Fundeni Clinical Institute, the site of the first kidney transplant in Romania

Institutul Clinic Fundeni (the Fundeni Clinical Institute) is at Șoseaua Fundeni no. 258, in Sector 2 of Bucharest. Wikipedia describes it as a public, state-run unit.

Founded in 1959

According to Wikipedia, the institute was founded in 1959, the year in which the activity of the urology clinic also began, headed until 1975 by Gh. Olanescu. From 1975 the clinic was headed by Eugeniu Gh. Proca, and from 1997 by Ioanel Sinescu. The source for the year 1959 and for the clinic’s leadership is Wikipedia alone.

The first kidney transplant in Romania

In February 1980, at Fundeni, Professor Eugeniu Proca performed the first kidney transplant in Romania. The kidney came from a living donor, the recipient’s mother. The National Transplant Agency (Agenția Națională de Transplant) describes it in its history as the first functional human solid organ transplant in the country. Wikipedia specifies that the transplant took place at the institute’s urology clinic.

Other milestones

According to Wikipedia, in May 2012 the institute opened a stem cell bank, described there as the first in a public hospital. In August 2022 the pediatric hematology department on the 7th floor was inaugurated, and the pediatric nephrology department was then under renovation. The current list of clinics can be read on the institute’s official website.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Fundeni Clinical Institute?

At Șoseaua Fundeni no. 258, Sector 2, Bucharest, according to Wikipedia.

When was it founded?

In 1959, according to Wikipedia.

What happened at Fundeni in 1980?

The first kidney transplant in Romania took place, in February 1980, performed by Professor Eugeniu Proca, according to the National Transplant Agency, Adevărul and Wikipedia.