committee for the cervical cancer prevention – Order of Ministry of Health 1106/11.09.2009. 2010 - Medical National Expert in Obstetrics-Gynecology (Constanţa): Order of Ministry of Health 1.112 MO 605/26.08.2010 - Lector – National Fellowship in Infertility and assisted Medical Reproduction. - Representative / Speaker (Romanian College of Physicians) – Romanian Senate – “Social costs of work force migration, protection of those remained at home and the management of the medical work force deficit. - Member – Jury: Young Doctors’ Gala. - Member – Jury: Gala Medica Academica.

10 - Member – National consensus Conference on OB/GYN guidelines. 2011 - Member – Jury: Gala Medica Academica. - Trainer in the field of prevention and management of medical litigation. 2013 - Member – Board: Gala Medica Academica - Medical Expert - Regional Health Authority Timiş. 2014 - Member – Board: Gala Sanatatii

REGIONAL From 2003 - Member - County Committee of Maternal Death Analysis. From 2004 - Member - County Committee of Woman and Child Health. - Regional Counselor of the County Authority of Health for the OB/GYN Specialty. From 2006 - Member, County Committee for the professional analysis of mortality and monitoring of maternal, perinatal and infantile mortality. - The Medical Expert in OB/GYN Specialty for Constanţa County (by Order of the Ministry of Health). LOCAL 2003-2010 - Coordinator Doctor / Chairman of the Departments of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Neonatology from the University Regional Emergency Hospital - Constanţa, Romania. - President / Member – Competition Committees for OB/GYN specialist positions – Constanta, Romania. From 2006 - Member, Professional Committee - University Regional Emergency Hospital - Constanţa, Romania. 2006 - President, Examination Committees of graduation from OB/GYN residency – Constanta, Romania. - President of 2 Competition Committees for OB/GYN specialist positions – Constanta, Romania. From 2008 - Member – Committee of Transfusion and Pharmaco-vigilance of the University Regional Emergency Hospital, Constanţa From 2009 - Member – Medical Council of the University Regional Emergency Hospital, Constanţa. 2010 - Member, Regional Health Authority Evaluation Committee (clinical case). - President, 2 Evaluation Committees for assessing theoretical and practical knowledge in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011 - President, Evaluation Committee for assessing theoretical and practical knowledge in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 - President, Evaluation Committee for assessing theoretical and practical knowledge in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

11 2013 - President, Evaluation Committee for assessing theoretical and practical knowledge in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014 - President, Examination Committees for the Diploma of Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology. - Member –Committee for the analysis of mortality in the University Regional Emergency Hospital - Constanta.

NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF ROMANIA From 2001 - Member in the Surgical Committee - College of Physicians, Constanţa, Romania. From 2004 - Member - County College of Physicians – Constanţa, Romania. - Representative of the County College of Physicians, Constanta in the National Council. 2004-2007 - Delegate in the National Assembly. From 2006 - President, OB/GYN National Committee. 2007-2011 - Vice-President (Professional-Scientific and Education) – National College of Physicians of Romania.

A C A D E M I C 1991-1993 - Lecturer - College of Midwives, Montpellier, France. - University Hospital Center Institute of Registered Nurses, Montpellier, France. - “Caisse Régionale d'Assurance Maladie” Institute of Registered Nurses, Montpellier, France. 1992-1993 - Visiting Assistant Professor. Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier, France. 1995-1999 - Assistant Professor. Faculty of Medicine - Constanta, Romania. (more than half of the OB/GYN curriculum for the English division) 1996 - Instructor. First Workshop and Symposium in Gynecologic Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy. Constanta University Hospital, Constanta, Romania. 1999 - 2003 - Junior Associated Professor. Faculty of Medicine - Constanta, Romania. 2000 - Visiting Professor - Imperial College School of Medicine – London, UK. - Lecturer – Workshop “Family Doctor – an important factor in prevention of the HIV infection” – Regional Public Health Authority, Constanţa, Romania.

