Dr. Paul Medan

01/01/2021 – CURRENT Cluj Napoca, Romania

UROLOGY SPECIALIST

Main interess in uro-oncology, in particular minimally invasive surgery.

Laparoscopic experience:

• residency program mainly focused on laparoscopic training, having assisted in all types of oncological and reconstructive laparoscopic surgery
• at the beginning of my learning curve as main surgeon having done radical and partial nephrectomies (retro-transperitoneal), pro-peritoneal radical prostatectomies under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nicolae Crisan.

Robotic experience (table assistant) in the following procedures:

• radical and partial nephrectomy (retro-/transperitoneal)
• nephroureterectomy
• radical prostatectomy
• radical cystectomy with ileal conduit/orthotopic intracorporeal ileal neobladder/cutaneous
• ureterostomy
• living kidney donation (proctored by Prof. Dr. Christophe Iselin)

01/01/2016 – 31/12/2020 Cluj Napoca, Romania

UROLOGY RESIDENT CLINICAL MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL CLUJ-NAPOCA

Assess, diagnose, and treat patients with a wide variety of urologic diseases, particularly oncological patients. Involved in research and teaching activities.

Chief resident 2019-2020

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

01/10/2022 – CURRENT Cluj Napoca, Romania

PHD STUDENT "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy

13/11/2021 – CURRENT

FELLOW OF THE EUROPEAN BOARD OF UROLOGY (FEBU) European Board of Urology

01/01/2016 – 12/2020 Cluj Napoca, Romania

UROLOGY RESIDENT Clinical Municipal Hospital

Assess, diagnose, and treat patients with a wide variety of urologic diseases, particularly oncological patients. Taking part in open, laparoscopic, robotic and endourological procedures with main focus on minimally invasive surgery.

2009 – 2015

MEDICAL DEGREE Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NETWORKS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Memberships

• European Association of Urology, EAU (Member)
• Romanian Association of Urology, RUA (Member)
• Societe Internationale d'Urologie, SIU (Member)
• European Urology (Member)
• Romanian Association of Endoscopic Surgery (ARCE)

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

26/10/2022 – 28/10/2022 – Barcelona, Spain

19th Meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section Video presentation: Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy for multiple tumours in a horseshoe kidney guided by 3D virtual and printed model

28/04/2022 – 29/04/2022 – Turin. Italy

Techno Urology Meeting

24/11/2021 – 24/11/2021 – ORSI Academy, Melle, Belgium

Robotic Kidney Transplantation Symposium - Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: current status and future perspectives

15/10/2021 – 15/10/2021 – Brasov, Romania

International Conference Progress in Uro-Oncology 8th Edition, 15th October 2021

03/06/2021 – 04/06/2021

ESU-ESUI Masterclass on Prostate Biopsy

05/05/2021 – 05/05/2021

SIU eGrand Rounds: Innovations in Urologic Laparoscopy

25/03/2021 – 25/03/2021

EAU UROwebinar: Robotic Cystectomy and Diversions: An Update

04/02/2021 – 05/02/2021

ESU-ESOU Masterclass on Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

15/10/2020 – 17/10/2020

Romanian National Oncology Congress Video presentation: 3D Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Right Radical Nephrectomy for Late Recurrence After Initial Open Right Partial Nephrectomy

17/07/2020 – 18/07/2020 – Bucharest, Romania.

Interventional endoscopy in Urology course.

14/11/2019 – 16/11/2019 – Oradea, Romania

Uro-Gynecology Conference - UROGYN

25/05/2019 – 23/06/2019 – Bucharest, Romania

"Development of skills in the field of Uro-Oncology" carried out within the FEDURO project

30/03/2019 – 30/03/2019 – Vienna, Austria

Controversies in Urology - Scientific Meting: Prostate, Bladder & Kidney Cancers

15/03/2019 – 19/03/2019 – Barcelona, Spain

European Association of Urology 34th Annual EAU Congress

10/10/2018 – 11/10/2018 – Cluj Napoca, Romania

Romanian Association of Urology Congress 34h Edition

16/03/2018 – 20/03/2018 – Copenhagen, Denmark

European Association of Urology 33th Annual EAU Congress

14/06/2017 – 17/06/2017 – Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Association of Urology Congress 33th Edition

