Profile:
- dynamic and optimistic person
- highly qualified with a PhD in medical sciences, nutrition
Actual position:
- Medical doctor, specialized in nutrition, working in the first lifestyle medicine centre in Romania “Better Me by MedLife”, Bucharest
- Coordinator of the program “Better Me by MedLife” with a corporate part and the first lifestyle medicine network
- Adjunct clinical research fellow, UBB-Med, University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca
- President and founder of the “Medical Association for prevention through healthy lifestyle”, contributing actively for medical education in Romania
- Romanian representative for European Lifestyle Medicine Organisation
- General secretary in the Board of European Lifestyle Medicine Organization
Career History:
- 2024 - actual, Adjunct clinical research fellow UBB-Med Cluj-Napoca, coordinator of the Healthy lifestyle course
- 2022 - actual Coordinator for the first Romanian Lifestyle Medicine Network and corporate programs “Better Me by MedLife”
- 2022 - actual General secretary, Board of European Lifestyle Medicine Organisation ELMO
- 2021 - actual RO representative for ELMO
- 2020 - actual President and founder at “Romanian Association for prevention through lifestyle medicine”
- 2020 - 2022 Medical Director, Associate at Nutriscience clinic, Bucharest
- 2020 - 2022 Nutrition researcher at “Carol Davila University of medicine and pharmacy for the project HORIZON 2020, ctr nr 769908-vCare
- 2019 - 2020 Medical doctor, nutritionist at Nutriscience, Bucharest
- 2019 - actual Owner Hancu Team srl and Nutristyle Hancu srl
- 2018 - 2019 Medical doctor at Lotus Med clinic, Bucharest
- 2018 - 2020 “FPAS“ Healthy food foundation - scientific board member
- 2010 - 2019 Owner,Senior marketing, management, nutrition consultant at Hancu Anca pfa, working to develop healthy lifestyle programs for food industry
- 2013 - 2019 Development and design of educational campaigns for healthy lifestyle “Nutrition, health, longevity “symposias, as a consultant for Food industry
- 2009 - 2010 Marketing manager Gedeon-Richter
- 2005 - 2008 Marketing manager Berlin-Chemie/Menarini
- 2003 - 2008 Cardiology manager at Berlin-Chemie /Menarini
- 2001 - 2002 Diabetes & OTC marketing manager at Berlin-Chemie/Menarini
- 2000 - Product manager Berlin-Chemie /Menarini- OTC, cardiology
- 1999 - Product manager Bristol Myers Squibb- diabetes
- 1997 - 1999 Sales & marketing project coordinator Bristol Myers Squibb
- 1994 - 1996 Medical doctor, research department, Heart Institute, Cluj- Napoca
Skills:
- computer: MS OFFICE 2010, advanced
- English, French - fluent
- Car driving licence B
Education Background:
- 2021 - European accreditation in lifestyle medicine
- 2016 - PHD in medicine, nutrition at “Carol Davila University of medicine and pharmacy”, Bucharest
- 2015 - Master in nutrition, University of Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca
- 1998 - Professional Diploma in Management Open University UK
- 1994 - Professional Diploma in medicine, “Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and pharmacy“ Cluj- Napoca
Other significant training courses:
- 2021 - European certificate for lifestyle medicine, European lifestyle medicine organisation
- 2014/2017 - Media interviews training
- 2008 - Creativity, development and change, part of MBA, Open University UK
- 2008 - Strategy, part of MBA program, Open University UK
- 2007 - Leadership course, MCE Bruxelles
- 2006 - Advanced Media training Berlin-Chemie/Menarini
- 2005 - Media training, BCM
- 2004 - Marketing training Management Centre Europe & Berlin-Chemie/Menarini
- 2003 - Advanced Pharmaceutical Marketing Program, MCE & Berlin-Chemie/Menarini, Berlin
- 2000 - Marketing Pharmaceutical Products MCE, Bruxelles
Scientific Activity:
List of scientific publications in Romania, Europe and US
American Journal of lifestyle medicine Sept 20, 2023, Sage Journals, analytic review,
Diabetes care in Romania: A Lesson on the Central Role of Lifestyle Medicine, Anca Hâncu, Gabriela Roman, Cornelia Bala, Bogdan Timar, Deiana Roman, Diana Paun, Jeffrey Mechanick
Internal medicine January 2021
“Obesity impact on respiratory function“, Anca Hâncu
Romanian Journal of Hypertension, August 2020
“Comprehensive lifestyle intervention for a patient with morbid obesity with associated metabolic disorders”, Anca Mihaela Hancu
Merit Research Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, June 2020.
