Victor Costache | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 4 November 2019 – 26 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sorina Pintea |
| Succeeded by | Nelu Tătaru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1974-03-18)18 March 1974 (age 51) |
| Party | National Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
| Occupation | Associate Professor,Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu |
| Profession | Physician, politician |
Victor Sebastian Costache (born 18 March 1974)[1] was theMinister of Health ofRomania from 4 November 2019[2] to 26 March 2020 when he resigned in the midst of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Romania. He was succeeded as Minister of Health byNelu Tătaru.[3]
Born inIași, he studied from 1992 at theAlexandru Ioan Cuza University in the city,[1] graduating in 1999 with an MD degree from theGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy.[2] He did his residency in Romania andFrance, with specialization incardiovascular andthoracic surgery. After working for over 10 years in hospitals in France,Great Britain,Denmark,Scotland,Germany,Quebec, and theUnited States, Costache decided to return to Romania in 2014, becoming an associate professor at theLucian Blaga University of Sibiu.[1][2]
Since 2015 he is president of the Cardiovascular Surgery Commission at the Ministry of Health. He is also a member of the French Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.[1]
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