First name: Despina - Manuela

Last name: Toader

Date of birth: November 24, 1968

Place of birth: Craiova, Romania

Language: Romanian

English (advanced)

French (advanced)

Address: str. Tabaci nr 1, Craiova, Romania

E-mail: despinatoader@yahoo.com

Phone: 0040745614229

Fax: 0040251414975

Occupation: physician

Current position:

1. senior cardiologist - Craiova Cardiology Center - Department of Cardiology- Emergency University Hospital Craiova
2. sonographer- Craiova Cardiology Center-EuroEchoLab - Clinical Head

Education:

1. Elena Cuza High School: 1983 – 1987 (chemistry-biology)
2. University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Craiova - Faculty of Medicine: October 1990 - September 1996
3. Competition for admission in National Program of Residency sustained in Bucharest: February 1997
4. Cardiology residency: April 1997 - April 2002: Cardiology: University Hospital Bucharest, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease C.C.Iliescu, Bucharest, Emergency University Hospital Craiova,
5. Sonographer certification in Transthoracic Echocardiography: University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Haţieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, April2004
6. Sonographer Certification by the Echo Core Lab (ECL) at the Brigham and Women's Hospital (Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate) (ALOFT study: tissue Doppler echocardiography) – April 24, 2006
7. Sonographer certification in Doppler Echocardiography: from Basics to Advanced Applications, Bucharest, 29-31 March 2007.
8. Sonographer certification in Transesophageal Echocardiography University Hospital Bucharest, October 2007
9. European cardiologist: Paris, France, 27 March 2008
10. Sonographer certification in vascular echocardiography, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Haţieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, May 2008
11. Senior cardiologist: September 2008
12. Doctor of Medicine - University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, physiology: Title of scientific work: “Diastolic dysfunction following acute myocardial infarction” coordinator: Professor Simona Gusti - February 2010:
13. European certification in transthoracic echocardiography: level 1: 2017, level 2: 2018, recertification: 2023
14. European certification in transesophageal echocardiography: level 1: 2018, level 2: 2019

Membership: Romanian Society of Cardiology, Romanian Society of Hypertension, European Society of Cardiology (Professional Member), European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), European Society of Hypertension, Balkan Medical Union, American Society of Echocardiography, British Society of Echocardiography.

Experience in research:

Clinical international trials:

-ROCKET AF trial (phase III): Rivaroxaban Once Daily Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared with Vitamin K Antagonism for Prevention of

Stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation (Johnson and Johnson) (sub-investigator)

-TIGRIS trial (phase III): Long-Term rIsk, Clinical manaGement and Healthcare Resource Utilization of Stable CAD in Post MI Patients (Astra Zeneca) (study coordinator)

-APEX trial (phase III): Acute Medically Ill VTE Prevention with Extended Duration Betrixaban (Portola Pharmaceuticals) (study coordinator)

-BALKAN-AF Survey (SAFA Association) (sub-investigator)

-AFFIRM-AHF trial (phase IV): Effect of Ferric Carboxymaltose on Exercise Capacity in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency (Vifor Pharma) (Principal Investigator)

- EACVI MMVD study (Principal Investigator)

Over 200 communications and publications in cardiovascular research (hypertension, echocardiography, myocardial ischemia)

Investigator grants: 6

- Despina Toader, Rodica Muşetescu, Octavian Istrătoaie, Dan-Dominic Ionescu - T wave alternans testing In patients after acute myocardial infarction, The 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension (5th Asian Pacific Congress of Hypertension, 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Hypertension), October, 2006, Fukuoka, Japan

- Despina Toader, Rodica Muşetescu, E. Belu, M. Popescu, D.-D. Ionescu, Evaluation the risc of atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients with ischemic heart disease using P-HiRes, Seventeenth European Meeting on Hypertension, June, 2007, Milan, Italy

- Despina Toader, Rodica Muşetescu, Dan-Dominic Ionescu, Correlation between impedance cardiography and echocardiographic measurements in evaluating high filling pressure in hypertensive patients, Nineteenth European Meeting on Hypertension, June, 2009, Milan, Italy

- Despina Toader, Rodica Muşetescu, Dan-Dominic Ionescu, Echocardiographic parameters of filling presure in hypertensive patients with acute myocardial infarction European, Meeting on Hypertension, June, 2010, Oslo, Norway

- Despina Toader, E. Belu, R. Radu, Rodica Musetescu, Left atrial volume index in prediction of paroxismal atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients with acute myocardial infarction, Meeting on Hypertension, June, 2012, London, United Kingdom

- Despina Toader, Cristina Florescu, I. Marinas, Rodica Musetescu, Left ventricular mass index and echocardiographic parameters of increased filling pressure in hypertensive patients with acute myocardial infarction European meeting on hypertension, June, 2014 Athens, Greece

Awards:

- Award of Romanian Society for the Study of the Liver: Camelia Neamtiu, Carmen Avramescu, Suzana Rogoz, Despina Toader, Isabela Silosi, P. Badea, C. Silosi, Camelia Piciu: Citokines involve in pathology of cronical hepatitis with HBS atg. Romanian Review of Hepathology no3, Sep.2002

- Second prize of Romanian Society of Cardiology for research in arterial hypertension field: Despina Toader, Rodica Muşetescu, Dan-Dominic Ionescu – Atrial fibrillation risk in hypertensive patients using P-HiRes, XLIII-th National Congress of Cardiology, September, 2004, Poiana Braşov, Romania

- Second prize of Romanian Society of Cardiology for research in arterial hypertension field: Despina Toader, Muşetescu Rodica, E. Belu, D.-D. Ionescu – Correlations between P-HiRes and tissue Doppler parameters in hypertensive patients, XLVII-th National Congress of Cardiology, Sept, 2008, Sinaia, Romania

- Award of EuroEcho Lab - Craiova Cardiology Center in performing Standard Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) (European Society of Cardiovascular Imaging) – Despina-Manuela Toader (Clinical Head) in collaboration with Alina Craciun-Mirescu (Technical Head) and echo team of the Center. – Sep 2019

-Award of EuroEcho Lab - Craiova Cardiology Center in performing Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) (European Society of Cardiovascular Imaging) – Despina-Manuela Toader (Clinical Head) in collaboration with Alina Craciun-Mirescu (Technical Head) and echo team of the Center. – April 2022

-European Accreditation of EuroEchoLab – Craiova Cardiology Center in advanced echocardiography by EACVI – 2025.

-Second Prize of Romanian Society of Cardiology for research in cardiovascular imaging: Despina Toader, A. Crăciun-Mirescu, O.

Mirea, A. Vasile, D. Ciolacu, L. Stănia, I. Donoiu, O. Istrătoaie, C. MilitaruMitral annulus morphological parameters in patients with dilated cardiomyopathies – September 2025, Sinaia, Romania

Students and resident physicians training in cardiology and echocardiography.

Reviewer: Springer Nature Journals: Cardiovascular diabetology, Cardiovascular disorders, Journal of International Medical Research, Open Medical Case Reports, International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, Comprehensive Clinical Medicine Review.

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Cureus Journal of Medical Science

Editorial board: Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology

American Society of Cardiology Mentorship program – mentor elected – September 2023 - March 2024, September 2025 - March 2026.