Cristina Anghelescu MD.

Professional Experience:

• APR 2018 – ONGOING - Pediatric Neurology consultations in outpatient setting at Ioana Medical Center, Bucharest, Romania;
• MAY 2021 – ONGOING - Pediatric Neurology consultations in outpatient setting at Medicover Pediatrics, Bucharest, Romania;
• NOV 2017 – ONGOING - Medical on-call duty in the pediatric neurology emergency room at "Prof. Dr. AL. Obregia" Clinical Hospital;
• AUG 2018 – MAY 2021 - Scientific Researcher at the Psychiatry Research Laboratory - "Prof. Dr. AL Obregia" Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania;
• FEB 2017 – APR 2018 - Pediatric Neurology consultations in outpatient setting at Centrul Medical Lotus – Med, Bucharest, Romania;
• APR 2017 – JUN 2018 - Pediatric Neurology consultations in outpatient setting at the Pediatric Sleep Center - Regina Maria, Bucharest, Romania.

Education and Professional Training:

• JUL 2015 – JUL 2016 - Clinical Research Internship at the Myology Institute - Pediatric Clinical Studies Platform I-Motion, Paris, France;
• JAN 1, 2012 – FEB 1, 2017 - Residency in Pediatric Neurology at the Pediatric Neurology Clinic - "Prof. Dr. Al. Obregia" Clinical Hospital, Bucharest;
• OCT 1, 2005 – SEP 30, 2011 - Medical Doctor Degree - Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Faculty of General Medicine, Bucharest, Romania

Published Articles:

• Clinical and genomic findings in brain heterotopia – report of a pediatric patient cohort from Romania - Magdalena Budisteanu, Sorina Mihaela Papuc, Alina Erbescu, Catrinel Iliescu, Maria Dobre, Diana Barca, Oana Tarta-Arsene, Cristina Motoescu, Alice Dica, Carmen Sandu, Cristina Anghelescu, Dana Craiu, Aurora Arghir Exp Ther Med. 2022 Jan;23(1):101. doi: 10.3892/etm.2021.11024. Epub 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 34976143; PMCID: PMC8674960.
• Targeted exomes reveal simultaneous MFN2 and GDAP1 mutations in a severe Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 phenotype. Anghelescu C, Francou B, Cardas R, Guiochon-Mantel A, Aubourg P, Servais L, Gidaro T. Eur J Neurol. 2017 Mar;24(3):e15-e16. doi: 10.1111/ene.13250. PubMed PMID: 28211244
• Subthalamic nucleus involvement in children: A neuroimaging pattern-recognition approach. Bosemani T, Anghelescu C, Boltshauser E, Hoon AH Jr, Pearl PL, Craiu D, Johnston MV, Huisman TA, Poretti A. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2014 May;18(3):249-56.
• Epilepsy in Rett syndrome - Lessons from the Rett network database. Nissenkorn A, Levy-Drummer RS, Bondi O, Renieri A, Villard L, Mari F, Mencarelli MA, Lo Rizzo C, Meloni I, Pineda M, Armstrong J, Clarke A, Bahi-Buisson N, Mejaski BV, Djuric M, Craiu D, Djukic A, Pini G, Bisgaard AM, Melegh B, Vignoli A, Russo S, Anghelescu C, Veneselli E, Hayek J, Ben-Zeev B. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2014 May; 18(3):249-56. PubMed PMID: 24149100.

Networks and Affiliations:

• Member of:
  • Romanian Society of Pediatric Neurology (SRNP)
  • European Pediatric Neurology Society (EPNS)

Posters:

