Dr. Elitsa Hadzhieva was born in 1988 in Varna. In 2006, she graduated from the First Language High School in Varna, where she studied English and German. In 2012, she completed her medical degree with excellent results at the Medical University of Varna and in 2013 she became part of the team at the Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at University Hospital "St. Marina". Since 2016, Dr. Hadzhieva has been an assistant at the Medical University of Varna in the Department of Endocrinology, Second Department of Internal Medicine. In 2020, she was enrolled as a PhD student in the same department. In December 2017, Dr. Hadzhieva successfully obtained a specialty in “Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases." Her main scientific work focuses on the field of diabetes.
Dr Hadzhieva is a co-author of the textbook Internal Diseases for Healthcare Specialists, edited by Miglena Stamboliyska, Dobrin Paskalev and Diana Dimitrova, 2018.
Publications:
- Hristozov, Kiril H., Bachvarova, Mariela B., Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Balev, Boyan D., Krasnaliev, Ivan Y., Arnaudov, P.; Poorly differentiated, non-anaplastic diffuse thyroid carcinoma associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Journal Endocrinology, Issue 2/2014
- Boyadzhieva, Mila B., Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Hristozov, Kiril H; Role of continuous glucose monitoring in glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus; Journal Endocrinology, Issue 2/2016
- Ivanova, Iva V., Siderova, Mira V., Bachvarova, Mariela B., Hristozov, Kiril H., Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Bochev, Pavel H., Bocheva, Yana D; Use of lithium as a treatment option for antithyroid drug-resistant Graves' disease; Journal Endocrinology, Issue 3/2016
- Boyadzhieva, Mila B., Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Hristozov, Kiril H., Georgieva-Hristova, Darina K; The role of continuous glucose monitoring in detecting asymptomatic nocturnal hypoglycemia and distinguishing the etiology of morning hyperglycemia; Journal Endocrinology, Issue 1/2017
- Boyadzhieva, Mila B., Angelov, Atanas A., Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Hristozov, Kiril H., Georgiev, Svetoslav Zh; Post-load glycemic levels in individuals with angiographically determined coronary artery stenosis; Journal Endocrinology, Issue 1/2017
- Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Boyadzhieva, Mila B., Hristozov, Kiril H; Real-life clinical experience with dapagliflozin; Journal Science Endocrinology, Issue 1/2017
- Boyadzhieva, Mila B., Dimitrova, Radina S., Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Hristozov, Kiril H; Adult-onset autoimmune diabetes – a case report; Journal MedPost, Issue 19/2016
- Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Boyadzhieva, Mila B., Hristozov, Kiril H; Rapid and sustained glucose-lowering effect of dapagliflozin; Journal Diabetes and Metabolism, Issue 3/2019
- E Hadzhieva, M Boyadzhieva, V Iotova, S Galcheva, K Tsochev, T Chalykova, et al; Mortality in childhood-onset type 1 diabetes; Scripta Scientifica Medica 2019; 51 (1), 9-15
- Hadzhieva, Elitsa; Efficacy and safety of the fixed combination LixiLan – results from clinical trials; Journal Medic Plus, Year IV, Issue November 2022
- Hadzhieva, Elitsa, Boyadzhieva, Mila; Skin autofluorescence as a clinical tool for non-invasive assessment of advanced glycation end products – clinical significance and influencing factors; Varna Medical Forum, Issue 2/2022
- Shishkov, Savi R., Dimitrova, Radina S., Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Yaneva, Zhaneta A., Ivanova, Iva V., Siderova, Mira V., Hristozov, Kiril H; Spontaneously resolved acromegaly with complete panhypopituitarism – a case report; Journal Endocrinology, Issue 4/2022
- Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Boyadzhieva, Mila B; Skin autofluorescence – a marker of metabolic memory in patients with diabetes mellitus; Journal Endocrinology, Issue 4/2023
Posters with accompanying presentations and published abstracts:
- Hadzhieva, Elitsa G., Boyadzhieva, Mila B., Hristozov, Kiril H.
The Somogyi effect – a leading cause of morning hyperglycemia?; Poster presented at the Jubilee Congress of Endocrinology “50 Years of the Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology," October 8–11, 2015, Plovdiv - Yaneva, Zh., Hadzhieva, E., Siderova, M., Hristozov, K; Insulin pump therapy – our experience; Poster presented at the 12th National Congress of Endocrinology, October 12–14, 2023, Plovdiv
Член е на българското дружество по ендокринология.
