About Dr Cristian.

General Practitioner, MICGP

MSc Graduate Mental Healthcare Diploma 
 University College Dublin 

Professional Diploma in Paediatrics RCPI

Royal College of Physicians

Dermatology 1 & 2
(MDCS42390)
Professional Diploma

University College Dublin

Professional Diploma in Dermatology

Royal College of Physicians

I'm a medical doctor with an extensive hospital experience that settled down in a GP setting , I do minor surgery and try my best to stop unnecessary hospital visits by taking advantage of my secondary care experience and implementing in into the primary care.

I have worked as a medical doctor for over 14 years, the later of which has been based in General Practice. During the start of my career I spent many of my years working on the orthopaedic wards as a Sho and Reg in the UK. This was somewhat in stark contrast to my current work. There on the wards the emphasis was more on the physicality of medicine, what I could fix in the operating theatre.

After moving to Ireland and working in General practice I began to see the more gentle side to medicine. My work took me as far as the the Aran Islands and further on to many Rural and City practices. While working in all these very different practices I found one common theme, the importance of being able to Identify and effectively manage mental health conditions. Something that previously had not been presented to me but now greatly intrigued me.

I found myself devouring many books on the subject of mental health, psychology and psychotherapy, legislations, consulting colleagues as to what treatments work best from psychiatric point of view, and seeking out newer evidence based treatments. As my knowledge grew so did my consultation time length! But I found it a privilege to listen to my patients, and help them be heard, understood and to know there is help to be delivered. This all further cultivated my interest in psychology, CBT psychotherapy which I began to blend with my knowledge of psychiatry. Aspects I am keen to learn more about going forward.

I found this not just in the Irish Population, but also many of the minority communities. Hailing from Romania myself and being able to speak the language and understand many of the latin based languages I soon began to build a large patient population of Romanian/Moldovans, Brazilian and Spanish, many of which their first language isn't English. I found many patients form child/adolescence to the elderly coming to be tell me about their mental health problems, something of which had proven very difficult communicating prior and as such they had been going without treatment.

As we all know medicine is a constant learning process therefore i'm trying to become a better version of myself by doing the second professional dermatology diploma in UCD at the moment on top of my other professional dermatology, paediatric and mental health ones.

Locum Solo GP IRELAND

• ongoing GP OOH, Midoc, Caredoc, Shannondoc, Nedoc,Westdoc,Nowdoc.

2021

> GP in Swanlinbar

2020

> GP for Ministry of Defence - British Army (MMP) , MOD UK

2020

> Videodoc, Smarthealth doctor.

Sept 2019- Apr 2021

• Cahir/ Tipperary

Feb 2019 - July 2019

• Aran Islands

Aug 2019

• Balbriggan (Dublin)

Sept 2018- Jan2019

• Locum GP in Skerries " the Strand Surgery" Medical Practice

Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

• DF Medical Centre Lucan

July 2018-Aug 2018

• Locum Orthopaedic Registrar Inverclyde Hospital NHS Trust, Scotland

May 2018-Oct 2018

• General Practitioner (GP assistant) at Castlepollard Medical Practice in Republic of Ireland.

Oct 2017 to May 2018

• Orthopaedic & General Surgery Locum SHO in Macclesfield District General Hospital

Aug 2017 to Oct 2017

• Orthopaedic Trust Grade Locum, DPOW Hospital, UK. (Cross covering General Surgery ENT and Urology)

Jan 2017 to Aug 2017

• General Practioner Principal in Bucharest, Romania.

Employment History:
Locum Shifts 2017:
St Mary London, North Manchester, Manchester Royal,Salford Royal,Medway Maritime, Royal Sussex Hospital in Brighton.

6/2016 - jan 2017 (career break)

04/ 2016 - 06/2016
RMO Surgery, Furness General Hospital, Barrow in Furness

11/2015 - 03/2016
SHO T&O and Gen Surg DPOW, Grimsby

01/2014, 03/2014, 09/2014 & 10/2015
T&O Doctor, Derriford Hospital in Plymouth

10/2015 - 11/2015
Orthopaedic SHO covering A&E and Wards for NHS Hospital, Gwyneed Bangor, Wales

08/2015 - 09/2015
Locum shifts UK

07/2015
SHO T&O cover, Oxford Nuffield

06/2015 - 07/2015
SHO T&O, Pilgrim hospital, Boston

02/2015 - 05/2015 time off

08/2014 - 01/2015
SHO T&O,HDU, Leeds General Infirmary

05/2014- 07/2014
SHO T&O, DPOW, Grimsby

04/2014 - 05/2014
SHO T&O/Surgery/ENT, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness

02/2014 - 04/2014
SHO T&O/Surgery, DPOW Hospital, Grimsby

01/2014
SHO Surgery/T&O Shifts, Doncaster Royal Infirmary & Pilgrim Hospital

12/2013 - 01/2014
SHO T&O Shifts, Bedford Hospital

2011-2013 Locum shifts:
Huddersfield, Stepping Hill, Lincoln, Southend-on-Sea, Ipswich, Stafford, Cannock, Derriford General in Plymouth, Liverpool, Blackpool, Barlborough.

2011- St Luke's Kilkenny and Tralee General IRELAND (general surgery and orthopaedics)

2010 - General surgery in SCUB/ SUUB Bucharest, ROMANIA