Irina Popa MD Resume CV
Irina Elena Popa, M.D.
Oncology Associates, P.C.
8303 Dodge Street, Suite 225
Omaha, NE 68114. Tel (402) 354-5860.
Website: www.oacancer.com
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Education
Medical Licensure
Professional Experience
Professional Boards
Professional Training
Professional Organizations
Hospital Committees
Professional Activities
Honors & Awards
Research Experience
Practice Privileges
Community Service
Lectures
Publications – Journals and Book Chapters
Education
Hematology Fellowship
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
2000-2003
Included training rotations to:
- National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, DC
- VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
Internal Medicine Internship and Residency
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, New Jersey
1997-2000
M.D. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Bucharest, Romania
1990-1996
Medical Licensure
Nebraska State – 2002
District of Columbia – 2001
New Hampshire – 2002
Practice Privileges
Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Clarkson University Hospital, Omaha, NE
Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk, NE
Memorial Community Hospital, Blair, NE
Allegent Health System (Bergen, Immanuel, Lakeside hospitals), Omaha, NE
Professional Boards
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine – 2000
American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology – 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology – 2003
Professional Training
Medical Oncology Communication Skills Workshop
University of Washington
Aspen, Colorado
2002
Professional Organizations
European Society of Hematology
European Society of Medical Oncology
Metro Omaha Medical Society
American Medical Association
American Society of Medical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
Medical Students Society, Romania
Professional Activities
2000-2001 The Oncology Center for Excellence, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, Maryland; educational review
1996 Cardiology Courses, Universite Catholique de Louvaine, France –
Carol Davila University, Bucharest, Romania
Honors and Awards
1992-1996 Governmental Scholarship for academic achievement
1995-1996 Merit Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement
Hospital Committees
Institutional Review Board 2007 to present
Cancer Committee 1997 to present
Medical Executive Committee 2006 to present
Medical Staff Finance Committee
Editorial Board Associate Editor
The ASCO Post 2010 to present.
Research Experience
Co-Investigator Clinical Trials
2003-present
CALGB, NASBP, RTOG, GOG, NLSG, NCI, CTSU, Sarah Cannon, HOG cooperative groups
Oncology Research Department
Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center
Omaha, NE
Community Service
2007 “Treatment advances increase hope, cure rate for leukemias, lymphomas”
Her Omaha magazine, August-September 2007
Story by Susan Meyers
2004 “Breast Cancer update” presentation
Breast Cancer Survivorship Conference
Methodist Cancer Center
Omaha, NE
Invited Lectures
2007 Breast Cancer and Pregnancy
Tumor Board Conference
Methodist Cancer Center, Omaha, NE
2007 Granular Cell Tumor
Tumor Board Conference
Methodist Cancer Center, Omaha, NE
2006 Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
Female Cancers 2006: Breast and Gynecological Malignancies Oncology Symposium
Methodist Health System, Omaha, NE
2006 Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
Female Cancers 2006; Breast and Gynecological Malignancies Symposium
Methodist Health System, Omaha, NE
2006 Clinical Management of Thrombophilia
2006 Pathology Center Fall Workshop
Pathology Center
Methodist Health System, Omaha, NE
2006 Molecular predictors of outcome with Gefitinib in advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Phase II trial presentation
Metro Omaha Oncology Journal Club
Omaha, NE
2006 Early Stage Lung Cancer Deserves Adjuvant Therapy
2006 Lung/Head and Neck Cancer Update
Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center, Omaha, NE
2004 Thymic Tumors
Tumor Board Conference
Methodist Cancer Center, Omaha, NE
2004 Intravenous Iron Administration
Critical Care Conference
Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
Publications – Journals and Book Chapters
2002 Popa IE, Stewart K, Smith FP, Rizvi NA
Phase II study of gemcitabine and docetaxel in untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Cancer. 2002 Oct 15; 95(8):1714-9.
2007 Hu Q, Popa I, Fu K, Chen M, Chan WC
Clonal CD8+ lymphocytic proliferation associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection mimicking T-cell leukemia.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2007 Aug; 48(8):1651-3.
Language Skills and Interests
Fluent in English, French and Romanian.
Travel, theater, swimming, volleyball, dancing.