12 - Lecturer – Medical Conference: “Delivery in HIV+ women”, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer – Medical Conference: “Management of the pregnancy and treatment (mother and child)” Workshop “General Practitioner – an important participant in the prevention of HIV infection” Constanţa, Romania. 2001 - Lecturer – Medical Conference: “Obstetrical attitude in HIV+ women” – Obstetric Workshop – Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer – First national meeting of experts in infertility: “LH Need – myth or reality?”, Bucharest, Romania. - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture: “Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV infection from mother to child” - Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation, County Health Authority, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture: “Prophylaxis of infection transmission in the medical practice” Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, County Health Authority, Constanţa, Romania - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture of General Ultrasonography – OB/GYN module - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture of General Ultrasonography – OB/GYN module (II) - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – 3rd National Conference with International Participation on Menopause, Constanţa, Romania. 2002 - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture of General Ultrasonography – OB/GYN module (III) - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – Medical Conference: “Pre-partum attitude in HIV+ patients” – Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation, County Health Authority, College of Physicians, National Committee against AIDS of the Ministry of Health, Giurgiu, Romania. - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture for OB/GYN specialists “Prevention of HIV infection transmission from mother to fetus” – Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation, County Health Authority, College of Physicians, National Committee against AIDS of the Ministry of Health, Giurgiu, Romania. 2003-2007 - Associated Professor – Faculty of de Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. 2003 - Member – Competition Committee for a Junior Assistant Professor position – “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – National Congress (with international participation) of the Societies of Gynecological Endocrinology, Uro-Gynecology and Colposcopy and Lower Genital Pathology, Craiova, Romania. 13 - Lecturer – Round table “Modern attitude in Candida vulvo- vaginitis”, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture of General Ultrasonography – OB/GYN module (IV) - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Constanţa, Romania. - Member in 4 PhD Committees – “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. 2004 - Visiting Professor – University of Louisville, USA. - Member of the Competition Committee for Junior Associated Professor position – “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. - Member in 2 PhD Committees – , Romania. - Member in a PhD Committee – “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – 5th National Congress of Therapeutic Pharmacology and Toxicology, with international participation, Calimăneşti, Romania. - Lecturer - “Lower female genitalia infections”, College of Physicians of Romania, Faculty of de Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture of General Ultrasonography – OB/GYN module (V) - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Constanţa, Romania. 2004 - 2008 Vice-Dean - Faculty of de Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. From 2005 - Associate Member – Mastology Association Northern & Southern Mediterranean – Mobile University of Mastology, Montpellier, France. 2005 - Member in 7 PhD Committees - “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. - Member in 2 PhD Committees – University of Bucharest, Romania. - Lecturer (Invited speaker) - Mediterranean University of Mastology Mastology Association of Northern and southern Mediterranean; Manosmed International Course – Quality in diagnosis and treatment of breast disease, Bucharest, Romania. - Lecturer – Symposia “ New directions in the use of natural feminine hormones” College of Physicians, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer – First National Congress on Menopause with international participation, Bucharest, Romania. - Lecturer – 2nd National Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology with international participation, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture of General Ultrasonography – OB/GYN module (VI) - Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, Romania. 2006 - Member in 4 PhD Committees – University of Bucharest, Romania. - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture of General Ultrasonography – OB/GYN module (VII) - Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, Romania.

