Meet the Editor-in-Chief

Personal Information

First name / Surname: Vesa Stefan Cristian
Telephone: 0740125980
E-mail: stefanvesa@gmail.com
Nationality: Romanian
Date of birth: 18.04.1979
Gender: Male

Work Experience

Period: 01.10.2021 - present
Occupation or position held: Lecturer at Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology
Main activities and responsibilities: Practical courses with medical students (3rd, 4th, 5th year) and dental medicine students (3rd year). Lectures in Dental Medicine.
Name and address of employer: Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Type of business or sector: Education

Period: 10.06.2020 - present
Occupation or position held: Director, Department of Research, Development and Innovation (CDI)
Main activities and responsibilities: Management of the Department of Research, Development and Innovation.
Name and address of employer: Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Type of business or sector: Administration

Period: 01.11.2015 - present
Occupation or position held: Specialist Physician
Main activities and responsibilities: Outpatient consultations.
Name and address of employer: Cluj-Napoca Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Romania
Type of business or sector: Healthcare

Period: 01.10.2012 - 30.09.2021
Occupation or position held: Assistant Professor
Main activities and responsibilities: Practical courses with medical students (3rd, 4th, 5th year).
Name and address of employer: Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Type of business or sector: Education

Period: 2009 - present
Occupation or position held: Editor-in-Chief, Human & Veterinary Medicine - International Journal of Bioflux Society
Main activities and responsibilities: Editorial management of the medical journal.
Name and address of employer: BIOFLUX SRL, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Type of business or sector: Medical Publishing

Period: 01.01.2006 - 31.12.2010
Occupation or position held: Resident in Internal Medicine
Main activities and responsibilities: Clinical rotations according to residency curriculum.
Name and address of employer: Clinical Hospital of Adults 'O. Fodor', Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Type of business or sector: Healthcare

Period: 01.01.2005 - 31.12.2005
Occupation or position held: Intern Physician
Main activities and responsibilities: Clinical rotations according to internship curriculum.
Name and address of employer: Cluj-Napoca Municipal Clinical Hospital, Romania
Type of business or sector: Healthcare

Education and Training

Period: July 2024 - March 2025
Qualification awarded: Clinical Science Scholars at Semmelweis Program
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Harvard Medical School, Postgraduate Medical Education

Period: 01.11.2006 - 15.12.2010
Qualification awarded: Competence in General Ultrasonography
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Period: PhD in Medical Sciences: “Stratification of Risk Factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Elderly”
Qualification awarded: Internal Medicine
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Period: 01.10.1998 - 10.07.2004
Qualification awarded: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Period: 15.09.1993 - 15.06.1997
Qualification awarded: Baccalaureate
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Nicolae Bălcescu High School, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Language Skills
Mother tongue(s): Romanian
Other language(s): English
Self-assessment: Listening C1, Reading C1, Spoken interaction C1, Spoken production C1, Writing C1

Research and Publications
Competitive research grants obtained: 7
Director - Technology Transfer Festival (2024, PNCDI IV Program, Subprogram 5.7.4 – Technology Transfer in Support of Competitiveness);
Member - TROMBOGEN Project (circa 2008–2011, PNCDI II) "Pharmacogenomic impact of VKORC1 and CYP2C9 polymorphisms on efficacy, safety and cost of oral anticoagulant therapy (TROMBOGEN)" — focused on evaluating genetic predictors of response to oral anticoagulation

Articles: 165 indexed in WOS
Books and book chapters: 44
Hirsch Index: 21