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