14 - Lecturer – Symposia “Therapeutic connections in medical practice”, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer – Symposia “Hormonal contraception”, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer – Workshop “Recommendations for the utilization of recombinant VII Factor in obstetrical hemorrhage”, Constanta, Romania. - Speaker – Conference – Advanced Course of Mastology, Mastology Association Northern & Southern Mediterranean – Mobile University of Mastology, Lebanon. - Lecturer – Medical Days Medicover-Synevo 2006: “Spermicides – a useful alternative in contraception”, Constanta, Romania. From 2007 - University Professor - Faculty of de Medicine, “Ovidius” University, Constanţa, Romania. 2007 - Lecturer – Post-graduate Lecture of General Ultrasonography – OB/GYN module (VIII) - Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, Romania. - Referent in a PhD Committee – University of Bucharest, Romania. - Lecturer – General Practitioner Reunion: “Screening in cervical cancer”, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer – General Practitioner Reunion: “HPV and cervical cancer”, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer –Pharma Days “Prevention of neural tube anomalies”, Bucharest, Romania. - Lecturer – Pharma Days “Supplementation with folic acid and multivitamins during pregnancy”, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer – Pharmacists’ Reunion “Anti-HPV vaccination”, Bucharest. - Lecturer – General Practitioner Reunion “Quality requirements in HPV-infection prevention”, Constanta, Romania. - Lecturer – General Practitioners’ National Conference “Overview of cervical cancer and anti-HPV vaccination”, Brăila, Romania. - Lecturer – 7th National Congress of Perinatal Medicine “Anti-HPV vaccination – extension of the perspective”, Bucharest, Romania. - Lecturer – General Practitioner Reunion “Supplementary benefits of anti-HPV vaccination”, Constanţa, Romania. - Lecturer – Symposia: “Ideal solution for the treatment of the vulvar- vaginal Candida”, Constanţa. 2008 - Lecturer – OB/GYN Reunion “HPV/Anti-HPV: Extending the perspective”, Galaţi, Romania. - Lecturer – “Cervical cancer and anti-HPV vaccination”, Galaţi, Romania. - Lecturer – General Practitioners, OB/GYNs and Pediatricians’ Reunion “The quality of the prevention against HPV: requirements and results”, Galaţi, Romania. - Referent PhD Committee – University „Ovidius”, Faculty of Medicine.

15 - Lecturer “Ovarian ageing”– National Forum on Woman Health – Braşov, Romania - Lecturer – Meeting of the OB/GYN Specialists - Galaţi – HPV / anti- HPV: extension of the perspective. - Lecturer – Meeting of the OB/GYN and Family Doctors Specialists - Constanţa – HPV / anti-HPV: extension of the perspective. - Lecturer – Meeting of the OB/GYN and Family Doctors Specialists - Constanţa – Sustained protection by anti-HPV vaccination – optimizing the prevention of the cervical cancer. - Lecturer – Meeting of the OB/GYN Specialists – Constanţa-Brăila- Galaţi-Tulcea – The importance of a strong and sustained response in the vaccination against cervical cancer. - Lecturer (Invited speaker) - Mediteranean University of Mastology Mastology Association of Northern and Southern Mediteraneean, University of Montpellier; Manosmed International Course – Montpellier. - Invited speaker. IXth National Conference of the Romanian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cluj-Napoca. - Program Coordinator; Lecturer – Symposia “Oral hormonal contraception” Constanţa. 2009 - President Examination Committee for specialist graduation in OB/GYN– Constanţa. - Member – Contest Committee for an Associate Professor position – Medical and Pharmaceutical University “Carol Davila” Bucharest. - Member in 3 PhD Committees – Medical and Pharmaceutical University “Carol Davila” Bucharest. - Member – 2 PhD Committees – State Medical and Pharmaceutical University „Nicolae Trestemiţeanu”, Minostry of Health of the Republic of Moldavia – Chişinău. - Invited speaker - Medical and Pharmaceutical University „Gr. T. Popa” Iaşi Workshop with international participation: Pelvic endometriosis – actualities in diagnostic and treatment” Iaşi. - Invited speaker. “The value of HPV vaccine in prophylaxis of cervical cancer and other HPV-associated diseases” Warsaw, Poland. - Lecturer – Neural tube defects in pregnancy – preventable anomalies? Medical Forum, Constanţa. - Lecturer – How early are hormonal changes in menopause? III-rd Romanian National Congress of Menopause and Anti-aging, Mangalia. - Lecturer - Mediteranean University of Mastology, Tartous, Syria. - Invited speaker - VIII-th Romanian-German Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology with international Participation, . - Lecturer – Yaz, Constanţa. - Lecturer – Medical Forum PharmaBusiness, Constanţa. - Coordinator - Scientific Program; Lecturer – Human Papilloma Virus – Associated diseases, prevention and treatment, Bucureşti.

