CURRICULUM VITAE

Vlad Alexandru Ionescu, MD, PhD

First Name: Vlad Middle Name: Alexandru Last Name: Ionescu Date of birth: 6th of March 1982 Marital status: married; one child. Citizenship: Romanian Home Address: Str. Narcisei 8, Giroc 307220, Jud. Timis, Romania. Work Address: Institutul de Boli Cardiovasculare, Str. Gheorghe Adam, nr.13A, Timisoara, Jud. Timis, Romania. Email: [email protected] Phone numbers: +4 0722221802 (mobile) +4 0256498328 (home) +4 0256207355 (work) Studies:  29th of October 2012: graduated the PhD School of University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara, Romania, with the thesis « Vascular compliance and cardio-metabolic risk », under the supervision of prof. dr. Stefan I. Dragulescu  15th of November 2009 : admission as a cardiovascular surgery resident, National Competition held in Bucharest, Romania  3rd of December 2007: graduated the Faculty of General Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara, Romania. Professional activity:  From 4th of October 2011 until present: universitary assistant at Cardiovascular Surgery Department, The University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara, Romania: teaching activity with 4th year medical students  From 1st of January 2010 until present: resident of cardiovascular surgery at The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Timisoara, Romania  25th of February 2008 – 3rd of October 2011: universitary assistant in The Preventive Cardiology and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Department, The University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara, Romania: teaching activity with 6th year medical students. Internships:  1st July 2011-31 August 2013: training stage in Cardiac Surgery and Echocardiography, at Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology Department, San Gaudenzio Clinic, Novara, Italy.  1st July 2010-30 June 2011: one year of training stage in General Surgery, at IInd General Surgery Clinic, Emergencies County Hospital Timisoara, Romania.  1st January 2010-30 June 2010: six months of training stage in Cardiac Surgery, at Cardiac Surgery Clinic, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Timisoara, Romania.  1st October-31 December 2006: participant at courses and lessons (Erasmus program) of the first semester from the sixth year of Medical School, at “Universita degli studi di Bari “, Italy; all exams passed with the maximum score (thirty).  1-31 August 2006: participant in an IFMSA scholarship (International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations) at the Department of Internal Medicine of the Semmelweis Egyetem Hospital, Budapest, Hungary.  1-31 August 2003: participant at the project “Human Body Composition” (IFMSA scholarship), at the Anatomy Department of the Faculty of Medicine NoviSad, Serbia. Professional Experience:  June 2012: attended the course “La Cardiomiopatia ipertrofica ostruttiva: dalla valutazione ecocardiografica alla terapia chirurgica”, held at Clinica San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy.  May 2012: attended the course “Dall’ecocardiografia delle complicanze dell’infarto, alla terapia chirurgica”, held at Casa di Cura San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy.  March 2012: attended the course “Dalla diagnostica della valvola mitrale alla chirurgia conservativa”, held at Casa di Cura San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy  January 2012: attended the course “Dalla diagnostica della valvola aortica alla chirurgia conservativa”, held at Casa di Cura San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy  April 2011: attended the 12th symposium of IASGO and 2nd Congress of Euro- Asian Transplantation Society, held in Bucharest, Romania.  November 2010: attended the 5th Romanian-Serbian Surgical Conference held in Timisoara, Romania  May 2010: attended the 7th International Congress of Central European Vascular Forum, in Timisoara, Romania  August 2009: participated in the 4th European Atherosclerosis Society Summer School on Risk Factors and Atherosclerosis in Hamburg, Germany  April 2009: attended the First Conference “Bilateral Cooperation of Doctoral Schools Timisoara-Szeged, an European Model for Setting up a Doctoral Program in The Medical Field”, held in Timisoara Romania.  September 2008: attended the courses: “How to Improve: Advanced Training Program in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Training” and “How to set up and run a Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Training Program”, organized by European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, held in Bern, Switzerland.  