Marius Nasta | |
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| Born | 4 December 1890 |
| Died | 6 April 1965 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy of Bucharest Pasteur Institute |
| Awards | Order of the Crown of Romania Medal for Manhood and Faith Health Merit Cross Legion of Honour Médaille d’Honneur et des Épidémies |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physician, professor of medicine, member of the Romanian Academy |
| Institutions | Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
Marius Nasta (4 December 1890 – 6 April 1965) was a Romanian physician and scientist renowned for his work in the field of tuberculosis. He was a titular member of the Romanian Academy and President of the Union of Societies of Medical Sciences.[1]
He reduced mortality from tuberculosis in Romania and played a leading role in the development of a national strategy involving the research, prophylaxis and treatment of tuberculosis, as well as the establishment of a network of sanatoria and clinics for the treatment of pulmonary diseases in Romania. Nasta laid the foundations for the teaching of modern epidemiology of tuberculosis, set up the first Chair of Phthisiology at the Bucharest Faculty of Medicine and fostered research in the field of bacteriology. He founded and directed a leading hospital and research center in the field of respiratory medicine called Institutul de Ftiziologie. In 1959, his career was cut short by the communist regime that "exposed" him for his "cosmopolitan behavior". After the fall of communism in Romania in 1989, his contributions to the scientific, medical and academic field were once again recognised and the institute was renamed Institutul de Pneumoftiziologie Marius Nasta in his honour. He is regarded as "one of the fathers of the care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung in Romania".[2]
- ^ After the fall of the communist regime in Romania, the Union of the Societies of Medical Sciences changed its name to the "Romanian Medical Association".
- ^ See "The personality of Marius Nasta" by Prof. Dr. Constantin Anastasatu in "Marius Nasta – Centenary of his birth – record of lectures held during the commemorative meeting at the Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumophthisiology", R.D. Shelden Enterprises, Inc. 1990 ISBN 1-883300-07-X, p. 6.