• Posters presented at International Scientific Conferences:
  • Partial trisomy of chromosome 13 – A rare cause of developmental delay, Epilepsy and brain malformation - Cristina Anghelescu, Sorina Mihaela Papuc, Aurora Arghir, Magdalena Budisteanu. Poster presented at the 13th EPNS Congress, September 2019 in Athens, Greece.
  • Clinical spectrum of DiGeorge syndrome - experience of a single center C. Anghelescu, D. Barca, M. Budisteanu, E. Iluca, D. Craiu. E-Poster presented at the 12th EPNS Congress, June 2017 in Lyon, France.
  • Phenotypic variability with the same MECP2 mutations – An analysis of the Romanian Rett database C. Anghelescu, D. Craiu, N Butoianu, R Gherghiceanu, M. Gos, D. Hoffman-Zacharska, C. Motoescu, O. Tarta-Arsene, A. Todorova. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology Volume 19, May 2015, Supplement 1, Page S46. E-Poster presented at the 11th EPNS Congress, May 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
  • Neonatal Epileptic Encephalopathy with SLC13A5 Mutation D. Craiu, C. Anghelescu, K. Hardies, S. Weckhuysen, European Journal of Paediatric Neurology Volume 19, May 2015, Supplement 1, Page S104. E-Poster presented at the 11th EPNS Congress, May 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
  • Prader Willi Syndrome – Different Clinical Pictures at Different Ages. C. Anghelescu, D. Barca, M. Budisteanu, D. Stoian. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology Volume 19, May 2015, Supplement 1, Page S133. E-Poster presented at the 11th EPNS Congress, May 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
  • Could vagus nerve stimulation serve as the first line of treatment for epilepsy in Rett syndrome? Anghelescu C, Butoianu N, Tarta-Arsene O, Leanca M, Dica A, Brehar F, Tascu A, Craiu D - Poster presented at the European Epileptology Congress 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Epilepsy in inflammatory encephalopathies in children: through clinical cases C. Anghelescu, I. Acsinte, D. Barca, C. Iliescu, Journal of Neurology June 2013, Volume 260, Issue 1 Supplement, pp S258. Poster presented at the 23rd Congress of the European Neurology Society in June 2013, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Preliminary results of the study of Rett syndrome phenotype in 27 patients from a Romanian pediatric neurology clinic C Anghelescu, D Barca, C Burloiu, N Butoianu, M Darja, R Gherghiceanu, C Iliescu, M Gos, D Hoffman-Zacharska, D Iancu, I Minciu, C Motoescu, C Sandu, O Tarta-Arsene, A Todorova, D Craiu. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology Volume 17, September 2013, Supplement 1, Page S116. E-Poster presented at the 10th EPNS Congress, September 2013 in Brussels, Belgium.

Courses:

• Advanced Courses and Conference Participation:
  • November 16-17, 2023 Workshop on Neuromuscular Diseases with Prof. Laurent Servais, at the Pediatric Neurology Clinic of "Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia" Hospital, Bucharest
  • June 2023 - The XVth EPNS Congress, Prague, Czech Republic
  • April 2022 - The XIVth EPNS Congress, Glasgow, Scotland
  • September 2019 - The XIIIth EPNS Congress, Athens, Greece
  • February 2019 - Medical Genetics and Rare Diseases Course. "Improving PROfessional Competences of Medical Personnel Involved in the Management of GENEtic RARE Diseases" (PROGENERARE) Bucharest, Romania.
  • May 2018 - European Society for Pediatric Neurology Summer School on 'Acute Neurology and Neuro-Oncology' and 'Autoimmune Diseases and Central Nervous System Infections', Alicante, Spain.
  • November 2017 - The 25th Conference of the Romanian Society Against Epilepsy, Bucharest, Romania.
  • October 2017 - The 3rd National Conference of the Romanian Society of Pediatric Neurology, Bucharest, Romania.
  • July 2017 - The 8th ASNER Summer School, Eforie Nord, Romania
  • July 2017 - ILAE 3rd East European Course of Epilepsy, Borovets, Bulgaria.
  • June 2017 - The 12th EPNS Congress, Lyon, France.
  • November 2016 - June 2017 - EEG Course (3 modules) - Coordinated by Prof. Dr. Dana Craiu at "Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia" Hospital.
  • May-June 2016 - Clinical Research Training Course for GSK Physicians, Paris, France.
  • May 2015 - The 11th EPNS Congress, Vienna, Austria.
  • March 2015 - Neonatal MRI Course - Wilhelmina Hospital Neonatology Clinic, Utrecht, Netherlands.
  • July 2014 - The 13th European League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Epileptology Congress. Stockholm, Sweden.
  • May 2014 - European Society for Pediatric Neurology Summer School on 'Fetal and Neonatal Neuroimaging' and 'Neonatal Encephalopathies and Neuromuscular Diseases', Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • October 2013 - 'Neurological Examination of Newborns and Infants according to Vojta' Practical Course organized by the International Vojta Society and the Romanian Vojta Society in Sibiu, Romania.
  • September 2013 - The 10th EPNS Congress, Brussels, Belgium.
  • June 2013 - The 23rd Congress of the European Neurology Society, Barcelona, Spain.
  • March 2013 - SRNP Symposium "Therapeutic Options in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy" - March 7-9, 2013, Bucharest, Romania.
  • June 2012 - Romanian Society of Pediatric Neurology Summer School - Topics: Ataxias. Cerebellar Disorders. Tuberous Sclerosis - Cheile Gradistei, Romania.
  • May 2012 - European Society for Pediatric Neurology Summer School on 'Acute Neurology and Neuro-Oncology' and 'Autoimmune Diseases and Central Nervous System Infections', Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.