16 - Lecturer – Postgraduate Lecture of the Romanian College of Physicians – Tunisia. - Speaker – “Prenatal vitamin supplements”, Constanţa. 2010 - Keynote Lecture, XVl-th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucharest, 2010. - Lecturer - Prevention of post-partum hemorrhage. Winter Forum, . - Lecturer – The First Jordanian – Romanian Conference of Medicine and Pharmacy, Amman, Jordan. - Invited speaker – MS7, Bruxelles. - Invited speaker – Symposium „Implémentation, Evaluation, Mesure, Financement et contrôle des Procédures de Qualité dans la Médicine Spécialisée ». Bruxelles. - Lecturer – Conference: Family Practice – first line in medical care, Brăila. - Lecturer – Tulcea Medical Days “Current views in the community and specialist. Inter-specialty relations”. Tulcea. - Lecturer – Postgraduate Lecture of the Romanian College of Physicians – Malta. - Lecturer – National Patients’ Conference, Bucharest.

2011 - Member – PhD Committee – Medical and Pharmaceutical University “Carol Davila” Bucharest. - Member – 2 PhD Committees – Faculty of Medicine, University ”Ovidius” – Constanţa. - Faculty: European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Training the Trainers Course for Educational Supervisors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Lecture: Highlights on Adult Learning / Feedback. Torino, Italia. - V. Tica, E. Balaşa. Ultrasound of the fetal central nervous system: appropriate vs. inappropriate measurements & clinical consequences. The 4-th Romanian Ian Donald Course of Ultrasonography, Bucharest, 2011. - Expert – Lecturer – Course on laparoscopic surgery – Romanian Association on Endoscopic Surgery. 2012 - Member – PhD Committee –University of Bucharest, Doctoral School of Psychology. - Vaginal birth after cesarean section – Conference “A friendly delivery” Constanta 2013 - Lecturer - ESHRE workshop: The impact of reproductive surgery in increasing pregnancy rates in ART, Iasi.

17 - Member – 2 PhD Committees– Medical and Pharmaceutical University „Gr. T. Popa” Iaşi. - Lecturer – Regional Training Course on Clinical Guidelines in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Skopje, Macedonia. - Lecturer – Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I – „Fibrocystic mastopathy”, Marrakesh, Maroc. - Lecturer – Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I, Bucharest. - Invited Lecturer– “To be or not to be Gynecologist in Romania, 2013” – Common Meeting of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Anesteziology of Republic of Moldavia, Chişinău. - Lecturer – 10th Congress of the Romanian Urogynecological Society, Braşov. - Lecturer – Regional Course on Development and Implementation of Clinical Guidelines in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Skopje, FYROM. 2014 - Member – PhD Committee – Medical and Pharmaceutical University Timişoara. - Member – Committee for a Professorship position – Medical and Pharmaceutical University Craiova. - Member – Committee for two Associate Professorship positions – Medical and Pharmaceutical University Grigore T Popa – Iaşi. - Invited Speaker – Medical treatment in endometriosis – Evidence based medicine. 16th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cluj-Napoca, 2014. - Lecturer – Leading and Leadership. Leadership course – Lions International, District 124 Romania - Sinaia. - Lecturer – The Team and team-building. Leadership course – Lions International, District 124 Romania – Sinaia. - Faculty Member - Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I – Hurghada, Egypt. - Lecturer – Clinical Leadership –The perspective of AEMH. AEMH Conference „Patient safety and antimicrobial resistance” Stockholm. 2015 - Member – Committee for an Associate Professorship position – Medical and Pharmaceutical University Carol Davila - Bucureşti.