28/09/2017 – 29/09/2017 – Cluj-Napoca, Romania

International Conference Progress in Uro-Oncology 8th Edition, 28-29 September 2017

04/05/2017 – 06/05/2017 – Satu-Mare, Romania

Urology Days 7th Edition, 4-6 May 2017

25/09/2014 – 26/09/2014 – Cluj-Napoca, Romania

International Conference Progress in Uro-Oncology 5th Edition

26/09/2013 – 28/09/2013 – Cluj Napoca, Romania

First Student's Association of Robotic Urological Surgery Conference

25/09/2013 – 28/09/2013 – Cluj-Napoca, Romania

International Conference Progress in Uro-Oncology 4th Edition, 25-28 September 2013

JOB-RELATED SKILLS

02/03/2022 – 04/03/2022

Advanced 3D Laparoscopy in Urology. Cluj Napoca, Romania.

30/03/2019 – 30/03/2019

Hands on training in laparoscopy. Medical University of Vienna. Vienna, Austria.

03/2019 – 03/2019

Hands on training in endourology and urolithiasis. Medical University of Vienna. Vienna, Austria.

06/2018 – 06/2018

Semirigid and flexible ureterorenoscopy course. Timisoara Urology Clinic. Timisoara, Romania.

03/2017 – 03/2017

Laparoscopic Suturing Techniques-Module 1 - Hands-on Workshop. "Sergiu Duca" Training and Research Center. Cluj Napoca, Romania.

04/2016 – 04/2016

Manual Intestinal Anastomosis - Hands-on Workshop 2nd Edition. "Sergiu Duca" Training and Research Center. Cluj Napoca, Romania

06/2016 – 07/2016

Advanced 2D/3D urological laparoscopy workshop. Clinical Municipal Hospital. Cluj Napoca, Romania.

04/2016 – 04/2016

Transrectal and transperineal prostate biopsy workshop. Clinical Municipal Hospital. Cluj Napoca, Romania.

11/2015 – 11/2015

Urinary Tract Surgery Techniques - Hands-on Workshop. "Sergiu Duca" Training and Research Center. Cluj Napoca, Romania.

09/2013 – 09/2013

Robotic surgery hands-on training. Student's Association of Robotic Urologic Surgery Conference. Cluj Napoca, Romania.

PUBLICATIONS (COAUTOR)

1. Fully automated bladder tumor segmentation from T2 MRI images using Q1 3D U-Net algorithm

Diana Mihaela Coroama, Laura Dioșan, Teodora Telecan, Iulia Andras, Nicolae Crișan, Paul Medan, Anca

Andreica, Cosmin Caraiani, Andrei Lebovici, Bianca Boca, Zoltan Balint

Front Oncol. 2023 Mar 9;13:1096136. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1096136. eCollection 2023.

2. Role of the Laparoscopic Approach for Complex Urologic Surgery in the Era of Robotics

Andras I, Territo A, Telecan T, Medan P, Perciuleac I, Berindean A, Stanca DV, Buzoianu M, Coman I, Crisan

N.

 J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 21;10(9):1812. doi: 10.3390/jcm10091812. PMID: 33919290.

Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33919290/

3. Differentiation of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma from other Renal Cell Carcinoma Subtypes and

Benign Oncocytoma Using Quantitative MDCT Enhancement Parameters

Moldovanu CG, Petresc B, Lebovici A, Tamas-Szora A, Suciu M, Crisan N, Medan P, Buruian MM.

Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Oct 28;56(11):E569. doi: 10.3390/medicina56110569.

PMID: 33126571

Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33126571/

4. Retroperitoneal laparoendoscopic single-site approach for renal cyst decortication – first

experience and a review of the literature.

Crisan N, Andras I, Telecan T, Szabo A, Popa A, Coman R, MEDAN P, COMAN I.

PUBLICATIONS (COAUTOR)

Medicine and Pharmacy Reports. 2018;91(3):346-350.

Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30093816/