Antonia Popescu

Background

Popescu, Antonia was born on November 3, 1938 in Cornatel, Romania. Daughter of Florea and Ioana Popescu.

Education

Graduate faculty pediatrics, Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1981.

Career

General practicing physician in rural practice, Cuzaplac, Romania, 1967. Junior physician Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute, Cluj-Napoca, 1962—1963, 1963—1966, resident physician, 1967—1970, medical specialist in pediatrics, 1970, medical doctor Doctor of Philosophy, 1981. Competence in neonatology University Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu, 1999, lecturer, 1990—1992, associate professor, 1992—1998, professor pediast.-neonatology, since 1998, head department neonatology, 1998.

Coordinator Regional Neonatal Screening Center for Phenylketonuria and for Congenital Hypothyroidism, Cluj-Napoca, 1978. Physician Hospital Greifsswald, Germany, 1975, Zentrum fuer Kinder und Jugendmedizin, Ludenscheid, Germany, 1990, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany, 1990, University Louisville, 1998.

Achievements

• Antonia Popescu has been listed as a noteworthy pediatrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairperson, founding member Society for Helping the Phenylketonuria Patients of Romania, Cluj-Napoca, 1993. Member of European Society for Phenylketonuria, European Society Human Genetics, New York Academy of Sciences, Society Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Romanian Society Neonatology, Romanian Society Medical Genetics (founding member), Romanian Society Pediatricians.

Interests

• Ethnography, hiking.

Connections

Married Paul Dumitru Popescu, August 11, 1964. Children: Radu, Teodora Mihaela.

Father:

Florea Popescu

Mother:

Ioana Popescu

Spouse:

Paul Dumitru Popescu

child:

Radu Popescu

child:

Teodora Mihaela Popescu