Dr. Tsvetoslav Georgiev was born in 1987 in Burgas, Bulgaria. He completed his secondary education at the First Language School in Varna in 2006 and earned his medical degree from the Medical University of Sofia in 2012. He obtained his specialty in Rheumatology in 2018, the same year he defended his PhD thesis on osteoarthritis and was awarded a Doctorate in Rheumatology.
Since January 2022, he has held the academic position of Associate Professor at the First Department of Internal Medicine. In November 2023, he became Head of the Clinic of Rheumatology at St. Marina University Hospital, Varna. As of April 2025, he serves as Head of the Rheumatology Teaching Unit.
His main professional and research interests include early diagnosis and conservative treatment of osteoarthritis and spondyloarthritis, applications of artificial intelligence in medicine, imaging diagnostics, and musculoskeletal ultrasound. He holds EULAR certifications in joint ultrasound (advanced, level 1 competency) and has attended numerous national and international training courses in the field.
Key Achievements:
- 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024 – EULAR ultrasound courses (introductory, basic, intermediate, and advanced levels – Level 1 competency);
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 – Awarded "Physician We Trust" by 24 Hours newspaper;
- 2015, 2016 – ASAS practical MRI courses in Brussels (Belgium) and Paris (France);
- 2023, 2024 – EULAR Imaging Course (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and EULAR Biopsy Course (Barcelona, Spain);
- 2021–2024 – Member of the Educational Steering Committee of EMEUNET;
- 2018, 2019 – Publons Peer Review Award for Best Reviewer;
- 2019, 2021 – Journal of Korean Medical Science Award for Best Reviewer;
- Participated in the EULAR Osteoarthritis Working Group, drafting recommendations on non-pharmacological treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis;
- Associate Editor of Rheumatology International (since 2019), and editorial board member of BMC Rheumatology, SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics, World Journal of Clinical Cases, and others;
- Editor for Research Integrity and Social Media of Rheumatology (Bulgaria).
Dr. Georgiev has authored over 80 full-text publications in Bulgarian and international peer-reviewed journals, with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 100 and more than 900 citations in international literature. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences. He is a co-author of the Bulgarian consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis and the EULAR recommendations on non-pharmacological treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis.
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Dr. Georgiev is an Associate Editor of Rheumatology International and serves as Editor for Research Integrity and Social Media for the Bulgarian journal Rheumatology. He is also a member of the editorial boards of several international peer-reviewed journals, including BMC Rheumatology, SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, World Journal of Clinical Cases, and the Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics (CAJMHE).
He actively contributes as a peer reviewer for numerous international scientific journals such as Clinical Rheumatology, Rheumatology International, BMJ Open, Archives of Rheumatology, Journal of Korean Medical Science (JKMS), Medicine (Kluwer), and The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. His reviewer work has been recognized with awards for excellence by both Publons and the Journal of Korean Medical Science.
Dr. Georgiev is a member of several national and international professional organizations. These include the Bulgarian Society of Rheumatology, the Emerging EULAR Network (EMEUNET), and the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA). He is also affiliated with SLEuro, the European Lupus Society. Additionally, he holds positions within national ethical bodies, serving on the Central Committee for Professional Ethics at the Bulgarian Medical Association and the Commission for Scientific Research Ethics at the Medical University of Varna.
