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Curriculum Vitae SORINA MIHAILA BALDEA
- CURRICULUM VITAE -
SORINA MIHAILA BALDEA, MD, PhD
EDUCATION:
Year Degree
2019 Primary Physician Certificate in Cardiology
Ministry of Health, Romania, Order no. 1270/14.08.2019
Emergency & University Hospital Bucharest, Romania
2014 PhD in Cardiology
Ministry of Education and Research, Romania
MEN 441/18.08.2014
2012 Specialist Certificate in Cardiology
Ministry of Health, Romania, Order no. 1339/2012
Emergency & University Hospital Bucharest, Romania
2006 MD diploma
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
2000 High school diploma
“Mihai Eminescu” College, Buzau Romania
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Curriculum Vitae SORINA MIHAILA BALDEA
PROFESSIONAL POSTS HELD:
Period Post Institution
July - September 2019 Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
August 2019 - present Primary Physician in Cardiology Emergency & University Hospital
Bucharest, Romania
2014 - present Assistant Professor in Cardiology University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Carol Davila
2012 - 2019 Specialist in Cardiology Emergency & University Hospital
Bucharest, Romania
2013 - 2012 Training Fellow in Cardiology Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
2012 - 2013 Research Fellow in Cardiology Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
2006 - 2012 Intern in Cardiology Emergency & University Hospital
Bucharest, Romania
FELLOW-SHIPS:
July-Sept 2019 Research Fellow in 3D
echocardiography
Department of Thoracic and cardiovascular
Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
Jan 2013-Oct 2014 Training fellow in 3D
echocardiography
Department of Thoracic and cardiovascular
Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
Jan 2012-Jan 2013 Research Fellow in 3D
echocardiography
Department of Thoracic and cardiovascular
Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
DIPLOMAS/CERTIFICATES:
2019: Complementary studies – transesophageal and advanced echocardiography techniques,
Ministry of Education and Research, Romania
2013: Training Fellow certificate, European Society of Cardiology
2012: Research Fellow Certificate, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
2006: Romanian College of Physicians
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
- Daily medical activity in the Echocardiography Laboratory of the Emergency & University
Hospital of Bucharest, Cardiology Department (2006-2012, and 2014-present) and the
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Padova, Italy (2012-2014):
two-dimensional and three-dimensional transthoracic and transoeshophageal echocardiography;
speckle tracking and tissue Doppler echocardiography; pharmacological and physical stress
echocardiography; vascular echocardiography; lung ultrasound; evaluation of arterial stiffness
and endothelial function;
- Daily medical activity in the Cardiology Department of the Emergency & University Hospital of
Bucharest, including the Coronary Care Unit;
- Activity in the ECG stress test Laboratory for myocardial ischemia;
- Activity in the Rhythm Monitoring Laboratory.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
- Assistant professor for medicine students (4th and 6th year) at the University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania;
- Supervisor of License Thesis in Cardiology (6th year students) at the University of Medicine
and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania;
- Cardiology courses for 4th year students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol
Davila, Bucharest, Romania;
- Courses for Complementary Studies in transesophageal echocardiography (Emergency &
University Hospital Bucharest, Romania);
- Involved in multiple national and international teaching courses organized by professional
societies (Romanian Society of Cardiology, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging,
University of Padova, etc).
PHDTHESIS
Title: “Quantitative Analysis of Mitral Annulus Geometry and Dynamics Using
TransthoracicThree-DimensionalEchocardiography”
- PhDtitleconfirmation:theorderMENnr441/18.08.2014
- PhDthesisincollaborationwiththeUniversityofPadova.Italy
- Scientificleader:Prof.Dr.DragosVINEREANU
- Superviser:Dr.LuigiPAOLOBADANO
Curriculum Vitae SORINA MIHAILA BALDEA
Theresultsoftheresearchhavebeenpublishedin:
- S.Mihaila,D.Muraru,E.Piasentini,M.Miglioranza,D.Peluso,U.Cucchini,S.Iliceto,D.
