Elena Balasescu, MD, PhD, has been a certified clinical internal medicine doctor since 2008, a lecturer in the Pathophysiology Department of the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, since 2022, an assistant professor in the Pathophysiology Department of "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, from 2016 to 2022, and a founder and CEO of Sanacare Vital Clinic in Bucharest. Elena is interested in cell death (a phenomenon that seems to be the basis of the physiological and pathophysiological processes of the body with aging) and chronic diseases, understanding that it is mandatory to acquire the necessary knowledge to care for people with progressive deterioration of quality of life. Elena attended the Palliative Care Certificate courses in the period 2020-2022. Maintaining a scientific and human attitude is Elena's professional priority.