Nicolae Testemițanu

Nicolae Testemițanu
OR
2002 stamp of Moldova
Minister of Health of the Moldavian SSR
In office
4 April 1963 – 5 May 1968
PremierAlexandru Diordiță
Preceded byAndrei Diskalenko
Succeeded byIon Sorocean
Rector of the Chișinău State Institute of Medicine
In office
1959–1963
Preceded byNikolai Starostenko
Succeeded byVasile Anestiadi
Director of the Republican Clinical Hospital
In office
1955–1958
Succeeded byIulian Kaspersky
Personal details
Born(1927-08-01)1 August 1927
Ochiul Alb, Kingdom of Romania
Died20 September 1986(1986-09-20) (aged 59)
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
PartyCommunist Party of Moldavia
EducationChișinău State Institute of Medicine
ProfessionPhysician

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

Political career

Upon graduating, he worked as a surgeon at the District Hospital in Riscani.[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 the 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 the Health Care Organization.[4]

Honours

The State University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Chișinău is named after him.[5][6] A bust of the figure has been erected on the Alley of Distinguished Doctors and Scientists, next to the Chisinau University of Medicine and Pharmacy. It was created by Moldovan sculptor Veaceslav Jiglițchi.

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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Brief history | Universitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie "Nicolae Testimițeanu" din Republica Moldova". usmf.md. Retrieved 2025-07-25.

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

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