Vinereanu,LP.Badano.QuantitativeAnalysisofMitralAnnulusGeometryand
FunctioninHealthyVolunteersUsingTransthoracicThree-Dimensional
Echocardiography.JAmSocEchocardiogr2014.27(8):846-57
- S.Mihaila,D.Muraru,E.Piasentini,M.HaertelMiglioranza,D.Peluso,U.Cucchini,S.
Iliceto,D.Vinereanu,LP.Badano.NormalMitralAnnulusDynamicsandits
RelationshipwithleftventricularandLeftAtrialFunction.IntJCardiovascImaging
2014.32(2):279-90.
- S.Mihaila,D.Muraru,MH.Miglioranza,E.Piasentini,P.Aruta,U.Cucchini,S.Iliceto,D.
Vinereanu,LP.Badano.Relationshipbetweenmitralannulusfunctionandmitral
regurgitationseverityandleftatrialremodelinginpatientswithprimarymitral
regurgitation.EurHJofCardiovascImaging2016;17:918-929.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY (summary):
• International grants – 3 in total (2 as a project leader, 1 as a member team)
• National grants – 6 in total (3 as a project leader, 3 as a member team)
• Research projects – 17 in total (4 as a project leader, 13 as a team member)
• Multicentric studies - 15 total (1 as study coordinator, 2 as monitor, 13 as a sub-
investigator
• Hirsch Index = 7; No of citations = 256
A. INTERNATIONAL GRANTS – 3 in total (2 as a project leader, 1 as a team member)
1. July 2016 – July 2018: HORIZON 2020 Research Grant. „Improving Diagnosis and Treatment
of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Integrating Clinical and Basic
Science”. (Improve CPTV). ERA-RARE no 19/01.07.2016.
- Role: Member of the research team
- Grant duration: 24 months
- Financial support: UE
- Funds: 120.000 E
2. January 2014 - October 2014: Training Grant from the European Society of Cardiology (Won
by competition; 9 months of clinical and research activity at the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic
and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Italy; Supervised by Dr. Luigi Paolo Badano).
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- Role: Project leader
- Grant duration: 9 months
- Financial support: European Society of Cardiology
- Funds: 18.500 E
- Publications: 2 full-papers as a first author in international ISI journals (Int J of Cardiovascular
Imaging 2014;32(2):279-90; Eur H J Cardiovascular Imaging 2016;17:918-929)
- Abstracts: more than 30 abstract published in ISI journal
- Awards: 2 awards
• 2016 - 1st Young Investigators Award Romanian Congress of Cardiology 2016, for: “Impact
of 3D echocardiography for mitral valve sizing in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: excessive
posterior mitral valve leaflet closure correlates with the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.”
S. Mihaila, C. Marotta, C. Calore, P. Aruta, S. Iliceto, D. Vinereanu, LP. Badano, D. Muraru.
• 2015 - Ist prize in the Young Investigators Award, 360 3D echo Congress, Padova, Italy
2015, for: “In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and secondary mitral regurgitation, mitral
annulus contractile dysfunction is related more to left atrial than to left ventricular contractile
dysfunction”. S. Mihaila.
3. January 2013 - December 2013: Research Grant from the European Association of
Cadiovascular Imaging (Won by competition; 12 months of research activity at the Department of
Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Italy; Supervised by Dr. Luigi Paolo
Badano)
- Role: Project leader
- Grant duration: 12 months
- Financial support: European Association of Cadiovascular Imaging
- Funds: 25.000 E
- Publications: 1 full-paper as first author and 2 full-papers as co-author in ISI journals (J Am Am
Soc Echocardiogr;2014;27(8):846-57); J Am Soc Echocardiogr;2014;27(8):858-71 e1; Rev
Espanol de Cardiologia Aug;67(8):651-8)
- Abstracts: more than 25 abstracts published in journal with IF
- Awards: 2 awards
• 2015 - Best abstract presentation award in XVII Congresso Nazionale SIEC, 16-18
Aprile 2015, Napoli, for: ”Left atrial volumes measured with 3D echocardiography are
significantly larger than those calculated with 2D echocardiography and need different
normative values. Ermacora D, Miglioranza-Haeertel M, Muraru D, Mihaila S, Cucchini
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U, Marotta C, Calabrò F, Brunello G, Cecchetto A, Cavalli G, Romeo G, Iliceto S, Badano
LP.
