Natalia Konstantinovna Gheorghiu was a Moldovan and Soviet pediatric surgeon, physician and professor and doctor of medical sciences. She has been cited as a pioneer of pediatric surgery in Moldova. Born in the town of Bender, she graduated from the Medical Faculty of Bucharest University in 1940 and began a career in pediatric surgery in Chișinău. The first ward for children opened in the Moldovan Republic hospital in 1957, and later she was instrumental in establishing the Pediatric Surgical Centre, which is now named after her. She was a professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Chișinău and authored more than 250 papers into surgical methods, dermatoplasty, and imaging techniques in her field. She was a corresponding member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR and the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, the International Society of Surgery, and was appointed the president of the Moldovian Surgical Society. A street in the Moldovan capital is named after her and she appeared on a postage stamp in 2004.
Scientific activity
Natalia Gheorghiu made a significant contribution to solving problems in the field of traumatology, orthopedics, surgery of the urinary tract, abdominal cavity and thoracic surgery, in the treatment of diseases of the circulatory system, surgical pathology of the newborn. N. Gheorghiu's main scientific and practical interests included plastic surgery, her enormous scientific potential allowed her to make scientific developments at the level of international standards and consistently introduce them into the practice of protecting children's health. Methods of medical diagnosis and treatment of surgical diseases and malformations, developed by Professor Gheorghiu, entered the world pediatric surgery. Academician N. Gheorghiu made great efforts to develop pediatric surgery in Moldova, was one of the initiators of the creation of the National Scientific and Practical Center for Pediatric Surgery. The N.Gheorghiu School is represented by 6 professors, 15 associated professors, 20 PhD in medical sciences. Natalia Gheorghiu is the author of 650 publications, including 6 monographs.
In the capital of Moldova, the street in the center of the city and the secondary school bears her name.
A bronze bust is installed in front of the Natalia Gheorghiu National Scientific and Practical Center for Pediatric Surgery.
In November 2004, the Association of Pediatric Surgery named after Academician Natalia Gheorghiu was created in Chisinau.
On April 30, 2004, in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding surgeon, the Post of Moldova issued a stamp with her image.
