Prof. Evgeni Grigorov was born on 28.05.1979 in Sofia. In 1997, he graduated with honors from the Second English Language High School "Thomas Jefferson", Sofia, majoring in "Chemistry and Biology". He graduated as a Master of Pharmacy from the Medical University - Sofia (graduation 2002). In 2005, he completed a second master's degree in "Health Policy and Healthcare Management" at the New Bulgarian University (NBU). Prof. Evgeni Grigorov also obtained a second higher education with a Bachelor's degree in "Economics", majoring in "Finance" (2013) and a Master's degree in "Economics", majoring in "Business Logistics" (2017) from the University of National and World Economy (UNWE).
In 2014 acquired the educational and scientific degree "Doctor" in the scientific specialty "Social Medicine and Organization of Healthcare and Pharmacy" from the National Center for Public Health and Analyses. His dissertation is on the topic: "Research and pharmacoeconomic evaluation of the prevention of risk factors and therapy in ICD", his scientific supervisors are Prof. Dr. Petko Salchev and Prof. Ilko Getov.
He is fluent in English and French. He uses Russian. He has an expert level of computer knowledge. He has acquired pedagogical competence (level I).
He has extensive and versatile professional experience, which is demonstrated by the managerial, expert and strategic level of his knowledge and skills, both in the pharmaceutical field and in the field of public health and the organization of healthcare. During the period 2020-2021, he held the position of Deputy Minister of Health.
The development of the academic career of Prof. mag. pharm. Evgeni Grigorov, PhD, followed by successive appointments as an assistant professor after winning a competition in the Department of "Organization and Economics of Pharmacy" at MU-Sofia (2007), election as a senior assistant professor at the same department (2010) and chief assistant professor (2011). He habilitated as an associate professor at MU-Varna in March 2015. He acquired five specialties in the field of healthcare: "Organization and Economics of Distribution and Pharmacy Practice" (since 2006), "Clinical Pharmacy" (since 2009), "Healthcare Economics" (since 2012), "Organization and Economics of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing" (since 2020) and "Hospital Pharmacy" (since 2023)
Prof. mag. pharm. Evgeni Grigorov, PhD lectures as a guest lecturer at MU-Sofia, NBU, UNWE and MU-Pleven. He also teaches pharmaceutical topics to cadets at the Military Medical Academy. He leads postgraduate and continuing education courses for higher medical and non-medical personnel at MU-Varna and the MMA.
Past trainings and courses:
International Health – Department of Social Pharmacy – Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences – Copenhagen – 2005.
Pharmaceutical Marketing – Faculty of Pharmacy of MU-Sofia and IAE Nantes – Sofia – 2005
Application of Statistics in Health and Pharmaceutical Research – Faculty of Pharmacy of MU-Sofia – 2006
Statistical Processing of Biomedical Data with SPSS – Faculty of Pharmacy of MU-Sofia - 2010
Introduction to Health Economic Evaluations – British Council and Ministry of Health – Sofia – 2011
Principles of Good Clinical Practice – ADKPRP – Sofia – 2012
Logistics Planning in a Hospital Pharmacy – EAHP – Thessaloniki – 2012
Innovations and Investments in Healthcare – NCPHA - Sofia - 2015
Development and Management of Projects in healthcare - NCPHA - Sofia - 2015
Medical Devices Epidemiology - ICPE - Dublin - 2016
Adherence to Pharmacotherapy - ICPE - Dublin - 2016
Critical appraisal workshop - CAC and Novartis - Sofia - 2016
Comparative Effectiveness Research - ICPE - Montreal - 2017
Registries and Prospective Cohort Studies - ICPE - Montreal - 2017
Epidemiology and biostatistics - practical approaches - EHSEM and MU-Pleven - Sofia - 2017
Tracing the effect of treatment in oncology - NCPHA and ARPharM - Sofia - 2017
Training on working with the electronic learning platform "Blackboard" - 1st, 2nd and 3rd level - MU-Varna - 2018
Working with the anti-plagiarism program iThenticate - MU-Varna – 2018
Health economics – application of economic analyses in management - NCPHA - Sofia – 2018
Health technology assessment – models of post-marketing surveillance of innovative therapies – FOZ – Plovdiv – 2018
Medical devices – challenges in legislation and technology assessment - ISPOR Bulgarian Chapter and BNDF – Sofia – 2018
Methodology of the research process - NCPHA - Sofia – 2019
Health communication campaigns – main stages in planning and implementation - NCPH - Sofia – 2019
How a pandemic has affected the pharma industry – EIPG – 2020
Masterclass in clinical pharmacy, topic: "Antibiotic resistance – is there a solution?" – POBFB - 2020
Strengthening the protection of healthcare workers in response and recovery from COVID-19 - NCPHA - Sofia - 2021
Online pharmacy operations and distribution of medicines – FIP - 2021
ICH-E6 (R2) GCP Investigator Site Personnel Training – BACR - 2022
Pedagogical competence (level I) – MU-Varna and CPAK – 2022
Digital profiling and presentation style – MU-Varna and Talent hunter- 2022
From Theory to Practice: Implementing the EU Health Technology Assessment Regulation- European Commission and the Heads of HTA Agencies Group (HAG)- 2023
Impact of regulatory reliance on expanding global access to essential medicines – FIP -2023
The university in support of an engaged and responsible research community – NBU – 2024
Innovative educational technologies- MES under the National Program "Digital Qualification" - 2024
ICH GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE E6 (R2) - THE GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORK- 2024
E-labelling & Digital Transformation in Pharmacy – FIP -2024
Teaching activities:
Lectures on "Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation", "Medical Devices", "Pharmacoeconomics" and "History of Pharmacy" to students studying in the "Master" program in "Pharmacy" at the Medical University "Prof. Dr. P. Stoyanov"-Varna. He also teaches courses in the second master's program in "Transfer of Technologies and Innovations in Pharmacy". He leads the "Hospital Pharmacy" students' club if interest. He leads theoretical training courses for PGE in various specialties. He is the Chairman of the State Examination Commission on "Organization and Economics of Distribution and Pharmacy Practice".
