Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology Permanent Staff
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
Hadassah University Hospital
Jerusalem - ISRAEL
Date of Birth - 1950 December 03
Place of Birth - Bucharest - Romania
Marital Status - Married + 1
Education
1969 – 1976 - Medical student - Institute of Medicine And Pharmacy – Bucharest, Romania
Degrees
1976 – MD - Bucharest - Romania
1990 – Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology - Israel
Postgraduate
1976 - 1979 General Practitioner -- Suceava - Romania
Appointments
1979 - 1982 General Practitioner -- Prahova - Romania
1983 - 1986 Resident in Diagnostic Radiology Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Israel
1986 - 1988 General Practitioner. Israel Defense Force - Israel
1988 - 1990 Resident in Diagnostic Radiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Israel
1990 - 1995 Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology, Temporary Staff - Radiology Department, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Israel
1995 - Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology, Permanent Staff - Radiology Department, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Israel
Special Interests
§ Mammography
§ Computed Tomography - Interventional Computed Tomography
§ Interventional Radiology
Postgraduate Training
1989 – 1991 Mammography - On site teaching, Radiology Department - Hadassah Ein Kerem, Prof.Dr. Emerik Lax
1991 - Mammography - Categorical Course, RSNA - November 30 - December 6, Chicago - USA
1992 - - Issues in Screening Mammography Workshop - D.B.Kopans & E.A.Sickles January 12-17 -- Herzilia - Israel
1993 -Modified Cardiac Life Support Technique of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Hadassah University Hospital, February 25 - Jerusalem - ISRAEL
1994 - - Breast Imaging - A team Approach, A Seminar for Radiologists, D.B.Kopans & E.A.Sickles, January 10-11 - Tel Aviv - Israel
1994 - Advanced Trauma Life Support Course. Provider Course, August 21 - Tzrifin - ISRAEL
1995 - Mammography - Categorical Course, European Congress of Radiology, March 5-10 - Wien - Austria
1997 - Mammography - Refresher Course, European Congress of Radiology, March 2-7 - Wien - Austria
1998 - Breast Imaging Quality Control – Refresher Course, 10th International Congress on Breast Diseases, Senologic International Society (S.I.S.), May 30 - June 4 - Oporto - Portugal
1999 - Breast Ultrasound Seminar, International Breast Ultrasound School, March 6-7 - Wien - Austria
1999 - Mammography - Refresher Course, European Congress of Radiology, March 7-12 - Wien - Austria
2000 - Updates and Innovations in Mammography, Advanced Workshop - D.B.Kopans & E.A.Sickles, March 27-29 - Tel Aviv – Israel
2001 - Mammography - Refresher Course, European Congress of Radiology, March 5-10 - Wien - Austria
2002 - Mammography - Refresher Course, European Congress of Radiology, March 1-5 - Wien – Austria
2003 - Mammography - Refresher Course, European Congress of Radiology, March 7-11 - Wien - Austria
2004 - Mammography - Refresher Course, European Congress of Radiology, March 5-9 - Wien - Austria
2005 - Mammography - Refresher Course, European Congress of Radiology, March 4-8 - Wien - Austria
Printed Publications
1. Craciun I. - Libson E. - Melmed R.N.: Jejunal Diverticulosis with Spontaneous Jejuno Colic Fistula Formation, Journal of Medical Imaging - 2:211-213;1988
2. Bloom R.A. - Craciun I. - Jurim O. - Lebensart P.: Sonographic Demonstration of Hepatic Venous Gas in Mesenteric Arterial Thrombosis, Clinical Gastroenterology - 10:226-228;1988
3. Bloom R.A. - Libson E. - Lebensart P.D. - Craciun I. - Klin B. - Fields S.I. - Haskell L.: The Ultrasound Spectrum of Emphysematous Cholecystitis, Journal of Clinical Ultrasound - 17:251-256;1989
4. Bloom R.A. - Lebensart P.D. - Levy P. - Craciun I. - Anner H. - Manny J.: Survival after Ultrasonongraphic Demonstration of Portal Venous Gas Due to Mesenteric Artery Occlusion, Postgraduate Medical Journal - 66:137-139;1990
