MD 1995 – Romania

Specialist Qualification in Anatomical Pathology (RCPath equivalent)  2003 – Romania

Full and specialist registration with licence to practise with the General Medical Council since March 2008, GMC reference number 6168657

RCPath affiliate membership

I graduated and obtained MD from University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania in 1995 following my medical state exam. After graduation I have been trained in Anatomical Pathology specialty. After gaining the Specialist Qualification Diploma in Anatomical Pathology in 2003 I was appointed as Consultant Paediatric Histopathologist at Clinical Children’s Hospital “Dr. Gavril Curteanu” of Oradea, where I worked during 2003-2008. I moved to the UK in 2008 and worked at Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle (2008-2009 as Locum Consultant Histopathologist), Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle (2009-2011 as Trust Fellow Histopathologist) and Bristol Royal Infirmary in Bristol (2011-2015 as Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Histopathologist). I was appointed as Consultant Perinatal and Paediatric Histopathologist at Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle in October 2015.

My special clinical expertise includes paediatric, perinatal and placental pathology.