Scientific supervisor of 22 doctoral students (12 successfully defended), 34 graduate students and 64 postgraduate leаrners under the PGE.
Participation in projects:
Topic: "HospiPharmaBox - Innovative smart box for transporting medicines from the hospital pharmacy to the patient's home", funded: 2024, internal project for applied and innovative research No. DF-9/2024, part of the project "Medical University - Varna: Enhancing translational achievements in medicine (MUVE-TEAM)", base organization: Faculty of Pharmacy, MU-Varna
Topic: "The role of the hospital pharmacist in providing clinical services and integrated care - an important element of modern medical practices", project No. 24032. of the Science Fund of MU-Varna, funded in 2025, base organization: Faculty of Pharmacy, MU-Varna
Topic: "Study of post-marketing surveillance of drugs and the relationship with e-marketing - opportunities for training and implementation in practice in Bulgaria", funded: 2011 with contract No. 12/2011 with the Medical Council of MU-Sofia
Topic: "Research and assessment of the knowledge and skills of master pharmacists in the event of cases of adverse drug reactions", funded: 2012 with contract No. 46/2012 with the Medical Council of MU-Sofia.
Topic: "The role of the pharmacist in introducing the concept of "Pharmaceutical care" in patient self-treatment", funded: 2005 with contract No. 18/2004 with the Medical Center of Sofia Medical University.
Topic: "Study of drug interactions at the level of biotransformation", funded: 2017, project No. 16021/2016 of the Science Fund of Varna Medical University.
Topic: "The patient's path in neurological diseases - coordinated and integrated health care", funded: 2019, project No. 04/2019 of the National Center for Health and Social Care.
Topic: "Joint Action 3 aims to define and implement a sustainable model for the scientific and technical cooperation on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Europe", funded by: EUnetHTA JA3 - 2016, Project leader: ZIN (Zorginstituut Nederland), implementation period: 2016-2020.
Topic: "European Medicines Shortages Research Network - addressing supply problems to patients (Medicines Shortages)", funded by: EU 2018, Project leader: Tomasz Bochenek MD, MPH, PhD - Action Chair, implementation period: 2018-2020. Participation at level: member of the Steering Board of COST Action CA15105 and representative for Bulgaria.
Project BG05M2OP001-2.002-0001 "Student Internships" - Phase 1, European Social Fund 2014-2020, Operational Programme "Science and Education for Smart Growth 2014-2020" (Academic Mentor of Students)
Project BG05M2OP001-2.013-0001 "Student Internships - Phase 2", funded by Operational Programme "Science and Education for Smart Growth 2020-2023" (Academic Mentor of Students)
Prof. Mag. Pharm. Evgeni Grigorov, Ph.D. has over 200 scientific papers and more than 180 participations in scientific congresses and conferences. His main scientific developments and articles are in the field of social pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology and medical devices.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8290-5182
Web of Science ResearcherID: AEW-0386-2022
Scopus Author ID: 55444054300
Co-authorship in textbooks and teaching aids:
"Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation"
Authors: Genka Petrova, Mona Stefanova, Ilko Getov, Valentina Petkova, Tatyana Benisheva, Asena Stoimenova, Alexandra Savova, Manoela Manova, Anna Ivanova, Evgeni Grigorov, Stanislava Yordanova.
Publisher: Infopharma EOOD, ISBN 978-954-92652-1-7, Sofia, 2010, p.344.
