Dr Maria Othieno Bayerl: Bold and Beautiful

"You have to fight hard for space and recognition" [Courtesy]

Tell us a little background and how you ended up being a facial aesthetic surgeon in Romania?

I completed my high school education at  State House Girls School Nairobi, then received a fully paid scholarship to study medicine in Romania. I arrived in Romania in 2007 at the age of 18, and at first, I had to learn the language for about eight months before beginning medical school; it took me about two years to grasp the language well. I completed medical school at the Carol Davilla Medical School in Bucharest between 2008-2014, and my ENT specialisation at the Phono-audiology and Functional ENT institute Professor Dr Dorion Hociota between 2014-2019. ENT specialisation focuses on Otorhinolaryngology, which is the study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Doctors who specialise in this area are called otorhinolaryngologists, otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, or ENT surgeons or physicians. Shortly after finishing my residency, I commenced working at Cronos Med in Bucharest, Romania where I work to date.  However, I now focus on doing non-invasive facial aesthetic procedures.