Dr. Iva Ivanova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2007, she graduated with honors from Aleko Konstantinov Language High School in the town of Pravets. Between 2007 and 2013, she studied Medicine at the Medical University of Varna, where she also earned her degree with distinction. In 2014, she began her residency in the Department of Endocrinology at St. Marina University Hospital. In December 2018, she successfully completed her board certification in Endocrinology at Alexandrovska University Hospital.
Dr. Ivanova is certified in cervical ultrasonography. She is actively involved in teaching: since 2015, she has served as a teaching assistant in the Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Medicine, and since 2017, in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, where she also holds the position of administrative assistant.
Textbook Chapters:
- Co-author of Internal Medicine for Healthcare Professionals, edited by Miglena Stambuliyska, Dobrin Paskalev, and Diana Dimitrova, Varna, 2018
- Co-author of Prevention, Diagnosis, Therapy: Current Issues 2014, edited by Corr. Member Prof. Mila Vlaskovska, Assoc. Prof. Margarita Tsontsarova, Assoc. Prof. Borislav Georgiev, and Assoc. Prof. Georgi Momekov
Selected Articles:
- “Behind the Mask of Thyrotoxicosis – Two Families with Refetoff Syndrome (Resistance to Thyroid Hormone Syndrome)." Endocrinology, 2020; 4 (Anniversary Edition): 227–243
- “Use of Lithium in the Management of Antithyroid Drug-Resistant Graves' Disease." Endocrinology, 2016; 3: 172–176
- “TSH in Critically Ill Patients – Interpretation and Management." Endocrinology Science, 2016; 1: 36–40
- “Thyroid Dysfunction and Atrial Fibrillation." Endocrinology Science, 2015; 3: 189–195
- “Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus." ProMedic, 2020; 1: 45–51
- “Spontaneously Resolved Acromegaly with Complete Panhypopituitarism – A Clinical Case." Endocrinology, 2022; 27(4): 246–255
Posters and Presentations
- “Reversible Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure in a Young Woman with Thyrotoxicosis." 50th Anniversary National Congress of Endocrinology, Plovdiv, October 8–11, 2015
- “TSH in Critically Ill Patients – Interpretation and Management." 4th Scientific Conference “Current Highlights in Cardiac and Vascular Pathology," March 27–29, 2015, Varna
- “Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with COVID-19 Infection." 4th Specialized Scientific Symposium on Rare Thyroid and Calcium-Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders, June 3–4, 2022, Sofia
- “COVID-19: The Endocrinologist's Perspective." 8th National Congress of the Bulgarian Society of Pulmonary Diseases, October 13–16, 2022, Varna
- “Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation." National Congress of Endocrinology, October 12–14, 2023, Plovdiv
Certificates
- 45th Annual Meeting of the European Thyroid Association, Milan, Italy, September 9–12, 2023
- 5th EASD Postgraduate Course on Clinical Diabetes and its Complications, April 4–6, 2019, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 20th European Congress of Endocrinology, Barcelona, Spain, May 19–22, 2018
- NEURODIAB Workshop “Modern Approach to Diabetic Neuropathy," July 21–24, 2016, Sinaia, Romania
- 3rd ISPAD Course “Future Diabetes," April 24–26, 2015, Varna, Bulgaria
- National Symposium on Endocrinology “Obesity and Health Risks," October 12–14, 2017, Plovdiv
- National Symposium on Endocrinology “Endocrine Problems in Pregnancy," October 6–8, 2022
- National Congress of Endocrinology, October 12–14, 2023, Plovdiv
- Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology
- Bulgarian Medical Association
