CSILLA FORRO MD

Dr. Forro Csilla is a specialist in neurology at the Centrokinetic Clinic in Brasov. With a solid training in neurology, Dr. Csilla is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of various neurological conditions, offering her patients personalized therapeutic solutions. She is recognized for her detailed and meticulous approach in assessing the health status of patients, placing a special emphasis on clear communication and empathy towards their needs.

Professional Experience

• May 2023 – present: Neurology Specialist, private clinic – Brașov;
• February 2019 – May 2023: Neurology Specialist, Coordinator of the National AP-AVC Program (Priority Action for Interventional Treatment of Patients with Acute Vascular Brain Attack), "Dr. Fogolyán Kristóf" County Emergency Hospital – Sfântu Gheorghe;
• September 2021: Clinical Practice in Neuroimmunological Diseases – Domus Hungarica Scholarship, Jahn Ferenc Dél-pesti Hospital – Budapest (Hungary);
• January 2015 - September 2017, August 2018 - December 2018: Resident Neurologist at the County Clinical Emergency Hospital Târgu Mureș, Neurology Clinic II;
• May 2018- June 2018: Clinical Experience – European Stroke Organization- Department to Department Visit Programme National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences- Budapest (Hungary);
• October 2017 – July 2018 Resident Neurologist, Semmelweis University, Department of Neurology, Budapest (Hungary) - during this period I benefited from the following scholarships: Updates in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and other rare neurological diseases - Domus Hungarica Scholarship Practice in neurosonology – Domus Hungarica Scholarship
• August 2017- September 2017: Clinical Experience – Neuroradiology – Domus Hungarica Scholarship MR Research Centre- Budapest, Hungary;
• February 2017: Clinical Experience – Hungary, University of Debrecen - Department of Neurology – Debrecen;
• May 2016: Clinical Experience - Hungary, Flór Ferenc Hospital – Department of Neurology - Kistárcsa, Budapest;
• July 2013 - September 2013: Clinical Experience - Erasmus Scholarship – Germany, Dr. Zöld Attila –Private Medical Office, Augsburg.

Education and Training

• November 2021: Competence in Cerebral Doppler Ultrasonography, “Carol Davilă” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest;
• 2008 - 2014: PhD – Doctor of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Târgu Mureș;
• September 2012- February 2013 Erasmus Scholarship – Spain, University of Valencia- Faculty of General Medicine – Valencia;
• April 2013 Balassi Institute Study Scholarship – Hungary, Semmelweis University - Department of Neurology, Budapest;
• October – November 2010 Balassi Institute Study Scholarship – Hungary, Semmelweis University– Department of Biochemistry, Budapest;
• 2003- 2007 Baccalaureate Diploma, “Áprily Lajos” National College – Brașov.

Additional Information:

Clinical Studies:

TOZ-CLO6- A Multicenter, Open- Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Tozadenant as Adjunctive Therapy in Levodopa- Treated Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Experiencing End of Dose “Wearing Off”.

Works Presented at National and International Scientific Events

• The 20th Student Scientific Conference - Târgu Mures, Forró Csilla, Kovács Judit, Ignacio S. Lázaro – How can the effects of Cytomegalovirus be more efficiently prevented after heart transplants?
• The 21st Student Scientific Conference - Târgu Mures, Forró Csilla, Kovács Judit, Ignacio S. Lázaro – Tolerance of Valgancyclovir prophylaxis used to prevent graft vasculopathy after heart transplants;
• 12th Conference of the Hungarian Stroke Society- Győr, Hungary, Dull Noémi, Forró Csilla, Popoviciu Daniela, Stoian Adina, Mărginean Lucian, Rareș Filep, Szatmári Szabolcs- Undulating course of basilary artery occlusion- Case presentation;
• 26th European Congress of Psychiatry- Nice, France, Vrigil Chiheri, Ancuta Duca, Attila Rácz, Aurel Nireștean, Csilla Forró - The challenge of rare disease diagnosis in a case of a psychiatric patient;
• 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – Lisbon (Portugal), Csilla Forró, Ildikó Sipos, Zsófia Mészáros, Péter Barsi, Gábor Rudas, Dániel Bereczki, Ildikó Vastagh- Cervical artery dissection- a case series study;
• Workshop on the acute treatment of ischemic stroke, 2020, online event, Forró Csilla – The acute treatment of ischemic stroke at the “Dr. Fogolyán Kristóf” County Emergency Hospital–Sfântu Gheorghe;
• Stroke Workshop, 2022, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Forró Csilla - The ideal pathway in acute stroke and critical success factors;
• Stroke Workshop, 2022, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Forró Csilla – The role of the multidisciplinary team in optimizing the time from onset to treatment in acute ischemic stroke.