P R O F E S S I O N A L P R T I C I P A T I O N A N D R E S E A R C H - 24 Books: - Editor – 8 books (2 + CDs); - Co-Editor – 5 books; - 17 textbook chapters (14 as first author) in 10 books published in USA, France and Romania.

18 - 414 papers (261 published): - 126 articles– 83 as first author - published in USA, UK, France, Italy and Romania – 23 in ISI journals - 13 as first author, 14 in indexed Medline/international journals (9 as first author); - 135 published in scientific meetings’ volumes (58 as first author); - 126 oral communications / posters in Romania and abroad (64 as first author); - 27 papers as invited speaker – 5 in an international university. - 35 Web / articles citations – 17 in ISI-indexed journals. - Selection for Clinical Digest Series. - 5 invention patents on local / regional / general anesthesia (co-author). - Post-doctoral Research Fellow – offer from Reproductive Endocrine Sciences Center, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School. - Member – Center of Studies and Research in Experimental Surgery and Medical Biotechnologies, Constanţa, Romania. - 17 Research projects / contracts / grants: (11 international), 1 Director, 1 Coordinator Partner, 1 Primary Investigator, 1 Local Program Manager, 1 Zonal Coordinator), (+ 3 projects as Director, initially wan by international (2) or national (1) competition). - Participation in a “High Study Diploma” on implantation and in a University Certificate of Hysteroscopy - Montpellier, France.

CONGRESSES / SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS President - Organizing Committee – 3rd National Conference on Menopause with international participation, Constanta, 2001, Romania. - Gynecology Section - 3rd National Congress of Laparoscopic Surgery, Sinaia, 2001, Romania. - 2nd National Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology, with international participation, Constanţa, 2005, Romania. - (Honorary) 9th National Conference of Neonatology, with international participation, Constanta, 2007, Romania. - Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I, Bucureşti, 2013. - National Scientific Committee – Congress of the Romanian-German Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology – 9th Edition, Timişoara, 2013. - Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I, Bucureşti, 2014.

Scientific Secretary - First Workshop and Symposium on Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Constanta, Romania, 1996. Organizer - 12 Regional Meetings of the National Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Romania. - 14th Scientific Session. Dobrogea Medical Days, Constanţa, 2004,

19 Romania. - National Conference of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iaşi, 2004, Romania. - 15th Scientific Session – Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, 2005, Romania. - 14th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology with international participation; International Symposium “Evidence-based Contraception” Bucharest, 2006, Romania. - 16th Scientific Session – Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, 2006, Romania. - 3rd National Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology with international participation, Braşov, 2007. - 17th Scientific Session – Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, 2007, Romania. Member – Scientific Committee - Congress of the National Societies: of Gynecological Endocrinology, Uro-Gynecology, Colposcopy and Lower tract Pathology, with international participation, Craiova, 2003, Romania. - First National Congress on Menopause with international participation, Bucharest, 2005, Romania. - (International Scientific Committee) Congress of the New European Surgical Academy, 2007, Istanbul, . - 2nd National Congress on Menopause and Anti-Aging with international participation, Bucharest, 2007, Romania. - National Symposium “Toxoplasmosis in actuality”, Constanţa, 200, Romania. - The Second Annual Meeting of the New European Surgical Academy, Istanbul, 2007. - International Scientific Committee – European Congress of the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, Amsterdam, 2008. - International Scientific Committee – European Congress of the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, Florence, 2009. - IV-th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology with international participation, Sinaia, 2009. - III-rd Romanian National Congress of Menopause and Anti-aging with international participation, Mangalia, 2010. - International Scientific Committee – European Congress of the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, 2010. - National Organizing Committee, XV-th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucharest, 2010. - The First Jordanian – Romanian Conference of Medicine and Pharmacy, Amman, Jordan, 2010. - V-th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology with international participation, Sinaia, 2010. - Medical Days “Vasile Dobrovici” X-th edition, Iaşi, 2010. - Invited International Faculty - 5th International Congress - American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists in conjunction with the

