Dedicated and personable physician with extensive experience in various healthcare settings.
Proven ability to effectively manage complex medical and social issues.
Skilled in developing well-balanced treatment plans to improve quality of care while minimizing length of stay, as well as implementing effective at-home treatment strategies.
Known for providing gentle bedside manner, knowledgeable support, and compassionate care, resulting in high patient satisfaction.
Experienced in teaching and supervising Advanced Practice Providers.
Proficient in EPIC, Cerner, Meditech and MUMMS.
Fluent in English, French, and Romanian, with knowledge of Medical Spanish.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Strategic Traveler Ambassador Team Hospitalist
US Acute Care Solutions
06.2023 - Current
Extensive inpatient experience working with complex and challenging patient populations.
Coordinated admissions, discharges, consultations, transfers working closely with consultants, case managers, hospital administration.
Experienced in managing critically ill patients in Intensive Care settings.
Running and directing teams for Code Blue, Code Stroke, Rapid Response.
Demonstrated adaptability during high-stress situations, effectively managing competing priorities to ensure timely attention was given to all patients under my care.
Interstate License Medical Compact and multiple active state licenses.
Hospice Medical Director/Associate Medical Director
Summit View Hospice
12.2022 - Current
Provided quality, compassionate end-of-life care to ensure comfort and dignity of terminally ill patients
Led multidisciplinary hospice team to promote optimal symptom management and patient and family support.
Implemented evidence-based practices to improve overall quality of hospice services provided within the organization.
Skilled in pain management and patient-centered care.
Part time Hospitalist
US Acute Care Solutions
12.2022 - 05.2023
Reduced readmission rates through thorough discharge planning and follow-up care coordination.
Hospitalist
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center
12.2006 - 01.2023
Managed medical care of patients in acute inpatient and post-acute care facilities
Locum Tenens Hospitalist
Northern Nevada Medical Center
06.2017 - 12.2020
Provided comprehensive medical care of patients in acute inpatient, acute rehabilitation and geropsychiatric units.
Hospitalist
Tahoe Pacific Hospital
08.2018 - 01.2019
Managed complex patients with focus on comprehensive, compassionate care
Associate Medical Director/Palliative Care Consultant
Saint Mary’s Hospice
09.2017 - 12.2018
Collaborated with interdisciplinary hospice team members to develop individualized care plans tailored to each patient's unique needs.
Hospitalist
IN Compass Health
08.2006 - 11.2006
Assured quality of care by conducting regular rounds, reviewing cases, and adjusting treatment plans as needed.
Education
Diplôme d’Études Approfondis (Master) in Molecular and Cell Biology -
Université d’Orléans
Orleans, France
06.1999
Maîtrise in Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry -
Université d’Orléans
Orleans, France
06.1998
Doctor of medicine -
University of Medicine And Pharmacy
Timisoara, Romania
07.1995
Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine Certified, participating in Maintenance of Certification.
DEA licensed in several states
Board of Pharmacy licensed in several states
ECFMG Certified.
BLS, ACLS certified.
Member of American Medical Association.
Residency training
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 07/2003, 06/2006, Internal Medicine
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania, 09/1996, 07/1997, General Medicine
Research
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 09/2002 - 06/2003, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Pathology
Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Orleans, France, 09/1998 - 07/1999, Research Intern
Publications and Talks
Tumor cell invasion of collagen matrices requires coordinate lipid agonist-induced G-protein and membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1-dependent signaling, Mol Cancer. 2006; 5: 69, in collaboration with Kevin E Fisher, Wonshill Koh, Nicholas J Anthis, W Brian Saunders, and George E Davis
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) markedly regulate tumor cell migration and invasion of three-dimensional collagen matrices signaling, Proc Amer Assoc Cancer Res. 2005; in collaboration with Kevin E Fisher, Wonshill Koh, Nicholas J Anthis, Kayla J Bayless, and George E Davis
Currents in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, talk at Internal Medicine Residents Conference University of Texas Medical Branch (05/2005) and at the Clinic of Pulmonary Medicine Timisoara, Romania (06/2005)
Synthesis and Purification of di-N-acetyl-chitobioside-alanyl-O-benzyl, a Putative Nuclear Localization Transport Molecule (master thesis), 1999, Université d’Orléans, France
The Influence of Cisaprid on the Gallbladder Motility (diploma thesis), 1995, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania
Timeline
Strategic Traveler Ambassador Team Hospitalist
US Acute Care Solutions
06.2023 - Current
Hospice Medical Director/Associate Medical Director
Summit View Hospice
12.2022 - Current
Part time Hospitalist
US Acute Care Solutions
12.2022 - 05.2023
Hospitalist
Tahoe Pacific Hospital
08.2018 - 01.2019
Associate Medical Director/Palliative Care Consultant
Saint Mary’s Hospice
09.2017 - 12.2018
Locum Tenens Hospitalist
Northern Nevada Medical Center
06.2017 - 12.2020
Hospitalist
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center
12.2006 - 01.2023
Hospitalist
IN Compass Health
08.2006 - 11.2006
Maîtrise in Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry -
Université d’Orléans
Diplôme d’Études Approfondis (Master) in Molecular and Cell Biology -