EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- 2013 — Professor of Surgery at the Department of General and Operative Surgery at MU-Varna
- 2005-2013 — Associate Professor of Surgery at the Department of General and Operative Surgery at MU-Varna
- 2011 — Master's Degree in Health Management
- 2005 — ESD Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medicine
- 1995 — Doctor, specialty Surgery
- From 1993, following a competition, he successively held the positions of Assistant Professor, Senior Assistant Professor and Chief Assistant Professor at the Department of General and Operative Surgery at Medical University–Varna.
- 1986 — Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 1977 — Graduate of Hristo Kabakchiev First Language High School in Varna.
MEDICAL ACTIVITIES, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES AND MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
- Rector of Medical University–Varna, elected by a full majority vote of the Academic Council on 9th March 2020
- Chairperson of the Association of University Hospitals in the Republic of Bulgaria
- Executive Director of UMHAT "Saint Marina" (2016-2020)
- Director of Medical and Diagnostic Activities at UMHAT "Saint Marina" (2013–2016)
- Head of First Clinic of Surgery at UMHAT "Saint Marina" (2006-2016)
- Head of Endoscopic, Laser and Minimally Invasive Surgery Sector (2000-2006)
AWARDS
- Honorary diploma awarded by the Bulgarian Surgical Society for "Contribution to the work of BSS and active activities in the field of surgery"
- "For the support of donation in the Republic of Bulgaria in 2019"
- "The Doctors Bulgarians Trust" 2018
- Awards for scientific publications and presented scientific reports at congresses
- Honorary diplomas and plaques
- Lecturer and examiner in Surgery for students at MU-Varna with 126 contact hours per year.
Under the guidance of Prof. Ignatov, there is a team of well-trained specialists in Endoscopic Surgery that continues his school.
- 205 scientific publications, 59 of them — indexed in world-famous databases (Web of Science/Scopus)
- Author and co-author of chapters in international monographs:
- Khan J, Colorectal Cancer — Surgery, Diagnostics and Treatment In Tech; 2014
- Rodrigo L, Colorectal Cancer — From Pathogenesis to Treatment In Tech; 2016
- 218 participations with scientific reports at forums in Bulgaria and abroad
- 86 citations in Google Scholar (h-index 5)
- 32 citations on Web of Science (h-index 3)
- 32 citations in Scopus (h-index 3)
- Total impact factor 74.986
- Graduate research supervisor and consultant for three PhD students, who have successfully defended their dissertation theses, and two current PhD students at MU-Varna
- Participations in more than ten scientific juries for acquisition of ESD and AP
Scientific Publications
Open Access