Senior Consultant Urologist · Associate Professor, „Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
I am Florin Elec, head of the Urology II / Kidney Transplant department at the Clinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplantation in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. I treat urological cancers, prostate and kidney disease, and I perform kidney transplants. I see patients at MedLife Humanitas Hospital in Cluj-Napoca.
Appointments: 0722 704 401 · WhatsApp: 0722 822 740
From the CV published by UMF Cluj and from drflorinelec.ro.
The choice between open, laparoscopic or robotic surgery is made for each patient individually, on medical grounds. I explain it at the consultation, with the advantages and limits of each option.
Diagnosis, staging and surgical treatment of cancers of the urinary tract and male genital organs, with decisions discussed by the multidisciplinary team.
Procedures through small incisions, with magnified vision and articulated instruments, usually allowing a faster recovery. Trained as a robotic console surgeon, Intuitive certified.
Treatment through the natural passages, with flexible, digital and laser instruments, for benign prostate enlargement, bladder tumours and stones.
Kidney transplantation from living or deceased donors, in adults and children, and renal autotransplantation when the kidney cannot be saved any other way.
The Clinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplantation in Cluj-Napoca has performed more than 2,500 kidney transplants, about 100 a year. I contributed to developing the institute's kidney and pancreas transplant programme.
Procedures performed for the first time in Romania. Renal autotransplantation with laparoscopic kidney retrieval, and ex-vivo oncological surgery with autotransplantation in a patient with a complex tumour in a solitary kidney.
kidney transplants as lead surgeon, from brain-dead and living donors
paediatric kidney transplants as lead surgeon, in children aged 2.5 to 18
organ retrievals, first as assistant, then as coordinator of the retrieval team
laparoscopic transperitoneal living-donor nephrectomy, introduced at ICUTR
“Performing a transplant is not just the surgery.”Assoc. Prof. Florin Elec, in Monitorul de Cluj, September 2023
Some of the procedures reported by the press. Patients are not named; the details are those published by journalists.
Man, 50 · October 2021
The kidney was removed using 3D laparoscopy, the tumours were excised outside the body, and the reconstructed kidney was re-implanted. The operation took six and a half hours, with a team of 5 doctors and 3 nurses.
Boy, 9, 20 kg · June 2026
His father's gift is one of the most beautiful forms of giving.
Cluj24, 19 June 2026
Patient from Cluj · June 2025
This operation is more than a medical achievement.
Monitorul de Cluj, 18 June 2025
Girl, 8 · February 2024
Kidney transplantation doesn't only improve these children's quality of life
Habitat Cluj, 12 February 2024
Boy, 7, and young woman, 23 · September 2026
Beyond the numbers, these are people, families and the hope of a life free from dialysis
Făclia, 29 September 2026
His work has been covered by:Știri de ClujMonitorul de ClujAlba24Cluj24FăcliaHabitat ClujAll press coverage and publications
From the first phone call to the check-ups after surgery, you know at every step what comes next and who to talk to.
Leave us your name and phone number. We call you back to set the date of the consultation.
Bring any tests you already have. We discuss the diagnosis and what still needs to be checked.
I explain the options, with their benefits and risks, and we decide together.
You receive written preparation instructions and know how long the hospital stay will be.
Scheduled check-ups and post-treatment tests, on a clear timeline.
Clinical, teaching and research work at the „Iuliu Hațieganu” University and ICUTR, with training at centres in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Greece and France.
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Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, „Iuliu Hațieganu” University, Cluj-Napoca
Urology residency at the Clinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplantation
Training in radical prostatectomy, Leipzig
PhD in medical sciences, with a thesis on minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia; Medica Academica Excellence Award for transplant work
Senior consultant urologist and head of the Urology II / Kidney Transplant department, ICUTR
Interim Medical Director, ICUTR
Lecturer, UMF Cluj; monograph „Transurethral microwave thermotherapy of the prostate”
Associate Professor; Award for medical performance, surgical field, UMF Cluj; „Urological emergencies”
Accreditation as PhD supervisor
President-elect of the Romtransplant Association
Figures from the October 2024 CV.
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Str. Frunzișului 75, Cluj-Napoca · consultations and surgery
Str. Clinicilor 4-6, Cluj-Napoca · kidney transplantation
For complex oncological cases, tumours in a solitary kidney or transplant assessment, you can refer the patient directly, with the available tests. We reply to the referring physician.
Use the appointment form and say in the message that you are referring a patient and how we can reach you.
Refer a patientGeneral answers. We discuss your own situation at the consultation.
An identity document, a referral letter if you have one, and all recent tests: blood work (including PSA), ultrasound, MRI or CT scans with the CD and report, plus previous medical letters.
It depends on the disease, its stage and each patient's history. Robotic surgery offers magnified vision and more precise instruments, but it is not the right option for everyone. At the consultation I explain why I recommend a particular type of procedure.
Yes. Bring the diagnosis, the tests and the proposed treatment plan. We discuss the options and I tell you what I recommend and why.
Usually through the nephrologist who follows you. If you have a living donor in your family, both of you are assessed.