Monica Froicu, MD, PhD
Radiologist | Diagnostic Neuroimaging
80 Seymour St Department Radiology Hartford CT, 06102About
Dr. Monica Froicu is a radiologist practicing in Hartford, CT. Dr. Froicu specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
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Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy medical degree 0
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American Board of Radiology
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Get to know Diagnostic Radiologist Dr. Monica Froicu, who serves patients in Danville, Pennsylvania.
A board-certified diagnostic radiologist, Dr. Froicu is the Director of Breast Imaging & Academic Section Chief at Geisinger Medical Center.
Geisinger Medical Center is a hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania. It is the primary hospital for the Danville-based Geisinger Health System, a primary chain of hospitals and clinics across northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Geisinger Life Flight, a five-helicopter medevac system, is based at the hospital.
The mission of the Geisinger Health System is “to enhance the quality of life through an integrated health service organization based on a balanced program of patient care, education, research and community service.”
Educated in Romania, Dr. Froicu graduated with her medical degree from the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. She then relocated to the United States, obtaining her Doctor of Philosophy degree from Penn State University in 2006.
Furthering her education, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship in immunology at Yale University School of Medicine in 2009, her internship in internal medicine at Hospital of Saint Raphael in 2010, and her residency in diagnostic radiology at Hartford Hospital in 2015. She then performed her fellowship and served as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center from July 2015 until June 2016.
An authority in her field, the doctor is board-certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The ABR is a not-for-profit physician-led organization that oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.
Teaching medical students, Dr. Froicu has been serving as an Assistant Professor at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine since July of 2018.
Diagnostic radiology is a medical specialization that involves undertaking a range of imaging procedures to obtain images of the inside of the body. A radiologist is a physician who uses imaging methodologies to diagnose and manage patients and provide therapeutic options.
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