Meet the editors

Costin Teodor Streba, MD, Ph.D., MSc, is a professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania, and a member of the university's Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of Craiova. He has extensive research experience in liver and pancreatic disease diagnostics and training in histological image analysis. He specialized in devising medical-oriented diagnostic systems for liver malig-

nancies that integrate interpretation and computer-aided quantification of various imaging and clinical data. Dr. Teodor has published extensively on innovative diagnostic techniques in gastroenterology.

Cristin Constantin Vere, MD, Ph.D., MSc, is a Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania, and one of the founding members of the university's Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of Craiova. His research interests span from neuroimmune mechanisms of liver disease to novel diagnostic techniques in gastroenterology. Pioneering the introduction of wireless video

capsules in Romania, Dr. Constantin established a dynamic team of Ph.D. students and full-time scientists specialized in both medical sciences and bioinformatics. He has published extensively on hepatology and the complex integrative mechanisms that form the basis for this pathology.

Ion Rogoveanu , MD, Ph.D., MSc, is a Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania, and one of the founding members of the university's Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of Craiova. Mentoring a team of dedicated doctors and managing the curricular and scientific activities of the university as rector, Dr. Ion is currently one of the lead authorities in ultrasound

and power Doppler US, coordinating postgraduate courses for the past 10 years. His most prestigious publications are on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and various liver diseases.

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