Stefan Patrascu, MD, PhD, General Surgery Dept, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova; general surgeon, Emergency County Hospital of Craiova, Romania. PhD thesis - based on research grant (beneficiary of the European Social Found - Project no: POSDRU/6/1.5/S/8.), Domain: General Surgery – Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). PhD Fellowship @ IRCAD/EITS Strasbourg, France, under the supervision of Prof. Jacques Marescaux. Master's – Endoscopic Surgical Techniques (“Master en Técnicas Quirúrgicas Endoscópicas”). Autonomous University of Barcelona. Spain. Work experience: 2015-2022 - general surgeon@SCJU Craiova; 2016: EAES Fellowship Grant@ Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain (under the supervision of Prof. E Targarona) Current and previous research interest: General Surgery; Clinical Research; Medicine; Medical Education; Teaching; Healthcare; Hospitals; Public Health. Memberships of professional societies and awards received: European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES); Romanian Society of Surgery (SRC); Romanian Association for Endoscopic Surgery (ARCE); Hellenic Romanian Society of Surgery; Romanian Society for Emergency Surgery (SRCUT); Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4211-1377