Background
Popescu, Irinel Petre was born on April 22, 1953 in Filiasi, Romania. Son of Petre Gheorghe and Elena Dumitru Popescu.
Popescu, Irinel Petre was born on April 22, 1953 in Filiasi, Romania. Son of Petre Gheorghe and Elena Dumitru Popescu.
Bachelor, Lycee Fratii Buzesti, Craiova, Romania, 1971. Doctor of Medicine, University Bucharest, Romania, 1977.
Assistant professor faculty medicine University Bucharest, Bucharest, 1980—1993, lecturer, 1993—1996, assistant professor, 1996—1999, professor surgery, since 1999. Research assistant University Pittsburgh, 1992, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1992—1994. Medical director Fundeni Hospital, Bucharest, 1995—1997.
Director Institute Postgraduate Training, Romania, 1998—1999. Secretary of state Ministry of Health, Romania, 1999—2000. Lieutenant Romanian armed forces, 1978-1979.
Member Romanian Senate, since 2007. Member of Romanian Academy Scientists, Romanian Academy Medical Sciences, Romanian Association Laproscopic Surgery, Romtransplant (president since 1997), International Association Surgeons and Gastroenterologists (treasurer since 2001).
Married Liliana Gheorghe Niculescu, October 20, 2000.