1971
Is born in Romania.
1990
Is awarded a National Merit Scholarship to attend Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy until 1996.
1996
Earns a Doctor of Medicine from Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
1997
Undertakes a clinical residency at St. Spiridon University Hospital in Iasi, Romania, until 1999.
2000
Is a clinical resident of internal medicine for PinnacleHealth at Harrisburg Hospital and Pennsylvania State University until 2003.
2001
Receives the Resident of the Year Award from Harrisburg Hospital.
2002
Is chief medical resident of Harrisburg Hospital until 2003.
2003
Is honored for the best scientific paper in clinical research at the Third Virtual Congress of Cardiology in Argentina.
2004
Is a clinical fellow in hematology and oncology at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine until 2007.
2005
Earns an Outstanding Accrual to Clinical Trials Award from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
2006
Wins a Travel Award from the American Society of Hematology.
2007
Undertakes a clinical fellowship in stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center until 2008.
2014
Receives a High Impact Clinical Research Support Program Award from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
2015
Obtains a Clinical Innovator Award from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
2016
Completes the Heart of Leadership Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.