Professor in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, since 2014, Daniela Ionescu received her medical degree in 1989 at the same university. As young anesthesiologist she worked in Leeds-UK (1 year). Currently, Head of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Department at University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca and of Clinical Department of Anesthesia- Intensive Care at Institute for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, in Cluj-Napoca.

She is currently Chair of Scientific Subcommittee 1- General Anaesthesia of ESAIC. Member of the Board of Romanian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Board of Directors of World-SIVA and of Outcome Research Consortium, Cleveland, USA. Vice-president of Onco-anaesthesia group- ESAIC.

Director of 2 grants 2007-1013 (1,2 mil Euro) and member of steering committee of 2 European projects. Daniela Ionescu authored and co-authored over 120 publications.

Prof Ionescu was invited speaker to numerous prestigious international anesthesia meetings.