CURRICULUM VITAE
Nicoleta Daraban, MD
Contact Information
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Houston, Texas 77005
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Education
Medical Degree 1997 – 2003
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Bucharest, Romania
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Physics 1992 – 1996
Mircea cel Batran National College; Constanta, Romania
Postgraduate Training
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship 2012 – 2013
University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, Texas
Chief Fellow – Cardiology, 2011 – 2012
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship 2009 – 2012
University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, Texas
Internal Medicine Residency 2004 – 2007
New York Downtown Hospital; New York, New York
Assistant Chief Resident (ACR), 2006 – 2007
Certification
American Board of Cardiovascular Disease 2012
Level II Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and
Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound
National Board of Echocardiography 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine 2007
Professional Memberships
American College of Cardiology 2009
American College of Physicians 2005
American Medical Association 2004
Work Experience
Hospitalist and faculty member 2007 – 2009
New York Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine
New York, New York
Committee Experience
Housestaff Representative 2006 – 2007
Graduate Medical Education
New York Downtown Hospital; New York, New York
Nicoleta Daraban, MD
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Research
Modern principles of treatment in schizoaffective disorder 2003
Investigated involvement of neurotransmitters in variety of clinical
presentations of schizoaffective disorder.
In collaboration with Nicolae Marcu, MD, Associate Professor
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Bucharest, Romania
Vegetative innervation of the digestive tract 1999
Pathology research project supporting hypothesis that different nerve
networks control intestinal motility and describes their function.
In collaboration with Florin Filipoiu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Bucharest, Romania
Publications and Abstracts
Daraban N, Reyes M, Smalling R. Transcatheter occlusion of atrial defects for prevention of
recurrence of paradoxical embolism. In: P. Syamasundar Rao, ed. Atrial Septal Defect. InTech;
2012. ISBN 979-953-307-153-3.
Yusuf S, Daraban N, Abbasi N, Lei X, Durand J, Daher I. Treatment and outcomes of acute
coronary syndrome in cancer population. Clin Cardiol. 2012; 35(7):443-50.
Spektor G, Waller A, Daraban N, et al. Comparison of non-invasive nuclear myocardial
perfusion imaging, stress echocardiogram and 64-slice coronary CT angiography in the
detection of significant coronary artery stenosis [abstract]. CONNECT study, Mount Sinai
Cardiovascular Institute. American College of Cardiology 56th Annual Scientific Session, New
Orleans, Louisiana. 2007
Presentation
Reyes M, Gunter AL, Daraban N, et al. FAST- PCI (reduced-dose fibrinolytic 2012
acceleration of STEMI treatment followed by urgent percutaneous coronary
intervention) reduces infarct size assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Poster presented at AHA Scientific Sessions, Orlando, Florida, 2011, and SCAI
Scientific Sessions, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Percutaneous mitral valve edge-to-edge repair: dealing with complications. Case 2011
presentation at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Annual Conference, San
Francisco, California.
Professional Skills and Interests
Transradial coronary interventions and chronic total occlusions
Peripheral arterial interventions
Physiological assessment of coronary artery disease
Treatment of coronary artery disease in cancer population
Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects
Languages
Fluent in English, Romanian, Spanish
References available upon request.