Adelina Baltan
Dorchester,Dorset
Summary
Experienced professional with focus in diagnostic accuracy, timely reporting, and complex case management within pathology. Demonstrates competencies in clinical audit, quality assurance, and multidisciplinary teamwork, ensuring optimal patient care through close collaboration with clinicians and participation in MDT meetings. Versed in telepathology for teaching, double reporting, and second opinions, alongside active engagement in research projects and PhD studies focused on immunohistochemical markers. Committed to continual professional development through accredited courses in breast and digestive pathology while enhancing public speaking abilities through presentations at precision medicine meetings. Upholds professional integrity by prioritising patient interests and employing a methodical approach to conflict resolution when necessary. Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant Histopathologist
Poundbury Cancer Institute
Dorchester, Dorset
01.2022 - Current
- General histopathologist with interest in breast, digestive and skin pathology (variable workload, up to 50 cases per day)
- Experience in utilising digital pathology (fully-digitised laboratory).
- Collaborated with clinical staff for comprehensive patient assessments during multidisciplinary meetings (breast, hepatobiliary and lung) or correspondence.
- Reporting biomarker results in various epithelial malignancies (breast, gastrointestinal/ digestive, head and neck and pan-tumour), up to 10-15 cases per day
- Passionate about quality assurance and improvement of laboratory and reporting workflows increased efficiency and minimized errors in diagnosis (protocols for specimen dissection, reporting proformas, currently involved in implementation of artificial intelligence in reporting and quality assurance of laboratory work, etc)
- Oversaw and delegated work activities for in-training histopathologists and laboratory staff.
- Delivered workshops and special events to educate laboratory staff or histopathologists.
Trainee histopathologist
University Emergency Hospital Bucharest
Bucharest, Bucharest
01.2017 - 12.2021
- Trained in general histopathology and focusing in digestive, breast, lung pathology, urologic and gynaecological pathology (variable workload, up to 20 cases drafted per day)
- Trained in cytopathology (particularly urine, peritoneal, pulmonary/ pleural, breast and gynaecological cytology), variable, breast up to 2 specimens per week, lung cytology, up to 10 per day
- Frozen section examination (pancreatico-biliary, digestive, urological, gynaecological and pulmonary pathology)
- Trained in biomarker interpretation through courses and internships (Poundbury Cancer Institute).
- Specimen dissection (from non-complex skin and small biopsies, to pancreatectomies and pelvectomies for urogenital tumours), variable workload, up to maximum of 12 large specimens per day
- Post-mortem examination (adults - medical or legal, stillborns, neonatal deaths)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Medicine
University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"
Bucharest 09.2021 -
Skills
- Diagnostic accuracy: ensuring this this by eliminating distractions and understanding the limits of my experience; double reporting difficult cases and ask for help from colleagues
- Timely reporting: turnaround times are extremely important in our institution, which implies rapid assessment, especially for cases submitted for biomarker testing (for IHC studies, results need to be reported within 24-48h from lab entry)
- Complex case management: there are situations in which standard pathological assessment alone is not sufficient to convey all information required for patient care; I am always ensuring that relevant comments for cases are in place
- Clinical audit competencies: helping senior colleagues with clinical audit, especially for pathologists that are reporting small biopsies remotely using digital pathology
- Public speaking: developing skills of interacting with large audiences by delivering presentations in different contexts (courses, precision medicine meetings)
- Continual professional development: participation in numerous courses approved by regulatory bodies to maintain high professional level (especially breast and digestive pathology)
- Multidisciplinary teamwork: keeping close communication with clinicians involved in patient care, especially through MDT meetings, when possible)
- Research engagement: participating in projects related to implementation of immunohistochemical markers and other testing methods in several laboratories; currently PhD student
- Quality assurance: involvement in quality assurance programs for other laboratories, aiding with both technical results and interpretation
- Telepathology use: using digital pathology for teaching, providing double reporting with remote pathologists, providing second opinions and requesting second opinions
- Professional integrity: putting patient's interest at the core of any activity and above all personal interests; unfortunately, this sometimes can generate difficulties and disagreements with other staff members Careful and stepwise approach in conflict resolution helps in most cases
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Affiliations
- Listening to classical music
- Cycling
- Playing guitar
- High intensity workouts
- Reading philosophy and modern literature
- Cooking
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Romanian
Native
French
Beginner
Timeline
Consultant Histopathologist
Poundbury Cancer Institute
01.2022 - Current
Doctor of Philosophy - Medicine
University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"
09.2021 -
Trainee histopathologist
University Emergency Hospital Bucharest
01.2017 - 12.2021
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