EDUCATION AND SPECIALTY
1985 - 1989 Secondary Education - First Language School - Varna
1990 - 1996 Higher Medical Education, Medical University - Varna
2004 - Acquired specialty in Neurology, Code 03.01.19
ACADEMIC DEGREE
2010 - Educational and scientific degree “Doctor", Topic: “Neurosonographic and neuroimaging studies
in asymptomatic ischemic cerebrovascular disorders", Code “Neurology" 03.01.19
2012 - Academic position “Associate Professor" in the scientific specialty Neurology, Code 03.01.19,
Medical University – Varna
POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS
2001 - Computer training course, Federation of Scientific and Technical Unions - Varna
2003 - 2010 - Courses in neurosonology - Doppler sonography, Medical University - Sofia (2003, 2006),
Sonography of extracranial cerebral vessels and transcranial Doppler sonography (2004), Ultrasound
diagnostics in angiology (2007) and Ultrasound diagnostics in neurology (2010), University Hospital “St.
Marina", Varna
2004 - Course in clinical neurology organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies
(EFNS) - Plovdiv
2007 - Course in endovascular treatment, Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
2007 - Qualification course for experts in accreditation by the European Foundation for Quality
Management (EFQM)
2008 - Postgraduate qualification in neurosonology, Military Medical Academy (MMA), Sofia
2008 - Training courses from the World Federation of Neurology (WFN)
2008 - Certificate of professional qualification in “Ultrasound Diagnostics of the Nervous System",
Medical University - Varna
2010 - Postgraduate qualification in Health Management (240 hours), Medical University - Varna
2010 - Neurosonology course under the aegis of the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral
Hemodynamics, Budapest - Hungary
2011 - Postgraduate training on “Healthy Lifestyle and Stroke Prevention" by the World Federation of
Neurology, Dubrovnik – Croatia
TEACHING ACTIVITY
From 2003 - Seminars in neurology for medical students at Medical University - Varna
From 2006 - Seminars for students in the specialty "Nursing" (2nd year), Medical College - Varna
2007 - 2008 - Lectures and seminars for students in the specialty "Social Activities" (2nd year), Medical
College - Varna
2008 - 2011 - Lectures and seminars in “Ultrasound Diagnostics of the Nervous System"
From 2010 - Lectures and seminars in neurology for:
- Students in the specialty “Midwifery" (4th year), Medical College - Varna
- Residents in the specialty “General Medicine", Medical University - Varna
- Medical students at Medical University - Varna
- Neurology residents at Medical University - Varna
2011 - Neurology seminars for foreign students in “Dental Medicine", Medical University – Varna
2003 - 2011 - 35 scientific publications, 1 dissertation, 2 solo-authored books (one translated); 50
scientific presentations at national and international forums
2004 - 2009 - Coordinator of multicenter studies in ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, Multiple
Sclerosis and Epilepsy
2004 - 2005 - Participation in a one-year program for developing an organizational model to improve
care quality for patients with acute cerebrovascular disorders at the Second Neurology Clinic with
Intensive Care Unit, in partnership with Inselspital Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
2009 - Present - Principal investigator in multicenter studies in patients with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis
and other diseases
Since 2011 - Participation in the international multicenter project “EuroHYP" under the 7th Framework
Programme of the European Union
Since 2012 - Member of the Academic Council at Medical University - Varna
Since 2013 - Member of the Scientific Council for Therapeutic Specialties at Medical University – Varna
PARTICIPATION IN THE EDITORIAL BOARD FOR MEDICAL JOURNALS
Member of the editorial board of the journal:
- Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (since 2010)
- MEMBERSHIPS IN SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS
- Bulgarian Medical Association (since 1996)
- Bulgarian Society of Neurology (since 2003)
- Bulgarian Headache Society (2004–2006)
- Bulgarian Association of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (since 2008), Chair of the
- support body “Associate Members of the Management Board" (since 2010)
- European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (since 2009)
- Balkan Medical Union (since 2010)
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the 6th Meeting of the Bulgarian Association of
- Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics, 3-4.09.2011, Albena
- Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the 13th National Congress of Neurology, 16-
- 19.05.2013, Golden Sands
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the 16th World Congress of Neurosonology under the
- aegis of the World Federation of Neurology, 17-20.10.2013, Sofia