• 2014 – Ist Prize in the Moderated Poster Session, Euroecho Viena 2014, for: “In
patients with organic mitral regurgitation and normal left ventricular systolic function,
mitral valve leaflet flail is associated with reduced shortening of the mitral annulus area”.
S. Mihaila1, P. Aruta1, D. Muraru1, M. Miglioranza1, G. Cavalli1, E. Piasentini1, S. Iliceto1,
D. Vinereanu2, LP. Badano1.
B. NATIONAL GRANTS – 6 in total (3 as a project leader, 3 as a team member)
1. 12 July - 12 September 2019: Mobility Grant from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Carol Davila Bucharest. “Feasibility and prognostic value of two- and three-dimensional left
ventricular ejection fraction quantification with a fully automated algorithm for endocardial border
detection to stratify the risk of major arrhythmic events in patients with left ventricular systolic
dysfunction”. Contract PFE_23/2018. (Research activity at the Department of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Padova, Italy, supervised by Dr. Luigi Paolo Badano, former
president of the EACVI).
- Role: Project leader
- Grant duration: 2 months
- Financial support: UMF Carol Davila
- Funds: 3000 E
- Abstracts: 2 abstracts, one presented as an oral communication and one as a poster at the 3D echo
360 Congress, European Edition 13-15 September 2019, Padova, Italy
2. 2018 - 2020: “Tintirea mecanismelor imunitatii innascute pentru o mai buna stratificare a
riscului si identificarea de noi optiuni terapeutice in infarctul de miocard” (INNATE). PCCF
5/2018; Coordonator: Institutul de biologie si patologie celulara „Nicolae Simionescu”; Partener:
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila Bucurest.
- Role: Member ot the research team
- Grant duration: 24 months
- Financial support: UMF Carol Davila
- Funds: 8.500.000 RON
- Publications, Abstracts and Awards: submitted
3. 2018 - 2020: Dezvoltarea de BIOnanotehnologii bazate pe Veziculele Extracelulare, aplicabile
in diagnosticul precoce, prognosticul si terapia bolii Aterosclerotice” (BIOVEA) 83/PCCDI
2018; Grant PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI2017-0527. Coordonator: Institutul de biologie si patologie
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celulara „Nicolae Simionescu”; Partener: Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila
Bucuresti.
- Role: Member ot the research team
- Grant duration: 24 months
- Financial support: UMF Carol Davila
- Financial value: 1.140.843 RONI
- Publications, Abstracts: submitted
4. 2018 - 2020: Grant tinere echipe, TE 49/2018 UEFISCDI. „Evaluarea multimodala prin analiza
biomarkerilor si imagistica avansata in insuficienta cardiaca cu fractie de ejectie pastrata” (HEART-
PRESERVED). PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-0669.
- Role: Member ot the research team
- Grant duration: 24 months
- Financial support: UMF Carol Davila
- Funds: 449.385 RONI
- Publications: submitted
- Abstracts: 4 abstracts to international congresses (2018-2019) and 2 presented to national
congresses (2018-2019);
- Awards: 2 awards for best oral abstract at the Romanian Society of Cardiology Congress
5. May 2014–September 2015: Grant POSDRU project for PhD fellows. 159/1.5/S/141531.
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest Romania; Supervised by Professor
Dragos Vinereanu.
- Role: Project leader
- Grant duration: 16 months
- Financial support: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
- Funds: 6.400 EURO
- Publications: 1 full-paper as a first author in ISI journal (Int J of Cardiovascular Imaging
2014;32(2):279-90)
- Abstracts: 2 abstracts at the Romanian Society of Cardiology Congress and 3 abstracts to
European Congresses
- Awards: IIIrd prize, Young Investigators Award of the Romanian Society of Cardiology 2011.
