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General surgery doctor
If your concern is related to excess weight, I will be with you every step of the way to help you achieve the physical shape, tone, and happiness you desire through various types of interventions. More information about these procedures can be found in the Services section of this website. Services.
Who am I and how can I help you?
I graduated from the "Carol Davila" Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest in 2007 and completed my residency in general surgery at the Fundeni Clinical Institute. In 2011, I furthered my training at Chambery Hospital in France.
As a specialist in general surgery, I returned to my home country of Bucharest in 2014 and continued my training in laparoscopic surgery at Ponderas Academic Hospital. After five years of dedicated work, I earned the title of primary doctor in 2019.
Throughout my career, I have continuously sought to improve my skills and knowledge to provide the best possible care to my patients. This is why I have completed numerous specialized courses abroad to gain valuable insights and experience.
These include:
- EMEA CI LAPAROSCOPIC COLON SURGERY- Prof. Dr. Shamiyeh, Linz, Austria;
- ESSO - ESYAC Hands on Course on Liver Surgery - Austria;
- EMEA CI PANCREAS COURSE - Prof. Dr. Buechler, Heidelberg, Germany;
- Intensive course in laparoscopic urological surgery - Strasbourg, France;
- Laparoscopic hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery course - Strasbourg, France;
- Advanced gynaecological surgery course - Strasbourg, France;
- ESSO ultrasound-guided liver surgery course - Milan, Italy;
- Intensive course in colorectal surgery - Strasbourg, France
- New perspectives in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery - Strasbourg, France.
- Course on liver surgery and liver transplantation - CI - Prof. Karim Boudjema, Rennes, France.
- Course on intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy - CI - Prof. Marc Pocard, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris, France
Thanks to my intense training and passion for medicine, I have been able to change the lives of over 2000 patients. I was actively and intensively involved in both the preoperative preparations and the postoperative follow-up of my patients.
I like to know that the patients who seek my help are physically and mentally well. That's why I carry out procedures and offer high quality treatments, but also a lot of emotional support.
I’m aware that surgery can cause worry, tension and stress, but I like to think that my safety, confidence and caring provide the mental support needed for such a medical procedure.
I’m there for my patients, both when they are in the clinic and after they go home. I check in on their condition and how they are feeling a few days after the procedure, to offer help and advice when needed.
If you are faced with a diagnosis that requires a surgical intervention or if you want to start a new life, with many kilos in the minus, I’m waiting for you in the clinic, for a first consultation. I’m with you every step of the way in this process of physical and mental transformation. I also mention the mental side, because on the one hand, losing weight can give you more self-esteem, determination, courage and on the other hand, whatever diagnosis you have, the idea of surgery, as well as post-operative recovery can associate various feelings of anxiety.
In case the diagnosis is more severe, thus there is a suspicion of malignancy, the focus must fall not only on the strictly surgical part, but also on observing the patient's needs to receive specialized psychological help. Therefore, in such cases, a careful observation of the mental side of the patient's right is extremely useful, in order to identify the moments when he needs special help.
With love,
Irina Bălescu
