• 2007 – 2012 – Nephrology Resident, Nephrology Clinic of the “Dr CI Parhon” Hospital, Iaşi 
• 2013 – 2018 – Nephrology Specialist, Nephrology Clinic of the “Dr CI Parhon” Hospital, Iaşi 
• 2018 – 2020 – Chief Nephrologist, Nephrology Clinic of the Hospital “Dr CI Parhon”, Iasi • 2020 – present – Chief Nephrologist, Nephrology Department of the “Sfântul Ioan cel Nou” County Emergency Hospital, Suceava

• 2013 – 2015 – Assistant Professor at UMF “Grigore T. Popa”, Iasi – Internal Medicine – Nephrology 
• 2015 – 2019 – Lecturer at UMF “Grigore T. Popa”, Iasi – Internal Medicine-Nephrology 
• 2019 – 2020 – Associate Professor at UMF “Grigore T. Popa”, Iasi – Internal Medicine-Nephrology 
• 2021-present – Associate Professor at the “Ştefan cel Mare” University, Suceava – Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences.
• 2014 – Doctor of Medical Sciences with the thesis: “Assessment of water status by bioimpedance and pulmonary ultrasound in patients on chronic hemodialysis program.”

• Cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease; 
• Anemia and bone mineral disorders in chronic kidney disease; 
• Assessment of water status in chronic kidney disease and heart failure.

• Copur S, Rossing P, Afsar B, Sag AA, Siriopol D, Kuwabara M, Ortiz A, Kanbay M. A primer on metabolic memory: why existing diabesity treatments fail. Clin Kidney J. 2020;14(3):756-767.

• Zoccali C, Torino C, Mallamaci F, Sarafidis P, Papagianni A, Ekart R, Hojs R, Klinger M, Letachowicz K, Fliser D, Seiler-Mußler S, Lizzi F, Wiecek A, Miskiewicz A, Siamopoulos K, Balafa O, Slotki I, Shavit L, Stavroulopoulos A, Covic A, Siriopol D, Massy ZA, Seidowsky A, Battaglia Y, Martinez-Castelao A, Polo-Torcal C, Coudert-Krier MJ, Rossignol P, Fiaccadori E, Regolisti G, Hannedouche T, Bachelet T, Jager KJ, Dekker FW, Tripepi R, Tripepi G, Gargani L, Sicari R, Picano E, London GM. A randomized multicenter trial on a lung ultrasound-guided treatment strategy in patients on chronic hemodialysis with high cardiovascular risk. Kidney Int. 2021;100(6):1325-1333.

• Grigorasi GR, Nistor I, Corlade-Andrei M, Voroneanu L, Siriopol D, Apetrei M, Cimpoesu DC, Covic A. Outcomes of death and prolonged renal insufficiency in ethylene glycol poisoned patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2022;54(1):149-155.

• Mihalache L, Siriopol D, Arhire LI, Pădureanu S, Preda C, Boișteanu D, Scripcariu D, Cusai S, Covic A. The influence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on anthropometric parameters at 12 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):5781.

• Altinmakas E, Guler B, Copur S, Siriopol D, Sag A, Guneyli S, Dogan H, Afsar B,Balik E, Covic A, Johnson R, Kanbay M. Determinants of Pancreatic Steatosis: A Retrospective Observational Study. Middle East J Dig Dis. 2021; 13(4): 343-9.

• Kanbay M, Ertuglu LA, Afsar B, Ozdogan E, Siriopol D, Covic A, Basile C, Ortiz A. An update review of intradialytic hypotension: concept, risk factors, clinical implications and management. Clin Kidney J. 2020;13(6):981-993.

• Siriopol D, Popa R, Mihaila M, Rusu F, Sascau R, Statescu C, Cătălina Z, Vasiliu V, Bucur A, Neamtu A, Siriopol I, Cianga P, Kanbay M, Covic A. Application of survival classification and regression tree analysis for identification of subgroups of risk in patients with heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021;37(6):1853-1861.