5. Pappo O. - Gez E. - Craciun I. - Zajicek G. - Okon E.: Growth rate Analysis of Lung Metastases Appearing 18 Years after Resection of Cutaneous Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. - 116:76-79;1992
6. Or R. - Mehta J. - Nagler A. - Craciun I.: Neutropenic Enterocolitis Associated with Autologus Bone Marrow Transplantation< Bone Marrow Transplantation - 9:383-385:1992
7. Bloom R.A. - Craciun I. - Lebensart P.D. - Levy P. - Bar-Ziv J.: The Ultrasound Appearances of Intramural Bowel Gas - The Bright Ring Appearance and the Effervescent Bowel. -- A Report of Three Cases, The British Journal of Radiology - 65:585-588;1992
8. Goldin E. - Beyar M. - Safra T. - Globerman O. - Craciun I. - Wengrower D. - Fich A.: A New Self-Expandable, Nickel-Titanium Coil Stent for Esophageal Obstruction. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - 40/1:64-67;1994
9. Gofrit O. - Pikarsky A. - Perry I. - Craciun I. - Rivkind A.: Pulmonary Embolism despite Inferior Vena Cava Filter. HaRefuah - 126/3:133-134;1993
10. Craciun I.: 5 Years of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy -- 694 cases - Abstract No.264, The Breast Journal - Supplement 1 - 4:S38;1998
11. I.I.Craciun: 5 Years of stereotactic Biopsy: 694 cases - p.505-509, 10th International Congress on Senology - Breast Diseases -- Editor - J.Cardoso da Silva, Monduzzi Editore - International Proceedings Division – ISBN 88-323-0531-3 – 1998
12. Levy Y.- Verstandig A.- Sasson T.- Wolf D.- Craciun I. - Libson E.- Lebensart P. - Pappo O. - Yurim O. - Yid A. - Shoval D.: Transarterial Oil Chemoembolisation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, in 100 Cases, Harefuah 2000 Jan 16;138(2):89-93, 174
13. Sklair-Levy M, Sella T, Alweiss T, Craciun I, Libson E, Mally B.: Incidence and management of complex fibroadenomas. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Jan;190(1):214-8., PMID: 18094314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Electronic Publications
1. Craciun I.: Newly Appeared Microcalcifications – What’s Hiding Behind Them? European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086, Eurorad Case 358 – Revision submitted – January 2002
2. Craciun I.: The Red Herring – Developing Density. European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086, Eurorad Case 360 – Permanent exhibit – 13 November 1999
3. Craciun I.: The Painful Mass: European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086, Eurorad Case 363 – Permanent exhibit – 22 November 1999
4. Craciun I. Breast Calcifications (1) European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086 , Eurorad Case 420 – Permanent exhibit – 19 May 2000
5. Craciun I.
: Breast Calcifications (2), European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086, Eurorad Case 436 – Permanent exhibit – 12 May 2000
6. Craciun I.: The microcalcifications that changed – Breast Calcifications Appendix, European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086, Eurorad Case 455 – Permanent exhibit – 19 January 2000
7. Craciun I.: Gradually Changing Architectural Distortion, European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086, Eurorad Case 517 – Permanent exhibit – 22 April 2000
8. Craciun I.: Interval Cancer, European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086, Eurorad Case 857 – Permanent exhibit – 16 February 2001
9. Craciun I. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease of the breast, European Radiology Online Database http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086, Eurorad Case 1712 – Permanent exhibit – 12 July 2002
Posters
1. Sibirsky O.- Craciun I.- Friedlander Y.- Durst A.: The Positive Predictive Value and Odds Ratio of Suspected Mammographic Findings for Early Diagnosis of Nonpalpable Breast Cancer. The 23rd Biennial Conference of the Israel Surgical Association 2003 June 26-28 – Dead Sea – Israel
Lectures
1. Craciun I.: Basic Principles and Uses of Computed Tomography, Monthly Lecture - Students of the Medical School, Hebrew University - School of Medicine, 1989 - 1997 – Jerusalem - Israel
