Horatiu Badiu MD.

Dr. Horatiu Badiu is a specialist in orthopedics and traumatology, renowned for his dedication to patient care. With extensive expertise in the field of orthopedics, he provides specialized consultations, emphasizing attention to detail and the individual needs of patients. Dr. Badiu is known for his exceptional surgical skills, successfully performing complex procedures such as hip and knee arthroplasties, corrections of acquired deformities including hallux valgus and Haglund's disease, as well as the treatment of various traumas, such as limb fractures and non-union consolidations. With a compassionate and meticulous approach, he also performs advanced arthroscopic procedures, ensuring precise joint reconstructions, including knees, shoulders, and ankles. Dr. Badiu stands out for his commitment to patients, using both invasive techniques, such as intra-articular infiltrations, and non-invasive approaches, like immobilization in plaster casts and the application of specific bandages, to provide the best possible care to his patients.

Professional Experience

• 01/07/2023 – ONGOING – Specialist in Orthopedic Traumatology. Transylvania Hospital.
  • Responsibilities:
    • Specialized orthopedic-traumatology consultations: clinical examination, imaging interpretation
    • Specialized surgical interventions:
      • Hip and knee arthroplasties
      • Correction of acquired deformities (hallux valgus, Haglund's disease)
      • Trauma-related procedures (reduction and osteosynthesis of limb fractures, non-union consolidations)
      • Arthroscopic procedures:
        • Knee - multiligament reconstructions - ACL, LCL, LCM, mosaicplasty, meniscectomies, meniscal sutures, microperforations, synovectomies
        • Shoulder - correction of joint instabilities, labral sutures, rotator cuff repairs, decompressions, capsular releases
        • Ankle: synovectomies, microperforations, debridement
      • Invasive specialized maneuvers: intra-articular, locoregional, intrathecal-tendinous infiltrations
      • Non-invasive specialized maneuvers: immobilization in plaster casts and specific bandaging
• 01/08/2018 – ONGOING – Specialist in Orthopedic Traumatology, Medlife Humanitas Hospital.
• 31/01/2016 – ONGOING – Specialist in Orthopedic Traumatology, Somesan Regina Maria Hospital.
• 31/12/2015 – 30/12/2016 – Medical resident, County Emergency Clinical Hospital – Surgery Clinic I – Orthopedic Department.
  • Responsibilities:
    • Specific duties of a medical resident, continuous development of medical practice
    • Surgical interventions:
      • Hip/knee prostheses
      • Correction of acquired deformities
      • Trauma-related procedures (open/closed fractures, polytrauma, management, and therapeutic conduct of these pathologies)
      • Arthroscopic procedures:
        • Knee - ligament reconstructions, mosaicplasty, meniscectomies, meniscal sutures, microperforations, synovectomies
        • Shoulder - correction of joint instabilities, labral sutures, rotator cuff repairs, decompressions
        • Ankle: synovectomies, microperforations, debridement
      • Monitoring the evolution of patients and their treatment on the ward
      • On-call services
      • Patient consultations in the outpatient clinic: clinical examination, imaging interpretation
      • Non-invasive specialized maneuvers:
        • Immobilizations in plaster casts and synthetic resin
        • Specific bandaging
      • Invasive specialized maneuvers:
        • Intra-articular infiltrations
        • Intrathecal-tendinous and locoregional infiltrations
• 31/12/2014 – 30/12/2015 – Medical resident, Recovery Clinical Hospital – Pediatric Orthopedic and Orthopedic Section.
• 30/06/2012 – 30/12/2014 – Medical Resident, Emergency Clinical Hospital – Surgery Clinic I, Orthopedic Department.
• 31/12/2011 – 29/06/2012 – Medical Resident, Oradea Emergency Clinical Hospital, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department.

Education and Professional Training

• 06/2022 – ONGOING - Specialist in Orthopedic Traumatology
• 10/2016 – 06/2022 - Specialist in Orthopedics - Traumatology
• 31/12/2011 – 30/12/2016 - Medical Resident in Orthopedics - Traumatology, Employer - Oradea Emergency Clinical Hospital
• 30/09/2005 – 29/06/2011 - Medical Doctor, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Courses

• Arthrex ArthroLab Shoulder Course - Munich, Germany - November 2023
• ESSKA-EKA All About Total Knee Arthroplasty Course - Istanbul, Turkey - June 2023
• AO Recon Course - Complex Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty - Zagreb, Croatia - October 2022
• AO Recon Course - Principles of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty - Bratislava, Slovakia - May 2022
• International Comprehensive Shoulder and Elbow Symposium - Shoulder Instability & Distal humeral fractures - Timisoara, Romania - March 2022
• International Comprehensive Shoulder Course - Shoulder Instability - Virtual Event - March 2021
• Comprehensive Shoulder Course - Fractures around the Shoulder and Shoulder Arthroplasty, Craiova, Romania - March 2020
• ESSKA Advanced Knee Arthroscopy Course - ALL about Meniscus, Watford, UK, October 2019
• Bauerfeind AG Supports and Orthoses, Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany - May 2019
• Comprehensive Shoulder Course - Rotator Cuff Pathology - Cluj Napoca, Romania, April 2019
• ESSKA Advanced Knee Arthroscopy Course - ALL about Knee Ligaments - Watford, United Kingdom - October 2018.
• Rehabilitation In Congenital Hip Dysplasia - Cluj Napoca, Romania - February 2018
• EESKA 14th International Course Of Arthroscopic Techniques With Cadaveric Workshop - Ljubljana - April 2017
• Course in Arthroscopic Surgery - Targu Mures - May 2016
• EESKA - 2nd European Arthroscopy Course - Acibadem University - Istanbul - April 2015
• AOTrauma Course - Advanced Principles of Fracture Management - Cluj-Napoca - February 2015
• AOTrauma Course - Basic Principles of Fracture Management - Sibiu - June 2014
• Stryker Les Techniques D'enclouage Verrouille (Gamma3 et T2) - Strasbourg - October 2013
• Postgraduate Course in Ligamentoplasty and Arthroscopy - Cluj-Napoca - February 2013

Conferences and Seminars

• Modern Techniques for Postoperative Immobilization and Mobilization of the Upper Limb - Cluj-Napoca - November 2015
• Essential Flaps in Cutaneous Defects Surgery - Cluj-Napoca - November 2015
• Techniques for Suturing Flexor Tendons of the Hand - Cluj-Napoca - November 2015
• The 16th National Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Bucharest - October 2015
• Austrian Knee Symposium - Vienna - June 2015
• Acute Pain Syndromes: A Multidisciplinary Approach - Bucharest - May 2015
• Austrian Shoulder Symposium: Instability – Rotator Cuff – Shoulder Prostheses, Level: Advanced - Vienna - March 2015
• Stryker Exeter Total Hip System Symposium - Bucharest - April 2014
• Multiple video conferences (webinars and webcasts) on specialized websites (VuMedi.com, AOTrauma.com, ota.org).