• Siriopol D, Siriopol M, Mihaila M, Rusu F, Sascau R, Costache I, Vasiliu V, Bucur A, Neamtu A, Popa R, Cianga P, Kanbay M, Covic A. Prognostic value of lung ultrasonography and bioimpedance spectroscopy in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Arch Med Sci. 2020. Online ahead of print.

• Covic A, Copur S, Tapoi L, Afsar B, Ureche C, Siriopol D, Nistor I, Kanbay M. Efficiency of Hypertonic Saline in the Management of Decompensated Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2021;21(3):331-347. 

• Kanbay M, Siriopol D, Copur S, Tapoi L, Benchea L, Kuwabara M, Rossignol P, Ortiz A, Covic A, Afsar B. Effect of Coffee Consumption on Renal Outcome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies. J Ren Nutr. 2021;31(1):5-20. 

• Copur S, Siriopol D, Afsar B, Comert MC, Uzunkopru G, Sag AA, Ortiz A, Covic A, van Raalte DH, Cherney DZ, Rossing P, Kanbay M. Serum glycated albumin predicts all-cause mortality in dialysis patients with diabetes mellitus: meta-analysis and systematic review of a predictive biomarker. Acta Diabetol. 2021;58(1):81-91. 

• Apetrii M, Enache S, Siriopol D, Burlacu A, Kanbay A, Kanbay M, Scripcariu D, Covic A. A brand-new cardiorenal syndrome in the COVID-19 setting. Clin Kidney J. 2020;13(3):291-296.

• Kanbay M, Bulbul MC, Copur S, Afsar B, Sag AA, Siriopol D, Kuwabara M, Badarau S, Covic A, Ortiz A. J Nephrol. Therapeutic implications of shared mechanisms in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and chronic kidney disease. 2021; 34(3):649-659.

• Covic A, Siriopol D. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. Assessment and management of volume overload among patients on chronic dialysis. 2021;19(1):34-40. 

• Kanbay M, Siriopol D, Ozdogan E, Afsar B, Ertuglu LA, Grigore M, Sag AA, Kuwabara M, Lanaspa MA, Ortiz A, Johnson RJ, Covic A. Serum osmolarity as a potential predictor for contrast-induced nephropathy following elective coronary angiography. Int Urol Nephrol. 2020;52(3):541-547. 

• Kanbay M, Afsar B, Siriopol D, Dincer N, Erden N, Yilmaz O, Sag AA, Kuwabara M, Cherney D, Rossignol P, Ortiz A, Covic A. Effect of Uric Acid-Lowering Agents on Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies. Angiology. 2020 Apr;71(4):315-323.

• Torino C, Gargani L, Sicari R, Letachowicz K, Ekart R, Fliser D, Covic A, Siamopoulos K, Stavroulopoulos A, Massy ZA, Fiaccadori E, Regolisti G, Bachelet T, Slotki I, Martinez-Castelao A, Coudert-Krier MJ, Rossignol P, Hannedouche T, Wiecek A, Sarafidis P, Battaglia Y, Prohić N, Klinger M, Hojs R, Seiler-Mußler S, Lizzi F, Siriopol D, Balafa O, Shavit L, Loutradis C, Seidowsky A, Tripepi R, Mallamaci F, Tripepi G, Picano E, London GM, Zoccali C. Inflammation is an amplifier of lung congestion by high lv filling pressure in hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study. J Nephrol. 2020 Jun;33(3):583-590.

• Aslan G, Afsar B, Sag AA, Camkiran V, Erden N, Yilmaz S, Siriopol D, Incir S, You Z, Garcia ML, Covic A, Cherney DZI, Johnson RJ, Kanbay M. The Effect of Urine pH and Urinary Uric Acid Levels on the Development of Contrast Nephropathy. Kidney Blood Press Res. 2020;45(1):131-141. 

• Hirja AR, Voroneanu L, Siriopol D, Nistor I, Hogas S, Apetrii M, Volovat C, Veisa G, Mititiuc IL, Florea L, Onofriescu M, Covic A. Evaluation of low-dose glucocorticoid regimen in association with cyclophosphamide in patients with glomerulonephritis. Int Urol Nephrol. 2019;51(10):1805-1813.

