Personal data:
FIRST NAME: COPAESCU LAST NAME: CATALIN ANDU
Date of birth: November 17th, 1962
NATIONALITY: Romanian
Titles: Consultant General Surgeon, Bariatric &Metabolic Surgeon,
Associated Professor of the “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Invited Professor of the “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Executive Director of the RAES Laparoscopic Training Center,
General Secretary of RAES (Romanian Association for Endoscopic Surgery)
WORK ADRESS: “DELTA HOSPITAL” Racari street no 6, 3rd District,
BUCHAREST - 031828,ROMANIA
Head of the General Surgery Department, Delta Hospital , Bucharest, Romania
Director of The Bariatric Center of Excellence, Delta Hospital , Bucharest, Romania
Telephone *6788
PHONE (Office): (+40) 752288019 (+40) 751109297 (+40) 751 365805
FAX: (+40) 31-620.80.93
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Education and professional background:
1987 - Graduated from the Faculty of General Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest
1987-1989 - Physician in Municipal Hospital Campulung-Muscel, Arges
1990-1993 - Residency in general surgery, ST John Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Since 1993 - Specialist in General Surgery
since1997 -Consultant in General Surgery,
Since 1995 - Romanian Accreditation for laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery
1996 - The French Society of Digestive Surgery Accreditation for
Laparoscopic Techniques
Since 2002 - Accredited for bariatric surgery
Main professional responsibilities or activities:
Published original papers: 18(on National Journals)
Chapters in Surgical Books: 7 (Author or Coauthor)
Lectures delivered in different symposia/ congresses - 159 (local or International events)
Research:
Clinical research in the field of gastro esophageal reflux disease, recto colic cancer, bariatric surgery, NOTES (9 projects)
- Romanian Society of Surgery since 1994
- Romanian Association of Endoscopic Surgery - since 2002 (Co-Founding Member)- General Secretary since 2006
- Romanian Association of Bariatric Surgery - since 2006 (Co-Founding Member)
- The Foundation for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery - since 1999 - (Co-Founding Member) - Administrator since 1999
- The International Federation of Surgery for Obesity - IFSO -since 2005
- The European Association of Endoscopic Surgery - EAES - since 2000 - member in the NOTES group
- The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - ESGE - since 2007
- The International Associations of Surgeons Gastroenterologists and Oncologists - IASGO - since 2000
- The European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism - ESPEN - since 2006
- The European Digestive Surgery - 1996
Activities related to The Romanian Association of Endoscopic Surgery - affiliated to EAES
Activities related to EAES
Catalin Copaescu, MD June, 23rd, 2008