Claudiu Nistor is a senior consultant thoracic surgeon at “Carol Davila” Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, and an associate professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. He completed his medical degree at Cluj-Napoca University of Medicine and Pharmacy and a Master’s of Public Health and Ph.D. at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. He is also specialized and has competence in thoracoscopic surgery, pulmonary transplant, chest traumatology, bronchoscopy, and thyroid/parathyroid surgery. His scientific research is focused on the fields of thoracic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, and lung transplantation.