Empathy Science Hope Medicina anchora salutis 13 th

Empathy, Science, Hope Medicina anchora salutis 13 th Annual Meeting of the Egon and Ann Diczfalusy Foundation 18 – 19 October, 2019, Prague Young Scientist Award 2019 Awarded to: Dan Andrei Dumitrascu-Biris Prague, 18 October 2019

Previous Winners of the Diczfalusy Foundation Young Scientist Award María Natalia Cruz, 2007 Eszter Ducza, 2008 Dunja Loncar, 2011 Claudiu Avram, 2009 Cristian-George Atilla Molvarec, Furau, 2012 2011 Signe Altmäe, 2010

Previous Winners of the Diczfalusy Foundation Young Scientist Award Silvia Visentin, 2013 Salvatore Gizzo, 2014 Gyula R. Nagy, 2015 Aleksandra Vejnovic, 2017 2018 Michael Feichtinger, Nicolae Bacalbasa, 2016

Young Scientist Award 2019 Dan Andrei Dumitrascu Biris • Medical doctor • Romanian • 23 th of March 1981 • Senior Registrar in Maternal Fetal Medicine at King’s College Hospital, London. • Married

Dan Andrei Dumitrascu Biris • Graduated University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara • Residency both in Romania and Republic of Ireland • Since 2013 working with Professor Kypros Nicolaides, in London • Enjoys skiing, traveling, but especially spending time with his family

Dan Andrei Dumitrascu Biris • Specialized in fetal therapy, pregnancy scanning (first to third trimester) and management of complicated pregnancies, maternal medicine and other fetal procedures • Diploma in Fetal Medicine, award given by Fetal Medicine Foundation

Dan Andrei Dumitrascu Biris PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS – 2014 -present: King’s College Hospital London, UK – 2008 -2014 : Regional Hospital Mullingar, Ireland; Bega Clinic Timisoara, Romania • After more then 10 years working mostly in UK, he is a senior consultant for ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology, natural deliveries, cesarean section, open benign gynecological surgery, laparoscopic surgery, TOP, obstetrical and gynecological small surgery, hysteroscopy, etc.

Dan Andrei Dumitrascu Biris • He has continued the academic work commenced with Professor Nicolaides and has managed to publish more then 10 articles in well known journals such as Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KH, International Journal of Women’s Cardiovascular Health, Journal of Human Hypertension, AJOG )

Dan Andrei Dumitrascu Biris • he was invited and had numerous presentations in major international conferences being an important FMF figure such as: London (UK), Allicante, Mallorca (Spain), Athens, Crete (Greece), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Nice (France), Timisoara (Romania), Ljubliana (Slovenia) • has won the poster first prize at the National Conference of Minimal Invazive Surgery (Oradea, Romania, 2008).

Also recommending him: • He plays mentoring role, supervising and teaching junior colleagues, nurses and medical students who were allocated to him by his supervising consultant • Proven ability to work effectively and as part of a team, proven creativity and flexibility in case of new challenge, diplomacy, self control, good manager, communication and inter-personal skills having an excellent feedback from his patients, junior colleagues, consultants and midwives, ability to work in a multicultural environment. He speaks very good English, French and Romanian, but also has good knowledge of Serbian language.

Thank you very much for your attention and congratulations DAN

2020 ? In my lifetime, I have seen more progress in science, than all scientists of all preceding periods together since the dawn of history. I profoundly believe that without medical science life would be a mistake… Egon Diczfalusy