MIRELA-PATRICIA NICULAE, MD

Dr. Mirela-Patricia Niculae is a specialist in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine based in Bucharest.
Her clinical work includes patient assessment, diagnosis and the prescription of medical rehabilitation treatments.
Her professional training includes complementary studies in musculoskeletal ultrasound and courses in intra-articular and periarticular injections.

Education and Training

• 2025: Continuing education courses in intra-articular and periarticular injections for conditions affecting the upper limb, lower limb and spine, Bucharest.
• 2024–2025: Certificate of complementary studies in musculoskeletal ultrasound in medical rehabilitation.
• 2024: Course in therapeutic intra-articular and periarticular injections, with or without ultrasound guidance, organised by Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy at the National Institute of Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Balneoclimatology, Bucharest.
• 2011–2017: Medical degree, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
• Clinical placements in geriatrics at the Ana Aslan National Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, intensive care at Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Clinical Hospital, diagnostic imaging and radiology at Fundeni Clinical Institute, internal medicine at Colțea Clinical Hospital and cardiology at Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital.

Experience

• 2023–present: Specialist in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine at private clinics in Bucharest. Responsibilities include specialist consultations, medical history taking, physical examinations, diagnosis, preparation of medical reports and prescription of appropriate treatments.
• 2018–2022: Resident physician in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine at the National Institute of Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Balneoclimatology, Bucharest. Responsibilities included patient assessment, medical record keeping, diagnosis, supervised medical procedures, treatment prescription and preparation of case presentations and scientific articles.
• 2021–2022: Health Claims Medical Auditor, Bucharest.

Foreign Languages

• English: advanced; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) certificate, CEFR level C1, awarded in 2010.
• Spanish: advanced; DELE diploma, CEFR level B2, awarded in 2010.
• Portuguese: beginner; certificates in Portuguese Language and Brazilian Culture, Modules 1 and 2, awarded in 2014 and 2015.

Research Work

• 2017: “Risk factors and comorbidities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older adults” — graduation thesis.
• 2018: “Mixed axonal polyneuropathy in a patient with tetraparesis predominantly affecting the lower limbs” — poster presented at the National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation. Co-authors: F. Ojoga, M.P. Niculae.
• 2022: “Secondary left knee stiffness following surgery for recurrent patellar dislocation with MPFL reconstruction in a patient with bilateral patella alta” — case presentation at the National Conference of Balneology and Medical Rehabilitation. Co-authors: F. Ojoga, M.P. Niculae.
• 2022: “Rehabilitation of a patient with paraparesis following T10–L1 spinal cord infarction and syringomyelia” — case presentation at the National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation. Co-authors: F. Ojoga, M.P. Niculae.
• 2023: “Characteristics of rehabilitation in a patient with long term sequelae of osteomyelitis with multiple localization sites” — work presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases. Co-authors: F. Ojoga, M.P. Niculae, D. Avramescu, R. Nartea.