Dr. Nadina Liana Pop is a primary physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, known for her exceptional attention and dedication in patient care. With a deep and personalized professional approach, Dr. Pop focuses on providing specialized consultations and treatments, tailored to the individual needs of each patient. She is particularly appreciated for her competence in the field of medical rehabilitation,demonstrating a constant commitment to improving the quality of life of her patients.

Professional Experience

• February 2017 - present - University Assistant, Department of Physiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu” Cluj-Napoca;
• July 2020 - present - Specialist/Primary Medical Doctor in Medical Rehabilitation, Private Clinic;
• July 2023 - Primary Medical Doctor in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (exam passed with a general average of 10.00);
• June 2022 - Graduation from the Faculty of Law in Cluj-Napoca, Christian University “Dimitrie Cantemir” Bucharest (Top of the class);
• October 2022 - present - Specialist/Primary Medical Doctor in Medical Rehabilitation, Private Clinic, Cluj-Napoca;
• September 2021 - Doctor of Medicine (Magna cum laude, with the thesis “Molecules involved in neuroprotection and neuroregeneration”), at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu” Cluj-Napoca;
• September 2018 - December 2019 - Specialist Medical Doctor in Medical Rehabilitation, Florisan S.R.L., Cluj-Napoca;
• August 2018 - September 2020 - Specialist Medical Doctor in Medical Rehabilitation, Polaris Medical, Suceagu;
• April 2021 - present - Specialist/Primary Medical Doctor in Medical Rehabilitation, Centrul Medical Unirea;
• July 2021 - March 2022 - Specialist Medical Doctor in Medical Rehabilitation, Sanovil S.R.L., Viisoara, Bistrita-Nasaud County;
• January 2016 - September 2018 - Specialist Medical Doctor in Medical Rehabilitation, Dr. Onac Ioan Medical Cabinet, Cluj-Napoca;
• January 2012 - May 2014, September 2014 - December 2015 - Resident Medical Doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine (recovery, physical medicine, and balneology) at the Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, Cluj-Napoca;
• June 2014 - September 2014 - Resident Medical Doctor, Neurological Rehabilitation Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Education and Training

