Dr. Ionela Manole

Dermatovenereologist with over 15 years of clinical expertise in dermoscopy, skin cancer detection and digital dermatology. Senior dermatologist and scientific researcher at Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, and Head of Department at the Studies&Me online hospital, with a PhD research focus on machine learning for dermatology image analysis.

• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certified
• Certified in dermoscopy
• Certified in laser therapy

Scientific Researcher / Senior Dermatovenereologist, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest; Head of Department, Online Hospital at Studies&Me (Bucharest / Copenhagen).

• Early detection of skin cancer with dermoscopy and digital dermoscopy
• Remote, photo-based assessment of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and actinic keratosis
• Machine-learning approaches to dermatology image labelling and diagnostics
• Principal investigator and sub-investigator on national and international clinical trials
• Inflammatory skin diseases: atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, vitiligo, acne and rosacea
• Dermatologic surgery and laser treatments

• PhD — Thesis: Algorithms and tools for image labelling in dermatology through Machine Learning

  Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · Bucharest, Romania · 2017 – 2024

• Specialist Certificate in Dermatovenereology

  Colentina Clinical Hospital · Bucharest, Romania · 2009 – 2013

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · Bucharest, Romania · 2002 – 2008

Member of the ScanSkinAI clinical review network. Provides dermatologist review of user-submitted skin cases and supports medical review of ScanSkinAI content. ScanSkinAI AI results are screening and decision support, not a diagnosis.

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• Integrating Artificial Intelligence in dermatology: progress, challenges and perspectives — Romanian Medical Journal (2024)
• Enhancing dermatological diagnostics with EfficientNet: A deep learning approach — Bioengineering (2024)
• Agreement and reliability of remote assessment of actinic keratosis using smartphone photographs — British Journal of Dermatology (2023)
• Remote assessment of psoriasis severity from photographs — JAAD International (2023)
• The Copenhagen Actinic Keratosis Study (COAKS): decentralised phase I/IIa trial protocol — BMJ Open (2022)
• Smartphone-based home assessment of atopic dermatitis severity: validation study — Skin Research and Technology (2022)
• Prevention of Hand Eczema among Nurse Apprentices (PREVEDERM) — Annals of Work Exposures and Health (2020)
• Book chapters in Clinical Cases in Melanoma and the Springer Atlas of Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Venereology (2020)

• European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
• International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI)
• Romanian Society of Dermatology and Venereology (SRD)

• LinkedIn