To practise medicine is my profession; to write about it, my weakness; to give counsel, my habit — and resisting a new piece of technology has always been, I confess, quite beyond me.
That is how I have always introduced myself — even when the door of my office read State Secretary or Director. Public positions and dignities pass; what remains is what you have built, how much good you did, the mistakes that follow you, the things left undone — not the office you held. And “Doctor” is the only form of address that has never felt tight.
Three decades of medicine and healthcare administration — from junior doctor at the Third Medical Clinic in Cluj, military physician on missions, clinic owner, director in the ministry and the public health directorate, and now the circle closes: back where I started — the family medicine practice. The titles on the door you have read above.
In my years of public office, the most useful things I did were done with a pen, a phone and a clear idea.
But the profession you fall in love with after medical school never lets you go, however long you live. So I came back to where medicine makes sense: to the practice, to patients.
And for as long as my strength holds, that is what I intend to do: help people get well and suffer as little as possible — which is what a family doctor is for: to care and to guide.
In short: I am a specialist in family medicine — you can find me on the official register of the Romanian College of Physicians and on the usual medical platforms.
Reviews are yours to give; I read them all and keep working to live up to your expectations. I enrol anyone who chooses me as their doctor, regardless of age or social standing. That is the legal and the ethical way.
In the end we are all equal in the face of illness, and respect for the patient is not a luxury — it is a family doctor's obligation.
No, I do not feel “mature” — the humour of my teens never left me, and public office did not make me cynical.
I was born in the last century, grew up in the 1980s, saw the revolution as a student in Cluj, and I enjoy everything new. But I am serious in the face of illness and in scientific research; here I allow myself to relax and joke around — it is my blog page, after all.
Rest assured, there is humour at the practice too; you will not be bored. Laughter and good spirits heal — tested on myself.
Yes, I have been a patient too — doctors are human and fall ill as well. Sometimes with worse luck. I know what illness looks like from the other side of the bed.
I have had serious illnesses, made mistakes, failed to respect my own body, and twice came close to meeting Joe Black — but my colleagues, my luck and, probably, my own recklessness carried me past the critical moments with optimism, with trust in the doctors who treated me, and with humour.
I hope my experience as a patient will be useful to you too.
Outside medicine: I read whatever falls into my hands, I study programming and system architecture, I build small applications to help me in my work, I listen to classical music and, above all, I love jazz — bebop and post-bop.
And I have a dog, Yoko, an Akita (“the silent hunter”, in Japanese — mine makes a racket, howls and barks, usually while I sleep). And I am grateful for a few friends who helped me greatly when I was somewhat down... you cannot imagine how much that matters.
The rest is a story. Literally: Where Life Has Taken Me →
Around 2001, when I had over 3,000 patients, I tried to know everything — I went at it like a workhorse: I picked up the first volume of Restian, “Family Medicine”, and devoured it, trying to understand what lies behind the texts, what the holistic approach means, what makes you better as a family doctor than the old general practitioners — why family medicine is something other than general medicine. Since then I have been through newer treatises. At times I think I have understood. Or perhaps I need to read more. Everything changes, and patients must benefit from the revolutions in diagnosis and treatment.
Meanwhile, patients from long ago still seek me out. They are glad I am reopening the practice; I am glad to see them again — this time in the official position of curator of the family's troubles, sometimes counsellor, often friend.
My rule is simple: the patient asks their family doctor for a consultation, a piece of advice or a document — so the doctor owes it to them to respect their wishes and advise them with everything they know. Above all, a family doctor must have the patience of an elephant and explain what other colleagues cannot, because only they know everything about their patients. Remote consultations are allowed, under the national insurance rules. I also make home visits. So, dear friends: the consultation belongs to you. Everything in the service package — ask, and you shall receive.
Behind it stand a principle two thousand years old — primum non nocere, first do no harm — and one I brought from my hospital years: patient safety, because everything starts from the patient. And above them, today's tools: equipment, technology, practice guidelines. Medicine no longer resembles what I learned in the 1980s and practised around 1995 — all the better for you.
But I have been too serious — that is the job description, after all — so let us smooth our brows with a memory, lest you run off the page: the way a mentor of mine at Semiology opened his consultations, every single day, in third year: “Good morning! All patients healthy?”
Un eseu din JAMA susține că inteligența artificială autonomă va depăși, în câțiva ani, medicul care lucrează cu ea alături. Cifrele sunt spectaculoase — până ajungi la notele de subsol. Ce rămâne în picioare și ce înseamnă pentru pacienți.
Virusul West Nile e la apogeu chiar acum, FDA a aprobat primul vaccin antigripal ARNm, iar somnul a devenit o piață de 35 de miliarde de dolari. Ce trebuie să știi din fiecare — clar și fără ocolișuri.
Sherlock Holmes, Jurassic Park și imnul Europei au în spate oameni cu diplomă de medic. O plimbare printre marii scriitori care au consultat toată viața — și de ce scriu medicii atât de bine.
I translate system experience into consultancy, medical writing, and digital exploration — and now, I am back in practice, at the clinic. I have more time to think than I ever had in a ministry — and it shows (I hope).
Daily working environment — AI, data, medical documentation.
I am back in clinical practice, at the surgery, as a family physician — after years of hospital, ministry and research. I put prevention first — the most important and most neglected part of Romanian medicine — and on the curative side I work by current practice guidelines, with today's technologies.
The practice website: doctordefamilie.com →Organisation, advisory, workflows. I promote prioritisation and clarity in decision-making — where medical judgement meets the reality of the hospital or clinic. Not textbook advice, but lived experience.
sanithera.ro →Master's and doctoral studies at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, published work in healthcare management and patient safety. The serious part — summarised in plain language below, with the full list and its links.
The scientific papers →Reformulation, synthesis, refinement. I take dense medical information and transform it into text that a busy physician will actually read, and that a patient can understand. I write for those who need information, not for those who produce it. I actively participate in the selection of medical articles, and in their translation and publication.
breviarmedical.ro →Associate teaching staff at the “Carol Davila” University of Medicine. My courses will find their place here soon. In the works: Rezimed and the prevention handbook.
Interviews, explainers, system commentary. I speak directly, from experience, without euphemisms. Anyone who has endured a 24-hour on-call shift no longer has the patience for decorative nuance. I also write and post on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
I spent years in the press — interviews, broadcasts, commentary on healthcare, hospitals, the pandemic, reform. I do not comment from the outside: I was inside when the system worked, when it stalled, and when it was on fire.
Criticism builds. Praise softens.
— I kept paying politically for this line
Three questions that are not theoretical. They have direct consequences — in decisions, in organisation, in what happens to the patient.
Not only with more money and not necessarily with more staff. But with efficient working tools, out-of-the-box thinking, clear structuring and prioritisation of processes, decisions made closer to the patient, and less noise between those who do the work and those who coordinate it.
Medical information exists in abundance. Useful information — far less so. The challenge is not to produce more of it, but to make it readable: for physicians, for patients, for decision-makers.
Artificial intelligence does not replace medical judgement. It complements it. It matters when it correctly automates repetitive processes, when it reduces friction, clarifies thinking, and helps real people make better decisions. Not when it generates enthusiasm without substance.
Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam — Sistine Chapel, 1512.
Artificial intelligence extends, it does not replace.
If you have read this far, either you liked what you read or you are a very conscientious person. Both are good signs: that is exactly what the patients I get along with best look like.
Having me as your family doctor is simple: you go to doctordefamilie.com and I take care of the rest — no queues, no ring binder.
For anything else — consultancy, medical writing, projects, ideas worth a conversation:
contact@bogdannica.ro