• Ciumanghel AI, Grigoras I, Siriopol D, Blaj M, Rusu DM, Grigorasi GR, Igna AR, Duca O, Siriopol I, Covic A. Bio-electrical impedance analysis for perioperative fluid evaluation in open major abdominal surgery. J Clin Monit Comput. 2020 Jun;34(3):421-432.

• Rusu DM, Siriopol I, Grigoras I, Blaj M, Ciumanghel AI, Siriopol D, Nistor I, Onofriescu M, Sandu G, Cobzaru B, Scripcariu DV, Diaconu O, Covic AC. Lung Ultrasound Guided Fluid Management Protocol for the Critically Ill Patient: study protocol for a multi-centre randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2019 Apr 25;20(1):236.

• Siriopol D, Siriopol M, Stuard S, Voroneanu L, Wabel P, Moissl U, Voiculescu D, Covic A. An analysis of the impact of fluid overload and fluid depletion for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019 Aug 1;34(8):1385-1393.

• Siriopol D, Covic A, Iliescu R, Kanbay M, Tautu O, Radulescu L, Mitu O, Salaru D, Dorobantu M. Arterial stiffness mediates the effect of salt intake on systolic blood pressure. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2018 Nov;20(11):1587-1594.

• Kanbay M, Aslan G, Afsar B, Dagel T, Siriopol D, Kuwabara M, Incir S, Camkiran V, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Lanaspa MA, Covic A, Johnson RJ. Acute effects of salt on blood pressure are mediated by serum osmolality. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2018 Oct;20(10):1447-1454.

• Bilha SC, Nistor I, Nedelcu A, Kanbay M, Scripcariu V, Timofte D, Siriopol D, Covic A. The Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Renal Outcomes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obes Surg. 2018 Jul 27.

• Scripcariu DV, Siriopol D, Moscalu M, Scripcariu V. Variations of the renal function parameters in rectal cancer patients with a defunctioning loop ileostomy. Int Urol Nephrol. 2018;50(8):1489-1495. 

• Afsar B, Kuwabara M, Ortiz A, Yerlikaya A, Siriopol D, Covic A, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Johnson RJ, Kanbay M. Salt Intake and Immunity. Hypertension. 2018;72(1):19-23. 

• Ekinci C, Karabork M, Siriopol D, Dincer N, Covic A, Kanbay M. Effects of Volume Overload and Current Techniques for the Assessment of Fluid Status in Patients with Renal Disease. Blood Purif. 2018;46(1):34-47. 

• Covic A, Voroneanu L, Siriopol D. In Reply to ‘Thoracic Ultrasound Artifacts: Still a Matter of Discussion’. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 Jun;71(6):911.

• Afsar B, Siriopol D, Aslan G, Eren OC, Dagel T, Kilic U, Kanbay A, Burlacu A, Covic A, Kanbay M. The impact of exercise on physical function, cardiovascular outcomes and quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review. Int Urol Nephrol. 2018;50(5):885-904.

• Bilha SC, Burlacu A, Siriopol D, Voroneanu L, Covic A. Primary Prevention of Stroke in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Scientific Update. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2018;45(1-2):33-41. 

• Covic A, Siriopol D, Voroneanu L. Use of Lung Ultrasound for the Assessment of Volume Status in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 Mar;71(3):412-422.

• Gramaticu A, Siriopol D, Miron A, Tacu D, Sinescu I, Gingu C, Bucsa C, Nastasa A, Covic A. Kidney transplantation in Romania: two transplant centers experience. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017 Nov 17. 

• Apetrii M, Goldsmith D, Nistor I, Siriopol D, Voroneanu L, Scripcariu D, Vervloet M, Covic A. Impact of surgical parathyroidectomy on chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) – A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2017;12(11):e0187025. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187025. eCollection 2017.

• Ciumanghel A, Siriopol I, Blaj M, Siriopol D, Gavrilovici C, Covic A. B-lines score on lung ultrasound as a direct measure of respiratory dysfunction in ICU patients with acute kidney injury. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017 Oct 30. 