2. Craciun I.: Neuroanatomy in Computerized Tomography and Radiology Lecture, Opening of the Academic Year -- Hebrew University - School of Medicine, 1989 October 5 – Jerusalem - Israel
3. Bloom R.A. - Lebensart P.D. - Craciun I.: Ultrasound Appearance of Gas in the Liver, Biliary Tract and Bowel Wall, International Lecture, Ninth International Symposium on Ultrasound in Israel, 1991 – Tel Aviv - IsraeL
4. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Breast Pathology - Imaging Status, Clinical Conference - Radiology Department, Hadassah University Hospital, 1992 April 1 – Jerusalem - Israel
5. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Breast Pathology and the Necessity of Screening, Lecture, Workers Union - Jerusalem Museum of Art, 1992 May 22 – Jerusalem - Israel
6. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Breast Pathology and the Necessity of Screening, Lecture, Workers Union - Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, 1992 June 15 – Jerusalem - Israel
7. Bloom R.A. - Lebensart P.D. - Craciun I. - Bar-Ziv J.: Aspects of the Ultrasound Diagnosis of Bowel Necrosis. International Lecture, The Tenth barry B.Goldberg International Lecture, 1992 June 24-25 – Hertzilia - Israel
8. Verstandig A. - Craciun I. - Lederman R. - TurKaspa R. - Eid A. - Catz A. - Berlatzki I. - Shuval D.: Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunting - Initial Experience in Israel, Lecture. Israel Association for the Study of the Liver, 1993 January 12 – Haifa - Israel
9. Craciun I.: Breast Pathology - Imaging and Benefits of Screening, Lecture. Romanian Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 1993 April 26 – Bucharest - Romania
10. Craciun I.: Stereotactic Biopsy and Other Invasive breast Procedures, Lecture. Oncology Department - Hadassah University Hospital, 1993 August 23 – Jerusalem - Israel
11. Craciun I.: Imaging of Breast Pathology, Lecture - Students of the Medical School, Hebrew University, 1993 - 1995 – Jerusalem - Israel
12. Lax E. - Craciun I.: Screening Mammography, Lecture, Szent Gyorgy Medical School, 1993 October 23 – Szeged - Hungary
13. Sibirsky O. - Craciun I. - Cohen P. - Ron N. - Berg D. - Many I. - Durst A.: Improving the Yield of Needle Localization Biopsies for Nonpalpable Breast Carcinoma, Oral Presentation, Seventh European Conference of Clinical Oncology, 1993 November 14-18 – Jerusalem - Israel
14. Craciun I.: Noninfiltrating in Situ Carcinoma of Breast, Clinical Conference - Surgery Department, Hadassah University Hospital, 1993 December 8 – Jerusalem - Israel
15. Sibirsky O. - Craciun I. - Gimon T. - Berg D. - Many I.: Results of Breast Biopsy Following Needle Localization, Oral Presentation, The Nineteenth National Surgery Conference, 1994 April 27-28 – Tel Aviv - ISRAEL
16. Lax E. - Craciun I.: Work-up of the Suspicious Mammographic Finding, Clinical Conference, Szent Gyorgy Medical School, 1994 May 10 – Szeged - Hungary
17. Lax E. - Craciun I.: Update on Interventional Procedures in Breast Pathology, Clinical Conference, Szent Gyorgy Medical School, 1994 May 24 – Szeged – Hungary
18. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Early Detection of Breast Cancer by Mammography and Ancillary Methods. Lecture - Radiology Residents of the Medical School, “Carol Davilla” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1994 October 24 – Bucharest - Romania
19. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Breast Invasive Procedures as Definitive Diagnostic Methods, Lecture - Radiology Residents of the Medical School, “Carol Davilla” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1994 October 24 – Bucharest - ROMANIA
20. Craciun I.: Breast Carcinoma in Situ, Lecture - Radiology Residents of the Medical School, “Carol Davilla” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1994 October 24 – Bucharest - Romania
21. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Early Detection of Breast Cancer by Mammography and Ancillary Methods, Lecture - Medical Staff, Districtual Medical Center, 1994 November 2 – Bacau - Romania
22. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Breast Invasive Procedures as Definitive Diagnostic Methods, Lecture - Medical Staff, Districtual Medical Center, 1994 November 2 – Bacau - Romania
23. Craciun I.: Breast Carcinoma in Situ, Lecture - Medical Staff, Districtual Medical Center, 1994 November 2 – Bacau - Romania
24. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Early Detection of Breast Cancer by Mammography and Ancillary Methods, Lecture - Medical Staff, University Hospital, 1994 November 5 – Bucharest - Romania
25. Craciun I. - Lax E.: Breast Invasive Procedures as Definitive Diagnostic Methods, Lecture - Medical Staff, University Hospital, 1994 November 5 – Bucharest - Romania
26. Craciun I.: Breast Carcinoma in Situ, Lecture - Medical Staff, University Hospital, 1994 November 5 – Bucharest - Romania
27. Craciun I. - Bloom A. - Sibirsky O.: The Impact of Stereotactic Core Biopsy on Needle Guided Surgical Excision of Non-Palpable Breast Lesions, Oral Presentation, ECR-95 - The Ninth European Congress of Radiology, 1995 March 5-10 – Vienna - Austria
28. Craciun I. - Sibirsky O. - Bloom A.: Stereotactic Core Breast Biopsy - Experience with 234 cases, Oral Presentation, ECR-95 - The Ninth European Congress of Radiology, 1995 March 5-10 – Vienna - AUSTRIA
29. Craciun I. - Bloom A. - Sibirsky O.: Stereotactic Core Breast Biopsy of Non-Palpable Breast Lesions - Results and Impact, Oral Presentation, The Eighth National Congress of the Radiological Association, 1995 May 8-9 – Jerusalem - Israel
30. Craciun I.: Early Breast Cancer Detection Using Stereotactic Core Breast Biopsy, Oral Presentation, The “Prof.Shoshana Biran” Memorial Lecture, 1996 January 30 – Jerusalem - Israel
31. Craciun I.: Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy as a Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Oral Presentation, Annual meeting of the Israel Internal Medicine Society, 1996 March 12 – Kfar Saba - Israel
32. Craciun I.: In Situ Carcinoma of Breast, Lecture, Radiology Residents - Universitatsclinik Fur Radiodiagnostic, 1996 September 24 – Vienna - Austria
33. Craciun I.: Radiological Signs of Breast Malignant Disease, Lecture, Radiology Residents - Universitatsclinik Fur Radiodiagnostic, 1996 September 26 – Vienna - Austria
34. Fields S. - Craciun I. - Perlman A.: Electrical Impedance Imaging of the Breast, Oral Presentation, The 26-th National Congress of the Radiological Association, 1996 October 9 -10 – Ramat Gan – Israel
35. Craciun I. - Bloom A.: Stereotactic Core Breast Biopsy -- 560 cases, Full Communication, European Congress of Radiology - ECR ‘97, 1997 March 2-7 – Vienna - Austria
36. Craciun I.: Stereotactic Biopsy of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions, Invited Lecture, Maritimer Workshop der Osterreichische Gesellschaft Fur Senologie, 1997 April 26 - May 4 – Elounda / Crete - Greece
37. Craciun I.: 5 Years of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy -- 694 cases, Full Communication, 10th. International Congress on Breast Diseases, 1998 May 31 - June 4 – Oporto - Portugal
38. Craciun I.: 5 Years of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy -- 694 cases, Full Communication, The National Congress of the Radiological Association, 1998 November 18-19 – Hertzilia - Israel
39. Craciun I.: Failed Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Brief Communication, European Congress of Radiology - ECR ‘99, 1999 March 7-12 – Vienna - Austria
40. Craciun I.: Stereotactic Breast Biopsy – results of 866 cases, Full Communication, National Conference on Breast Cancer in the Mammographic Era, 1999 March 16 – Beer Sheva - Israel
41. Fields I.S. – Nissan A. – Spira R. – Pearlman A.L. – Craciun I. – Freund H.: Targeted Electrical Impedance Scanning (EIS) of the Breast as an Adjunct to Mammography, Full Communication, 85th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 1999 November 26 - December 3 – Chicago - USA
