Professional Experience:
2013 – Senior Ophthalmologist
2009 – Present: Senior Ophthalmologist at OFTAPRO Ophthalmology Clinic, Bucharest
2007 – 2009: On call services at the Ophthalmological Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest
2007 – Ophthalmology Specialist
2004 – 2007: Ophthalmologist at Oftastyle (member of the Oftapro group)
2003 – 2007: Residency in Ophthalmology – Ophthalmological Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest
2001 – Internship in the Emergency Clinical Hospital (Floreasca), Bucharest
2000 – MD – Graduation of “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
Professional Training:
- SRO Member since 2003 (The Romanian Society of Ophthalmology)
- SRSOP Member since 2010 (The Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics)
- ESA Member since 2016 (The European Strabismus Society)
- EPOS Member since 2019 (The European Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology)
2023 Annual Meeting of the European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS), Leuven, Belgium
2023, 2022 National Ophthalmology Congress with international participation, Sinaia (annual participation 2019-2003)
2023 Annual Congress of the European Strabismological Association (ESA), Zagreb, Croatia
2023, 2021, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2010 Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Paediatric Ophthalmology (SRSOP) with international participation, Brașov (2023-2016), Sinaia (2014), Poiana Brasov (2010)
2023 Workshop “Small child ophthalmological examination” – SRSOP, Brașov
2022 Annual Meeting of the European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS), Munich, Germany
2021 Annual Congress of the European Strabismological Association (ESA), joint with ISA, virtual, France
2021 Annual Meeting of the European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS), Copenhagen, Denmark (online)
2021 WSPOS World Wide Webinar – Ocular Surface Disease in Children, Early Onset Esotropia, Uveitis
2020 Ocular refraction course (Sifi Academy Workshop), Bucharest
2020 Annual Congress of the Contact Lenses and Ocular Surface Society (Online)
2020 AAPOS Adult Strabismus Webinar
2020 ESA-ISA First / Second/ Third Autumn Webinar
2020 Numerous webinars on various topics including
WSPOS (World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus) World Wide Webinar – Strabismus Surgical Techniques, Brown Syndrome, Duane Syndrome, Superior oblique Palsy, Infantile Esotropia, Paediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
2019 Congress of the Romanian Glaucoma Society, Brașov
2019 Annual Meeting of the European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society, Riga, Latvia
2019 European Ortokeratology Congress “Transilvania OK -5th EUROK International Meeting“, Cluj-Napoca
2018 OCT and angio OCT course, Bucharest
2018 Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Paediatric Ophthalmology (SRSOP) and the Conference of Ophthalmogenetics with international participation, Braşov
2018 Intensive course in neuroophthalmology, Bucharest
2018 Graves Orbitopathy course, Bucharest
2018 Annual Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bucharest, Romania
2017 Myopia Day – Reducing the progression of myopia, Bucharest
2017 Annual Congress of the European Strabismological Association (ESA), Joint Meeting ESA/AAPOS, Porto, Portugal
2016 Annual Congress of the European Strabismological Association (ESA), Budapest, Hungary
2015 Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE), Vienna, Austria
2015 EUPO Course (the European University Professors in Ophthalmology) – “Uveitis and Glaucoma”, Vienna, Austria
2014 Symposium “News in the field of contact lenses”, Bucharest
2014 National Conference of Oculo Plastic Surgery, Bucharest
2013 Annual Congress of the Romanian Society of Contact Lenses and the Romanian Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface, Sibiu
2012 Course “Prescribing and adapting soft contact lenses” – Bausch & Lomb, Bucharest
2012 Course “Imaging diagnostic methods – Stratus OCT”, Bucharest
2012 Annual Congress of the European Strabismological Association (ESA), Bucharest
2012, 2010 National Congress of Glaucoma, Sinaia
2011 Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Ophthalmology, 10-16 April, Salzburg, Austria
2011 Joint Congress of European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) and American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Geneva, Switzerland
2009 Symposium “Management of the patient with red eyes”, Bucharest
2009 First World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus – Barcelona, Spain
2008 Phacoemulsification Wetlab – Ophthalmological Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest
2008 Course: “Practical features regarding the adaptation of contact lenses in patients with astigmatism and presbyopia”, Bucharest
2008 Contactology course organized by Bausch @ Lomb, Bucharest
2008, 2006 National Congress of Strabology and Paediatric Ophthalmology with international participation, Cluj-Napoca
2006, 2005, 2004 Annual Meeting of Ophthalmologists, Iasi
2004 Annual Meeting of Military Ophthalmologists, with international participation, Bucharest
2004 Course “Prescribing soft contact lenses” – J&J Vision Care
2004 Vitreoretinal Live Surgery & Symposium, Bucharest
2004 Course “Correction of presbyopia with contact lenses” and “Complications of wearing contact lenses” – J&J Vision Care Academy, Bucharest
Presented and Published Papers:
- “Acute lacrimal system disorders in children – diagnosis and management” – National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia, 2023
- “Intermittent Exotropia” – Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics (SRSOP), Brașov 2023
- “Sturge-Weber Syndrome” – National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia, 2022
- “Congenital lacrimal gland agenesis or hypoplasia – A rare cause of dry eye syndrome in children” – Poster at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS), Copenhagen, Denmark (online)
- “Monocular Elevation Deficiency due to inferior rectus fibrosis” – Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics (SRSOP), Brașov 2021
- “Myopia – really a simple problem?” – Course of Ocular Refraction (Workshop Sifi Academy), Bucharest, 2020
- “Agenesis or hypoplasia of the lacrimal gland – a rare cause of dry eye syndrome in children” – National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia, 2019
- “Viral keratitis in a child with measles and viral pneumonia” – Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics (SRSOP), Brașov, 2018
- “Subcorrection of refractive errors in paediatric ophthalmology – when it is allowed and when not” – National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia, 2017
- “Intermittent exotropia in children” – Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics (SRSOP), Brașov, 2016
- “Anterior uveitis in children: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge” – Congress of the Romanian Society of Strabology and Ophthalmopediatrics (SRSOP), Sinaia, 2014
- “Amblyopigenic risk factors associated with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction” – National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia, 2013
- “Anterior uveitis in children: difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. Case presentation ”- Poster – National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia, 2013
- “Neuro-ophthalmic manifestations in demyelinating diseases”– Acta Medica Transilvanica nr. 3, September 2010, pg. 197-199
- “A few principles that should be taken into account in strabismus surgery” – paper presented at the National Conference of Paediatric Ophthalmology Cluj-Napoca, June 2006 and published in the Oftalmologia Journal, No. 1, 2007
- “Sympathetic Ophthalmia” – article published in the Oftalmologia Journal, no. 3, 2006
- “Aspects of ophthalmic impairment in patients with rheumatic diseases” – National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia, October 2005
- “Sympathetic Ophthalmia – case presentation” – National Congress of Ophthalmology, Sinaia, October 2005
- “Introduction to prion diseases”– Update, Vol. V No. 2 (18) 2000, Pg. 80-84
- “Pleuro-pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis” graduation paper – University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 2000
- “Conversion enzyme inhibitors – pharmacological properties“ – Update, Vol. I No. 2 October 1998, Pg. 100-104