“Lifestyle, Quarantine, Diabetes and COVID-19” F.Mihălțan, Maria Moța, Anca Hâncu, Adela Gabriela Ștefan, Anca Pantea Stoian
MAEDICA, A Journal of clinical medicine, No2/2020
Anca Hâncu, F. Mihălțan, “Possible nutritional interventions in COVID-19”
Filodiritto Editore - INTERDIAB Proceedings -
PLANT-BASED DIETS AND TYPE 2 DIABETES PREVENTION and MANAGEMENT-March 2020 Anca Mihaela Hâncu, Cristian Serafinceanu, Manfredi Rizzo, Nikolaos Papanas, Anca Pantea Stoian
MAEDICA - A Journal of clinical Medicine No 4/2019
“Asthma and ultra-processed foods” Anca Mihaela Hâncu, MD, PhD &al
Filodiritto Editore - “LIFESTYLE MEDICINE and community programs
”PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23rd WORLD CONGRESS OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY (28-25 October 2019, Bucharest) Anca Mihaela Hâncu1, MD, PhD & al
Filodiritto Editore - “EATING DISORDERS AND GUT MICROBIOME”
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23rd WORLD CONGRESS OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY (28-25 October 2019, Bucharest) Anca Hâncu, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine 2019
“COMPREHENSIVE LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEEA” Anca Mihaela Hâncu & al
Internal Medicine 2019 vol. XVI No. 2
”FROM MINDFUL EATING TO MINDFULNESS IN COPD” Anca Hâncu & al
Rom J Diabetes Nutr Metab Dis.2019 26(2)
“Lifestyle medicine, new concept, innovative discipline“ Anca Mihaela Hâncu
MAEDICA - a Journal of Clinical Medicine No 2/2019
“Nutritional status as a risk factor in COPD“ Anca Mihaela Hâncu
ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2019
“Gut microbiota and lifestyle in managing anorexia nervosa“ Anca Mihaela Hâncu
Internal Medicine, vol XV/new series no1/2019
“Lifestyle medicine, lifestyle partnership” Anca Hâncu, F. Mihălţan, Gabriela Radulian
PNEUMOLOGIA research article DOI 10 2478/pneumo 2019, 008.68.2019
“Lifestyle, diet and e-cigarettes in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases“ F. Mihălţan, Anca Hâncu
Rom J Diabetes Nutr Metab Dis.2019 26(1):007-009
“OBESITY DILEMMA IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE“ F. Mihălţan, Anca Hâncu Received February 13 2019 accepted March 10 2019 available online April 10 2019
MAEDICA - a Journal of Clinical Medicine 2016; 11(5): 32-37
“Changes in Fasting Plasma Glucose, HbA1c and Triglycerides Are Related to Changes in Body Composition in Patients with Type2 Diabetes“ Anca HÂNCU; Gabriela RADULIAN 2019
Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases/Vol 22/no4/2015
“CORRELATION OF VISCERAL FAT AREA WITH METABOLIC RISK FACTORS IN ROMANIAN PATIENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY“ Anca Hâncu, Gabriela Radulian University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania
Books & Books Chapters - coordinator, author or chapter author for 10 books:
- Anca Hâncu “Medicina stilului de viață și obezitatea” p 125-129
In the book “Diabetes mellitus- Focus on obesity” coordinated by Gabriela Roman, Cornelia Bala,at Medical Life MedicHub Media, 2023, ISBN 978-606-95567-6-4 - Anca Hâncu “Astm and lifestyle“ in the monography “Exigence and excellence in asthma” coordinator Roxana Maria Nemes, 2022
- Anca Hâncu, I. Hanes, F Mihaltan “Lifestyle medicine and chronic diseases, prevention and treatment, English edition, 2021
- Anca Hâncu “Lifestyle factors and obesity” chapter in the book, "Role of Obesity in Human Health and Disease," IntechOpen 978-1-83968-980-2 Published: December 22nd 2021, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.90990,ISBN: 978-1-83968-980-2
- Anca Hâncu, ”Lifestyle in type 2 diabetes”, chapter in the book: Diabetes 2021, edited at Medical Lifes, Medic Hub Media, Bucharest, May 2021
