Dr. Vlad Predescu, eine europäische Autorität für Arthroskopie und Kniechirurgie mit über 7.500 durchgeführten Eingriffen, leitet die Orthopädie-Abteilung am Ponderas Academic Hospital. Das JCI-akkreditierte Krankenhaus bietet arthroskopische Meniskektomien für etwa 2.450 $ an. Dr. Predescu ist Mitglied der American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons sowie der European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy.
Das Ponderas Academic Hospital ist ein JCI-akkreditiertes privates Zentrum mit mehreren Fachrichtungen in Bukarest. Es verfügt über 10 internationale Akkreditierungen, darunter SRC und BSCE. Seine Hauptspezialität ist die bariatrische Chirurgie.
Dr. Ciuvica ist auf minimalinvasive arthroskopische Chirurgie spezialisiert und konzentriert sich auf Knie- und Schultereingriffe am Ponderas Academic Hospital.
Dr. Radu Ciuvica ist Facharzt für Orthopädie und Traumatologie. Er verfügt über umfassende klinische und operative Erfahrung in führenden medizinischen Zentren. Er hat einen Ph.D. in medizinischen Wissenschaften. Seine Forschung galt Erkrankungen des Bewegungsapparats und modernen orthopädischen Behandlungsmethoden.
\nSein Tätigkeitsspektrum umfasst Diagnose, Behandlung und Rehabilitation von Erkrankungen des Bewegungsapparats. Er behandelt akute Verletzungen wie Frakturen, Verstauchungen und Bandrisse. Zudem betreut er chronische Probleme wie Arthrose, Gelenkinstabilität, Meniskusrisse und Tendinopathien.
\nEr ist spezialisiert auf minimalinvasive arthroskopische Chirurgie. Er führt Knie- und Schulteroperationen bei Meniskusrissen, Rupturen des vorderen Kreuzbands (VKB), Patellainstabilität und Rotatorenmanschettenrissen durch.
\nDr. Ciuvica behandelt zudem komplexe Gelenkerkrankungen. Sein Spektrum umfasst rekonstruktive Chirurgie sowie Hüft- und Kniegelenksersatz. Er verwendet moderne Techniken und international anerkannte Protokolle.
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