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Wanda Popescu, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology
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Director, Thoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Division

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Professor of Anesthesiology

Director, Thoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Division

Biography

Wanda M. Popescu M.D. is the Director of the Thoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Section in the Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Popescu received her medical degree from Carol Davila Medical School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania in 1996. She completed her anesthesiology residency training at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, USA in 2002. She undertook two fellowships in vascular and cardio-thoracic anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine between 2002 and 2004. Subsequently, she remained on faculty and currently serves as a Professor of Anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine and is the Director of the Thoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Section.

Dr. Popescu is an active member of many professional societies, including the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. She is the Chair of the Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Examination writing committee for the National Board of Echocardiography and a member of its Board of Directors. She is also a senior Part 2 board examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Popescu is one of the two editors of “Master Techniques in Upper and Lower Airway Management”, a print and e-book, which includes over 120 videos. Dr. Popescu has been a member of several national and international guideline writing committees, having co-authored Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery. She has lectured at multiple national and international meetings.

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellow
Yale University School of Medicine (2004)
Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2002)
Intern
Lincoln Medicine and Mental Health Center (1999)
Intern
Emergency Hospital-Bucharest (1997)
MD
Carol Davila University of Medicine (1996)

Research

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Anesthesiology; Education, Medical; Gastric Bypass; Laparoscopy

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Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Wanda Popescu's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

  • activity

    National Board of Echocardiography

Clinical Care

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Clinical Specialties

Anesthesiology

Board Certifications

  • Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

    Certification Organization
    National Board of Echocardiography
    Original Certification Date
    2015
  • Anesthesiology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Anesthesiology
    Latest Certification Date
    2015
    Original Certification Date
    2004

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