Cristina Elena ISAC

 

HOME ADDRESS: B-dul Ion Mihalache, 119, bl. 10 A, ap. 16, sector 1,

cod 78217, Bucharest, Romania

TELEPHONE : (+)40 21 225 17 11, 0722 930003

inaisaac@yahoo.com

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BIRTHDATE: April, 11, 1977

PLACE OF BIRTH: Bucharest

NATIONALITY : Romanian

MARITAL STATUS: single

 

CURRENT POSITION:

 

·         Doctor (M. D.), specialist in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Clinical Hospital of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns Surgery, Calea Grivitei, 218, Bucharest

·         PhD

·         Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest, plastic and reconstructive surgery department

 

STUDIES:

 

·         sept 1995 : admitted to the School of General Medicine within the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Bucharest, following the admittance contest, I ranked the 9th out

of 1500 candidates

 

·         sept 2001- Bachelor  Diploma-"Comparative Study Between the Classical-Open-Method of Releasing the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and the Endoscopic One" -study accomplished in Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, work appreciated with 10

 

·     oct 2001- I graduaded the Medical University with the final GPA  10 (highest mark in      Romania), being awarded the title of "Chief of 2001 promotion" out of 800 students

 

·     nov 2001- I sat for the residency examination where I ranked the 3rd out of 1700 candidates, having the possibility to choose plastic surgery

 

·         Nov. 2006- PhD thesis-“Etiopatogenic, clinic and therapeutic contributions to median nerve compression in carpal tunnel syndrome”, Timisoara, Romania

 

·         Jan. 2007- contest to obtain the assistant professor title at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila’, Bucharest (mark 9.90 out of 10).

 

·         Oct. 2007- examination for specialist degree (mark 9.80)

 

LANGUAGES:

 

·         English (very good)

·         French (fluently)

·         German ( good)

 

ABILITIES:

 

      ·  drive licence B category

      ·  PC knowledge

 

PRIZES AWARDED:

 

·         1994-3 rd prize at the National School Olympics of Biology organised at Calarasi (11th grade student)

 

·         1996- 2 nd prize for my work entitled "Self-Immune Pinealitis-Experimental Study in Rabbits" ( 2nd National Contest of students and young doctors, Bucharest)

 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

1.     "Retrospective Analyses of Burnt Patients Admitted  in the Last 5 Years in the Burns and Plastic Surgery Hospital, Bucharest"- C. Isac, F. Isac, in "The Romanian Journal of Plastic Surgery", vol.5, no.2, sept., 1997

2.“Self-immune Pinealitis-Experimental Study in Rabbits”- C. Isac, C. Cristescu, in  “Spitalul” Journal, 5th year, no.1, 1998

3."The Scalp"- F. Isac, C. Isac

4."The Hand and Distal Third of the Forearm"- F. Isac, C. Isac ,both last chapters in "Textbook of Surgical and Operative Anatomy " edited by Prof Dr. Nicolae M. Constantinescu , 2002

5.“Clinical Examination of the Hand”; “ Brachial Plexus-Clinical Examination and Diagnosis”-  C. Isac ,in “Orthopaedical Clinical Diagnosis” edited by Prof. Dr. Nicolescu M., 2003, Ed. Universitara “Carol Davila”

6.“Comparison between Open and Endoscopic Decompression of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome- Retrospective Study “ – C. Isac, F. Isac,

7. “Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a 6-Year Old Child-Case Report and Review of the Literature” – C. Isac, N. Antohi, (last two papers- in “The Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Romanian Microsurgery” 3/2003)

8. “Subungual Melanoma- Conservative Surgical Approach-Case report” – C. Isac, F. Isac. A. Isac ,in “The Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Romanian Microsurgery” 4/2003

9. Malignant tumors of the head and neck- three years’ surveillance”- C. Isac, F. Isac, A. Isac, in “ The Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Romanian Microsurgery” 1/2005

10. “Complex three flap thumb reconstruction “ : Stan V., C. Isac in “ The Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery” 1/2006

11. “Out experience in breast reconstruction with TRAM flap”: C. Brezeanu, C. Isac in “Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery” 1/2006

12. “ Dorso-ulnar osteo-cutaneous  reverse flap for thumb reconstruction- Case report”, Stan V., C. Isac in : “Annals of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery” 1/2006

13.  Post-burn upper, miface and nose reconstruction using a unilateral extended superficial temporal artery-based flap”, Stan V., Isac C., Burns, Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, vol. 33, nr. 7, nov. 2007, pp. 927-931

14. “ Carpal tunnel syndrome- Bilateral disorder?”- C. Isac, A. Isac, in “Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery” 2/2006

15. “ Ingenious method of reconstruction without microstomia of a large lower lip and vermilion defect”- C. Isac. A. Isac, F. Isac, in “Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery”, 2/2006

16. “Hemostasis in plastic surgery”- C. Isac, F. Isac. A. Isac: “Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery”, 4/2006

 

 17. “Hemostasis in plastic surgery”- C. Isac, F. Isac. A. Isac: “Annals of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery”, 4/2006

18. “ Gigantomastia and severe mammary hypertrophy”-N. Antohi, C. Isac : “ Breast Surgery”- editor- Melvin Shiffman, Mosby  (under print)

19. “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome”- C. Isac, T. Bratu, F. Isac, A. Isac, Ed. Apriliaprint, Timisoara (under print)

20. “Plastic Surgery E.R”- C. Isac : “Surgery Handbook for residents”- editor: L. Belusica (under print).