- Anca Hâncu, Maria Moța, Florin Mihălțan, Mihaela Vladu, “Nutritional status and COPD“, chapter in the book “COPD, a current conspectus”, published by IntechOpen, January 2021
- Anca Mihaela Hâncu, ”Alimentation and chronic diseases” in the book ”Life quality” coordinated by Marius Stoian, Magor Csibi, Gratian Mihailescu, ISBN 978-606-94561-7-0, Club Romania printing house, 2020
- Anca Hâncu, F. Mihălțan, “Medical nutrition therapy in pulmonary diseases, chapter in the book: Nutrition in chronic diseases, 2020, Dec 2020
- Lifestyle medicine and chronic diseases, prevention and treatment, coordinators Anca Hâncu, Florin Mihălțan, Ed Medicala, published in Nov 2020
- Anca Hâncu, Healthy Lifestyle - practical advices for practitioners, published in March 2020, ed. Etna
Other scientific activities:
- Invited lector at Thessaloniki University of medicine, 2023, 2024 at the Master of lifestyle medicine
- revisor for European Respiratory Journal, 2019- 2020 for following articles:
- Association between adiposity measures and COPD risk in Chinese adults, Jiachen Li, Lu Zhu, Yuxia Wei, Jun Lv, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Huaidong Du, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Yonglin Zhou, Ruqin Gao, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen, Weihua Cao, Canqing Yu, Liming Li, Eur Respir J 13993003.01899-2019; published ahead of print 2020, doi:10.1183/13993003.01899-2019
- The adipose tissue and lung health: Like many things in life the extremes are not good. ERJ-00107-2020
- More than 10 events organized through the Medical Association for prevention through lifestyle medicine, with ~ 9000 participants registered in total with topics covering obesity, lifestyle, nutrition and guests scientific personalities from Europe and US.
List of Presentations at scientific events in the period 2018 - 2024:
- May 2024, National Diabetes Congress, Timișoara, 2 presentations: ”Trimethylaminuria in clinical practice, case description”, Anca Hâncu & Maria Mota and ”Lifestyle medicine in clinical practice” Anca Hâncu
- December 2023, Special prize at Romanian Healthcare awards at the section ”Best medical doctor”
- 2022-2024 ”Obesity Dialogues” 10 editions organised by Medical Association for prevention through lifestyle, with international participation and more than 6000 participants in total.
- November 2023, Budapest, European Lifestyle medicine Congress 2023, 2 presentations: ”Diabetes remission through nutritional intervention” and ”Nutritional spects in lifestyle medicine”
- May, Dublin, ECO 2023 poster presentation, Lifestyle medicine in clinical practice in obesity approach
- October 2022, Athens, European Lifestyle medicine Congress 2022, presentation: ”Anti-inflammatory diets” and chairman at the session ”Physical activity”
- July 8th, Paris 2022, 7th Congress of skin inflammation and psoriazis international network. ”Atopic dermatitis and lifestyle” Anca Hâncu
- June 24th 2022, The 3rd edition of the Annual Conference of Medical Association for prevention through lifestyle
- March 24th 2022, ”Obesity Dialogues” Obesity and longevity, presenter and organiser through MAPL
- March 4th 2022, ”Obesity Dialogues” by MAPL
- February 2022, ”Obesity Dialogues” moderator and presenter through MAPL
- January 2022, ”Obesity Dialogues” multidisciplinary approach, as moderator and organiser through MAPL
- December 2021, ”Obesity Dialogues” between reality and perception, as moderator and organiser through MAPL
- November 2021, the annual symposium organised by the Foundation for healthy food, ”Nutrition in COVID pandemic” with the presentation ”Lifestyle and obesity”
- ”Lifestyle medicine and chronic diseases” the annual Conference organised by MAPL, with the presentation ”Severe obesity and lifestyle”, October 2021
