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Iasi, The Culture Palace |
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Iasi, The Culture Palace |
Nephrology Clinic, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Center
“C.I. Parhon” University Hospital, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
Head of the Dialysis and Renal Transplant Center and Director of the Parhon University Hospital |
Prof Adrian Covic |  |
| Head of the Nephrology Clinic | Prof Maria Covic | |
| CLINICAL STAFF | Dr Laura Florea, Dr Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir, Dr Irina Buhaescu, Dr Liviu Segall, Dr Carmen Volovat, Dr Silvia Lungu, Dr Maria Petrache, Dr Cristian Stoicescu, Dr Gabriel Veis |
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| TRAINEES | Dr Nicoleta Mardare (e-mail: mng_genoveva@yahoo.com) |
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| CONTACT
INFORMATION |
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| acovic@xnet.ro, paulgusbeth@yahoo.com | |
| PHONE: | +40721-280246, +40720-550384, +40232-231683 |
| FAX: | :+40232-231683 |
| FULL POSTAL ADDRESS | Carol 1st Blvd. No 50, 700511, Iasi, ROMANIA |
| CLINICAL
FACILITIES |
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| NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° | 60 |
| UROLOGY BEDS N° | 50 |
| HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS N° | 250 |
| PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS N° | 150 |
| RENAL TRANSPLANTS /YEAR N° | 5-10 |
| RENAL BIOPSIES/YEAR N° | 50 |
| AMBULATORY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS N° | 90 |
| ACUTE HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS/YEAR N° | 100 |
| PLASMAPHERESIS CASES/YEAR N° | APROX. 20 |
| ALBUMIN DIALYSIS (MARS SYSTEM)/YEAR N° | APROX. 10 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
RESEARCH PROGRAMMESS AND PROJECTS LIST
RESEARCH FACILITIES:
Peer Reviewed Publications in International Journals (only English) 2000-2005
| Publications list |
| A. Covic, DJ Goldsmith, Maria Covic. Reduced blood pressure variability as a risk factor for progressive left ventricular dilatation in hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis, 2000, 35, 4, 1-8. |
| A. Covic, DJ Goldsmith, M. Covic, J. Sedor. Analysis of the effect of hemodialysis on peripheral and central arterial pressure waveforms. Kidney Int, 2000, 57, 2634-2643. |
| A, Covic, JR Schelling, S. Iyengar, M Constantiner, J. Sedor. Serum C-peptide concentrations poorly phenotype type 2 diabetic ESRD patients. Kidney Int, 2000, 58: 1742-1750. |
| A. Covic, SK Iyengar, JM Olson, AR Shgal, M. Constantiner, C. Jedrey, M. Kara, E. Sabbagh, JR Sedor, JR Schelling. A family-based strategy to identify genes for diabetic nephropathy. Am J Kidney Dis, 2001, 37, 3: 638-647. |
| D.J. Goldsmith, A. Covic. Blood pressure variability measurements. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2000, 15: 131. |
| D.J. Goldsmith, A. Covic. Prolonged slow dialysis and better survival. Am J Kidney Dis, 2000, 35, 2, 361-362. |
| L. Zarif, A. Covic, S. Iyengar, A Sehgal, J. Sedor, J. Schelling. Inaccuracy of clinical phenotyping parameters for hypertensive nephrosclerosis. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2000, 15: 1801-1807. |
| A. Covic, DJA Goldsmith, L. Florea, P. Gusbeth, C. Volovat, N. Suditu, C. Novac, M. Covic. Should CAPD be the first line choice for dialysis in Romania? Audit of the Iasi “C. I. Parhon” Dialysis Center: 1995-2000. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2001, 16: 1996-2001. |
| DJ. Goldsmith, A. Covic. Coronary artery disease in patients with renal failure. Int J Clin Pract, 2001, 55(3): 196-210. |
| D.J. Goldsmith, A. Covic. Coronary artery disease in uremia: Etiology, diagnosis, and therapy. Kidney Int, 2001, 60: 2059-2078. |
| A. Covic, DJA Goldsmith. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement in the renal patient. Curr Hypertens Rep, 2002 Oct; 4(5): 369-76. |
| A. Covic, David Goldsmith Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: an essential tool for blood pressure assessment in uraemic patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2002, 17: 1737-1741 |
| J. Smyth, RS Bakri, A Covic, DJ Goldsmith. New markers and therapies for coronary artery disease in renal patients. Minerva Urol Nefrol 2002 Sep; 54(3): 157-62. |
| A. Covic, Mirela Diaconita, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, Maria Covic, A. Botezan, G. Ungureanu, DJ Goldsmith. Hemodialysis increases QTc interval but not QTc dispersion in ESRD patients without manifest cardiac disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2002 Volume 17, 12: 2170-2177. |
| A. Covic, I Mititiuc, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, DJ. Goldsmith. The reproducibility of the circadian BP rhythm in treated hypertensive patients with polycystic kidney disease and mild chronic renal impairment - a prospective ABPM study. J Nephrol, 2002; 15: 497-506. |
| A. Covic, DJA Goldsmith, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, A. Seica, M. Covic. A retrospective 5-year study in Moldova of acute renal failure due to leptospirosis: 58 cases and a review of the literature. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2003, Volume 18, 6: 1128-1134. |
| S. Iyengar, K. Fox, M. Schachere, F. Manzoor, M. Slaughter, A. Covic, SM. Orloff, P. Hayden, J. Olson, JR. Schelling, JR. Sedor. Linkage Analysis of Candidate Loci for End-Stage Renal Disease due to Diabetic Nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol, 2003, 14: S195–S201. |