20 Turkish Society of Gynecological Endoscopy – 4th Annual Scientific Meeting. - The 4-th Congress South-East European Society of Perinatal Medicine, Bucharest, 2011. - National Conference with international participation „Zilele Dobrovici”, Iaşi. - 22nd European Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Talinn, Estonia. - International Scientific Committee – European Congress of the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, 2012. - 7th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Gynecological Endocrinology, with international participation, Sinaia, 2012. - 8th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Gynecological Endocrinology, with international participation, Sinaia, 2013. - 10th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Urogynecology, Braşov, 2013. - Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I – „Fibrocystic mastopathy”, Marrakesh, Maroc, 2013. - 7th National Congress of the Romanian Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Bucureşti, 2013. - Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I, Bucureşti, 2014. - 8th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Gynecological Endocrinology, with international participation, Bucureşti 2014. - 11th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Urogynecology, Mamaia, 2014. - 12th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Urogynecology, Bucharest, 2015.

Faculty, Invited speaker: - The 4-th Romanian Ian Donald Course of Ultrasonography, Bucharest, 2011. Member – Scientific Committee – Gala of Excellence “Medica Academica” 2010, 2011

Panel - 14th Students’ Scientific Session – Faculty of Medicine, Craiova, Romania, 1984. - Scientific Symposium, Faculty of Medicine - Craiova, Romania, 1985. - 11th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Timişoara, Romania, 1993. - World Congress of Fertility and Sterility - Montpellier, France, 1995. - Second National Congress of Laparoscopic Surgery, Timişoara, 1998. - 11th Scientific Session – Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, Romania, 2001.

21 - 12th Scientific Session. Dobrogea Medical Days, Constanţa, 2002, Romania. - National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucharest, 2002, Romania. - Congress of the National Societies: of Gynecological Endocrinology, Uro-Gynecology, Colposcopy and Lower tract Pathology, with international participation, Craiova, 2002, Romania. - 14th Scientific Session. Dobrogea Medical Days, Constanţa, 2004, Romania. - 5th National Congress of Therapeutic Pharmacology and Toxicology, with international participation, Calimăneşti, 2004, Romania. - First National Congress on Menopause with international participation, Bucharest, 2005, Romania. - 15th Scientific Session. Dobrogea Medical Days, Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, 2005, Romania. - 2nd National Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology, with international participation, Constanţa, 2005, Romania. - 16th Scientific Session. Dobrogea Medical Days, Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, 2006, Romania. - 14th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology with international participation; International Symposium “Evidence-based Contraception” Bucharest, 2006, Romania. - 2nd National Congress on Menopause and Anti-Aging with international participation, Bucharest, 2007, Romania. - 3rd National Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology with international participation, Braşov, 2007, Romania. - 17th Scientific Session, Faculty of Medicine, Constanţa, 2007, Romania. - European Congress of the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, Amsterdam, 2008. - XIX-th Scientific Session – Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” Constanta, 2009. - Congress of the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, Florence, 2009. - IV-th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology with international participation, Sinaia, 2009. - III-rd Romanian National Congress of Menopause and Anti-aging with international participation, Mangalia, 2009. - The Congress of Breast Diseases Association of the North and South Mediterranean, Tartous, Syria, 2009. - VIII-th Romanian-German Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology with international participation, Oradea, 2009. - ZEVA Meeting – 16th Symposium of the Medical Chambers of Central and East European Countries „The future of the medical profession”, Beograd, 2009. - XV-th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucharest, 2010. - 21th European Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antwerpen, Belgium, 2010. - V-th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology with international participation, Sinaia, 2010. - Medical Days “Vasile Dobrovici” X-th edition, Iaşi, 2010. - VI-th National Congress of the Romanian Association of Endoscopic Surgery, Bucharest, 2011.

