Răzvan Vasilescu MD, PhD
There is a strong link between nutrition and health. A healthy diet is the result of a variety of foods, which should include all essential nutrients. Essential nutrients are macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins and fats), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) and water. Macronutrients are the body’s source of energy and support tissue growth and repair, while micronutrients regulate metabolic processes.
“By opting for a healthy diet we provide the body with the fuel and catalysts needed for vital processes.”
Medical and doctoral degrees
MD – “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical School, Bucharest, Romania (1998)
PhD – ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, with the thesis entitled: “Contributions to the pecualirities of the atherosclerotic process in subjects with metabolic syndrome” (2011)
Master – “Management of Social and Health Servicies”, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work (1994)
Professional positions:
– Resident in Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases “Prof. Dr. N.C. Paulescu”, Bucharest (2000 – 2005)
– Specialist in Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases (since 2005)
– Specialist in Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases – Clinical Hospital Colentina (since 2005)
– Senor in Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disease (2010)
– Resident in Endocrinology, National Institute of Endocrinology “C.I.Parhon” (2011-2013)
– Specialist in Endocrinology (since 2014)
– Head of the Diabetes and Nutritional Diseases Section – Colentina Hospital (since 2024)
Affiliations
– Romanian Society of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases
– European Society of Diabetes
– Romanian Federation of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases
– Romanian Medical Association
– Romanian Association for the Study of Obesity
– European Association for the Study of Obesity
Other positions
– President of Romanian Federation of Medical Students Association (1996)
– Vice president of Medical Students’ Society of Bucharest (1993-1995)
National awards
– Excellence Diploma of Romanian Medical Association – Bucharest, 2010;
– Merit Diploma of Romanian Medical Association – Bucharest, 2011
Clinical trial experience
– Co-investigator in 10 international multicenter clinical studies in the field of type 2 diabetes
Post-graduate courses
– The Steno Symposium 2012: Innovation in Diabetes 2012. New horizons in treatment and prevention – Copenhagen, Danmark – 2012
– 16th ESE Postgraduate Training Course on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism – Athens, Greece -2015
– “Osteoporosis: Essentials of Densitometry, Diagnosis and Management”- Bucharest, Romania – 2015
– Course on psychonutrition organised by Smart PSI Association – online – 2023
Author of textbook chapter
– Principles of human nutrition in Gastroenterology: therapeutic manual, Edited by Dan Olteanu and Mihai Radu Voiosu, Editura Universitara „Carol Davila”, 2013-2014
Publications
– Author and co-author of 12 scientific papers published in extenso
– 32 oral and poster presentation in conferences