- ”Endocrinology for everybody” October 2021, Organised by Endocrinology Association, ”Lifestyle and morbid obesity- multidisciplinary approach”
- Interconnections somnology-nutrition-psychiatric disorders-psychology” September 2021,organized by Medical Association for prevention through lifestyle,MAPL with the presentation ”Chrononutrition and lifestyle”
- Pulmonary disease management - conference, June 2021, Nutritional status in COPD, Anca Hâncu
- Excellence in asthma - symposia - May 2021, Healthy lifestyle in asthma, Anca Hâncu
- National Diabetes Congress, May 2021, Healthy lifestyle in type 2 diabetes, Anca Hâncu, Special Prize of Romanian Diabetes Society for the past year activity
- Lifestyle medicine, a key element in chronic disease management, „Obesity and lifestyle” Anca Hâncu, May 2021
- Adherence Conference “Adherence to a healthy lifestyle in obesity“ April 2021
- Prevention through Lifestyle Association event “About attitude or Physical activity through WHO guideline” Anca Hâncu, April 2021
- Noncommunicable disease congress, Nutritional Status in COPD, Anca Hâncu, February 2021
- Primordial prevention conference, „What we should know about a healthy lifestyle?” February 2021
- Residents conference, organised by pneumologists society, ”What we should know about a healthy lifestyle?“ Anca Hâncu
- European Congress of obesity, 2020 participation with 3 posters
- Chairman at the Conference “Healthy lifestyle“ 10th of December 2020, organized by The Medical Association for prevention through healthy lifestyle, “Physical activity“ - Anca Hâncu
- Conference “Diabetes and associated diseases” 9th of December 2020, “Obesity and prediabetes, lifestyle intervention” Anca Hâncu
- European conference of lifestyle medicine,webinar, nov 2020 “Romanian educational project“
- Chairman and presenter at “Lifestyle medicine and chronic diseases” 25th of November 2020“ Obesity and lifestyle “Launch of the book“ lifestyle medicine and chronic diseases
- National Conference“ Nutritional impact of COVID 19 in chronic diseases” 18,19th of November 2020, two presentations:
- Two pandemics coalitions: Covid 19 and Obesity, Anca Hâncu & Florin Mihălțan
- Weight maintenance and nutritional intervention, Anca Hâncu
- Romanian Diabetes Federation Congress, 9th of November 2020, “Lifestyle medicine“, Anca Hâncu
- National Congress of Romanian Society of pneumology, 8th of November 2020, “COPD and nutritional status”, Florin Mihălțan & Anca Hâncu
- National Endocrinology Conference, 30th of October, 2020, “Obesity multidisciplinary approach“ Anca Hâncu
- National Psychiatric Congress, 22-25th of September,2020, webinar, “Two pandemics coalition, obesity and COVID-19” already reco presentation
- National Diabetes Congress, webinar, 2-8 September, 2020 With 2 presentations:
- 7th of September: “Maintenance after weight loss intervention” - Dr Anca Hâncu
- 8th of September: “Nutritional status in COPD“ - Prof Florin Mihălțan & Dr Anca Hâncu
- European Congress of Obesity-International Congress Of Obesity 1-4 Sept 2020: 4 posters and pre- recorded video presentations - me as first author “Obesity and lung function decline“, “Two pandemics coalition, obesity and lifestyle“, “Lifestyle, quarantine, diabetes and COVID 19“, “Visceral fat area correlated with metabolic risk factors in a romanian cross sectional study”
- July, 28th 2020, Forum for Interdisciplinary Research in Medical Science & Technology, FIRMST International Conference, webinar, “Two pandemics coalition: obesity and COVID 19“ Prof Mihaltan & Anca Hâncu And lecture in a panel about tobacco: “Nutritional intervention and tobacco cessation“ Anca Hâncu
