Dr. A. Badea graduated the Faculty of Dentistry and General Medicine of UMF "Iuliu Hatieganu" , Cluj-Napoca obtaining afterwards the title of specialist in Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Cluj -Napoca . He obtained his PhD in medical sciences in 2014 and is interested in modern imaging methods of the head and neck region. He continues his scientific research in oral and maxillo-facial surgery and publishes numerous scientific articles in international journals . He is interested in the anatomy of the head and neck region with practical applications in the field of oral and maxillo-facial surgery and dental implantology.
At the department of anatomy and embryology , he develops and holds practical courses with students from the Faculty of General Medicine (Romanian and English sections ), and the Faculty of Dental Medicine (Romanian and English sections ).



Cele mai importante lucrări publicate
1. Badea AF, Bran S, Tamas-Szora A, Floareș A, Badea R, Băciuț G. Solid parotid tumors: an individual and integrative analysis of various ultrasonographic criteria. A prospective and observational study. Med Ultrason. 2013 Dec;15(4):289-98. doi: (PubMed)
2. Badea AF, Lupșor Platon M, Crișan M, Cattani C, Badea I, Pierro G, Sannino G, Baciut G. Fractal analysis of eleastographic images for automatic detection of diffuse diseases of salivary glands: preliminary results. Comput Math Methods Med. 2013;2013:347238. doi: 10.1155/2013/347238. Epub 2013 May 16 (ISI IF 0,69);
3. Badea AF, Tamas-Szora A, Clichici S, Socaciu M, Tăbăran AF, Băciut G, Cătoi C, Mureşan A, Buruian M, Badea R. Contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the characterization of tumor microcirculation. Validation of the procedure in the animal experimental model. Med Ultrason 2013 Jun;15(2):85-94 (PubMed);
4. Pojoga C, Ciobanu, Badea AF, Boţan E, Caraiani C, Hagiu C, Băciuţ G, Badea R. 2D ultrasonography and contrast enhanced ultrasound for the evaluation of cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome in a patient with refractory celiac disease and enteropathy T cell lymphoma. BMC Gastroenterol. 2013 Feb 11;13:26. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-13-26 (ISI IF 2,11);
5. Badea AF, Tamas Szora A, Ciuleanu E, Chioreanu I, Baciut G, Lupșor Platon M, Badea R. ARFI quantitative elastography of the submandibular glands. Normal measurements and the diagnosis value of the method in radiation submaxillitis. Med Ultrason. 2013 Sep;15(3):173-9 (PubMed);
6. Chifor R, Hedeșiu M, Bolfa P, Cătoi C, Crișan M, Șerbănescu A, Badea AF, Badea ME: The evaluation of 20 MHz ultrasonography, computed tomography scans as compared to direct microscopy for periodontal system assessment. Med Ultrason 2011; 13 (2): 120-126 (PubMed)
7. Chifor R, Badea ME, Hedeșiu M, Șerbănescu A, Badea AF: Experimental model for measuring and characterisation of the dento-alveolar system using high frequencies ultrasound techniques. Med Ultrason 2010; 12 (2): 127-132 (Indexat MEDLINE / PubMed)
8. Badea ME, Dudea D, Hedeșiu M, Badea AF: Fissure caries diagnosis: a modern quantitative non-invasive evaluation of occlusal surface demineralisation. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat, IASI- 2008; 1(supliment 1): 449-454
9. Cristian Neciu , Radu Badea , Liliana Chiorean, Alexandru Florin Badea, Iulian Opincariu : Oral and IV Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography of the digestive tract – a useful completion of the B-Mode examination : a literature review and an exhaustive illustration through images. Med Ultrason 2015 ; 17 (1) : 62-73
10. Badea IC, Crișan M, Pop R, Badea AF, Socaciu C. UPLC-QTOF-ESI(+) MS and direct MS injection used to fingerprint resting and stimulated saliva profiles: preliminary results. Studia UBB Chemia. ISSN: 1224-7154. 2014;