Dan Gaita

Dan Gaita, born on 1 June 1962

Professor of Cardiology

Universitatea de Medicina si

Farmacie Victor Babes,

Institutul de Boli Cardiovasculare

Timisoara, Romania

 

FESC ID 43761

  • since 1994 – member of European Society of Cardiology
  • 1994 – 2006 – member of Working Group of Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • 2003 – 2006 – Nucleus member of Working Group of Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • since 2006 – member of European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (now

European Association of Preventive Cardiology)

  • 2006 – 2010 – Chairman of  Education and Accreditation Committee – European Association for

Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

  • 2006 – 2010 – Member of Education and Accreditation Committee – European Society of Cardiology
  • 2006 – Course director of the first ESC intramural CVD Prevention Course: “The Everyday Challenge of Prevention – From Risk Factors to Effective Intervention” – 23-25 November, Sophia Antipolis, France.
  • since 2007 – National Coordinator for Cardiovascular Prevention
  • 2007 – Coordinator of Heart Health Charter signing event in Romania
  • 2008 – co-author of ESC Core Curriculum for the General Cardiologist
  • 2008 – Focus Cardiology Practice Coordinator „ Practical approach to cardiopulmonary exercise testing”- ESC Congress Munich
  • 2008 – coordinator of the first CVD Prevention session within EuroPCR Annual Meeting
  • 2009 – reviewer of The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (Second Edition), Oxford University Press
  • since 2009 – initiator and co-director of Dubrovnik Cardiology Update (endorsed by ESC Education Committee) – 2009/2011/2013/2013/2017 edition
  • 2010 – 2012 – Treasurer of European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
  • since 2012 – Member of ESC Congress Programme Committee
  • 2013 – Coordinator of one the first regional courses endorsed by ESC : EU-CDA (CardioDiabetology Alliance):

Bucharest, Chisinau, Almaty and Sofia

  • since 2017 – Member of Hypertension Council and Stroke Council
  • National Coordinator of EuroAspire III, IV & V (Member in Steering Committee)

Training and Education

1982-1988 – Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes din Timisoara

2005-2007 – Master in Human Resources Management – Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara

Post Graduate Degrees                                                                                                                                          

PhD – “Cardiac Rehabilitation in Chronic Heart Failure” (2000)

International Scientific Committee Participation

2012-2015 – Board Member of World Heart Federation

Since 2015 – Board Member of European Heart Network

Fellowships / Honors

Fellow of European Society of Cardiology

Visiting Professor Mt Sinai, New York, USA

Invited Professor Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Major Research Interest

  • cardiovascular prevention: hypertension, lipids, diabetes, obesity
  • exercise testing & exercise training (cardiac rehabilitation)
  • chronic heart failure – long term management
  • atrial fibrillation – stroke prevention