• Voroneanu L, Siriopol D, Apetrii M, Hogas S, Onofriescu M, Nistor I, Kanbay M, Dumea R, Cusai S, Cianga P, Constantinescu D, Covic A. Prospective Validation of a Screening Biomarker Approach Combining Amino-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide With Galectin-3 Predicts Death and Cardiovascular Events in Asymptomatic Hemodialysis Patients. Angiology. 2017 Jan 1:3319717733371.

• Covic A, Ciumanghel AI, Siriopol D, Kanbay M, Dumea R, Gavrilovici C, Nistor I. Value of bioimpedance analysis estimated “dry weight” in maintenance dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017;49(12):2231-2245.

• Voroneanu L, Siriopol D, Dumea R, Badarau S, Kanbay M, Afsar B, Gavrilovici C, Covic A. Addition of silymarin to renin-angiotensin system blockers in normotensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and proteinuria: a prospective randomized trial. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017;49(12):2195-2204. 

• Yerlikaya A, Bulbul MC, Afsar B, Dagel T, Aslan G, Voroneanu L, Siriopol D, Covic A, Kanbay M. Iron in kidney and heart failure: from theory to practice. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017 Sep 22.

• Siriopol I, Siriopol D, Voroneanu L, Covic A. Predictive abilities of baseline measurements of fluid overload, assessed by bioimpedance spectroscopy and serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, for mortality in hemodialysis patients. Arch Med Sci. 2017;13(5):1121-1129.

• Burlacu A, Siriopol D, Nistor I, Voroneanu L, Nedelciuc I, Statescu C, Covic A. Clinical SYNTAX Score – a good predictor for renal artery stenosis in acute myocardial infarction patients: analysis from the REN-ACS trial. Arch Med Sci. 2017;13(4):837-844.

• Covic A, Jackson J, Hadfield A, Pike J, Siriopol D. Real-World Impact of Cardiovascular Disease and Anemia on Quality of Life and Productivity in Patients with Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease. Adv Ther. 2017;34(7):1662-1672.

• Aslan G, Afsar B, Siriopol D, Kanbay A, Sal O, Benli C, Okcuoglu J, Covic A, Kanbay M. Cardiovascular Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Meta-Analysis. Angiology. 2017 Jan 1:3319717709175. 

• Veisa G, Tasmoc A, Nistor I, Segall L, Siriopol D, Solomon SM, Donciu MD, Voroneanu L, Nastasa A, Covic A. The impact of periodontal disease on physical and psychological domains in long-term hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017;49(7):1261-1266.

• Solak Y, Siriopol D, Yildiz A, Yilmaz MI, Ortiz A, Covic A, Kanbay M. Colchicine in Renal Medicine: New Virtues of an Ancient Friend. Blood Purif. 2016;43(1-3):125-135. 

• Siriopol D, Onofriescu M, Voroneanu L, Apetrii M, Nistor I, Hogas S, Kanbay M, Sascau R, Scripcariu D, Covic A. Dry weight assessment by combined ultrasound and bioimpedance monitoring in low cardiovascular risk hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017; 49(1):143-153.

• Kanbay M, Vervloet M, Cozzolino M, Siriopol D, Covic A, Goldsmith D, Solak Y. Novel Faces of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23): Iron Deficiency, Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Proteinuria and Acute Kidney Injury. Calcif Tissue Int. 2017;100(3):217-228.

• Torino C, Gargani L, Sicari R, Letachowicz K, Ekart R, Fliser D, Covic A, Siamopoulos K, Stavroulopoulos A, Massy ZA, Fiaccadori E, Caiazza A, Bachelet T, Slotki I, Martinez-Castelao A, Coudert-Krier MJ, Rossignol P, Gueler F, Hannedouche T, Panichi V, Wiecek A, Pontoriero G, Sarafidis P, Klinger M, Hojs R, Seiler-Mussler S, Lizzi F, Siriopol D, Balafa O, Shavit L, Tripepi R, Mallamaci F, Tripepi G, Picano E, London GM, Zoccali C. The Agreement between Auscultation and Lung Ultrasound in Hemodialysis Patients: The LUST Study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016;11(11):2005-2011.