"Fundamentals of Pharmacoepidemiology"
Authors: Ilko Getov, Emilia Naseva, Hristina Lebanova, Evgeni Grigorov.
Publisher: Medical University – Sofia, Printing: EcoPrint, ISBN 978-954-92284-9-6, Sofia, 2013, p.203.
"SOCIAL PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL LEGISLATION" (4th revised and supplemented edition)
Authors: G. Petrova, V. Petkova, I. Getov, A. Stoimenova, A. Savova, M. Manova, S. Georgiev, H. Lebanova, E. Grigorov, A. Todorova, S. Georgieva, K. Andreevska, M. Dimitrova, D. Grekova, M. Kamusheva, V. Madzharov, Z. Mitkova.
Publisher: Infopharma EOOD, ISBN 978-954-92652-6-2, Sofia, 2017, p.360.
"Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical legislation - lecture notes and practicals"
Authors: G. Petrova, V. Petkova, I. Getov, A. Stoimenova, M. Manova, A. Savova, E. Grigorov,
S. Jordanova, ISBN 978-954-9318-18-0, Hadbook, Publisher: Medical University-Sofia, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sofia, 2012, p.150.
"Medical Devices - Collection of Tests"
Author: Evgeni Grigorov, ISBN 978-954-92967-4-7, Publisher: Taurus Advertising OOD, Sofia, 2011, p.114.
"Workbook for Practical Exercises in Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation" (Part One)
Authors: Anna Todorova, Evgeni Grigorov, Galina Petrova, Ivo Kumanov, Zhivko Kolev, Maria Ivanova, Magdalena Pesheva, ISBN 978-619-242-136-6, Publisher: Grafik - Varna, Varna 2021, p. 56.
"Workbook for practical exercises in social pharmacy and pharmaceutical legislation" (Part Two)
Authors: Anna Todorova, Evgeni Grigorov, Galina Petrova, Ivo Kumanov, Maria Ivanova, Magdalena Pesheva, ISBN 978-619-242-151-9, Publisher: Grafik - Varna, Varna 2022, p. 56.
"LEARNING AID IN SOCIAL PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL LEGISLATION" (Part 1)
Authors: Anna Todorova, Evgeni Grigorov, Galina Petrova, Ivo Kumanov, Zhivko Kolev, Maria Ivanova, Magdalena Pesheva, ISBN 978-619-221-416-6, Publisher: MU-Varna, Varna 2022, p. 114.
"LEARNING AID ON SOCIAL PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL LEGISLATION" (Part 2)
Authors: Anna Todorova, Evgeni Grigorov, Galina Petrova, Ivo Kumanov, Zhivko Kolev, Maria Ivanova, Magdalena Pesheva, ISBN 978-619-221-417-3, Publisher: MU-Varna, Varna 2022, p. 114.
"TEST QUESTIONS ON SOCIAL PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL LEGISLATION"
Authors: Anna Todorova, Evgeni Grigorov, Galina Petrova, Ivo Kumanov, Zhivko Kolev, Maria Ivanova, Magdalena Pesheva, ISBN 978-619-221-415-9, Publisher: MU-Varna, Varna 2022, p. 114.
"Medical Devices - Legal Regulation in Bulgaria"
Author: Evgeni Grigorov
Publisher: Medical University-Varna, Printing: Print Zone, ISBN 978-619-7137-23-1, Sofia, 2015, p. 120.
"Evaluations of Drug Therapies - Theory and Practice"
Authors: Toni Vekov, Evgeni Grigorov, Nadya Veleva, Slaveyko Dzhambazov
Publisher: Medical University-Pleven, Printing: Simolini 94, ISBN 978-954-756-163-2, Pleven, 2015, p.336.
