{"id":13117,"date":"2026-01-31T12:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T12:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romedi.org\/?page_id=13117"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:08:02","slug":"raluca-ioana-cascaval","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/romedi.org\/ro\/raluca-ioana-cascaval\/","title":{"rendered":"raluca-ioana-cascaval"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13117\" class=\"elementor elementor-13117\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-297e21f elementor-section-stretched tm-column-break-ipad-no tm-col-stretched-none elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"297e21f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eff5f6e\" data-id=\"eff5f6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dff6e4 tm-column-break-ipad-no tm-col-stretched-none elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dff6e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df417a6\" data-id=\"df417a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ea52b tm-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm_heading\" data-id=\"c5ea52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-element-heading-content-wrapper left-align  tm-seperator-none tm-content-with-desc tm-heading-style-vertical\"><div class=\"tm-content-header\"><h1 class=\"tm-element-content-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tDr. Raluca Ioana Cascaval\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"tm-element-subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>President, Society of Medical Romanian Diaspora<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"tm-element-content-desctxt\"><strong>Dr. Raluca I. Cascaval, MD<\/strong> is a hospitalist with more than 20 years of experience caring for\nhospitalized patients across acute care, post-acute, and long-term acute care settings.\nShe graduated from medical school at the <strong>University of Medicine and Pharmacy \u201cGr. T.\nPopa\u201d in Ia\u0219i, Romania,<\/strong> in 1996 and completed her internal medicine residency in the\nU.S., serving as Chief Resident in her final year. <br><br>\nA hands-on clinician with a strong\ninterest in quality and patient safety, she currently serves as <strong>Physician Co-Chair of the\nQuality and Safety Council at Penrose Hospital USAl<\/strong> and over time has led initiatives focused\non glycemic control, VTE prevention, and safer transitions of care. \n<br><br>\nShe is passionate\nabout practical, team-based improvements that facilitate better, safer care for patients\nand clinicians alike.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff9293\" data-id=\"9ff9293\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74de9e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74de9e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/romedi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_dcgmoqdcgmoqdcgm.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12979\" alt=\"Raluca Cascaval\" srcset=\"https:\/\/romedi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_dcgmoqdcgmoqdcgm.png 1376w, https:\/\/romedi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_dcgmoqdcgmoqdcgm-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/romedi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_dcgmoqdcgmoqdcgm-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/romedi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_dcgmoqdcgmoqdcgm-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" data-id=\"12979\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-396c54a tm-leftright-p0 tm-column-break-ipad-no tm-col-stretched-none elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"396c54a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-147c48c\" data-id=\"147c48c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b9673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm_icon_heading\" data-id=\"32b9673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm_icon_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"themetechmount-iconbox themetechmount-iconbox-styleone themetechmount-iconcolor-skincolor themetechmount-icon-bgcolor-none tm-iconstyle-none tm-textalign-left\">\n<div class=\"themetechmount-iconbox-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"tm-iconbox-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"themetechmount-iconbox-icon tm-wrap-cell\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-box-icon\"><i class=\"kw_dezily flaticon-heart-3\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"themetechmount-iconbox-heading tm-wrap-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tm-custom-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <br><br>\nTogether, we shape a more compassionate, equitable, and human-centered future in medicine.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Raluca Ioana Cascaval President, Society of Medical Romanian Diaspora Dr. Raluca I. Cascaval, MD is a hospitalist with more than 20 years of experience caring for hospitalized patients across acute care, post-acute, and long-term acute care settings. She graduated from medical school at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy \u201cGr. T. 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