6. October 2012 – October 2014: Grant for Young Researchers, University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania. „The evaluation of the subclinical cardiac dysfunction
in patients with growth hormone deficiency”. (Research activity at the Emergency University
Hospital of Bucharest; Supervised by Professor Dragos Vinereanu).
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- Role: Project leader
- Grant duration: 24 months
- Financial support: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, Romania
- Financial value: 26.800 RON
- Publications: 1 full-paper as a first author in ISI journal (Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2015.
31(6):752-759. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2015.01.008)
C. RESEARCH PROJECTS – 17 in total (4 as a project leader, 14 as a team member)
1. 2016-2019: EUROAfib - European Registry of Echocardiography in Atrial Fibrillation. Research
project in collaboration with the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. Member of the
team
2. 2016-2019: MASCOT study - “Multicentric Atrial Strain COmparison between Two different
modalities”. Research project in collaboration with the Heart Imagers of Tomorrow of the European
Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. Member of the team.
3. 2018-Date: Dezvoltarea de BIOnanotehnologii bazate pe Veziculele Extracelulare, aplicabile in
diagnosticul precoce, prognosticul si terapia bolii Aterosclerotice” (BIOVEA). Member of the
team.
4. 2018-Date: Tintirea mecanismelor imunitatii innascute pentru o mai buna stratificare a riscului si
identificarea de noi optiuni terapeutice in infarctul de miocard” (INNATE). Member of the team.
5. 2017-Date: “Evaluarea multimodala prin analiza biomarkerilor si imagistica avansata in insuficienta
cardiaca cu fractie de ejectie pastrata” (HEART-PRESERVED). Member of the team.
6. 2014-Date: „The added value of three-dimensional echocardiography in patients with heart failure
with reduced ejection fraction” (PRO HEART 3D). Bucharest, Romania. Principal Investigator.
7. 2014-2017: „Implementing three-dimensional echocardiography into the routine clinical flow of the
echo lab”, lead by Luigi P. Badano, Padova, Italy. Member of the team.
8. 2014-Date: „Redefining cardiac chamber size and function in patients with heart failure with
preserved ejection fraction by three-dimensional echocardiography”, Bucharest, Romania. Principal
Investigator.
9. 2014-2017: “The impact of atrial shape on atrial volume calculations using the two-dimensional
discs’ summation and area-length algorithms: a three-dimensional echocardiography study”,
multicentre trial Italy-Romania-Iran (Luigi P. Badano, S. Mihaila, and Anita Sadeghpour). Member
of the team.
10. 2014-2016: „Two and three-dimensional echocardiography for the evaluation of patients with
multiple sclerosis”, Bucharest, Romania, lead by Dr. Raluca Mincu. Member of the team.
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11. 2013-2014: POMAR study – „Progression and Outcome of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation”, lead
by Professor Patrizio Lancellotti, Liege, Belgium. Member of the team.
12. 2013-2014: “The evaluation of functional tricuspid regurgitation using three dimensional
echocardiography”, lead by Luigi P. Badano, Padova, Italy. Member of the team.
13. 2013-2014: “Quantitative Analysis of Normal and Pathological Mitral Annulus Geometry and
Dynamics Using Three Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography”, University of Padova, Italy.
(Research project in collaboration between the University of Padova and University of Medicine
and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest. Resulted in the PhD Thesis: “Quantitative Analysis of
Mitral Annulus Geometry and Dynamics Using Transthoracic Three-Dimensional
Echocardiography”). Principal Investigator.
14. 2012-2014: “The evaluation of the cardiac and vascular functions using special echocardiographic
techniques in patients with liver cirrhosis”, Bucharest, Romania, lead by Lecturer Roxana Rimbas.
Member of the team.
15. 2012-2013: NORRE trial - “Nornal Reference and Ranges in Echocardiography”. Multicentric trial
lead by Professor Patrizio Lancellotti, Liege, Belgium. Member of the team.
16. 2010-2014: “The evaluation of the cardiac, arterial and endothelial function in adults with growth
hormone deficiency”. Research Project in collaboration with the Emergency and University Hospital
of Bucharest and The Endocrinology Institute “CI Parhon”, Bucharest, Romania. Principal
Investigator.
