TREASURER – Prof Alina Popescu

First name: SIMONA-ALINA
Last name: POPESCU

Work Address: Emergency County Hospital "Pius Brȃnzeu" Timişoara, 156 Liviu Rebreanu Str., 300736 Timişoara, Romania
Home Address: 8 Barbu Iscovescu str., Sc. A, Ap. 7, 300561 Timişoara, Romania
Phone number: 0040746778526
Date of birth: 10.10.1971
Place of birth: Timisoara, Timis County, Romania
Citizenship: Romanian
Marital status: married, husband – Medical doctor, Senior Consultant in Orthopedy and Traumatology.

Education: - 1986-1990 – Teaching High School, Rm. Valcea, specialty: teacher
- 1990-1996 – Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Teaching.
- 1996 – University graduation and License examination and Dissertation
- 1997 – Admittance in Clinical Medicine Residency Program, by exam
- 2002 – Specialist in Internal Medicine.
- 2006 – Specialist in Gastroenterology
- 2007 – PhD - Medical Sciences - Gastroenterology
- 2008 - Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine
- 2012 - Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology

Professional development - 2017 → present: Assoc. Prof., Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara
- 2011 → 2017: Lecturer, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara
- 2004 – 2011: Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara
- 2001 – 2004: PhD Student, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara
- 1997 – 2002: Fellow in Internal Medicine, Emergency County Hospital "Pius Brȃnzeu" Timişoara
- Member of the Faculty of UEGW Ultrasound Learning Centre since 2005
- Co-director of the UEGW Ultrasound Learning Centre Courses from 2012-2015
- Co-director of the EFSUMB Ultrasound Learning Centre Timisoara, since 2014
- Secretary of the WFUMB Centre of Excellence Timisoara since 2007

Foreign languages: English.

Present position: Associated Professor at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeş" Timişoara, Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Member of
Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Honorary Secretary 2013-2015
Romanian Society of Endoscopy
Romanian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Honorary Treasurer between 2006-2010, member of the Board of Directors since 2010, Vice-president from 2017
European Federation of Societies of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
The American Gastroenterological Association
The American Society for Gastroenterological Endoscopy
The European Society for Gastroenterological Endoscopy
International Contrast Ultrasound Society

Publications:
- author and co-author of more than 147 papers.
- author and co-author of 5 volumes in the following fields: Abdominal Ultrasound, Gastroenterology
- co-author of 13 educational CDs and DVDs of ultrasound and endoscopy