Cristian Serafinceanu, MD, PhD (d.o.b. 29.07.1959) is Professor of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and consultant diabetologist and nephrologist with competence in dialysis at „N. C. Paulescu” National Institute of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Bucharest. He graduated „Iuliu Ha?ieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj (11th position). His PhD thesis (2007) entitled „End stage renal chronic disease in diabetes mellitus patients: pathogenic, clinical and therapeutic features” was distinguished with „Magna cum laudae”.