Assoc. Prof. Andrei Niculae, MD, PhD in Nephrology, at Clinical Department No. 3, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. He is Head of the Department of Nephrology, at Ilfov County Emergency Hospital Bucharest and the national responsible of the Specialization Program for Nurses in the field of Nephrology and Dialysis. Over the years, he was involved in different national and international studies, and published numerous articles and books in journals and publishing houses with international visibility, being granted with several awards.