Radiotherapy Specialist
Dr. Monica-Emilia Chirilă is a Radiotherapy Specialist and joined the Amethyst team in 2021.
Experience
Over the past 8 years, she has participated in more than 80 scientific events, including 14 international advanced training courses organized by the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the European School of Oncology (ESO), and other professional organizations. She was selected for the mentorship programs organized by ESTRO (2021) and ESO (2023). She received funding from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), ESO, and ESMO to present scientific papers or attend specialized courses.
She has taken part in international multidisciplinary clinical research projects, serving as lead author or co-author of 8 papers presented at international conferences. Four of these were selected for the national congress of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO – 2017, 2019, 2020, 2024), three were presented at ESTRO Congresses (2022, 2023, 2024), and one at the ESMO Congress (2020).
As a resident, she received two awards at the Romanian Society of Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology (SRROM) congress competitions in 2017 and 2019. Up to 2024, she was the author or co-author of five full-length articles published in PubMed-indexed journals and another 15 in other international journals. She is also the author or co-author of two book chapters: “The Association of Immunotherapy with Radiotherapy” (edited by Burz C, Sur D, 2022) and “SBRT for Localized Prostate Cancer” (edited by Henriquez I, Gomez-Iturriaga A, Spratt DE, 2021).
Memberships
ESTRO, ESCO (College of the European School of Oncology), SRROM, JMRO (Journal of Medical and Radiation Oncology)
Education
She graduated from the Faculty of General Medicine at the “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca.
She completed training rotations in Internal Medicine and specialized in Radiotherapy at the Oncology Institute in Cluj-Napoca.
Areas of Expertise
Her main areas of interest are breast, urogenital, gastrointestinal, and lung cancers.