Dr. Petar Valchanov was born on June 22, 1980, in Varna, Bulgaria. He graduated at Dimcho Debelyanov High School in Varna in 1997 and at the Medical University of Varna in 2003. From 2004 to 2015, he worked as a medical resident in emergency care at polyclinics in Varna. From 2005 to 2009, he specialized in psychiatry at the "St. Marina" University Hospital but discontinued his specialization for personal reasons. Since April 2016, he has been working as an honorary assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and in September 2017, he was appointed as a full assistant professor.
Dr. Petar Valchanov actively engages in various areas of medical 3D modeling and 3D printing, including the creation of models for preoperative planning, medical devices, and imaging phantoms. He has produced hundreds of clinical-anatomical models for preoperative planning and personalized trainers for several surgical specialties. His interests are related to clinical anatomy, radiology, materials science, 3D arts, 3D bio/printing, implantology, personalized, and regenerative medicine. He participated in initiating and organizing a laboratory for 3D bio/printing in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Medical University of Varna. He is a doctoral student in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, focusing on "Modeling and 3D printing of morphologically accurate bone matrix." He is also a member of the scientific group "Modeling and Simulations in Medicine."
Portfolio:
Portfolio
Recognized Specialty: Anatomy, Histology, and Cytology.
Scientific Projects:
- Participation in the Science Fund Project - Competition Session 2018: "Establishment of infrastructure for 3D and bioprinting of personalized spatially controlled research, diagnostic, and therapeutic implants, prostheses, medical devices, and consumables at the Medical University of Varna" as a technical controller.
- Participation in Science Fund Project No. 19027 "Bioprinting and morphological analysis of a 3D matrix for biosynthetic implants with increased osteogenic potential" as a doctoral student and principal investigator.
- Researcher in the project "Physical anthropomorphic models of breast and technology for their production (PHENOMENO)," funded by Grant No. 101008020 under the activities of the "Marie Skłodowska-Curie" of the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program.
- Researcher in the project "Enhancing translational achievements in medicine (MUVE-TEAM)," funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU, through the National Recovery and Sustainability Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria, project No. BG-RRP-2.004-0009-C02.