May 2008: attended at the National Conference of the Study Groups for Atherothrombosis, Preventive Cardiology organized by The Romanian Society of Cardiology, held in Brasov, Romania.  May 2006: attended the Romanian-German Symposium of Endocrinology, held in Timisoara, Romania.  July 2005: Winner of The Young Investigator Award, for the scientific paper : “Metabolic Syndrome in CABG Patients and its Vascular Consequences” at the Second International Symposium on Triglycerides and HDL: Role in Cardiovascular Disease and The Metabolic Syndrome, held in New York, U.S.A.  May 2005: participant with the scientific paper “HDL Cholesterol Behavior in Diabetes Women and the individualized exercise training in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease”, at the International Congress for Students and Young Doctors”, held in Timisoara, Romania. Published Scientific Papers:  “ New Vascular Markers for Approaching Cardiovascular Risk Stratification”. Abstract Book of 80th EAS Congress. Milan, Italy. 2012.  “ Reinforced primary care improved the adherence to lifestyle change recommendations in EuroAspire III Romania follow-up”. European Heart Journal. Vol 32. Supplement 1. August 2011.  “Giant left ventricular aneurysm. Contrast echocardiographic study”. Timisoara Medical Journal. Vol 60. Numbers 2-3. 2010.  “ Surgical Approach of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms”. Journal of Experimental Medical Surgical Research. Year XVII. Suppl. 1/2010  “ Bilateral Kinking of Carotid arteries and vertebral arteries”. Journal of Experimental Medical Surgical Research. Year XVII. Suppl. 1/2010  “Surgical Approach of the Carotid Lesions at the Multi-Vessel Diseased Patients”. Journal of Experimental Medical Surgical Research. Year XVII. Suppl. 1/2010  “ Vascular compliance and left ventricle diastolic dysfunction in metabolic syndrome patients”. Abstract Book of Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. Edmonton, Canada. October 24-28, 2009.  “ Pulse Wave Velocity - Its Implications in Stratifying Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Measures in Patients with Coronary Angioplasty”. Timisoara Medical Journal. Vol 59. Number 1. 2009.  “After PTCA: is there justified the initiation of a comprehensive cardiovascular rehabilitation program?”. Journal of Clinical Lipidology. Suppl. to vol.2/number 5S/October 2008.  “Pulse Wave Velocity after Exercise Test and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment”. Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol.3/No.4/2008.  “Environmental Factors and Cardiovascular Risk in Young Individuals”. Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine. Vol.46/No.1/2008.  “ Physical Training Efficiency on Life Quality Evaluation by Duke Activity Status Index Questionnaire in Patients after Aortic Valve Replacement”. Romanian Journal of Cardiology. Vol XXIII. Suppl. A. 2008.  “ Physical Training Efficiency on Life Quality Evaluation by Short Form 36 Questionnaire in Patients after Aortic Valve Replacement”. Romanian Journal of Cardiology. Vol XXIII. Suppl. A. 2008.  “Pulse Wave Velocity-criteria for the Individualization of Preventive Measures in Coronary Stented Patients”. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Suppl. Euro Prevent Congress. Paris, France. May 1-3, 2008.  “ Metabolic Syndrome Patients with CABG and its Vascular Consequences”. Abstract Book of Second International Symposium on Triglycerides and HDL: Role in Cardiovascular Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome. New York, U.S.A. July 14 -17, 2005.  “ The Effects of Phase II of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation on Lipids and Lipoproteins in Diabetic Patients with and without Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease”. Abstract Book of Second International Symposium on Triglycerides and HDL: Role in Cardiovascular Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome. New York, U.S.A. July 14-17, 2005.  “ Diabetic Women HDL Cholesterol Behavior and Exercise Training Individualization in Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease”. Abstract Book of Second International Symposium on Triglycerides and HDL: Role in Cardiovascular Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome. New York, U.S.A. July 14- 17, 2005; Timisoara Medical Journal. Vol.55. Suppl.4. 2005.

Foreign languages:  English: speaking, writing, reading (advanced)  Italian: speaking, writing, reading (advanced)  French: speaking, reading (low intermediate).