Dr. Mihai Dumitrescu holds a Doctorate in Medicine from the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, in Bucharest, Romania. After completing his cardiothoracic surgery training at Timone Hospital in Marseille, France and thoracic surgery training at "Marius Nasta" National Institute for Pneumology in Bucharest, Romania, he worked at "St. Pantelimon" Clinical Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, Romania for two years. He is currently working at "Marius Nasta" National Institute for Pneumology and involved in the European Database for the Study of Lung Cancer at the "Marius Nasta" Clinic. Since then he published several peer-reviewed papers in topics related to lung cancer, pericardial diseases and human genetics. He is a member of several international and local cardiothoracic societiess and a reviewer for Pneumologia journal in Bucharest, Romania. He has published a book chapter and several peer-reviewed manuscripts within lung cancer, pericardial effusions and pericardial metastasis.

Dr. Mihai Dumitrescu Research Interests are Pericardial effusions; Pericardial metastasis: Pericardial tuberculosis; Lung cancer: Lung Transplant; Mesothelioma; Genetic disorders.