Curriculum vitae - Alex Nita
First name : ALEXANDRU (Alex)
Last name : NITA
Date and place of birth : 9th of September 1958 Bucharest ,Romania
Sex : Male
Marital Status : married ,no children, wife is a physician too
Citizenship : South African
Languages spoken : English ,French ,Romanian
Physical address : #43-350 Pearkes Dr., Williams Lake,BC, V2G 1J8
Postal Address : #101-143 4th Avenue South,Williams Lake,BC, V2G 1J8, CANADA
Phone : 1(250) 392-3108
Fax : 1(250) 392-3097
E-mail : alexjoana@yahoo.com
Web page : http://geocities.datacellar.net/alexjoana/index.html
Degree : Medical Doctor
Education
1984 MD - Medical University of Bucharest ,Romania
1987 Internship - District Hospital of Sf.Gheorghe ,Romania
1997 ATLS certified
1998 postgraduate student Master in Family Medicine - Medical University of Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
2000 ACLS certified
Registration/license
1984 Romania
1991 South Africa (limited registration)
1996 ECFMG certified
1998 South Africa (full registration)
1999 Unsupervised Locum License with College of Physicians and Surgeoans of Saskatchewan
2000 Temporary License with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
Examinations
1993 USMLE 1
1995 USMLE 2
1996 USMLE 3
1997 ATLS
1998 MBBCh examination, Medical School, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
2000 NALS
2000 ACLS
2000 MCEE
2000 LMCC 1
Employment history
1987 General Practitioner in rural practice, Romania
Duties included family medicine, antenatal care, paediatrics, minor surgery
1990 General Practitioner urban practice, Romania
Duties included out patient consultations ( walk in clinics)
1991 Medical Officer Ngwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South Africa
Duties included 6 month in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and 6 month in Anaesthetics
1992 Medical Officer Paarl Provincial Hospital, Paarl ,South Africa
Duties included general out patient consultations and anaesthetics
1993 Principal Medical Officer Ngwelezana Hospital, South Africa
Duties included 14 months of Orthopedic Surgery, 9 months of General Surgery, 5 months of Paediatrics, 4 months of Internal Medicine and 29 month of Anaesthetics (10 months Head of Anaesthetics Department).
1999 General Practitioner in private practice - Empangeni, South Africa
1999 General Practitioner (GP Surgeon, GP Anaesthetetist) Nipawin, Canada
2000 to date General Practitioner - Wiliams Lake, British Columbia
Special training
Anaesthetics: administration of general anaesthesia and regional blocks (spinal, epidural, brachial, lumbar 3-in-1, sciatic) for general surgery, obstetrics, gynaecology, orthopedics for adults and children, in emergency/elective surgery, classes I to IV E (ASA).
Operative obstetrics: Cesarean sections, tubal ligation (open and laparoscopic), vacuum extraction, symphysiotomy, cervical cerclaj, uterine evacuation, 2nd and 3rd degree perineal tear repair episiotomy/episiorrhaphy, bartholin cyst/abscess, incision/drainage/marsupialization, amniocentesis, ectopic pregnancy, subtotal and total hysterectomy.
Operative orthopedics: arthrotomies and explorations ( knee, shoulder, elbow, hip), fasciotomy, superficial and profound (myositic/osteomyelitis) incision and drainage, illiac/psoas abscess incision/exploration/drainage, sequestrectomy/guttering, excision/biopsy hip, vertebral, debridement (compound fractures, degloving injuries, snake bites), joint infiltration of local anaesthetic/steroid, removal of foreign bodies, repair/revision/reconstruction of tendons (flexors/extensor hand/arm, patellar, achillean, bone graft, skin graft, bipediculate/rotational flaps, amputation/revision amputation limbs ,reduction of fractures/dislocations of limbs/vertebral bodies/growth plates, open reduction and internal fixation of fractures, external fixators,
application of cone calipers/spica/Steinmann's pins/plaster of Paris.
Surgery: laparatomies for gunshot/stab wounds/blunt trauma with repair/excision of internal organs ( bowel anastomoses, splenectomy, nephrectomy, colecystectomy, repair of urinary bladder, partial resection of liver, hemicolectomy, colostomy), peritoneal lavage,hernia repair, repair of diaphragm, apendicitis, liver abscess, tracheostomy, tonsillectomy, circumcision, penile/vaginal condilomata excision/coagulation, incision /drainage abscesses, intercostal drain, suprapubic catheters, foreign body removal from ears, nose, oesophagus, suture wounds .
