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We are a medical family extended over four generations.
My paternal grandfather, Dr. Ion Jalba, was the 1041th graduate of the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine from Bucharest, Romania on December 15, 1908.
He was the son of the priest Theodor Jalba (1848-1906), from Corod, Tecuci County, who was the first teacher of the first modern primary school from our county's rural area, opened on October 15, 1863.
My grandfather had three sons and everyone was a physician: Dr. Ioan Jalba (1906-1981), Dr. Aurel Jalba (1912-1984), former director of the "Sanepid" from Tecuci and my father, Dr. Theodor Jalba (1918-1999), former director of the Tuberculosis Hospital from Tecuci.
Both my father and my mother graduated from the University of Medicine from Iasi, Romania in 1944.
In the third generation, I am the only physician. Born in Tecuci in 1953, I started as a freshman at the University of Medicine from Iasi and I graduated in 1980 from the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine from Bucharest. A pulmonologist, like my father, I was a scientific researcher in the field of lung diseases in both Romania and the United States, where I am living. To see more about my accomplishments, please visit my web page at http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/tecuci/Marquis.html
In the fourth generation, the only physician is Dr. Daniel Jalba, now living in Canada. He is the nephew of Dr. Ioan Jalba.

In the middle: Dr. Theodor Jalba
At his right hand: Dr. Ioan Jalba
At his left hand: Dr. Aurel Jalba

My mother, Dr. Olimpia Jalba, shown as a first year medical student at the University of Medicine from Iasi, Romania.

A graduate and Ph.D. of the University of Medicine from Bucharest, Romania. Currently living in the USA.
More biographical data are published in "Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2004", "Who's Who in America 2005", "Who's Who in the World 2006" and the incoming "Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2007".

We graduated from the same high school: The "Tache and Elena Anastasiu" High School, from Tecuci, Romania (currently the "Spiru Haret" High School).
My mother, Dr. Olimpia Jalba: 1938. Classified in the 17th position from 74 students at the high school leaving examination ("Bacalaureat")
Myself: 1972: Classified in the third position at the high school leaving examination from 200 graduating students.
My brother (pictured here), Mircea Gabriel Jalba:1975. He is a doctor in economics (2003)

Dr. Daniel I. Jalba is pictured at http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/EnvHealth/Photos/PostGrads/Jalba-Daniel.jpg