Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the Surgical Training Institute.
Our mission is to provide a high-level educational environment where surgeons can develop practical skills, refine techniques, and gain real-world experience in minimally invasive surgery.
We strongly believe that hands-on training, supported by advanced technology and guided by experienced faculty, is essential for achieving excellence in modern surgical practice.
At STI, we are committed to delivering internationally relevant training programs that combine scientific rigor with practical application, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and ethics.
By bringing together Romanian and international experts, we aim to contribute to the continuous advancement of surgical education and to support the next generation of surgeons in reaching their full potential.
We look forward to welcoming you to Bucharest.
At the Surgical Training Institute (STI), we offer hands-on workshops designed to build practical expertise in minimally invasive procedures through advanced simulation and functional live tissue training models. Our accredited programs provide a unique opportunity to learn from leading experts, practice intensively, and master the skills that elevate your surgical career.
STI brings together a network of more than 250 experienced specialists from Romania and abroad, led by:
Founder of STI, whose vision has been to inspire the next generation of surgeons by creating opportunities to learn, embrace innovation and ultimately advance patient care.
Prof., MD, PhD
Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Hernia Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery
Providing the scientific expertise and guidance that ensure STI educational programs reflect current knowledge, innovation and best surgical practice.
MD, PhD
Colorectal Surgery | Hernia Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Digestive Endoscopy
MD, PhD
Colorectal & Oncologic Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery
Developing and leading STI training programs and hands-on workshops, with a focus on practical skills and meaningful learning experiences.
MD, PhD
Colorectal Surgery | Oncologic Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
MD, PhD
General Surgery | Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery | Gynecologic Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
MD
Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | Breast Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
MD, PhD
Anesthesiology & Intensive Care | Airway Management | Bronchoscopy
MD, PhD
Gastroenterology | Advanced Endoscopy | Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
MD, PhD
Hernia Surgery | Abdominal Wall Reconstruction | Minimally Invasive Surgery
MD
Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Oncologic Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
MD
General Surgery | Breast Surgery | Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery
MD, PhD
Anesthesiology & Intensive Care | Airway Management | Bronchoscopy| Regional Anesthesia | Ultrasound-Guided Techniques
MD, PhD
Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | Hernia Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Assist. Prof., MD, PhD
General Surgery | Digestive Endoscopy & Colonoscopy | Minimally Invasive Surgery
MD, PhD
Otorhinolaryngology | Rhinology | Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
MD, PhD
General Surgery | Colorectal & Oncologic Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery | Abdominal Wall & Hernia Surgery
MD, PhD
Radiology & Medical Imaging | Breast Imaging | Ultrasound & Interventional Ultrasound
MD
General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Abdominal Wall Reconstruction | Minimally Invasive Surgery
MD, PhD
Colorectal Surgery | Hernia Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery
MD
Anesthesiology & Intensive Care | Regional Anesthesia | Ultrasound-Guided Techniques
Assoc. Prof., MD, PhD
Gynecology | Minimally Invasive & Laparoscopic Surgery | Hysteroscopy
Leading specialists from Romania and abroad, invited to share their expertise and experience through lectures, discussions and hands-on training.
Ana Maria Craioveanu, MD, Breast Imaging | Ultrasound | Interventional Ultrasound
Wanda Petz, MD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Laparoscopic Surgery
Michel Adamina, Prof., MD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Laparoscopic Surgery
Ibrahim Al Babtain, MD, Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Mohammad Alyami, MD, PIPAC | Peritoneal Surface Malignancies | Surgical Oncology
Daniel Andrei, MD, General Surgery | Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Roxana Bădescu, MD, Anesthesiology & Intensive Care | PIPAC
Matei Bălăceanu, MD, Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Ludovica Baldari, MD, Foregut Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Loredana Bărbulescu, MD, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Adrian Bartoş, Prof., MD, PhD, FACS, FEBS, Surgical Oncology | Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | PIPAC
Nona Bejinariu, MD, Anatomic Pathology | Oncologic Pathology | Breast & Gastrointestinal Pathology
Cosmin Bezede, MD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Franck Billmann, MD, PhD, Foregut Surgery | General & Visceral Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Vasile Binţinţan, Assoc. Prof., MD, PhD, Colorectal Surgery | Upper GI & HPB Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Milos Bjelovic, Prof., MD, PhD, Foregut Surgery | General & Visceral Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Isabela Botea, MD, Breast Imaging | Ultrasound | Mammography & Breast MRI
Umberto Bracale, Prof., MD, PhD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Laparoscopic Surgery
Ken Campbell, MD, FRCS, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Laparoscopic Surgery
Tom Cecil, BM, MD, FRCS, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Laparoscopic Surgery
Mark Coleman, MBChB, MD, FRCS, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Laparoscopic Surgery
Alexandru Coman, MD, General Surgery | Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | ICG-Guided Surgery
Alexandru Constantinescu, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology | Advanced Digestive Endoscopy | Hepatopancreatobiliary Disease
Roxana Crăciun, MD, Breast Imaging | Breast Surgery