• Afsar B, Sag AA, Yalcin CE, Kaya E, Siriopol D, Goldsmith D, Covic A, Kanbay M. Brain-kidney cross-talk: Definition and emerging evidence. Eur J Intern Med. 2016;36:7-12.

• Kanbay M, Solak Y, Siriopol D, Aslan G, Afsar B, Yazici D, Covic A. Sclerostin, cardiovascular disease and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urol Nephrol. 2016;48(12):2029-2042.

• Turak O, Afsar B, Siriopol D, Yayla C, Oksuz F, Cagli K, Burlacu A, Covic A, Kanbay M. Severity of coronary artery disease is an independent risk factor for decline in kidney function. Eur J Intern Med. 2016;33:93-7.

• Kanbay M, Afsar B, Siriopol D, Unal HU, Karaman M, Saglam M, Gezer M, Taş A, Eyileten T, Guler AK, Aydin İ, Oguz Y, Tarim K, Covic A, Yilmaz MI. Endostatin in chronic kidney disease: Associations with inflammation, vascular abnormalities, cardiovascular events and survival. Eur J Intern Med. 2016;33:81-7.

• Solak Y, Cetiner M, Siriopol D, Tarim K, Afsar B, Covic A, Kanbay M. Novel Masters of Erythropoiesis: Hypoxia Inducible Factors and Recent Advances in Anemia of Renal Disease. Blood Purif. 2016;42(2):160-7.

• Afsar B, Yilmaz MI, Siriopol D, Unal HU, Saglam M, Karaman M, Gezer M, Sonmez A, Eyileten T, Aydin I, Hamcan S, Oguz Y, Covic A, Kanbay M. Thyroid function and cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease patients. J Nephrol. 2017; 30(2):235-242.

• Yilmaz MI, Siriopol D, Saglam M, Unal HU, Karaman M, Gezer M, Kilinc A, Eyileten T, Guler AK, Aydin İ, Vural A, Oguz Y, Covic A, Ortiz A, Kanbay M. Osteoprotegerin in Chronic Kidney Disease: Associations with Vascular Damage and Cardiovascular Events. Calcif Tissue Int. 2016;99(2):121-30.

• Kanbay M, Afsar B, Siriopol D, Unal HU, Karaman M, Saglam M, Eyileten T, Gezer M, Verim S, Oguz Y, Vural A, Ortiz A, Johnson RJ, Covic A, Yilmaz MI. Relevance of uric acid and asymmetric dimethylarginine for modeling cardiovascular risk prediction in chronic kidney disease patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2016;48(7):1129-36.

• Hogas S, Schiller A, Voroneanu L, Constantinescu D, Timar R, Cianga P, Siriopol D, Bob F, Cianga C, Onofriescu M, Gadalean F, Hogas M, Mihaescu A, Bilha SC, Timar B, Kanbay M, Banach M, Covic A. Predictive Value for Galectin 3 and Cardiotrophin 1 in Hemodialysis Patients. Angiology. 2016;67(9):854-9.

• Turak O, Afsar B, Siriopol D, Ozcan F, Cagli K, Yayla C, Oksuz F, Mendi MA, Kario K, Covic A, Kanbay M. Morning Blood Pressure Surge as a Predictor of Development of Chronic Kidney Disease. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016;18(5):444-8.

• Solak Y, Yilmaz MI, Siriopol D, Saglam M, Unal HU, Yaman H, Gok M, Cetinkaya H, Gaipov A, Eyileten T, Sari S, Yildirim AO, Tonbul HZ, Turk S, Covic A, Kanbay M. Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is associated with cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease. Int Urol Nephrol. 2015;47(12):1993-2001.

• Burlacu A, Siriopol D, Voroneanu L, Nistor I, Hogas S, Nicolae A, Nedelciuc I, Tinica G, Covic A. Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis Prevalence and Correlations in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Data From Nonrandomized Single-Center Study (REN-ACS)—A Single Center, Prospective, Observational Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015;4(10):e002379. 