Participation in National and International Courses/Conferences

• Neurology Symposium, 2023, Mădăraș
• The 21st Congress of the Neurology Society of Romania, 2023, Sinaia
• The 9th European Stroke Congress, 2023, Munich, Germany
• Summer School of Epilepsy, 2023, Sinaia
• Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Course, 12th edition, 2023, Poiana Brașov
• Workshop – Radiology & Stroke, 2023, Sfântu Gheorghe
• The 30th National Conference of the Romanian Society Against Epilepsy, 2022, Bucharest
• Stroke Workshop, 2022, Odorheiu Secuiesc -Speaker
• 11th International Movement Disorders Teaching Course, 2022, Poiana Brașov
• Neurology Symposium, 2021, Târgu Secuiesc
• 8th Congress of the Hungarian Neuroimmunology Society, 2021, Siófok, Hungary
• The 19th Congress of the Neurology Society, 2021, Virtual Event, Romania
• 3rd Masterclass in Parkinson’s Disease, 2021, Virtual Event
• New Aspects in headache disorders and migraine, 2020, Online Event
• Workshop on the acute treatment of ischemic stroke, 2020, Virtual Event
• Workshop on the acute treatment of ischemic stroke, 2019, Sfântu Gheorghe
• First Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, 2020, Virtual Congress
• 14th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONY), 2020, Virtual Congress
• 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, 2018 Lisbon, Portugal
• European Society of Cardiology- Council on Stroke- Heart and Brain Workshop, 2018, Prague, Czechia
• 25th Jubilee Congress and Advances Course of the Hungarian Society of Neuroradiology- 2017, Visegrád, Hungary
• 13th Conference of the Hungarian Stroke Society- 2017, Győr, Hungary
• 1st Summer School on Neuromodulation- 2017, Grenoble, France
• MDS- Summer School for Young Neurologists, 2017- Marburg, Germany
• Transylvanian Museum Society - XXVII. Scientific Session, 2017, Covasna
• Neurology Postgraduate Course- 2017- Debrecen, Hungary
• 2nd Conference of the Hungarian Neurology Society- 2016, Eger, Hungary
• Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation -2016- Târgu Mureș
• 4th Transilvanian Neurology Postgraduate Course- 2016- Lunca De Jos
• Fatty acids, vitamins and essential minerals in neuropathy- 2016- Cluj Napoca
• Ean Spring School – 2016- Staré Splavy, Czechia
• 3rd Transilvanian Neurology Postgraduate Course – 2015- Remeți
• 12th Conference of the Hungarian Stroke Society – 2015- Sopron, Hungary
• Transylvanian Museum Society - XXV. Scientific Session, 2015, Cluj Napoca
• Thanatology Conference - 2014- Târgu Mureș
• Controversies and solutions in the treatment of arterial hypertension - 2012, Covasna
• Seminars: First Aid Training -2013- Augsburg, Germany.

Author/co-author in journals

• Forró Csilla, Kovács Judit, Ignacio S. Lázaro- How can the effects of Cytomegalovirus be more efficiently prevented after cardiac transplants? Bulletin of Medical Sciences – 2013, 84 (suppl1), 2013, page 31, ISSN 1453-0953
• Forró Csilla, Kovács Judit, Ignacio S. Lázaro- Tolerance of Valgancyclovir prophylaxis used for the prevention of graft vasculopathy after cardiac transplants Bulletin of Medical Sciences- 2014, 87 (suppl1), page 93, ISSN 1453-0953
• Dull Noémi, Forró Csilla, Popoviciu Daniela, Stoian Adina, Mărginean Lucian, Rareș Filep, Szatmári Szabolcs- Undulating course of basilary artery occlusion- Case presentation Clinical Neuroscience Proceedings 2017(3):309, ISSN 2498-6240
• Csilla Forró, Zsófia Mészáros, Márton Sipos, Rita Zsuzsanna Kerényi, Péter Barsi, Gábor Rudas, Dániel Bereczki, Ildikó Vastagh – Cervical artery dissection – retrospective analysis of 19 cases Orvosi Hetilap 2019 Jun;160(22):861-868, ISSN 0030-6002
• Krisztina Kelemen, Attila Kövecsi, Laura Banias, Izolda Klára, István Mihály, Csilla Forró, József Attila Szász, Szabolcs Szatmári - A Rare Case of Histopathologically Confirmed Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease from Romania, Long Route to Diagnosis-Case Report and an Overview of the Romanian CJD Situation J Clin Med 2022 Aug 17;11(16):4803. doi: 10.3390/jcm11164803

Awards and Distinctions

• Gold ESO Angels Award 2021
• Platinum ESO Angels Award 2022
• Diamond ESO Angels Award 2023 (awarded to the hospital team responsible for the acute treatment of stroke as a result of efforts as coordinator of the national program)
• 1st Place – Studium Association for the result obtained at the National Residency Exam 2014
• 4th Place - The 20th Student Scientific Conference (How can Cytomegalovirus effects occurring after heart transplants be prevented more efficiently?)

Membership in Societies

• Romanian College of Physicians – 2016 - present
• International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society - 04.2017 - present
• Hungarian Society of Neuroradiology- 2017 - present
• European Society of Cardiology- Council on Stroke - 2017- present
• European Stroke Organization- 2018 - present
• Hungarian College of Physicians – 2018 - 2019
• Târgu Mureș Student Association – 2008 - 2014.