• May 2024 - Third Prize at the 47th Congress of the International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology combined with the National Congress of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Balneology with international participation (Paper: To be or not to be a topical treatment for peripheral nerve injuries?);
• December 2023 - Article published as sole author, Avascular necrosis of the femoral head with unusual symptoms: a case report in Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 24, no. 4, October-December 2023;
• October 2023 - Participation in the National Conference of the Romanian Society of Physiology, Targu Mures;
• September 2023 - Third Prize at the National Congress of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Balneology with international participation (Paper: Magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with chitosan in peripheral nerve regeneration), Timisoara, Romania;
• September 2023 - Participation in the Conference On the Front Line. Military Medicine - Profession and Vocation, Cluj-Napoca;
• February 2023 - Participation in the National Congress with international participation - Step by step towards Excellence, Multidisciplinary Approaches in Physiotherapy;
• December 2022 - Co-author of the article Quercetin and Curcumin Effects in Experimental Hemithyroidectomy, in Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 23, no. 4, October-December 2022;
• October 2022 - Speaker at the Conference On the Front Line. Military Medicine - Profession and Vocation, Cluj-Napoca;
• September 2022 - Participation in the Course Alternative Care for Patients at the Highest Standards;
• February 2022 - Reviewer Certificate from the Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International;
• August 2022 - Participation in the Course Interdisciplinary Approach to Urinary Tract Infections;
• January 2022 - Co-author of the article The effects of ellagic acid-coated gold nanoparticles on oxidative stress in experimentally induced inflammation, in Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 23, no. 1, January-March 2022;
• June 2021 - Principal author of the article Chitosan oral administration stimulates regeneration after experimentally induced peripheral nerve injury, in Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 22, no. 2, April-June 2021;
• April 2021 - Principal author of the article Chitosan Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles to Provide Neural Regeneration and Recovery after Experimental Model Induced Peripheral Nerve Injury, in Biomolecules 2021, 11(5), 676; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11050676;
• December 2020 - Principal author of the article Peripheral Nerve Injury Rehabilitation, in Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 21, no. 4, October-December 2020;
• October 2020 - Participation in the National Congress of the Romanian Society of Physiology, with the poster Ellagic Acid Efficacy in Experimental Inflammation;
• August 2020 - Co-author of the article Single oral dose of chlorogenic acid attenuates the experimental carrageenan-induced oxidative stress in Health sport rehabilitation 21(2):74-81;
• May 2020 - Participation – speaker at the National Scientific Communications Session of Students and Masters, Faculty of Law in Cluj-Napoca, Christian University “Dimitrie Cantemir” with the papers: Unpredictability and force majeure in coronavirus pandemic conditions and Action in denial of paternity promoted by the minor child;
• September 2019 - Participation in the Conference Treatment of Persons with Suicidal Risk, Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach, Cluj-Napoca;
• February 2019 - Participation in the Postgraduate Course Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Cluj-Napoca;
• September 2018 - Participation in the Workshop Current Trends in Digestive Transit Testing of Natural and Synthetic Materials, Cluj-Napoca;
• September 2018 - Participation in the 30th National Conference of Physiology, Cluj-Napoca;
• June 2018 - Participation in the UK-Israel Workshop Summer School on Nano Scale Crystallography for Bio and Materials Research, Tel Aviv, Israel;
• September 2017 - Participation in the 40th National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation, Sibiu;
• December 2016 - Winning the Doctoral Research Project UMF “Iuliu Hatieganu” Cluj-Napoca;
• October 2016 - Member of the European project Development of a controlled drug delivery system for the prevention of intestinal fungal complications in patients with chronic antibiotic treatment; Increasing the competitiveness of the Romanian economy through research, development, and innovation; Competitiveness through research, development, and innovation - the competition “Knowledge Transfer to the Economic Agent – Bridge Grant” 2016 project code PN-III-P2-2.1-BG-2016-0446;
• September 2016 - Participation in the 39th National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation, Sibiu;
• August 2016 - Medscape Course Preventing Recurrent CV Events: Role of Antithrombotic Therapy;
• August 2016 - Medscape Course Systemic Effects of Psoriasis: More Than Just Skin Disease;
• August 2016 - Medscape Course Crystal Deposition Disease: Getting to the Heart of the Matter;
• May 2016 - Postgraduate course on Ultrasonographic and MRI Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Conditions of the Limbs, Cluj-Napoca;
• March 2016 - Participation in the Conference on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Medical Practice, Cluj-Napoca;
• March 2016 - Participation in the 7th National Symposium on Interferences in Rheumatology-Pediatrics, Cluj-Napoca;
• March 2016 - Medscape Course "NSAIDs for Pain Control: Short-Term and Chronic Treatment Options for Patients";
• March 2016 - Medscape Course "Identifying and Addressing Inadequately Managed Osteoarthritis Pain";
• December 2015 - Medscape Course "Can We Cure Gout?";
• December 2015 - Medscape Course "Primary Progressive MS: Key Challenges and Key Insights";
• November 2015 - Participation in the postgraduate course "Integrated Ultrasonography in the Clinical-Biological-Therapeutic Algorithm of Knee Conditions", Cluj-Napoca;
• September 2015 - Participation in the 38th National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation, Sibiu;
• June 2015 - Collaborator in the postgraduate course "Complex and Multidisciplinary Treatment of Spasticity", speaker Dr. Gabriel Zeilig and Dr. Manuel Zwecker, Israel;
• April 2015 - Participation in the Symposium: Therapeutic Approach to Patients with Respiratory, Dermatological, and Musculoskeletal Pathologies, Cluj-Napoca;
• March 2015 - Medscape Course "Safety First for Older Drivers";
• March 2015 - Participation in the 7th National Symposium on Interferences in Rheumatology – Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cluj-Napoca;
• March 2015 - Medscape Course "A Step Closer to Curing Gout? Breaking News";
• March 2015 - Medscape Course "Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Difficulty Maintaining INR Control With Warfarin";
• March 2015 - Medscape Course "Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Modifying Therapy";
• March 2015 - Medscape Course "Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Challenges With Aspirin in the Newly Diagnosed";
• January 2015 - Medscape Course "Do Probiotics Have a Role in IBS?";
• January 2015 - Medscape Course "Treating Osteoarthritis: Selecting NSAIDs for Patients at Cardiovascular Risk";
• September 2014 - Participation in the 37th National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation, Sibiu, Romania, with oral presentation "IVIG vs Plasma-exchange - which Guillain-Barre Syndrome treatment best improves the functional outcomes?" - Moshe Bondi, Ayala Bloch, Nadina-Liana Pop, Gabi Zeilig;
• June-September 2014 - Fellowship in the Department of Neurological Rehabilitation at The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel;
• May 2014 - Participation in the course "Updates in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation", Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
• May 2014 - Participation in the Symposium "Management of Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice. What's New?", Cluj-Napoca;
• April 2014 - Development of a project for the implementation of a National Program for Early Prevention and Diagnosis of Osteoporosis;
• March 2014 - Participation in the 6th National Symposium on Interferences in Rheumatology-Radiology and Imaging, Cluj-Napoca;
• November 2013 - Participation in the 36th National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation - poster ("The Decrease of Bone Mineral Density as a Result of a Reduced Physical Exercise Program - Case Presentation") – Poiana Brasov;
• September 2013 - Medscape Course "Impact and Relevance of Adherence to Interferons in Multiple Sclerosis";
• July 2013 - Postgraduate course "Lumbar Spondylosis", Cluj-Napoca;
• June 2013 - Medscape Course "Focus on Multiple Sclerosis Disease-Modifying Therapies From the 2013 American Annual Neurology Meeting";
• May 2013 - Participation in the Conference "Updates in Medical Rehabilitation" - Baile Felix;
• May 2013 - Postgraduate course "Peripheral Arthritis", Cluj-Napoca;
• April 2013 - Participation in the Symposium "10 for Movement" - Sibiu;
• April 2013 - Medscape Course "Emerging Data and Clinical Advances in MS: Highlights from the 2013 American Annual Neurology Meeting";
• March 2013 - Participation in the 5th National Symposium "Interferences in Rheumatology" - Cluj-Napoca;
• November 2012 - Participation in the 35th National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation - Poiana Brasov;
• November 2012 - Participation in the Symposium "Evolution of Shockwave Therapy in the Musculoskeletal System" - Cluj-Napoca;
• September 2012 - Medscape Course "Does RA Therapy Increase the Risk of Malignancy?";
• September 2012 - Medscape Course "Effect of TNF Inhibitors and Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis";
• September 2012 - Medscape Course "Link between Early Menopause and Rheumatoid Arthritis";
• July 2012 - Postgraduate course "Fibromyalgia - A Condition with Many Faces", Cluj-Napoca;
• July 2012 - Participation in the workshop "Performed: Professional Training for the Implementation of New Technologies in the Health System", Cluj-Napoca;
• March 2012 - Postgraduate course "Current Methods of Diagnosis and Evaluation in Osteoporosis" - "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca;
• November 2011 - Taking the residency exam and choosing Medical Rehabilitation as a specialty;
• September 2011 - Graduation from "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy – Faculty of General Medicine (license exam average grade = 9.80);
• June 2011 - Participation in the First Student Circle of Radiology and Imaging - presentation of the paper "MRI Aspects of Cerebral Meningiomas" - "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca;
• 2006-2008 - Volunteering in an OSM (Medical Students' Organization) project - toys, school supplies, and medical education for children from underprivileged areas;
• October 2005 - Started studying at the Faculty of General Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca;
• June 2005 - Graduation from "Nicolae Balcescu" Theoretical High School, Cluj-Napoca (baccalaureate exam average grade = 9.70).

