Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Dr. Carmen Sălăvăstru
Professor of Dermatology · “Carol Davila” University, Bucharest
Chairperson, Paediatric Dermatology Dept. · Colentina University Hospital (ERN SKIN affiliated)
National Coordinator & Co-founder — Epidermolysis Bullosa National Programme
Chairperson, Paediatric Dermatology Dept. · Colentina University Hospital (ERN SKIN affiliated)
National Coordinator & Co-founder — Epidermolysis Bullosa National Programme
“Know. Adapt. Progress.”
250+Publications
H-33Index (WoS)
30+Years Experience
3,500+Consultations ’25
100+Int’l Lectures
240–280Students / Year
Professional Experience
Professor of Dermatology — Permanent Tenure
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
February 2018 – Present
Teaching Dermatology (English-language) to 240–280 international medical students/year; supervising 4–6 dermatology residents/year and PhD candidates. Postgraduate courses coordinator, national and international (incl. EADV). Clinical research coordinator (2017–). Editor: Skin and The Heart (Springer, 2021). Author/co-author of 250+ peer-reviewed publications and 20+ book chapters. H-Index 33 (Web of Science). Invited speaker at 100+ international scientific congresses.
Chairperson, Paediatric Dermatology Department
Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest — ERN SKIN affiliated
2014 – Present
Leading the only Paediatric Dermatology Department in Romania, receiving cases from tertiary referral centres — inpatient, day-care and out-patient clinics, with more than 3,500 consultations in 2025, plus a clinical research unit and teaching facilities at all academic levels. National Coordinator and Co-founder, Epidermolysis Bullosa National Programme. ~40 highly complex cases/week at the University Hospital; ~40 patients/week at Sanador Clinics (private practice). Contributor to 15+ international clinical trials (Ustekinumab, Secukinumab, Filsuvez, and others).
Associate Professor, Dermato-venereology
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy — 2nd Dermatology Dept., Colentina Hospital
2014 – 2018
Senior Lecturer, Dermato-venereology
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy — 2nd Dermatology Dept., Colentina Hospital
2007 – 2014
Assistant Professor, Dermato-venereology
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy — 2nd Dermatology Dept., Colentina Hospital
2002 – 2007
Assistant Professor, Physiology
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
1994 – 2002
Medical Residency, Dermatology and Venereology
Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest
1995 – 2000
International Responsibilities
European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- 2021–2025Secretary GeneralEADV
- 2020–2021Secretary General ElectEADV
- 2018–2020Board Representative to the Executive CommitteeEADV
- 2017–2021Chair, Ethics CommitteeEADV
- 2014–2017Chair, Website CommitteeEADV
- 2013–2018Board Member, representing Romania (highest-membership country since 2012)EADV
- 2010–2013Website Committee MemberEADV
Appointed EADV positions: SPC Paediatric Dermatology Working Group Chair (2025–) · Steering Committee, EADV Burden of Skin Diseases project (2019–2023) · Member of various EADV Task Forces · Leadership Development Initiative, Cohort I (2019–2020) · EADV Gold Pin recognition (2025)
Other International Roles
- 2025–2028Chair, Scientific Committee — European Society for Paediatric Dermatology (ESPD)
- 2023–2028Board Member — ESPD
- 2027President — ESPD Annual Congress
- 2026–Regional Course Director — Global Mission of the ISPD (International Society of Paediatric Dermatology)
- 2024–2025RADV Delegate — UEMS-EBDV
- 2023–Scientific Committee Member — ERN SKIN ERRAS
- 2022–2024Chair, International Membership Affairs Committee — American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
- 2018–2020EADV Representative — UEMS-EBDV
- 2012–2014Executive Board Member — European Society for Laser in Dermatology and EBD
- —Expert — European Medicines Agency
- —Expert — Orphanet
Education & Training
| PhD | Medical Sciences — “Carol Davila” University of Medicine & Pharmacy Thesis: The performance of the non isometric heart |
2003 |
| MSc | Health System Management — Faculty of Sociology, Bucharest | 2006 |
| MD | Medicine — “Carol Davila” University of Medicine & Pharmacy, Bucharest | 1987–1993 |
| Residency | Dermato-venereology — Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest | 1995–2000 |
| Fellowship | Paediatric Dermatology — Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University | 2014 |
| Visiting | Paediatric Dermatology — Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow | 2005 |
| Visiting | Allergology — Technische Universität München | 2004 |
| Certificate | Laser Therapy (UEMS Accredited) — University of Ulm, Germany | 2004 |
| Certificate | Lasers in Dermato-cosmetology — Hasharon Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv | 2012 |
| CAE C1 | English — University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations | 2010 |
| DELF C1 | French — Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale, France | 2026 |
Honours & Distinctions
2025EADV Gold Pin recognition
2024Honorary Member — Czech Academy of Dermatovenereology
2023Honorary Member — CILAD (Ibero-Latin American College of Dermatology)
2019/23Member — American Dermatology Association (accepted 2019, inducted 2023)
2022Honorary Member — Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV)
2018Honorary Member — Serbian Association of Dermatovenerologists
2016Honorary Member — French Society of Dermatology (SFD)
2015Romanian Medical Association Book Award — Surgery of the Skin, Procedural Dermatology, 3rd Edition
2013Romanian Medical Association Award for Medical Education — first International Scientific Video Conference in Romania (Bucharest Branch, Romanian Society of Dermatology)
2002Romanian Ministry of Education Award — training young champions, Human Biology
Scientific Achievements
Author of 250+ peer-reviewed international publications. H-Index 33 (Web of Science).
Editor, Skin and The Heart (Springer, 2021); author/co-author of chapters in international scientific textbooks.
Research interests: rare skin diseases; inflammatory skin diseases as systemic disease; skin infestations; corrective dermatology.
Section/Academic Editor, Dermatologic Therapy (2017–2023).
Editorial Board Member, JEADV (2018–2023).