CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. IOAN-BRADU IAMANDESCUM.D., Ph.D., M.A.Psychology

Bd. Banu Manta 35, Bl.31, Ap.25, Sect.178171 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Date and place of birth: December 11th, 1942, Bucharest

Studies:1967 – Faculty of Medicine – graduate of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest1974 – Faculty of Psychology – University of Bucharest1980 – PhD in Medicine “Psychosomatic correlations in bronchial asthma”

Professional activity:- medical assistance

senior GP – 1979senior MD internal medicine – 1990senior MD allergology – 1992

- didactic activity- Founder of medical education in Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Ecology

University of Bucharest (1990) and Faculty of Medicine, Oradea (1992)Founder and President of Romanian Society of Applied Psychosomatics (2005)

- Professor, Chief of the Chair of Medical (Health) Psychology in Romania at the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, from 1993 till 2011 (retired)

- Currently : Professor ,for Ph students –Carol Davila Medical University ,Bucharest- Professor Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics- Psychology Faculty of Andrei Saguna

University ,Constanta

Achievements:1. in the field of Medical Psychology/ Health Psychology and Psychosomatics:

- theoretical and clinical research of psychological stress (including a personal experimental provocation test of psychological stress)

- personal classification of psychosomatic disorders- elaboration of criteria regarding the general characteristics of psychosomatic

diseases- studies of applied psychosomatics in allergology, surgery, rheumatology,

cardiovascular diseases and psychoneuroendocrinology- relation between music and the brain- two leading monographies (as international priorities): Psychoneuroendocrinology

(Ed. Romcartexin, Bucharest, 1998) and Dimensiunile psihologice ale actului chirurgical (Psychological dimensions of the surgical act, in collaboration with C. Dragomirescu and O. Popa Velea, Infomedica, Bucharest 2000)

2. in the field of allergology:- defining the field of interests of Psychoneuroendocrinology (first monography on

international level, accessible to researchers and specialists worldwide through its publication in English), with personal contributions in “Bronchial asthma with psychological trigger”, “Psychogenic urticaria”, “Psychologic issues of drug allergies”, “Psychological factors of therapeutical adherence in bronchial asthma”

- research of patient specific factors – especially Gram negative infections in the pathogeny of physical urticaria (especially cold and mechanic) and chronic idiopathic urticaria

- the study of the increasing spectrum of etiological factors of allergic rhinitis and allergic bronchial asthma to pollen and transformation of seasonal specific evolution into perennial evolution (64% of cases with perennial evolution after 10 years)

- evaluation of conditions of variability of cutaneous testing for allergens (spontaneous for a decade and under histaminic treatment), as well as a personal coding of the ice test (in approximately 950 patients with cold urticaria)

- natural history of psysical urticaria, modalities of debut and evolution of allergic bronchial asthma to mites

- developing of the concept stated by E. Seropian regarding “natural provocation test” in allergic diseases

- the role of focal infections in chronicization of the urticaria after an accute attack- personal algorithm for allergy history taking, based on the enlargement of

investigations of the biological and psychological status favorizing the installment of the allergic disease, as well as the use of spontaneous natural tests of provocation in allergic patients performed by the patients themselves

- original clinical and therapeutical studies in cold urticaria, bronchial asthma (NSAI induced asthma and asthma with psychological trigger) and drug allergies

3. research contracts for Sandoz, MAPI Institute; recently for the European Union (all for clinical studies)

4. Gold Medal of Romanian Red Cross in 19875. Special Prize of the Jury at the Psychosomatics Contest with Balint Awards from Ascona

(Switzerland) for preparing the Romanian candidates in 2ooo

Research contributions:

250 papers or summaries published in Romanian and international journalsAuthor of books(single or editor )

Psihologie medicala (Medical Psychology) Univ. Ecologica, Bucuresti, 1991 Stresul psihic si bolile interne (Psychological stress and internal diseases), Ed. All,

Bucuresti, 1993 Manual de psihologie medicala (Manual of medical psychology), Ed. Infomedica,

Bucuresti, 1995 Psihologie medicala (Medical psychology), second edition, Ed. Infomedica, Bucuresti,

1996 Sindromul urticarian (Urticarian syndrome), Ed. Infomedica, Bucuresti, 1997 Dimensiunile psihologice ale muzicii. Introducere in muzicoterapie (Psychological

dimensions of music)- B.Luban-Plozza, IB Iamandescu, Ed. Romcartexim, Bucuresti, 1997 Psychoneuroendocrinology (in English), Ed. Romcartexim, Bucuresti, 1998 – first

monography in the field Urticaria si angioedemul (Urticaria and angioedema) – V. Filip, IB Iamandescu, Ed

Medicala, Bucuresti, 1998 Elemente de psihosomatica generala si aplicata (Elements of general and applied

psychosomatics) – red. IB Iamandescu, Ed. Infomedica, Bucuresti, 1999 Stresul psihic din perspectiva psihologica si psihosomatica (Psychological stress from

psychological and psychosomatic perspectives), Ed. Infomedica, Bucuresti, 2002 Dimensiunile psihologice ale actului chirurgical (Psychological dimensions of the

surgical act)- IB Iamandescu, C. Dragomirescu, O.Popa-Velea, Ed. Infomedica, Bucuresti, 2000