• Siriopol D, Voroneanu L, Hogas S, Apetrii M, Gramaticu A, Dumea R, Burlacu A, Sascau R, Kanbay M, Covic A. Bioimpedance analysis versus lung ultrasonography for optimal risk prediction in hemodialysis patients. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016;32(2):263-70. 

• Chazot C, Farrington K, Nistor I, Van Biesen W, Joosten H, Teta D, Siriopol D, Covic A. Pro and con arguments in using alternative dialysis regimens in the frail and elderly patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2015;47(11):1809-16.

• Badarau S, Siriopol D, Drugus D, Dumea R, Hogas S, Blaj M, Voroneanu L, Gramaticu A, Petris A, Burlacu A, Covic A. Electrocardiogram abnormalities and heart rate variability in predicting mortality and cardiovascular events among hemodialyzed patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2015;47(10):1703-8.

• Onofriescu M, Siriopol D, Voroneanu L, Hogas S, Nistor I, Apetrii M, Florea L, Veisa G, Mititiuc I, Kanbay M, Sascau R, Covic A. Overhydration, Cardiac Function and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients. PLoS One. 2015;10(8):e0135691.

• Çağlı K, Turak O, Canpolat U, Özcan F, Tok D, Mendi MA, Öksüz F, Siriopol D, Veisa G, Covic A, Kanbay M. Association of Serum Uric Acid Level With Blood Pressure Variability in Newly Diagnosed Essential Hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015;17(12):929-35.

• Schiller A, Timar R, Siriopol D, Timar B, Bob F, Schiller O, Drug V, Mihaescu A, Covic A. Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in the Hemodialysis Population from Three Romanian Regions. Nephron. 2015;129(3):202-8.

• Aykas F, Solak Y, Erden A, Bulut K, Dogan S, Sarli B, Acmaz G, Afsar B, Siriopol D, Covic A, Sharma S, Johnson RJ, Kanbay M. Persistence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women With Previous Preeclampsia: A Long-term Follow-up Study. J Investig Med. 2015;63(4):641-5.

• Covic A, Goldsmith D, Donciu MD, Siriopol D, Popa R, Kanbay M, London G. From Profusion to Confusion: The Saga of Managing Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease! J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015;17(6):421-7.

• Akin F, Celik O, Ayca B, Altun I, Diker VO, Byk I, Siriopol D, Covic A, Kanbay M. Associations of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Fetuin-A With Coronary Plaque Burden and Plaque Composition in Young Adults. J Investig Med. 2015;63(4):613-9.

• Covic A, Siriopol D. Pulse Wave Velocity Ratio: The New “Gold Standard” for Measuring Arterial Stiffness. Hypertension. 2015;65(2):289-90.

• Siriopol D, Hogas S, Veisa G, Mititiuc I, Volovat C, Apetrii M, Onofriescu M, Busila I, Oleniuc M, Covic A. Tissue advanced glycation end products (AGEs), measured by skin autofluorescence, predict mortality in peritoneal dialysis. Int Urol Nephrol. 2015;47(3):563-9.

• Siriopol D, Canaud B, Stefano S, Mircescu G, Nistor I, Covic A. New insights into the effect of hemodiafiltration on mortality: the Romanian experience. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2015;30(2):294-301.

• Voroneanu L, Siriopol D, Nistor I, Apetrii M, Hogas S, Onofriescu M, Covic A. Superior Predictive Value for NTproBNP Compared with High Sensitivity cTnT in Dialysis Patients: A Pilot Prospective Observational Study. Kidney Blood Press Res 2014; 39:636-647.

• Schiller A, Apetrii M, Onofriescu M, Siriopol D, Veisa G, Schiller O, Bob F, Timar R, Mihaescu A, Kanbay M, Covic A.  Prognostic significance of 25-hydroxivitamin D entirely explained by a higher comorbidity burden: Experience from a South-Eastern European Dialysis Cohort.  Hemodial Int. 2015;19(2):249-55.