| A. Covic, DJ Goldsmith, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, C. Volovat, AG Dimitriu, F. Cristogel, A. Bizo. Successful use of Molecular Absorbent Regenerating System (MARS) dialysis for the treatment of fulminant hepatic failure in children accidentally poisoned by toxic mushroom ingestion. Liver Int, 2003 Jun;23 Suppl 3:21-7. |
| A. Covic, DJA Goldsmith, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, I. Buhaescu, M. Covic. Successful Renal Transplantation Decreases Aortic Stiffness And Increases Vascular Reactivity In Dialysis Patients. Transplantation, 2003, 76(11):1573-1577. |
| A. Covic, AA Haydar, DJ Goldsmith. Recent insights from studies using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with renal disease. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens, 2003 Nov;12(6):645-648. |
| A. Covic, L. Segall, D. Goldsmith. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in renal transplantation: Should ABPM be routinely performed in renal transplant patients? Transplantation, 2003, 76(11):1640-1642. |
| A. Covic, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, DJA Goldsmith. The challenge of cardiovascular risk factors in end-stage renal disease. J Nephrol 2003;16(4):476-86. |
| F. Locatelli, A. Covic, C. Chazot, K. Leunissen, J. Luno, M. Yaqoob. Hypertension and cardiovascular risk assessment in dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2004;19(5):1058-68. |
| F. Locatelli, A. Covic, C. Chazot, K. Leunissen, J. Luno, M. Yaqoob Optimal composition of the dialysate, with emphasis on its influence on blood pressure. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2004; 19(4): 785-96. |
| RS Bakri, B. Afzali, A. Covic, R. Sriskantharan, P. Bharma-Ariza, WH Park, M. Sriharan, N. Dalton, AS Wierzbicki, MA Crook, DJ Goldsmith. Cardiovascular disease in renal allograft recipients is associated with elevated sialic acid or markers of inflammation. Clin Transplant, 2004; 18(2): 201-204. |
| AA Haydar, A. Covic, S. Jayawardene, M Agharazii, E. Smith, I. Gordon, O’Sullivan H, DJ Goldsmith. Insights from ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: diagnosis of hypertension and diurnal blood pressure in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation, 2004; 77(6): 849-53. |
| AA Haydar, A. Covic, S. Colhoun H, Rubens M, DJ Goldsmith. Coronary artery calcification and aortic pulse wave velocity in chronic kidney disease patients. Kidney Int, 2004; 65(5): 1790-4. |
| A. Covic, A. Seica, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, O. Gavrilovici, Goldsmith D. Illness representations and quality of life scores in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2004 Aug;19(8):2078-83. |
| AA. Haydar, NM Hujairi, A. Covic, D. Pereira, M Rubens, DJ Goldsmith. Coronary artery calcification is related to coronary atherosclerosis in chronic renal disease patients: a study comparing EBCT-generated coronary artery calcium scores and coronary angiography. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2004 Sep;19(9):2307-12. |
| A. Covic, AA Haydar, D. Goldsmith. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hemodialysis patients: a critique and literature review. Semin Dial, 2004; 17(4):255-9. |
| A. Covic, D.J.A. Goldsmith, L. Florea, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, M. Covic. The Influence of Dialytic Modality on Arterial Stiffness, Pulse Wave Reflections, and Vasomotor Function. Peritoneal Dialysis International, 2004, 24: 365-372. |
| G. Mircescu, D. Capsa, Maria Covic and Adrian Covic for the Romanian Renal Registry. Nephrology and renal replacement therapy in Romania - transition still continues (Cinderella story revisited). Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2004, 19: 2971-2980. |
| D. Goldsmith, E. Ritz, A. Covic Vascular calcification: A stiff challenge for the nephrologist. Does preventing bone disease cause arterial disease? Kidney Int, 2004, vol. 66: 1315-1333. |
| Covic A, Mardare N, Gusbeth-Tatomir P, et al. Acute effect of CyA A (Neoral) on large artery hemodynamics in renal transplant patients. Kidney Int, 2005 Feb;67 (2) :732-7. |
| Covic A, Gusbeth-Tatomir P, Goldsmith DJ. Arterial stiffness in renal patients: an update. Am J Kidney Dis, 2005 Jun;45 (6) :965-77. |
| Buhaescu I, Covic A, Levy J. Systemic vasculitis: still a challenging disease. Am J Kidney Dis, 2005 Aug;46 (2) :173-85. |
| Mardare NG, Goldsmith DJ, Gusbeth-Tatomir P, et al. Intradialytic changes in reflective properties of the arterial system during a single hemodialysis session. Hemodial Int, 2005 Oct;9 (4) :376-82. |
| Covic A, Mardare N, Gusbeth-Tatomir P, et al. Increased arterial stiffness in children on haemodialysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2005 Oct 12. |
| Buhaescu I, Izzedine H, Covic A. Cardiac troponins in renal failure - time for an optimistic consensus? Int J Clin Pract, 2005 Nov;59 (11) :1317-25. |
European Fellows programme
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Prerequisites for Fellowship
Language: English.
Work/Research experience: graduate of medical faculty with some experience in nephrology and dialysis, interest in scientific work.
Funding: a financial support from a third part (grant, scholarship) is a prerequisite; the clinic staff can provide support for housing.