Nicolae Testemițanu

Nicolae Testemițanu OR
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Minister of Health of the Moldavian SSR
In office 4 April 1963 – 5 May 1968
Premier	Alexandru Diordiță
Preceded by	Andrei Diskalenko
Succeeded by	Ion Sorocean
Rector of the Chișinău State Institute of Medicine
In office 1959–1963
Preceded by	Nikolai Starostenko
Succeeded by	Vasile Anestiadi
Personal details
Born	(1927-08-01)1 August 1927 Ochiul Alb, Kingdom of Romania
Died	20 September 1986(1986-09-20) (aged 59) Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of Moldavia
Profession	Physician

Nicolae Testemițanu (1 August 1927 – 20 September 1986) was a Moldovan and Soviet surgeon, hygienist, and politician.

Political career

Upon graduating, he worked at the District Hospital in Riscani as a surgeon.[1] He was Rector of State University of Medicine and Pharmacy from 1959 to 1963, where he founded four faculties there – Dentistry (1959), Advanced Training of Doctors (1963), Preventive Medicine (1963), and Pharmacy (1964).[2]

He served as minister of health of Moldavian SSR between 1963 and 1968, after which he was demoted for allegedly promoting too many autochthonous medical personnel, contrary to Soviet Russification policies.[3] Upon his dismissal, he returned to working at the Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization.[4]

Honours

The State University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Chișinău is named after him.

Gallery

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  Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy

References

1. "NICOLAE TESTEMIŢANU (1927-1986)" (PDF). repository.usmf.md. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
2. Gheorghe, Ghidirim; Romeo, Şcerbina; Iulian, Grossu; Alexei, Muravca (2015). "History of Nicolae Testemitsanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy through its rectors". Curierul Medical (in Romanian). 6 (58): 71–73. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
3. Dumitrascu, Dan L.; Shampo, Marc; Kyle, Robert A.; Steensma, David P. (2014-12-01). "Nicolae Testemiţanu—Moldovan Surgeon, Scientist, and Politician". Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 89 (12): e131. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.02.023. ISSN 0025-6196. PMID 25468521.
4. "Nicolae Testemiţanu, destituit pentru naţionalism (II)". Adevarul (in Romanian). 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

External links

• www.testemitanu.info - The official site in the memory of "Nicolae Testemițanu"
• The State Medical and Pharmaceutical University "Nicolae Testemițanu"

in chisinau there is a street in his name 'nicolaie testimitianu'.