Marian Pop, MD, PhD, MSc, is an Associate Professor of Radiology at George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș and Head of the Diagnostic Radiology and Medical Imaging Laboratory at Mureș County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Romania. He obtained his medical degree in 2001, an MSc in Healthcare Management in 2014, and a PhD in Medicine, magna cum laude, in 2017. His clinical and research interests focus on cardiovascular CT and MRI, congenital heart disease, paediatric cardiovascular imaging, and quantitative imaging. He holds EACVI Level III certification in Cardiac CT, the European Diploma in Cardiovascular Radiology, and SCMR Level II certification. He has undertaken cardiovascular imaging fellowships and observerships in Southampton, Munich, Zurich, London, Vienna, and Graz. He is the author of cardiovascular CT atlases, book chapters, and peer-reviewed publications, and is a member of ESCR, SCMR, ESR, EACVI, and the Romanian Society of Radiology and Medical Imaging. His academic work has been supported by several national research awards, mobility grants, and international fellowships.