Matcau Diana Carmen

Professional experience

Current workplace / Occupational field “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara

County Emergency Hospital  “Pius Branzeu” Timisoara, Romania
   
Period 2013-present
Position occupied MD Neurologist
Assistant Professor in the Neurology Department of ”Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara 
PhD in Medicine
Competence in Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography  
Main activities and responsibilities
  • Educational activities: Clinic Neurology  Internship leading and lectures  for the V-th year  medical students of „Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara
  • Writing medical courses for students
  • Writing monographies
  • Scientific research activity
  • Providing medical assistance for the patients hospitalized in the Emergency County Hospital's Clinical Department of Neurology
  • Providing medical assistance for the patients addressed to Neurology Ambulatory (integrated) of Emergency County Hospital Timisoara
Name and address of employer
  • Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, Timisoara
  • Pius Branzeu” Emergency County Hospital, 10 I. Bulbuca Avenue, Timisoara
Type of activity or field of activity Higher Education
Health Sector

 

Education and Formation

Period 2008-20012 
Qualification / Degree obtained MD Neurologist
Assistant Professor in the Neurology Department of ”Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara
PhD in Medicine
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired Competence in Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (2011)
Name and type of the teaching institution ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest  Emergency University Hospital's Neurology Clinic, Bucharest
Nivelul in clasificarea nationala sau internationala Postgraduate training
   
Period 2003-2007
Qualification / Degree obtained Resident physician neurology
Graduate Assistant in the Neurology Department of ”Victor Babes” University of  Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara
PhD Candidate in the Neurology Department of ”Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara with the title: ”Clinical-MRI and prognostic - therapeutic correlations in the dynamic evolution of multiple sclerosis”
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired  
Name and type of the teaching institution  
   
Period 1996-2002
Qualification / Degree obtained License Certificate in General Medicine
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired  
Name and type of the teaching institution ”Victor Babes” University of  Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara
   
Period 1984-1996 
Qualification / Degree obtained High School Diploma
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired  
Name and type of the teaching institution ”Nikolaus Lenau”  Theoretical High School, Timisoara

 

Aptitudes and personal competencies

Mother tongue Romanian
Other languages English, Germana
Self-evaluation Understanding / Speaking / Writing
European Level (*) Listening / Reading / Spoken interaction / Spoken production
English  C1
Germana  C2
Social competencies and abilities

Ability to adapt to new work conditions

Ability to communicate with people from different backgrounds
Organizational competencies and abilities Organizational skills and team spirit
Computer skills Advanced user of Microsoft Office

 

Suplimentar information

Monographs
  • Monography author:
    • Neurological rehabilitation in lesional neurological pathology (2010)
  • 2 monographies co-author:
    • Neurological diagnosis in general medicine practice (2001)
    • Epilepsy in elderly patients (2005)
   
Author and co-author of  

150 scientific papers, abstracts and in extenso, published in reference journals: European Journal of Neurology, Romanian Journal of Neurology,Timisoara Medical Journal, Romanian Stroke Journal, Experimental Medico-surgical Research Journal, Acta Neurologica Moldavica, Romanian Medical Journal
   
Memberships
  • Romanian Society of Neurology
  • European Federation of Neurological Societies
  • Romanian Society of Stroke
  • Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity Society
Participation in congresses / international conferences

Participation to national and international neurological conferences and symposia
   
Areas of interest Scientific areas of interest: cerebrovascular pathology, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, dementia, epilepsy