Victor Cazac
Norwalk
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Peer Reviewer
Cureus
12.2024 - Current
- Facilitated constructive criticism through respectful and professional communication with authors.
- Enhanced manuscript quality by thoroughly reviewing submissions for clarity, coherence, and adherence to guidelines.
- Contributed to the advancement of scientific knowledge by participating in the peer review process for prestigious journals.
Peer Reviewer
MedCrave Online Journal of Orthopedics & Rheumatol
11.2024 - Current
- Upheld journal standards by ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines and editorial policies during the review process.
- Supported interdisciplinary collaboration by reviewing manuscripts across various fields and subject areas within my expertise.
- Facilitated constructive criticism through respectful and professional communication with autho
Associate Editor
Journal of Cardiology And Current Research
10.2024 - Current
- Facilitated constructive criticism through respectful and professional communication with authors.
- Supported interdisciplinary collaboration by reviewing manuscripts across various fields and subject areas within my expertise.
- Upheld journal standards by ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines and editorial policies during the review process.
Internal Medicine Resident
Nuvance Health
07.2023 - Current
- Streamlined communication channels within the team leading to more efficient coordination during rounds or consultations.
- Participated in various committees, such as infection control or quality assurance, to help improve hospital practices and policies.
- Managed time effectively while balancing multiple responsibilities including patient care, research projects, and continued education efforts.
- Enhanced continuity of care by effectively communicating with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless transitions between healthcare settings.
Rheumatologist
Balkan Medica
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Clinical activity in outpatient department
- Responsibilities include diagnosis, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and management and follow-up of patients with rheumatic conditions and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
Rheumatologist
Novamed Hospital
07.2021 - 06.2023
- Clinical activity in outpatient department
- Responsibilities include diagnosis, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and management and follow-up of patients with rheumatic conditions and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
Internist, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Specialist, Capillaroscopy specialist
Medipartner Medical Clinic
06.2020 - 06.2023
- Physician: outpatient activity with various degenerative and inflammatory joint disease, systemic disease and other internal medicine conditions. - Musculoskeletal ultrasound specialist: sonographic examination of patients with various musculoskeletal disorders, screening of rheumatic disease involvement of salivary glands, lungs, large vessels and serous cavities; ultrasound guided procedures in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. - Capillaroscopy specialist: screening of connective tissue disease changes via digital nail fold capillaroscopy.
Assistant Professor
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
09.2016 - 06.2023
- Teaching activity: practical lessons of Rheumatology and Nephrology with 4th and 5th year medical students, in Romanian, English and Russian languages
- Activities include review of fundamental and clinical knowledge, hospitalized patient encounters, practical skills development, interactive scenario discussion and performance assessment. - Clinical activity: attending physician in Arthrology inpatient unit
- Responsibilities include provision of care to patients; rheumatological consults to other hospital departments and medical institutions outside the hospital; musculoskeletal ultrasound, including ultrasound-guided procedures; capillaroscopy examinations. - Research activity: literature reviews, case reports and case-series
- Results presented at national medical societies (oral presentations, posters). - Advisor activity: scientific advisor for medical students working on final thesis. - Performance assessment: final assessment of medical students at the end of their clinical rotation.
University lecturer
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
09.2014 - 06.2016
- Teaching activity: practical lessons of Rheumatology and Nephrology with 4th and 5th year medical students, in Romanian, English and Russian languages
- Activities included review of fundamental and clinical knowledge, hospitalized patient encounters, practical skills development, interactive scenario discussion and performance assessment.
University Lecturer
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
09.2013 - 06.2016
- Teaching activity: practical lessons of Histology with 1st and 2nd year medical students, in Romanian, English and Russian languages
- Activities included review of fundamental knowledge, histological slide examinations and performance assessment. - Histological laboratory activity: preparation and staining of histological material.
Education
M.D. - Internal Medicine Residency
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
M.D. - Medicine
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
Skills
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- POCUS
- Nailfold capillaroscopy
- Randomized clinical trial experience (Sub-Investigator, Study coordinator)
Accomplishments
Lead researcher in Moldovan task-force for country-specific calibration of FRAX fracture risk assessment tool (https://frax.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/tool.aspx?country=64)
Awards
- "Impact of Research Activity" award, 2nd place - State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu", Chisinau, Moldova (2021)
- "Accomplishments in publication of textbooks" award on "Textbook of Rheumatology and Nephrology" - State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu", Chisinau, Moldova (2020) - https://library.usmf.md/sites/default/files/2021-09/Reumatologie%20si%20nefrologie.pdf
Membership And Honorary Societies
- EMEUNET (Emerging EULAR Network)
- Moldovan Society of Internal Medicine
- Moldovan Society of Osteoporosis
Medical School Awards
"Impact of research activity" performance contest (2nd place). Awarded by SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu" (2021)
Other Awards And Accomplishments
- EULAR (European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology) Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Competency Level 1 (2022)
- EULAR (European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology) Cappilaroscopy in Rheumatic Diseases Course (2018)
Research
Junior scientific researcher (07/2013 - 12/2020), Republican Clinical Hospital "Timofei Mosneaga", Moldova
- Randomized clinical trials: sub-investigator and/or study coordinator in phase II and III trials in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and osteoarthritis.
- Cross-sectional studies: epidemiological and clinical profiling of urban and rural populations.
Publications
- Epidemiological features of peripheral fragility fractures in Republic of Moldova: regional results from the multicentric study EVA., Osteoporosis International, 27, Supplement issue 1, S379, 29404623, Published
- Epidemiological features of peripheral fragility fractures in men in Republic of Moldova., Osteoporosis International, 29, Supplement issue 1, S400-S420, 30054651, Published
- Influence of femoral neck bone mineral density on fracture risk assessment using the country-specific FRAX tool in Republic of Moldova., Osteoporosis International, 30, Supplement issue 2, S442, 31289871, Published
- Relationships between clinical profile, markers of bone metabolism and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women., Osteoporosis International, 31, Supplement issue 1, S384, 33656611, Published
- Epidemiological features of peripheral fragility fractures in women in Republic of Moldova., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77, Suppl 2, 1626, Published
- Rheumatic diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: review article., Moldovan Journal of Health Sciences, 24, 2, 17-32, Published
- FRAX-based intervention thresholds in eight Eurasian countries: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, the Russian Federation, and Uzbekistan., Archives of Osteoporosis, 16, 1, 1-7, 34089424, Published
- Epidemiology of osteoporotic fracture in Moldova and development of a country-specific FRAX model., Archives of Osteoporosis, 15, 1, 1-8, 31993755, Published
- Epidemiology of osteoporotic nonvertebral fractures in Moldova. Population-based longitudinal study., Osteoporosis International, 30, Supplement issue 2, S450-S451, 31289871, Published
Volunteer Experience
Student teacher (06/2011 - 07/2013), SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu", Moldova
- Histology practical lessons with 1st and 2nd year medical students.
Aamc Id
15844605
Timeline
Peer Reviewer
Cureus
12.2024 - Current
Peer Reviewer
MedCrave Online Journal of Orthopedics & Rheumatol
11.2024 - Current
Associate Editor
Journal of Cardiology And Current Research
10.2024 - Current
Internal Medicine Resident
Nuvance Health
07.2023 - Current
Rheumatologist
Balkan Medica
08.2022 - 06.2023
Rheumatologist
Novamed Hospital
07.2021 - 06.2023
Internist, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Specialist, Capillaroscopy specialist
Medipartner Medical Clinic
06.2020 - 06.2023
Assistant Professor
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
09.2016 - 06.2023
University lecturer
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
09.2014 - 06.2016
University Lecturer
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
09.2013 - 06.2016
M.D. - Internal Medicine Residency
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
M.D. - Medicine
SUMPh "Nicolae Testemitanu"
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