Dr. Dănuț-Adrian Dumbravă

• 02/2024 – present – Specialist Physician, Târgoviște County Emergency Hospital

• 01/2021 – 01/2024 – Specialist Physician, CARITAS Municipal Hospital, Roșiori de Vede

• 01/2018 – 06/2023 – Specialist Physician (on-call contract), Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital

• 01/2016 – 12/2020 – Resident Physician, Craiova County Emergency Hospital

• 08/2017 – 12/2019 – Research Assistant, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova – project “The effects of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes on stroke in an animal model” (PN-111-P4-10-PCE-2016-0215), Project Director: Prof. Dirk Hermann

• 11/2016 – 08/2017 – Research Assistant, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova – project “Impact of microglial phagocytosis on neuronal stem cell therapies in stroke” (PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-0705), Project Director: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ana-Maria Bugă

• PhD in Medical Sciences, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova | 2017–2022 – Dissertation title: Effects of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes in stroke in an animal model – Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Aurel Popa-Wagner

• General Ultrasonography Competency – Diploma Series C, No. 049750

• Psychopedagogical Training Program – Diploma Series A, No. 0015855

• Medical Degree (MD), University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova | 2009–2015 – Graduation thesis: Acute heart failure. Predictive factors of mortality – Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rodica Mușetescu

• High School Diploma (Baccalaureate), “Carol I” National College, Craiova | 2004–2008

• Clinical practice in Internal Medicine, managing both acute and chronic hospitalized patients

• Comprehensive clinical assessment and integrative, patient-centered approach to multisystem disease

• Management of patients with cardiovascular pathology, including acute heart failure

• Diagnosis and monitoring of patients with cerebrovascular disease

• Certified competency in General Ultrasonography

• Extensive experience in on-call medical duty within emergency hospital settings

• Strong multidisciplinary collaboration skills in emergency and municipal hospital environments

• Application of evidence-based medicine and continuous alignment with international clinical guidelines

• Biomedical research competencies in stroke, neuroinflammation, and neurodegenerative disorders

• Ability to interpret and correlate clinical findings with experimental and imaging data

• Experience in writing and publishing peer-reviewed scientific articles

• Certified pedagogical and teaching competencies (psychopedagogical training program)

• Effective medical communication skills, patient education, and empathetic patient care

• Proven ability to work under pressure and make clinical decisions in critical situations

AFFILIATIONS 

• 2016–2022 – Romanian Society of Neuroscience (SNN)

• 2016–2022 – International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO)

• 2016–2022 – Federation of All European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)

• 2015–2022 – Department of Neurobiology of Aging, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

PUBLICATIONS 

• 2022 – Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived small extracellular vesicles promote neurological recovery and brain remodeling after distal middle cerebral artery occlusion in aged rats – Gero Sciences (IF=5.3)

• 2020 – Dietary habits, lifestyle factors and neurodegenerative diseases – Neural Regeneration Research (IF=2.39)

• 2019 – Intracortical administration of the complement C3 receptor antagonist trifluoroacetate modulates microglia reaction after brain injury – Neural Plasticity (IF=3.58)

• 2018 – Cellular and molecular mechanism underlying non-pharmaceutical ischemic stroke therapy in aged subjects – International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IF=4.21)

• 2017 – Short-term exposure to hypothermia attenuates brain infarction and inflammation in aged rats – Experimental Gerontology (IF=3.55)

• 2017 – The impact of aging on post-stroke depression – Experimental Gerontology (IF=3.55)

• 2017 – Vascular remodeling in the post-stroke aged brain – Experimental Gerontology (IF=3.55)

• 2016 – Age-related hypoxia in CNS pathology – Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology (IF=0.67)