Dr. Diana Vulcanescu

General Practitioner and Aesthetic Doctor at her own private clinic.

Family Medicine Resident in clinical specialty program, Cyprus/Greece. Duties: rotations in various clinics, education, seminars, hospital shifts, outpatient clinics and performing procedures during the four-year program leading to the official degree of General Practitioner (GP).

Clinical Skills Tutor, St. George's Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus. Duties: taught 1st year medical students clinical skills according to various weekly modules (correct physical examination, otoscopy, phlebotomy, ankle examination, hip examination, wrist and hand examination, gynecological exam, GALS screening, various rheumatological examinations, etc.).

Medical Intern, Larnaca General Hospital, Larnaca, Cyprus. Duties: performed physical examinations, examined chest X-Rays, placed peripheral IV catheters, collected blood samples, ECG, thoracocentesis, paracentesis, arterial blood gases, Mantoux test.

Summer Medical Intern, Aretaeio Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus. Duties: shadowed Dr. Joseph (rheumatologist), assisted at patient clinical examinations, intra-articular injections and other procedures.

Summer Medical Intern, Apollonio Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus. Duties: shadowed Dr. Kakoullis (lung specialist), took patient histories, assisted in the ICU with thoracostomies, injections, blood samples, wound care and daily rounds.

Summer Medical Intern, Pantheo Eye Clinic, Limassol, Cyprus. Duties: shadowed Dr. Potamitis (ophthalmologist), observed vitrectomies, cataract removals, eye examinations etc. Was trained to use the slit lens lamp and ophthalmoscope to perform basic eye examinations.

Summer Medical Intern, Judetean Nephrology Clinic, Romania. Duties: shadowed Dr. Totolici (nephrologist), performed physical examinations on hemodialysis patients, observed fistula surgeries, CVC catheter insertion and peritoneal catheterization, took blood samples.

Clinical Research Assistant, Mediprobe Laboratories, Canada. Duties: assisted Dr. Gupta (dermatologist) with minor operations, stitches, injections and bandaging, history taking, sample collection and clinical trials.

Research Assistant, Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, Canada. Duties: DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis, greenhouse experiments, statistical analysis, PCR methods, gas chromatography, bacteria plating, media preparation.

Research Assistant, London Regional Cancer Centre, Canada. Duties: analyzed, and quantified wet mounts of mouse mammary glands, cell clustering, prepared cell assays, documented assay results, statistical analysis of results, final scientific report.