Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania; MD, PhD, FESC, FHFA, FACC with extensive clinical and teaching experience; head of the IIIrd Internal Medicine Clinic, “St. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iasi, Romania; author of numerous textbooks for students and doctors. He has published many articles in journals with high IF.