Victor Sebastian Costache (born 18 March 1974) was the

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from 4 November 2019 to 26 March 2020 when he resigned in the midst of the

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. He was succeeded as Minister of Health by

Nelu Tătaru Nelu Tătaru (born 30 September 1972) is a Romania, Romanian politician. He was born in Vaslui and studied medicine at the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iași. A member of the National Liberal Party (Romania), National L ...

. Born in

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, he studied from 1992 at the

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in the city, graduating in 1999 with an MD degree from the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy. He did his residency in Romania and

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, with specialization in

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and thoracic surgery. After working for over 10 years in hospitals in France,

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, and the

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, Costache decided to return to Romania in 2014, becoming an associate professor at the

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romanian language, Romanian: ''Universitatea "Lucian Blaga" din Sibiu'') is a public university in Sibiu, Romania. It is named after the philosopher, poet, and playwright, Lucian Blaga. It was founded in 19 ...

. Since 2015 he is president of the Cardiovascular Surgery Commission at the Ministry of Health. He is also a member of the French Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

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Living people 1974 births 21st-century Romanian politicians Romanian surgeons Politicians from Iași Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy alumni Ministers of health of Romania Physicians from Iași Academic staff of the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu {{Romania-politician-stub

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