17. 2009-2010: AISHA study – “Alterations of the cardiac, arterial and endothelial function in
hypertensive and diabetic patients”, Bucharest, Romania, lead by Professor Dragos Vinereanu.
Member of the team.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY:
• Book chapters - 2 books, 6 chapters (3 international and 3 national)
• Publications in ISI journals with IF – 22 total, 6 as first author
• Publications in CNCSIS/B plus journals – 6 in total, 1 as a first author
• Abstract in journals with IF – 115 total, 29 as first author
• Abstracts in journals B+ - 65 in total, 10 presented as first-author
• Oral communications – 23 in total
• Invited lectures - 18 total (4 international, 14 national):
• Teaching courses – 16 in total (9 international, 7 national):
• Course director – 1 international course
• Awards – 13 in total (5 international, 8 national)
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A. The list of the most relevant publications
1. S. Mihaila, D. Muraru, E. Piasentini, M. Miglioranza, D. Peluso, U. Cucchini, S. Iliceto, D.
Vinereanu, LP. Badano. Quantitative Analysis of Mitral Annulus Geometry and Function in
Healthy Volunteers Using Transthoracic Three-Dimensional Echocardiography. J Am Soc
Echocardiogr 2014;27(8):846-57. Doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.04.017.
2. S. Mihaila, D. Muraru, E. Piasentini, M. Haertel Miglioranza, D. Peluso, U. Cucchini, S.
Iliceto, D. Vinereanu, LP. Badano. Normal Mitral Annulus Dynamics and its Relationship with
left ventricular and Left Atrial Function. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014. 32(2):279-90. Doi:
10.1007/s10554-014-0547-0.
3. S. Mihaila, D. Muraru, MH. Miglioranza, E. Piasentini, P. Aruta, U. Cucchini, S. Iliceto, D.
Vinereanu, LP. Badano. Relationship between mitral annulus function and mitral regurgitation
severity and left atrial remodeling in patients with primary mitral regurgitation. Eur H J of
Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 17:918-929. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jev301
4. S. Mihaila, R. Mincu, RC. Rimbas, RE. Dulgheru, R. Dobrescu, SL. Magda, C. badiu, D.
Vinereanu. Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults Impacts the Left Ventricular Mechanics: a
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Study. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2015.
31(6):752-759. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2015.01.008
5. RC. Rimbas*, S. Mihaila Baldea*, SI Calin, SL Magda, D. Muraru, D. Vinereanu. New
myocardial deformation by 2D multi-layer speckle-tracking analysis in healthy subjects -
normal reference values and their physiological determinants. Ultrasound in Medicine and
Biology 2020 (in press). *Equal authorship.
6. Muraru D, Mihaila-Baldea S, Badano LP. Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement: Taking
It One Step Further. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019;73(2):158-160. Doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.09.087.
PMID: 30654887.
7. MH. Miglioranza, S. Mihaila, D. Muraru, U. Cucchini, S.Iliceto, LP. Badano. Dynamic
Changes in Tricuspid Annular Diameter Measurement in Relation to the Echocardiographic
View and Timing during the Cardiac Cycle. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2015 Feb;28(2):226-35.
Doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.09.017.
8. MH. Miglioranza, S. Mihaila, D. Muraru, U. Cucchini, S.Iliceto, LP. Badano. Variability of
Tricuspid Annulus Diameter Measurement by 2D Echocardiography in Normal Volunteers.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Jul;8(7): 864-6. Doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2014.09.010.
9. D. Muraru*, AC. Guta*, RC. Ochoa-Jimenez, D. Bartos, P. Aruta, S. Mihaila, BA. Popescu, S.
Iliceto, C. Basso, LP. Badano. Functional regurgitation of atrio-ventricular valves and 1 atrial
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fibrillation: an elusive pathophysiological link deserving further attention. J Am Soc
Echocardiogr 2020 Jan;33(1):42-53. Doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.08.016. Epub 2019 Nov 1.
