Student Education Task Force – EFSUMB
Monica Lupsor Platon
- Full Name: Monica Lupșor-Platon
- Credentials: Prof., MD, PhD. Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Senior Consultant in Radiology and Medical Imaging, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, Cluj-Napoca. Member of the EFSUMB Student Education Task Force. General Secretary of the Romanian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (SRUMB) since 2026.
- Specialty/Focus: Radiology; general ultrasound and elastography (20+ years); non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis, steatosis, and portal hypertension; ultrasound teaching for students, residents, and doctors.
- Education/Training: MD, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca (1999). Residency in Radiology and Medical Imaging. Extensive training in ultrasound, elastography, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). PhD on ultrasound elastography in diffuse liver disease (2010); habilitation (2020).
- Board Certifications: Radiology and Medical Imaging (Senior Consultant), General Ultrasound
- Professional Philosophy on Ultrasound: Ultrasound is a true “visual stethoscope” for doctors in every specialty. It is safe, widely available, repeatable, and performed in real time at the bedside, making it first-line for many conditions. Elastography can assess liver fibrosis and steatosis without a biopsy, if correctly performed and interpreted by an experienced doctor in the clinical and laboratory context. Believing ultrasound is only as good as the hands holding the probe, Dr. Lupșor-Platon initiated many ultrasound courses for students, residents, and doctors, and developed an online learning platform for Romanian residents.
- Personalisation: Outside her clinical and academic work, Dr. Lupșor-Platon enjoys travel, reading and watching movies.
- Conflict of Interest Statement 2026-2027