Dimensiunea psihosociala a practicii medicale (Psychosocial dimensions of medical practice), Ed. Infomedica, Bucuresti, 2002

Muzicoterapia receptiva (Receptive musicotherapy), Ed. Infomedica, Bucuresti, 2004

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Psihologie Medicala 1. Psihologia Sanatatii (Medical Psychology I. Health Psychology) , Ed. Infomedica Bucuresti 2005

Psychoneuroallergology 2nd Ed, Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2007 Psihologie Medicala 2. Psihosomatica generala (Medical Psychology I. General

Psychosomatics) , Ed. Infomedica Bucuresti 2008 Psihologie medicala 2. Psihosomatica generala (Medical psychology II. Applied

psychosomatics), Ed Infomedica, Bucuresti 2009 .Manual de Psihologie Medicala .Ed. Infomedica ,Bucuresti 2010Author of chapters:

- E. Seropian – Terapia antialergica nespecifica (Non specific anti-allergic therapy), Ed. Medicala, Bucuresti, 1980 (40% of the entire material)

- I.Gr.Popescu – Alergologie (Allergology), Ed. All, Bucuresti, 1986 (6 chapters)- R. Paun – Tratat de medicina interna (Handbook of internal medicine), vol.

Rheumatology, chap. IB Iamandescu – Psychosomatic aspects of rheumatological diseases, Ed Medicala, Bucuresti, 2000

- N. Ursea – Enciclopedia medicala romaneasca – Secolul XX, chap. IB Iamandescu – Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics, “Carol Davila” University Publishing House, Romanian Kidney Foundation, Bucuresti, 2001

- R.Hampe, Ph. Martius, D. Rotschl, F. von Speti – Generationen Wechsel: Aspekte der Wandlung und Innovation in der kreativen Therapien, chap IB Iamandescu, O. Popa-Velea – Projekt einer psychologischen Methode zur Auswahl der Musikalischen Stuke in der Musik-Therapie, Bremen Universitat Verlag, 2002

- . Ioan Bradu Iamandescu, - Beitrage zum Studium der psychologischen und psychosomatischen Wirkung von Musik auf gesunde Personen und psychosomatisch Erkranken-in R. Hampe et al.(eds):Kunstreiz.Neurobiologische Aspekte kunstlerischer Therapien.Frank und Timme , Berlin,2009

Published Papers approx. 2oo

Affiliations:- Psychoneuroendocrinology Society of Romania (vice-president)- Romanian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology - Societe Internationale de Psychopathologie de l’Expression et d’Art-Therapie (S.I.P.E)- “Dr. Albert Schweitzer” International University, Geneva (honorary professor)- University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Constanta (honorary professor)- Romanian Society of Applied Psychosomatics and Behavioral Medicine-President

MUSIC-THERAPY CONTRIBUTIONS:

Books:

1. B. Luban Plozza şi I.B. Iamandescu, Dimensiunile psihologice ale muzicii. Introducere în muzicoterapie, Romcartexim, Bucureşti 1997

2. I.B. Iamandescu, Receptive Music-therapy Muzicoterapia receptiva, Ed. Infomedica, Bucuresti, 2004.

Chapter author:

1. Iamandescu I.B., Popa-Velea O. Projeckt einer psychologischen Methode zur Auswahl der musikalischen Stucke in der Musik-therapie, in Hampe R, Martius P, Rotschl D, Von Spreti F, Waser G (Hrsg) – “Generationenwechsel: Aspekte der Wandlung und Innovation in der kreativen Therapien”, Bremen Universitat Verlag, 2002

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Published papers:

1. ”Musicotest- tentative personelle d’evaluer l’impact psycho-physiologique du message musical”. Rev.Roum de Psychol. 1997, 41, 1, 75-84 (aparut 1998)

Autor: Iamandescu I.B.2. Beiträge zum Studium des psychologischen und psycho-somatischen Impakt der Musik

bei gesunden Personen und psycho-somatischen Kranken” Contributii la impactul psihosomatic al muzicoterapiei. Congresul International de Artterapie, Heidelberg, 3 martie 2005 – sub tipar, I.G.K.T. - Bremen

Autor: Iamandescu I.B.

Posters:1.”Experimantal study regarding psychosomatic impact of music message. Part I- Somatisation related to music message” – National Neuroendocrinology Congress Bucharest, 27-28 Sept.1996.

Authors: Iamandescu I.B., Daniela Popa, Popa-Velea O.2.” Experimental study regarding psychosomatic impact of music message. Part II- Corelations between music somatisation and impulsivity as personality trait (Morin test)”- National Neuroendocrinology Congress Bucharest, 27-28th Sept.1996.

Authors: Daniela Popa, Popa-Velea O., Iamandescu I.B.3.” Experimantal study regarding psychosomatic impact of music message. Part III - Music somatisation aspects in astmatic patients” – 7th National psycho-neuro-endocrinology Simposion, Braşov, 20-2st, june 1997.

Autori: Iamandescu I.B., Daniela Popa, Doina AntonescuAddress:

RO 78171, Str. Banu Manta 35, bl.31, et 8, apt 25, BucurestiTel/Fax: (+4021)222.89.12Email: iamandb@yahoo.com

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