Education
PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2009
MD, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2002
Overview
My research focuses on maternal health. I'm particularly interested in maternal mortality and severe morbidity measurement and in assessing the quality of obstetric care both domestically and internationally.
Honors and Awards
CDC Honor Award for Excellence in Emergency Response as part of the 2015 Ebola Maternal Health Team (2015)
Delta Omega Honor Society (2015)
Scholarship & Science Award awarded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (2014)
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers awarded by the United States Government, Executive Office of the President (2013)
Award for Effective Public Health Practice as part of the 2009 H1N1 Maternal Health Team awarded by the Coalition for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (2010)
CDC Honor Award for Excellence in Emergency Response as part of the 2009 H1N1 Maternal Health Team (2010)
Paul A. and Esther C. Harper Award in Population and Family Health Sciences (2009)
Endowed Scholarship in the Health of Mothers and Children (2008)
The Carl Swan Shultz Endowment Fund Award (2008)
The Edward J. Dehne Award in Population Dynamics (2007)
The Josephine Kohn and Family Fund Award (2006)
Fellowship for Doctoral Studies awarded by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2005-2009)
University Fellowship for High Grade Point Average awarded by the Romanian Government (1996-2002)