10. MH. Miglioranza, LP. Badano, S. Mihaila, D. Peluso, U. Cucchini, S. Iliceto, D. Muraru.
Physiologic determinants of left atrial longitudinal strain: a two-dimensional speckle tracking
and three-dimensional echocardiographic study in healthy volunteers. Journal of the
American Society of Echocardiography. 2016 Nov;29(11):1023-1034.e3. Doi:
10.1016/j.echo.2016.07.011
11. LP. Badano, MH. Miglioranza, S. Mihaila, D. Peluso, Jola Xhaxho, M. Perazzolo Marra, U.
Cucchini, N. Soriani, S. Iliceto, D. Muraru. Left atrial volumes and function by three-
dimensional echocardiography: reference values, accuracy, reproducibility and comparison
with two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements. Circulation Cardiovascular
Imaging 2016 Jul;9(7). pii: e004229. Doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.115.004229
B. Awards – 13 in total (5 international, 8 national)
1. 2018 – Ist Prize for rapid fie abstract at the Romanian Society Cardiology Congress, 2018,
Sinaia, Romania, for; “Analiza de deformare miocardică ventriculară prin ecografie multilayer
speckle tracking – un nou instrument potențial pentru o caracterizare mai bună a continuumului
insuficienței cardiac”. Rimbaș RC, S. Mihăilă-Baldea, AA Andronic, L.M. Luchian, A.M.
Chitroceanu, H. Memis, S.I. Vișoiu, A. Velcea, D. Vinereanu. Revista Romana de Cardiologie
2018 Supliment:151-2.
2. 2017 - Oral presentation with 1st prize for the Heart Failure category at the Romanian
Society Cardiology Congress, 2017, Sinaia, Romania, for: “Evaluarea deformării miocardice
prin ecografie speckle tracking multilayer poate îmbunătăţi caracterizarea tipurilor de
insuficienţă cardiacă’. Rimbaş RC, S. Baldea-Mihailă, AA Andronic, S.I. Călin, A. Velcea, D.
Vinereanu. Revista Romana de Cardiologie 2017 Supliment: 2.
3. 2016 - Ist prize in the Young Investigators Award, Romanian Congress of Cardiology
2016, Sinaia, Romania, for: “Impact of 3d echocardiography for mitral valve sizing in
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: excessive posterior mitral valve leaflet closure correlates with
the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction”. S. Mihaila, C. Marotta, C. Calore, P. Aruta, S.
Iliceto, D. Vinereanu, LP. Badano, D. Murau.
4. 2016 - IIIrd prize in the Young Investigators Award of the University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Carol Davila Congress, 2016, Bucharest, Romania, for: “The reproducibility of
3D versus 2D echocardiography in measuring left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction
according to the level in training in echocardiography”. A. Velcea, S. Mihaila, R. C. Rimbas,
L. Matei, A. Andronic, S. I. Calin, D. Muraru, LP. Badano, D. Vinereanu.
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5. 2015 - Best Clinical Case Award of the Romanian Society of Cardiology Congress 2015,
Sinaia, Romania, for: “Rolul ecografiei tridimensionale pentru diagnosticul si managementul
insuficientei mitrale severe la un pacient tanar cu infarct miocardic acut, prolaps si cleft de
valva mitrala posterioara” (Complete cleft and prolapse of the posterior mitral leaflet
diagnosed by 3d echocardiography in a young male with acute myocardial infarction and
severe mitral regurgitation). A. Motoc, S. Mihaila, A. Velcea, D. Vinereanu. Revista Romana
de Cardiologie 2015 Supliment:244-245.
6. 2015 - IIIrd prize in the Young Investigators Award of the Romanian Cardiology
Congress 2015, Sinaia, Romania, for: “Modificări induse de vârstă ale funcţiilor fazice atriale
stângi şi drepte evaluate prin ecografie speckle tracking: (Age related changes of left and right
atrial phasic functions by speckle tracking echocardiography). S. Călin, R.C. Rimbaș, S.
Mihăilă, O.A. Enescu, M. Florescu, L.S. Magda, A.O. Ciobanu, D. Vinereanu. Revista
Romana de Cardiologie 2015 Supliment:263-264.