22 - 5th International Congress - American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists in conjunction with the Turkish Society of Gynecological Endoscopy – 4th Annual Scientific Meeting, Istanbul, 2011. - The 4-th Congress South-east European Society of Perinatal Medicine, Bucharest, 2011. - 40th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology – American Association of Gynecological Endoscopists, Hollywood, Fl, USA, 2011. - 22nd European Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Talinn, Estonia. - National Conference with international participation „Zilele Dobrovici”, Iaşi. - European Congress of the European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, Paris, 2012. - 36-es Journées Nationales - Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français 2012. - 10th National Conference of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucureşti, 2012. - The First Romanian National Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology and the 8th International Congress of AAGL (American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists), Bucharest. - Congress of the Romanian-German Sociey of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9th Edition, Timişoara, 2013. - 7th National Congress of the Romanian Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Bucureşţi, 2013. - AEMH (Asociation Européenne des Médecins des Hopiteaux) Conference, Paris, 2013. - Al X-lea Congres al Societǎţii Romȃne de Uroginecologie, Braşov. - ESGE (European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy) 22nd annual Congress, Berlin, 2013. - ESGE (European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy) 23rd annual Congress, Bruxelles, 2014. - 16th National Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cluj-Napoca, 2014. - Manosmed Course, Université de Montpellier I – Hurghada, Egypt, 2014 - 23rd European Congress of Obstetrics and Gnecology, Glasgow, Scotland (UK), 2014. - 8th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Gynecological Endocrinology, with international participation, Bucureşti 2014. - Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Quebec 4th International Symposium, New European Surgical cademy Days 2014, Crete, 2014. - 3rd National Congress of the Romanian Society of Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology – Bucureşţi, 2015.

MEDICAL JOURNALS

23 Editor-in-chief - Gineco.ro 2011-2012 Scientific Coordinator – Health guide Member in the Editorial panel - Ars Medica Tomitana; - Medica; - Mædica; - Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; - Obstetrica şi Ginecologia - Annals of the University of Constanta – Medical Sciences Series Peer Reviewer - Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Maedica – a Journal of Clinical Medicine. - Gineco.ro Collaborator - About cancer

ACADEMIC / SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES (diverse periods) Vice-President - National Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Romania; - Romanian Society of Gynecological Endocrinology. Romanian Society of Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology Partner - New European Surgical Academy. Executive Member - European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Member - Romanian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery; - Romanian Society of Medical Genetics; - Romanian Association of Menopause - Romanian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology; - International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research; - European Society of human Reproduction and Embryology; - European Federation of Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology; - International Academy of Pathology – Romanian Division. - Founding Member – Romanian Society of Reproductive Medicine

MD THESIS COORDINATOR - 36 (12 in English) on endometrial physiology, implantation, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, ultrasonography in ovarian cysts / abnormal pregnancy, polycystic ovaries, ovarian cancer, infertility, in vitro fertilization, menopause, obstetrics (ectopic, multiple pregnancy, inter-pregnancy interval, cesarean section).

H O N O R S - Post-graduate : - “Guest of Honor” 15th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, Montpellier, 1995.