• Kanbay M, Siriopol D, Saglam M, Gulcan Kurt Y, Gok M, Cetinkaya H, Karaman M, Umut Unal H, Oguz Y, Sari S, Eyileten T, Goldsmith D, Vural A, Veisa G, Covic A, Ilker Yilmaz M. Serum sclerostin and adverse outcomes in non-dialyzed chronic kidney disease patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014;99(10):E1854-61. 

• Yilmaz MI, Siriopol D, Saglam M, Kurt YG, Unal HU, Eyileten T, Gok M, Cetinkaya H, Oguz Y, Sari S, Vural A, Mititiuc I, Covic A, Kanbay M. Plasma endocan levels associate with inflammation, vascular abnormalities, cardiovascular events, and survival in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2014;86(6):1213-20.

• Turak O, Afsar B, Ozcan F, Canpolat U, Grbovic E, Mendi MA, Oksuz F, Siriopol D, Covic A, Caliskan M, McFann K, Johnson RJ, Kanbay M. Relationship between elevated morning blood pressure surge, uric acid, and cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive patients. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2014;16(7):530-5. 

• Kanbay M, Siriopol D, Nistor I, Elcioglu OC, Telci O, Takir M, Johnson RJ, Covic A. Effects of allopurinol on endothelial dysfunction: a meta-analysis. Am J Nephrol. 2014;39(4):348-56.

• Mircescu G, Stefan G, Gârneaţă L, Mititiuc I, Siriopol D, Covic A. Outcomes of dialytic modalities in a large incident registry cohort from Eastern Europe: the Romanian Renal Registry. Int Urol Nephrol. 2014;46(2):443-51.

• Covic A, Siriopol D, Voroneanu L. Dialysis-induced segmental wall motion abnormalities, post-dialysis fatigue and cardiovascular mortality: the new Bermuda triangle? Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013;28(10):2404-6.

• Dumea R, Siriopol D, Hogas S, Mititiuc I, Covic A. Procalcitonin: diagnostic value in systemic infections in chronic kidney disease or renal transplant patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2014;46(2):461-8. 

• Volovăt C, Cãruntu I, Costin C, Stefan A, Popa R, Volovăt S, Siriopol D, Voroneanu L, Nistor I, Segall L, Covic A. Changes in the histological spectrum of glomerular diseases in the past 16 years in the North-Eastern region of Romania. BMC Nephrol. 2013;14:148.

• Siriopol D, Hogas S, Voroneanu L, Onofriescu M, Apetrii M, Oleniuc M, Moscalu M, Sascau R, Covic A. Predicting mortality in haemodialysis patients: a comparison between lung ultrasonography, bioimpedance data and echocardiography parameters. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013;28(11):2851-9.

• Oleniuc M, Schiller A, Secara I, Onofriescu M, Hogas S, Apetrii M, Siriopol D, Covic A. Evaluation of advanced glycation end products accumulation, using skin autofluorescence, in CKD and dialysis patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2012;44(5):1441-9. 
• Dumea R, Gavrilovici C, Siriopol D, Hogas S, Blaj M, Donciu MD, Covic A. Organ procurement methods: a comparative approach of ethical issues in different centers. Revista Română de Bioetică, Vol. 11, Nr.4, octombrie – decembrie 2013

• Grant of Ministery of Research and Innovation, CNCS-UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2016-0287, within PNCDI III – Bioimpedance for the evaluation of heart failure – a comparison with clinical assessment, lung ultrasonography, cardiac biomarkers and echocardiography – Project Manager 
• Grant of Ministery of Research and Innovation, CNCS – UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0908, contract number 167/2017, within PNCDI III – Lung ultrasound guided fluid management protocol for the critically ill patient: a randomized controlled trial 
• EXPLORATORY RESEARCH PROJECT – PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3; Section 3 Responsible for the lung ultrasonography – assessment of lung congestion
• International grant member – EuroDOPPS Identification of CKD-MBD high-risk phenotypes – supported by ERA-EDTA 
• Member of the international grant – Lung Water by Ultrasound Guided Treatment in Hemodialysis Patients (The Lust Study)

Winner of the ERA-EDTA 2017 Ultra Short Registry Fellowship