7. 2015 - Ist prize in the Young Investigators Award, 360 3D echo Congress, Padova, Italy
2015, for: “In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and secondary mitral regurgitation,
mitral annulus contractile dysfunction is related more to left atrial than to left ventricular
contractile dysfunction”. S. Mihaila.
8. 2015 - Best abstract presentation award in XVII Congresso Nazionale SIEC, 16-18 Aprile
2015, Napoli, for: ”Left atrial volumes measured with 3D echocardiography are significantly
larger than those calculated with 2D echocardiography and need different normative values.
Ermacora D, Miglioranza-Haeertel M, Muraru D, Mihaila S, Cucchini U, Marotta C, Calabrò
F, Brunello G, Cecchetto A, Cavalli G, Romeo G, Iliceto S, Badano LP.
9. 2014 - Award for a Training Grant, won by contest from the European Society of
Cardiology – Barcelona, Spain, ESC Congress 2014.
10. 2014 – Ist Prize in the Moderated Poster Session, Euroecho Viena 2014, for: “In patients
with organic mitral regurgitation and normal left ventricular systolic function, mitral valve
leaflet flail is associated with reduced shortening of the mitral annulus area”. S. Mihaila1, P.
Aruta1, D. Muraru1, M. Miglioranza1, G. Cavalli1, E. Piasentini1, S. Iliceto1, D. Vinereanu2, LP.
Badano1.
11. 2012 – IIIrd Prize of the Young Investigator Award of the Romanian Society of Cardiology
Congress, 2012, Sinaia, Romania, for: “Pacientii cu apnee in somn obstructiva prezinta
disfunctie sistolica subclinica de ventricul drept”. SL Magda, RI Mincu, S. Dumitrache
Rujinski, T. Constantinescu, S. Mihaila, M. Florescu, D. Vinereanu
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12. 2011 – Award for a Research Grant from the European Association of Cardiovascular
Imaging (12 months), won by contest, Euroecho, Budapesta 2011
13. 2012 - IIIrd Prize of the Young Investigators award, Romanian Cardiology Congress,
2012, Sinaia, Romania, for: “Deficitul de hormon de crestere prezinta disfunctie subclinical
biventriculara. Congresul societatii Romane de Cardiologie”. S. Mihaila.
EDITORIAL RESPONSABILITIES:
• Editorial Consultant for JACC Imaging CASE;
• Reviewer for 13 national and international journals (Emerging Editorial Consultant for
JACC Imaging, Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Journal of the American Society of
Echocardiography, International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging; European Heart
Journal of cardiovascular Imaging; European Heart Journal: Case Reports; Endocrine
Journal; Echocardiography, etc.)
PAST /PRESENT OFFICE IN A NATIONAL or INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY:
2017 - present: Secretary of the Working Group of Echocardiography and Other Imaging
Modalities of the Romanian Society of Cardiology
2018 - present Committee Member of the Heart Imagers of Tomorrow of the European
Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
2016 - 2018 Committee Member of the Heart Imagers of Tomorrow of the European
Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
2014 - 2016 Committee Member of the Heart Imagers of Tomorrow of the European
Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
2012 - 2014 Ambassador of Romania for the Club 35, European Association for
Cardiovascular Imaging
MEMBERSHIPS:
• Member of the Romanian Society of Cardiology;
• Member of the Working Group of Echocardiography and Other Imaging Modalities of
the Romanian Society of Cardiology;
• Member of the European Society of Cardiology;
• Member of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging;
• Member of the Working Group of Heart Valve Disease of the EACVI.
Curriculum Vitae SORINA MIHAILA BALDEA
AWARDS: 13 in total (5 international, 8 national)
ACADEMIC SERVICE:
• Member of the Contest Board for Researcher in Cardiology at the University of Medicine
and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest in 2016;
• Member of the Contest Board for Lecturer in Cardiology at the University of Medicine
and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest in 2014.
FOREING LANGUAGES:
• English (speaking and writing);
• Italian (speaking and writing);
• French (speaking and writing).
SORINA MIHAILA BALDEA 25th of January 2020