Victor Culman, MD, Anesthesiology & Intensive Care | Regional Anesthesia | Ultrasound-Guided Techniques
Nathan Curtis, BM, PhD, FRCS, FEBS, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Laparoscopic Surgery
Nicoló De Manzini, Prof., MD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Oncologic Surgery
Bogdan Diaconescu, MD, General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dan Diaconescu, MD, Urology | Robotic Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Ionuţ Doraş, MD, Gastroenterology | Diagnostic & Therapeutic Digestive Endoscopy | Colonoscopy & Polypectomy
Bogdan Dumbravă, MD, General Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Laparoscopic Surgery | Hernia Surgery | Digestive Endoscopy
Cătălin Dumitrache, MD, General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Digestive Endoscopy
Ciprian Duţă, Prof., MD, PhD, General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Mihai Eftimie, MD, PhD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dan Eniu, Prof., MD, PhD, Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery | PIPAC
Victor Florescu, MD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Adriana Fodor, MD, Anesthesiology & Intensive Care | Airway Management | Bronchoscopy
Alexandru Gavrilă, MD, Breast Imaging | General Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Alexandra Gîjiu, MD, Breast Imaging | Breast Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Octav Ginghină, Prof., MD, PhD, Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Raluca Grigore, Prof., MD, PhD, Otorhinolaryngology | Rhinology | Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Bogdan Grigorescu, MD, Anesthesiology & Intensive Care | Regional Anesthesia | Ultrasound-Guided Techniques
Tudor Răzvan Grigorie, MD, Colorectal Surgery | Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dragan Gunjić, MD, Foregut Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Răzvan, Hainăroşie, Prof., MD, PhD, Otorhinolaryngology | Rhinology | Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Andra Hristea, MD, Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | General Surgery
Martin Hübner, Prof., MD, Colorectal & Visceral Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | PIPAC
Laura Maria Ianculescu, MD, Radiology & Medical Imaging | Breast Imaging | Mammography & Breast MRI
Andrei Keidar, Prof., MD, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Intraoperative Ultrasound
György Lázár, Prof., MD, PhD, DSc, Foregut Surgery | General & GI Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Draga Mandi, MD, General Surgery | Breast Surgery | Oncoplastic Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery
Gadi Marom, MD, Foregut Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Andreas Melzer, Prof., MD, Computer-Assisted Surgery | Image-Guided Interventions | Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery | Medical Technology
Mihaela Mişcă, MD, General Surgery | Surgical Oncology | Colorectal & Hepatobiliary Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Beat Müller, Prof., MD, Foregut Surgery | General & Visceral Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Aung Myint Oo, MD, Foregut Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Ana-Maria Nedelcu, MD, General Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Breast Surgery
Nadav Nevo, MD, Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Secil Omer, MD, Anesthesiology | Digestive Endoscopy Anesthesia
Christopher Pavel, MD, Gastroenterology | Digestive Endoscopy
Ştefan Petrea, MD, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Cătălin Pîrîianu, MD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Vlad Pîrvu, MD, General Surgery | Digestive Endoscopy | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dan Piţigoi, MD, Gastroenterology | Digestive Endoscopy
Răzvan Popescu, Prof., MD, PhD, General Surgery | Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | Colorectal Surgery | Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Laparoscopic Surgery
Elena Radu (Cătănescu), MD, General Surgery | Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery | Breast Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Laparoscopic Surgery
Mihai Ranete, MD, Breast Imaging | Ultrasound | Interventional Ultrasound
Sonia Ribas, MD, Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Gabriel Richiţeanu, MD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Amalia Roşu, MD, Medical Oncology | Surgical Oncology | Peritoneal Surface Malignancies | PIPAC
Cristina Sanda, MD, Otorhinolaryngology | Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus Surgery | Laryngology & Laser Surgery
Vasile Şandru, Assist. Prof., MD, PhD, Gastroenterology | Diagnostic & Therapeutic Digestive Endoscopy
Olivia Sgarbură, MD, PhD, Surgical Oncology | Peritoneal Surface Malignancies | PIPAC
Iyad Shahin, MD, Breast Surgery | Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Giorgio Soliani, MD, Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Marek Soltes, Assoc. Prof., MD, PhD, General Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Oana Stănciulea, MD, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Irina Strugari, MD, Nuclear Medicine | PET/CT | Oncologic Imaging
Călin Tiu, MD, Intraoperative Ultrasound | General Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Tim Tollens, Prof., MD, Hernia & Abdominal Wall Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery
Miljan Zindovic, MD, Foregut Surgery | Minimally Invasive & Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
Dorin Ziyaie, MBChB, MD, FRCS, Colorectal Surgery | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Robotic Surgery
Located within Ponderas Academic Hospital, Bucharest, STI delivers a premium educational experience through:
Practical training with simulators, phantoms and live tissue models.
Observe and participate in real clinical workflows.
Live transmission, expert commentary and interactive discussion.
Scientific exchange with national and international experts.
have already trained with us, benefiting from a unique combination of practical skill development and expert mentorship.
Our state-of-the-art training center is designed to provide a realistic and high-quality surgical learning experience, combining modern infrastructure with advanced training methodologies.
Most workshops are limited to 18 participants, ensuring personalized guidance and maximum hands-on experience using simulators, phantoms, and live tissue models that closely replicate real surgical conditions.
