Name: Vlad-Adrian Alexandrescu,
Degree: MD, PhD.
Affiliation: Vascular, Endovascular and Thoracic surgeon.
Functions, competences:
1. Consultant vascular surgeon in the Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, CHU Sart-Tilman Hospital University of Medicine, Liège, Belgium.
2. Professor of Surgery, Coordinator of the General, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Department: Princess Paola Hospital, Vivalia Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium.
3. Academic activity: Dr. Alexandrescu obtained the PhD degree, after applied Thesis presentation at the University of Medicine in Liège in November 2018 (with Jury distinction). Member of the academic commission for young surgical trainees evaluation.
4. Coordinator of surgical training for General and Vascular Surgery specialty (University of Medicine, Liège).

Personal data: Dr. Alexandrescu was graduated at Leuven Medical University (U.C.L. Saint-Luc University) in Brussels in 1994 (with honorary distinction). He acquired complementary surgical and endovascular skills in Saint-Joseph Hospital in Marseille (Pr. P. Bergeron) France, and earned particular experience in lower limb CTO recanalization techniques in Leicester Royal Infirmary (Professors P.R. Bell and N.J. London, Vascular Dept. University of Leicester), UK.

Current research: Critical Limb Ischemia with macro- and micro-circulatory aspects, wound healing, tissue regeneration particularly in diabetic and patient and stroke prevention and treatment, alike peripheral aneurismal disease.

Publications: More than 80 articles on endovascular diabetic foot treatment, limb salvage techniques, tissue regeneration, wound healing, and carotid revascularization in different surgical and medical journals. He also contributed with original chapters in seven recent medical books. As Editor he published his recent 2018 "Thesis volume" concerning the diabetic foot wound-directed revascularization.