Prof. Dr. Carmen Salavastru
I believe dermatology advances furthest when clinical excellence, rigorous research, and strong institutional leadership come together.
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Prof. Dr. Carmen Sălăvăstru is a Professor of Dermatology at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest and Head of the Paediatric Dermatology Department at Colentina University Hospital — one of the leading academic dermatology centres in South-East Europe.
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With a career spanning more than three decades, she has built an international reputation across clinical medicine, scientific research, medical education, and the governance of European dermatology. Her work bridges disciplines — connecting skin disease to systemic conditions, and connecting clinicians across borders.
ACADEMIC & CLINICAL ROLE
Since 2018, Prof. Dr. Sălăvăstru has held a permanent professorship in Dermatology at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, where she teaches English-language dermatology courses to over 240 international medical students each academic year and supervises both dermatology residents and PhD candidates.
At Colentina University Hospital, she leads a tertiary referral centre for rare skin diseases, managing approximately 20 complex inpatient cases per week alongside an active outpatient practice. Her clinical expertise spans the full breadth of general dermatology, with particular focus on paediatric dermatology, genodermatoses, and severe inflammatory skin conditions.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Prof. Dr. Sălăvăstru’s research focuses on paediatric dermatology, rare skin diseases, and the intersection of dermatological and systemic disease. She holds an H-Index of 33 (Web of Science Core Collection) and has co-authored more than 20 chapters in international medical textbooks.
She is the co-editor of Skin and the Heart (Springer, 2021), a landmark volume exploring the biological connections between dermatological and cardiovascular disease, co-edited alongside Prof. Dedee F. Murrell (University of New South Wales, Sydney) and Dr. James Otton (Liverpool Hospital, Sydney).
EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP
Over the course of her career, Prof. Dr. Sălavăstru has held some of the most senior leadership roles in European and international dermatology:
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EADV Secretary General, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology — 2021–2025
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Chair, AAD International Affairs Committee, American Academy of Dermatology — 2022–2024
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Chair, EADV Ethics Committee , European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology — 2017–2021
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Board Member, European Society for Paediatric Dermatology — 2020–2026
(Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee since 2025)
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Member of Executive Board of ESLD, European Society for Laser Dermatology – 2012, 2013, 2014