Nicolae Testemițanu (1 August 1927 – 20 September 1986) was a Moldovan and Soviet surgeon, hygienist, and politician.
Political career
Upon graduating, he worked at the District Hospital in Riscani as a surgeon.[1] He was Rector of State University of Medicine and Pharmacy from 1959 to 1963, where he founded four faculties there – Dentistry (1959), Advanced Training of Doctors (1963), Preventive Medicine (1963), and Pharmacy (1964).[2]
He served as minister of health of Moldavian SSR between 1963 and 1968, after which he was demoted for allegedly promoting too many autochthonous medical personnel, contrary to Soviet Russification policies.[3] Upon his dismissal, he returned to working at the Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization.[4]
Honours
The State University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Chișinău is named after him.
Gallery
References
- ^ "NICOLAE TESTEMIŢANU (1927-1986)" (PDF). repository.usmf.md. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Gheorghe, Ghidirim; Romeo, Şcerbina; Iulian, Grossu; Alexei, Muravca (2015). "History of Nicolae Testemitsanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy through its rectors". Curierul Medical (in Romanian). 6 (58): 71–73. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Dumitrascu, Dan L.; Shampo, Marc; Kyle, Robert A.; Steensma, David P. (2014-12-01). "Nicolae Testemiţanu—Moldovan Surgeon, Scientist, and Politician". Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 89 (12): e131. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.02.023. ISSN 0025-6196. PMID 25468521.
- ^ "Nicolae Testemiţanu, destituit pentru naţionalism (II)". Adevarul (in Romanian). 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
External links
- www.testemitanu.info - The official site in the memory of "Nicolae Testemițanu"
- The State Medical and Pharmaceutical University "Nicolae Testemițanu"
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in chisinau there is a street in his name 'nicolaie testimitianu'.