Alexandru Eniu

Alexandru Eniu, MD, PHD, FESMO 

Chairman, European School of Oncology (ESO) College
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Genolier Cancer Center, Clinique de Genolier

Dr. Alexandru Eniu is a senior medical oncologist affiliated with the Swiss Medical Network at the Clinique de Genolier and at the Clinique de Montchoisi, Switzerland. Between January 2020- February 2025 he took a position at the Hôpital Riviera-Chablais, Vaud-Valais, Switzerland  as Breast Unit Responsible and Disease Lead for Breast Cancer and Coordinator of the Oncology Pole. He previously worked in the Department of Breast Tumours at the Cancer Institute "Ion Chiricuta" in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

He holds both the MD and PhD degree in Medical Sciences from the University of Medicine “Iuliu Hatieganu” in Cluj-Napoca. Dr. Eniu has an extensive experience from visits abroad. He was awarded a Mayo Foundation Visiting Clinician Scholarship at the Mayo Breast Cancer Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida and has been a visiting clinician at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He did a fellowship at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan.

As an active member of both national and international societies, Alexandru Eniu holds positions in various committees. He was appointed in 2018 Deputy Scientific Director of the European School of Oncology after serving for several years as coordinator for the ESO Eastern Europe and Balkan Region Program, and since 2023 he serves as the Chairman of the College of the European School of Oncology. Within ESMO, he chaired the ESMO Global Policy Committee and, between 2014-2018, he was a member of the ESMO Executive Board, leading several initiatives tackling disparities in cancer outcomes across Europe and the world. Within ASCO, he served as chairman of the ASCO International Affairs Committee. Furthermore, he is a member of the editorial board of several oncology journals including Annals of Oncology. He participated in the process of developing international and national guidelines for the management of cancer patients, serving as the Co-Chair of the Treatment and Allocation of resources Panel of the Breast Health Global Initiative and as panel member of the Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) International Consensus Conference. He wrote 6 book chapters and more than 100 articles in international peer reviewed journals within his specialty breast cancer.

Updated: June 2025