MD Ph.D Irina Margaritescu

Professional experience:
• May 2014 – present: consultant dermatopathologist at the "OncoTeam Diagnostic" Pathological Anatomy Laboratory, Monza Hospital, Bucharest
• May 2009 – present: consultant dermatologist and dermatopathologist at Medcenter Medical Center, Bucharest
• April 2009 – April 2014: dermatologist and dermatopathologist at Domina-Sana Medical Center, Bucharest
Education:
• October 4, 2010 - October 3, 2014: resident physician Pathological Anatomy, National Research-Development Institute in the Field of Pathology and Biomedical Sciences "Victor Babes", Bucharest and Clinical Hospital "Dr I Cantacuzino", Bucharest
• November 1, 2006 – October 31, 2007: fellow in dermatopathology, Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, New York, NY, USA
• January 1, 2003 – October 31, 2006 and November 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008: resident doctor Dermatology-Venereology, "Carol Davila" Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest
• January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2002: resident doctor Family Medicine, "Carol Davila" Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, "Grigore Alexandrescu" Children's Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, "Alfred Rusescu" Mother and Child Protection Institute ", Bucharest
• October 1, 1992– September 30, 1998: student of General Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
Research activity:
• January 2006 – December 2014: PhD student at the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest; thesis title: "Complex monitoring in melanoma - the study of the host-tumor relationship by evaluating the immune system and tumor markers"
• October 2007-October 2010: researcher, member of the research team of the national research project "Staging and immunological monitoring in cutaneous malignant melanoma - innovative diagnostic methods", PNCDI-BIOTECH, 16-9/2007
• October 2005- October 2008: researcher, member of the research team of the national research project "Innovative therapies in the treatment of some forms of neoplasms through the synergistic action of some bioactive compounds, accelerated electrons and microwaves", CEEX-VIASAN 43/PC-D01 -PT11-827/2005
Scientific activity:
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Fifth Symposium of the Romanian Society of Dermatopathology, Iasi, 2013
• Member of the Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee of the Fourth Symposium of the Romanian Society of Dermatopathology - "From inflammatory dermatoses to skin tumors", Sibiu, 2012
• Member of the Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee of the Third Symposium of the Romanian Society of Dermatopathology - "Romanian dermatopathology-incotro!", Timisoara, 2011
• Member of the Organizing Committee of the Second Symposium of the Romanian Society of Dermatopathology - "Cutaneous lymphomas. A new perspective", Timisoara, 2010
• Member of the Organizing Committee of the First Symposium of the Romanian Society of Dermatopathology-"Skin Cancers". A dernatopathological perspective", Timisoara, 2009
• Founding member of the Romanian Society of Dermatopathology, 2008
Awards, diplomas, certifications, distinctions:
• January 2015 – Doctor in Medical Sciences, the title of the doctoral thesis "Complex monitoring in melanoma - the study of the host-tumor relationship by evaluating the immune system and tumor markers", "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
• June 2014-Certificate of Primary Doctor Dermatology-Venereology, Bucharest
• December 5, 2009 – Diploma in Dermatopathology, ICDP-UEMS (The International Committee for Dermatopathology and The European Union of Medical Specialists Sections of Dermato-Venereology and Section of Pathology), Frankfurt, Germany
• January 15, 2009 – Diploma in Dermatopathology, The Royal College of Pathologists, London, UK
• March 2008-Certificate of specialist in Dermatology-Venereology, Ministry of Health, Bucharest
• 1998: Medical Diploma, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

Additional professional education:
• 09/2010 (1 month): Visiting fellow, Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, New York, USA
• 08/2009 (1 month): Visiting fellow, Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, New York, USA
• 08/2008 (1 month): Visiting fellow, Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, New York, USA
• 07/2006 (1 week): Scholarship European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Summer School-Dermatopathology, part 2, Ghent, Belgium
• 10/2005 (1 week): EADV Scholarship, Training Course of Bullous Diseases, London
• 07/2005 (1 week): EADV Scholarship, Summer School-Dermatopathology, part 1, Ghent, Belgium
• 12/2004 (1 week): Postgraduate practical course "Dermatoscopy-diagnostic method for pigmentary lesions", University of Medicine "Ïuliu Hategan", Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• 05/2004 (1 week): Postgraduate practical course "Lasers in dermatological therapy", "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania