ARĂDEANUL ION JOVIN, TELEFONISTUL MARII UNIRI, ÎNTEMEIETOR AL ONCOLOGIEI ȘI RADIOTERAPIEI ÎN ROMÂNIA
ION JOVIN FROM ARAD, TELEPHONIST OF THE GREAT UNION, FOUNDER OF ONCOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY IN ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: Born in 1899 into a peasant family in Felnac, in what is now Arad County, the young Jovin studied medicine at the University of Budapest. In the fall of 1918, student Ion Jovin became involved in the activity of the Central Romanian National Council, being appointed its telephonist by President Ștefan Cicio Pop. After the war, Jovin graduated from medical school in Cluj, then continued his studies in Germany and France, specializing in oncology and radiotherapy. Returning to the country, he founded the first cancer diagnosis and treatment center in Romania, at Colțea Hospital, in 1928. He also became a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine in Bucharest. After World War II, he was expelled from the faculty and arrested in 1948 due to his close relationship with Iuliu Maniu, whose personal physician he was. He was imprisoned for 4 years. After his release, he lived for a while on his daughter's income and was employed only a few years later as a radiology intern. Although he managed to become a primary care physician, he was not allowed to return to teaching. He worked until the age of 82 and managed to live until 1994, witnessing the fall of the communist regime.

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