Dr. Ioana Antonescu

Dr. Ioana Antonescu is a surgeon specializing in trauma surgery and critical care medicine. She focuses on treating patients with severe injuries and life-threatening conditions that require immediate, specialized surgical intervention. Dr. Antonescu provides comprehensive care for trauma patients and manages complex critical care situations in hospital settings.

Dr. Antonescu practices at Duke Raleigh Hospital and Duke University Hospital in North Carolina, serving patients in both Raleigh and Durham. She treats serious conditions including sepsis in adults, children, and newborns. Her surgical expertise includes performing endotrachial intubation to help patients breathe and placing arterial lines to monitor blood pressure. She also provides therapeutic hypothermia treatment, a specialized procedure used to protect the brain and other organs after cardiac arrest or severe injury.