 

 

 

PAPERS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES:

 

 

 1. "Arterial Blood Supply of the Hand and Fingers-Skin Surgical  Implications"-2nd National Symposium of Anatomy,1996

 2. "Particular Aspects of the Lacrimal System in Rabbit"

 3. "Study of the Retina and Uvea in Rabbit"

 4. "Self-Immune Pinealitis-Experimental Study in Rabbits"  ( all  last three papers presented at the 2nd Conference of the Romanian Medical Students and Young Doctors, Bucharest, march,1998)

 5. "Clinic and Ethiopathogenic Observations Concerning the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in   Patients with Chronic Renal Failure under Iterative Hemodialysis"-the 4th National Conference of the Romanian Medical Students and Young Doctors, Constanta, april, 2000

6. Antibiotherapy in Burn Patients-indications and limits” - delivered at the “Antibiotherapy Resistance Symposium”, Bucharest, 2001

7. “Z-Plasty-Technique With Great Efficiency in Covering Hand and Fingers Defects”

8. “Sindactily and Sindactilization-Therapeutical Alternatives” (last two papers delivered at The 4th Congress of Hand Surgery,Bucharest, october,2002)

9.“Modern Solutions for Covering the Burn Wound”- The 3rd International Congress Romtransplant, Targu-Mures, october, 2002

10.“Our Experience in the Surgical Treatment of Facial Soft Tissue Malignant Tumors”

11.“The Dynamics of Burns’ Death Hospitalised in the Last 10 Years in The Hospital of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery”

12. ”A Solution of Orbito-Palpebral Reconstruction for Ocular Prosthesis Contention”

13. “Subungual Melanoma-a Corageous Solution of Treatment?-clinical case presentation”

(the last four papers presented at the 3rd Balkan Congress and the 14th National Congress of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Iasi,  may 2003)

14. “Method of reconstruction without microstomia of a wide vermilion and lower lip defect – Case report” ( 2 nd International Congress of Plastic and Aesthetic surgery, oct. 2006, Sinaia)

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

·         I participated at various national and international congresses and conferences among which The French-Romanian Symposium on Modern treatment of Burns, september 2002, Bucharest, “Reconstruction of the Breast Symposium, Timisoara, october, 2003 and 2007;  9th IFSSH Congress-Budapest, june 2004

 

·         nov.2001-oct 2007 : doctor, plastic surgery residency training- participating at the daily activities in the clinic of “Plastic , Reconstructive and Burns Hospital”, Bucharest, Calea Grivitei 218:

 

-assisting in different types of surgeries ( coverage of defects with grafts and flaps, reconstruction of varied regions, aesthetic surgeries, excision-grafting of the burn patients, hand surgery)-approximately 1000 surgeries;

 

-preoperative and postoperative monitoring of the patients;

 

-participating at weekly calls , operating emergency cases in complex teams;

 

-attending lectures and courses for residents-burns, injuries of the extremities and reconstructive procedures;

 

-attending monthly conferences of The Romanian Academic Society of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery

-attending various international conferences and congresses: The International Congress of Hand Surgery, june 2004, Budapest, Hungary; The 5th World Congress of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery, nov. 2005, Tokyo, Japan

 

·         september 2002-I participated at “Smile Operation” mission (cleft lip and palate repair ) carried at Galati, Romania

 

·         july 2003-january 2004 : orthopaedics, general surgery, ENT, ophtalmology, maxilo-facial surgery internships at University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest

 

·         2004, january : microsurgery training on living animals-course held in specialised laboratory, Cluj, Romania

 

·         2004, march: free flaps dissection-  practical training course, Cluj, Romania

 

·         march-june 1999- I won (I ranked the 1st out of 150 students) the contest for a three months Tempus scholarship in Bristol, ENGLAND, where I studied two months the cardiovascular and respiratory systems and one month I assisted general, endocrine and vascular surgery operations;

 

·         june-august 1999: I had a one month scholarship of foreign student rotation in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,Dallas, TEXAS, USA;

 

·         september-october 2000- I won the contest for a two- months  scholarship of summer medical school in BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro, where I assisted plastic and general surgery operations;

 

·         october 2000-may 2001- 6 months scholarship in Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DENMARK, in order to accomplish my university degree paper concerning the carpal tunnel syndrome; research work in malignant melanoma field at The Danish Cancer Society, Institute for Cancer Biology

 

·         scholarship awarded by the Swedish Institute for the period 0ct. 2004-april 2005 in the department of plastic surgery at Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Uppsala University Hospital, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden

 

·         april 2005-march 2006 scholarship awarded by the Japanese Government (Monbusho) in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Jikei University Hospital-Tokyo, Japan

 

·         2008 plastic surgery fellowship (burns and aesthetic surgery), Paris , France

 

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