42. Craciun I.: 2003 Update on Screening for Breast Cancer, Conference, Medical Staff – “Kupat Cholim Makabi” – Ashdod branch. 2003 July 15 – “Assuta Medical Center”- Ashdod, Israel
43. Lev-Cohain N., Sella T., Libson E., Craciun I., Sklair-Levy M.: Findings in the Breast in Total Body CT in Breast Cancer Patients, Israel Radiological Association – ISRA 2007 Annual Meeting, 2007 October 31 – November 2 - Dan Eilat Hotel – Eilat, Israel
44. klair-Levy M., Sella T., Craciun I., Libson E., Kalderon R.: The Relationship Between Mammographic Breast Density and Age. Israel Radiological Association – ISRA 2007 Annual Meeting, 2007 October 31 – November 2 - Dan Eilat Hotel – Eilat, Israel
45. Sklair-Levy., Sella T., Alweiss T., Craciun I., Libson E., Mally B.: The Incidence and Management of Complex Fibroadenomas, Israel Radiological Association – ISRA 2007 Annual Meeting, 2007 October 31 – November 2 - Dan Eilat Hotel – Eilat, Israel
Clinical Trials
1. Clinical Evaluation of UltravistR in intravenous excretion urography among patients in four clinical centers in Israel -- Open, uncontrolled, multicenter phase III B-study. Dr.med.R.Keysser-Gotze -- Study no.: -- SH L 414 C / 90 070 – Schering AG Pharma, October 1990 / June 1991. Principal investigator – Moshe Gomori MD – X-ray Department – Hadassah EinKerem – Jerusalem – Israel
2. EMO-CNA-401 – ENOXACAN II – Rhone-Poulenc-Rourer, 1995
3. Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (Clivarine) compared to intravenous unfractioned heparin in the treatment of patients with acute deep vein thrombosis – Clinical Trial Phase III, Study no.: - CLIVARINE 024 – Knoll AG, April 1996. Principal investigator – Prof.Hans Klaus Breddin MD – International Institute of Thrombosis and Vascular Disease e.V. – Frankfurt a.M. – Germany
4. Clivarine: assessment Of Regression of Thrombus, Efficacy and Safety, Clinical Trial Phase III. Study no.: - LU 47311 SC CURT CR-MN 2 – CORTES – Knoll AG, April 1996
- Principal investigator – Prof.Hans Klaus Breddin MD – International Institute of Thrombosis and Vascular Disease e.V. – Frankfurt a.M. – Germany
5. Improved Mammographic Accuracy with CAD Assisted Classification of Lesions. FDA approval of MammoWizard System, January 2002. Principal Investigator – Dr. Scot Fields MD – Chief Radiologist Hadassah University Hospital – Har HaTzofim – Jerusalem Israel
Membership
§ Israel Medical Association, since 1983
§ Israel Radiological Society, since 1990
§ ECR – European Congress of Radiology. since 1997
§ International WHO’S WHO of Professionals, 1999 edition
§ EUFORA – European Forum for Radiologists, Owner of the Mammography Section, 2000 - 2006
§ EUSOBI – European Society for Breast Imaging, 2000 - 2005
§ Israel Breast Society, 2001 - 2006
Awards
EuroRAD Exhibition Award – ECR 2000. “MAGNA CUM LAUDE” for the Scientific Exhibit – Breast Calcifications, “EuroRad Best Contributor Award” EAR imaging database & EUSOBI, 2002
Teaching Experience
Students of the Hebrew University, School of Medicine Weekly during the Academic Year
Radiology Residents, Radiology Department, Hadassah University Hospital – Jerusalem
Israel Radiology Board of Qualification, Scientific Council, Mammography Board Contributor
Working Projects
Stereotactic Biopsy of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions, Radiology Department - Mammography Division, Hadassah University Hospital - Ein Kerem - since 1992
PEIT - Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy for Treatment of Primary Liver Hepatomas, Collaboration Hepatology and Radiology Departments, Hadassah University Hospital - Ein Kerem -since 1995
Mammography Teaching Cases on CD-ROM, Radiology Department - Mammography Division, Hadassah University Hospital - Ein Kerem - since 1998
Mammography Teaching Cases, European Radiology Online Database, Eurorad - http://eurorad.org – ISSN 1563-4086 - since 1999
Minimal Invasive Breast Biopsy – MIBB, Radiology Department - Mammography Division, Hadassah University Hospital - Ein Kerem - since 1999.
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