- Adherence conference- webinar, 16.06.2020, “Adherence to a healthy lifestyle” Anca Hâncu
- June 2020, Family doctors conference “Two pandemics coalition: Obesity and COVID 19“ - Prof Mihaltan & Anca Hâncu
- National Romanian Congress of Noncommunicable Diseases, 22.02.2020, “Lifestyle medicine NCD’s approach” Anca Hâncu
Interdiab 08.03. “2020 Plant based diets and type 2 diabetes prevention and management” Anca Mihaela Hâncu, Cristian Serafinceanu, Manfredi Rizzo, Nikolaos Papanas, Anca Pantea Stoian - National endocrinology conference February 2020 Lifestyle guidelines in endocrinological disaseses, Anca Hâncu
- “Interference nutrition, psychiatric disorders and family medicine“ 14th of February, 2020, chairman and presenter “Microbiome and eating disorders” Anca Hâncu
- Medical Days Conference “Mircia Iorga“ - Family doctor, between practitioner and manager, 2019 “Healthy lifestyle“ Anca Hâncu
- Metabolic Syndrome Conference, 28th of November, 2019, Bucharest
- “Lifestyle, friend or enemy in metabolic syndrome“ Anca Hâncu
- “Microbiome and metabolic syndrome“ Anca Hâncu
- 16th Congress of Romanian Diabetes and nutrition federation 13-15th of November 2019 “Lifestyle medicine, new discipline“ Anca Hâncu
- Somnology Conference 14th of November 2019 “Evidence based intervention on lifestyle in OSA“ Anca Hâncu
- 2nd European Congress of Lifestyle medicine, Rome, presence with 3 posters as first author: Eating disorders and microbiome, Lifestyle medicine, Mindfulness
- 23rd World Congress of Social Psychiatry “Community engaged lifestyle medicine- the base for health equity“ Anca Hâncu, F.Mihălţan
- 23rd World Congress of Social Psychiatry 25-27th of October 2019, Bucharest “Eating disorders and microbiome“ Anca Hâncu
- Academician Nicolae Cajal Symposium 17-19th of October 2019 “Gut microbiota and eating disorders“ Anca Hâncu, F.Mihălţan
- Neuropathy Congress “Lifestyle interventions in prediabetes and neuropathy prevention“ Anca Hâncu
- National obesity Conference 11-12th of October 2019 “Nutritional status and nutritional intervention in COPD“ Anca Hâncu, F.Mihălţan
- Oncology Conference, 4-5th of October 2019, “Lifestyle guidelines in Oncology“ Anca Hâncu
- RSDNM Course Galați, 28th of September 2019 “Mindful eating“ Anca Hâncu
- RSDNM National Congress, 22-25th of May, Sbiu, 2019
- “Obesity, diets, COPD and asthma“ Anca Hâncu,F. Mihălţan 3rd prize for oral communications
- “Precision medicine and lifestyle medicine“ Anca Hâncu, Gabriela Radulian, F Mihălţan
- Summer nutrition school, Iași, May 2019, “Mindfulness in chronic diseases“ Anca Hâncu
- POSTER presentation at European Congress of Obesity, Glasgow, April 2019 with 2 topics:
- “Obesity dilemma in COPD“
- “Asthma, allergies and diet, a multidisciplinary approach“ Anca Hâncu, F.Mihălţan
- RSDNM Course, Craiova,13th of April 2019, “COPD and diet“ Anca Hâncu
- Adherence conference, Bucharest, 6th April 2019, “Mindfulness in chronic diseases“ Anca Hâncu
- NCD Congress, Bucharest, March 2019, “COPD and diet“ F. Mihălţan, Anca Hâncu
- RSDNM Course, Suceava, Feb 2019, “Medical nutrition recommendations in diabetes, based on 2019 ADA guidelines “, Anca Hâncu
- National allergology conference,9th of February 2019, Bucharest,“ Diets, asthma and allergies“ F. Mihălţan, Anca Hâncu
- Med Academy winter conference, January 2019, “Healthy lifestyle in winter“, Anca Hâncu
- Obesity Course, Cluj-Napoca, Dec 2018, “Low calorie sweeteners“, Anca Hâncu
- Romanian Diabetes federation Congress - Cluj-Napoca, Nov 2018, “Low calorie sweeteners safety“ Gabriela Radulian, Anca Hâncu
- Med Academy Conference, Constanța, June 2018, “Low calorie sweeteners safety“ - Anca Hâncu
- National Nutrition Congress,Iasi, April 2018 “Mindful eating“ - Anca Hâncu