24 - Scholarships: 1. University of Montpellier, France. 2. League Against Cancer, Montpellier, France. 3. International Center of University Studies – Paris. 4. 9th International Conference – Primary Therapy of early Breast Cancer, St Gallen, Switzerland. - Honor Diploma - Scientific Association “Medical Timisoara”, Romania. - Certificate of recognition and Appreciation: European Leadership Seminar - Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen, Germany - 1996. - Diploma for the most original work: 7th University Scientific Session - Constanta, 1997. - 2 Diploma: 7th University Scientific Session - Constanta, 1997, Romania. - Prize: 8th University Scientific Session - Constanta, 1998, Romania. - Diploma – 10th Anniversary of the first laparoscopic surgery in Romanian surgical history”, 2001, Constanta, Romania. - Citation in “Dictionary of Dobrogea-Region personalities”, 2004. - Citation in “Dictionary of Romanian personalities”, 2011. - Citation in “History of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Romania” 2006. - Three Diplomas (2 – coauthor): 7th Scientific Session – Faculty of Medicine - Constanţa, 1997, Romania. - Mention (coauthor) 5th National Congress of Students and Young Doctors – Iaşi, 2001, Romania. - Special prize (Coordinator) „Correlation between the retroplacental hematomas’ volumes and the gravity of clinical forms”. 4th International Congress for Medical Students and Young Doctors – Iaşi, 2007, Romania. - Honor Diploma – Romanian College of Physicians – 2007. - Diploma – UN Fund for Population – offered for the contribution to the UNFPA Program for Romania 2005-2009. - Invitation – Reception – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine, Belgrade, 2009. - Certificate of appreciation – for the outstanding contribution to the 18Th Annual Congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), Florence, Italy, 2009. - Merit Diploma – for the outstanding contribution for the Isis Project “A friendly Delivery”, 2010. - Prize for Passion and Dedication in Medicine – Health Gala – Health Media Group, Romanian Parliament (Deputy Chamber) – Committee for Health and Family, Bucharest, 2011. - Honorary Diploma, Honorary Title „Man of the Day” – Eco - Europa - Honor Diploma – Romanian Society of surgery, Ateneum Dobrogeţia, Constanţa, 2011. - Diploma of Excellence – With the occasion of the inaugurating session “Actualities in private-based laparoscopic surgery”. - Membre d’honeur - Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français

25 - Certificate of appreciation – 10th National Conference of Obstetrcis and Gynecology, Bucureşti, 2012. - Certificate of Appreciation - The 9th Congress of MEDUOG (Mediteranean Association for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology) joint with the 1st Congress of SRUOG, 2012. - First Prize: V. Tica, E Cupşa. Ovarian Stimulation by ovarian laparoscopic ovarian drilling in clomiphene citrate – resistant patients with polycystic ovaries. Congress of the Romanian-German Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Timişoara, 2013. - Special Prize of the Jury: E Cupşa, N Zisu, V Tica. The Benefit of a simulation center in laparoscopy for residents training. Congress of the Romanian-German Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Timişoara, 2013. - Excellence Diploma – Lions Clubs International, 2013. - Certificate of Appreciation - Manosmed, Université de Montpellier I, Bucureşti, 2014. - Certificate of Appreciation – Lions Clubs International, 2014. - Excellence Diploma – Lions Clubs International, 2014. - International President’s Certificate of Appreciation – Lions Clubs International, 2014. - - Faculty of Medicine of Craiova: Ranked first at the entrance contest. Head of the graduating class. Student vice-president of research of the Faculty. Member of the Cultural Committee of the University. Prizes in the national anatomy (1982) and surgery (1985) contests. Ranked first at the regional anatomy and surgery contests. Awarded 5 Regional or National University Prizes for excellence in medical research. - High School : Graduated at the head of the class. Best student paper in chemistry presented at the National Chemistry Contest (1978) and prizes at other national contests in chemistry. Second place in the National High School Research Contest. Ranked first in the county contests in biology and chemistry. High school vice-president with cultural activities. Vice- president of the High School Scientific Society. Editor of the High School Review.

V A R I A  Languages - Fluent: Romanian, French, English (TOEFL 630/677, percentile rank 94-97)  Certificate - Medical English - University of Constanta, Romania - 20/20.  Interests - Travel, story writing, poetry, classical music, swimming.  Romanian citizen. Lived 4 years in France. Traveled extensively in Western and Eastern Europe and USA.  Lions Guide - 44th Europa Forum, Budapest, Hungary 1998.  Past District Governor (District 124, Romania) - Lions International.  Honorary President, Program Director – Europa Forum 2007, Bucharest, Romania.

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