Publication Committee – EFSUMB EJU Editor
Alina Popescu
- Title PROFESSOR, MD, PhD
- Full Name ALINA POPESCU
- Credentials: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Pius Brânzeu" Clinical Emergency County Hospital Timișoara, Romania
- Specialty/Focus: Prof. Alina Popescu is the Head of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the “Pius Branzeu” Emergency County Clinical Hospital Timisoara, an expert in general ultrasonography according to the multilevel classification of SRUMB. Her main areas of interest are hepatology, general abdominal ultrasound, with special interest in contrast enhanced ultrasound and elastography, but also in teaching in ultrasound.
- Education/Training: She attended the courses of the Faculty of Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, and graduated in 1996. In 1997 was admitted to a residency, in the field of Internal Medicine, and later in the specialty of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Since 2002 she is qualified in Abdominal Ultrasound. Between 2001 and 2004, she was a PhD student with the thesis "Colon Cancer - from epidemiological aspects to preventive possibilities".
- Board Certifications: she is senior attendant of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, an expert in general ultrasonography, Phd in Gastroenterology and doctoral supervisor at the Doctoral School of Medicine of IOSUD UMF "Victor Babeș" in Timișoara, Professor in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Currently she is the Treasurer of EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology), member of the Executive Bureau of this Society, Editor of the European Journal of Ultrasound and member of the WFUMB Publication Committee
- Professional Philosophy on Ultrasound: Ultrasound has become an indispensable tool in Prof. Dr. Alina Popescu's clinical practice. She finds it invaluable for everyday diagnosis, offering immediate, real-time insight without the risks of radiation or invasive procedures. Newer techniques such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and elastography have further expanded its diagnostic power, allowing more precise characterization of liver lesions and tissue stiffness. For Prof. Dr. Popescu, ultrasound functions like a "third hand" — an extension of clinical judgment that grows sharper and more reliable with experience, guiding decisions right at the patient's bedside.
- Personalisation: She is a big fan of imaging of any kind.
- Conflict of Interest Statement 2026-2027
