Current position: - senior cardiologist - Craiova Cardiology Center - Department of Cardiology- Emergency University Hospital Craiova - sonographer- Craiova Cardiology Center-EuroEchoLab - Clinical Head Membership: Romanian Society of Cardiology, Romanian Society of Hypertension, European Society of Cardiology (Professional Member), European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), European Society of Hypertension, Balkan Medical Union, American Society of Echocardiography, British Society of Echocardiography. Experience in research: Clinical international trials: - ROCKET AF trial (phase III): Rivaroxaban Once Daily Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared with Vitamin K Antagonism for Prevention of Stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation (Johnson and Johnson) (sub-investigator) -TIGRIS trial (phase III): Long-Term rIsk, Clinical manaGement and Healthcare Resource Utilization of Stable CAD in Post MI Patients (Astra Zeneca) (study coordinator) -APEX trial (phase III): Acute Medically Ill VTE Prevention with Extended Duration Betrixaban (Portola Pharmaceuticals) (study coordinator) -BALKAN-AF Survey (SAFA Association) (sub-investigator) -AFFIRM-AHF trial (phase IV): Effect of Ferric Carboxymaltose on Exercise Capacity in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency (Vifor Pharma) (Principal Investigator) - EACVI MMVD – EACVI Multiple and Mixed Valvular Disease study (Principal Investigator) - Over 150 communications and publications.