Additional Information

Presentations

• "Unforeseeability and Force Majeure in the Context of the Coronavirus Pandemic and The Paternity Denial Action Promoted by the Minor Child", National Session of Scientific Communications of Students and Master Students, Faculty of Law, Cluj-Napoca, "Dimitrie Cantemir" Christian University, May 2020;
• "IVIG vs Plasma-exchange - which Guillain-Barre Syndrome treatment best improves the functional outcomes?" - Moshe Bondi, Ayala Bloch, Nadina-Liana Pop, Gabi Zeilig, in September 2014 at the 37th National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation, Sibiu;
• Poster Presentation "The Decrease of Bone Mineral Density as a Result of a Reduced Physical Exercise Program - Case Presentation" at the 36th National Congress of Medical Rehabilitation, November 2013, Poiana Brasov;
• Presentation of the paper "MRI Aspects of Cerebral Meningiomas" at the First Student Circle of Radiology and Imaging, June 2011, Cluj-Napoca.

Projects

• May 2014 - Implementation of a National Program for Early Prevention and Diagnosis of Osteoporosis

Memberships

• 2012 - present - Member of the Romanian Society of Medical Rehabilitation;
• 2014 - present - Member of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine;
• 2015 - present - Member as a specialist/primary doctor in the Romanian College of Physicians;
• 2017 - present - Member of the Romanian Society of Physiology.

References

Gabriel Zeilig, M.D. – Head of the Department of Neurological Rehabilitation
The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, ISRAEL
gavriel.zeilig@sheba.health.gov.il
Phone ++972-3-5303725/15; Fax ++972-3-5352888