Selected Publications:
- Antonio Ivanov, Violeta Getova-Kolarova, Valentina Belcheva, Evgeni Grigorov, Ilko Getov. Research and pilot analysis of bevacizumab repurposing potential and its impact in clinical practice. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment (ISSN print: 1310-2818, ISSN online: 1314-3530), 2024:38(1):2357191. DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2024.2357191
- Evgeni Grigorov, Maya Radeva-Ilieva, Kaloyan Georgiev. INNs granted with specific storage requirements in Bulgarian pharmacies. Part 1: Medicines acting on cardiovascular and nervous system. PHARMACIA (ISSN print: 0428-0296, ISSN online: 2603-557X), 2023 (70), No.3, p. 689-697. DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.70.e109692
- Evgeni Grigorov, Maya Radeva-Ilieva, Kaloyan Georgiev. INNs granted with specific storage requirements in Bulgarian pharmacies. Part 2: Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents. PHARMACIA (ISSN print: 0428-0296, ISSN online: 2603-557X), 2023 (70), No.4, p. 837-845. DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.70e110353
- Georgi Penev, Evgeni Grigorov. Analgesic efficacy of preoperative ultrasound transversal abdominal plane block for open hysterectomy. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment (ISSN print: 1310-2818, ISSN online: 1314-3530), 2022, Vol. 36, No. 1, p. 346-352. DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2022.2081515
- Vladimir Grigorov, Mladen Grigorov, Evgeni Grigorov, Hristina Nocheva. Butane-induced acute global myocardial ischemia without coronary artery pathology. Oxford Medical Case Reports (ISSN 2053-8855), 2020, Vol. 12, No. 1, p. 460-464. DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omaa118
- Olga Antonova, Blaga Rukova, Boris Mladenov, Simeon Rangelov, Zora Hammoudeh, Desislava Nesheva, Rada Staneva, Viktoria Spasova, Evgeni Grigorov, Chavdar Slavov, Savina Hadjidekova, Draga Toncheva. Expression profiling of muscle-invasive and non-invasive bladder tumors for biomarkers identification related to drug resistance, sensitivity and tumor progression. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment (ISSN print: 1310-2818, ISSN online: 1314-3530), 2020, Vol. 34, No. 1, p. 506-514. DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2020.1778528
- Olga Antonova, Hadil Kathom, Evgeni Grigorov, Rada Staneva, Savina Hadjidekova, Draga Toncheva, Daniela Avdjieva-Tzavella. Benefits and challenges in conducting long-term growth hormone therapy in patients with Prader-Willy syndrome. GENETIKA (ISSN 0534-0012), 2020, Vol. 52, No. 1, p. 149-160. DOI: 10.2298/GENSR2001149A
- Veneta Stoykova, Radoslava Vazharova, Evgeni Grigorov, Ivo Kremensky, Dimiter Markov, Stoimen Ivanov. PAPP-A levels and the risk of preeclampsia. Comptes rendus de l'Académie bulgare des sciences (ISSN 1310-1331), 2018, Vol. 71, No. 11, p. 1557-1565. DOI: 10.7546/CRABS.2018.11.16
- Mladen Grigorov, Agastaya Belur, Diana Otero Mostacero, Evgeni Grigorov, Sirmad Chaudhary, Shahab Ghafghazi. The BRASH syndrome, a synergistic arrhythmia phenomenon. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings (ISSN 0899-8280), 2020, Vol. 33, No.4, с.668-670. DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1784637
- Vladimir Grigorov, Mladen Grigorov, Evgeni Grigorov, Hristina Nocheva. Spontaneous Post-COVID-19 Pneumothorax in a Patient with No Prior Respiratory Tract Pathology: A Case Report. REPORTS — Medical Cases Images and Videos (ISSN 2571-841X), 2022, Vol. 5, No.1, p. 11. DOI: 10.3390/reports5010011
- Toni Vekov, Hristina Lebanova, Evgeni Grigorov. Pharmacotherapeutic recommendations for application of target oncological drug therapies for treatment of breast cancer in Bulgaria – Therapeutic efficacy and cost effectiveness. Journal of B.U.ON.: official journal of Balkan Union of Oncology (ISSN 2241-6293), 2015, Vol. 20, No. 6, p. 1420-1425. PMID: 26854436
- Olga Antonova, Draga Toncheva, Evgeni Grigorov. Bladder cancer risk from the perspective of genetic polymorphisms in the carcinogen metabolizing enzymes. Journal of B.U.ON.: official journal of Balkan Union of Oncology (ISSN 2241-6293), 2015, Vol. 20, No. 6, p. 1397-1406. PMID: 26854433
- Evgeni Grigorov, E. Naseva, I. Getov. Study of patients' willingness-to-pay for pharmacotherapy of ischemic heart disease. Archives of the Balkan Medical Union (ISSN 0041-6940), 2011, Vol. 46, No.3, p.177-179. DOI: 10.13140/2.1.3681.4401
- Evgeni Grigorov, E. Naseva, H. Lebanova, I. Getov. Testing willingness to pay for blood pressure measurement in community pharmacy. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (ISSN 1996-0816), 2012, Vol. 6, No.13, p.1005-1010 DOI: 10.5897/AJPP12.047
- Ilko N. Getov, Tanya G. Hristova, Hristina V. Lebanova, Evgeni E. Grigorov. Study of obligations defined in agreements between parties involved in clinical trials of medicinal products in Bulgaria. Medicinski Glasnik (ISSN 1840-0132), 2012, Vol. 9, No. 2 p. 383-387. PMID: 22926381
- Hristina V. Lebanova, Ilko N. Getov, Evgeni E. Grigorov. Descriptive study for look-alike and sound-alike medicines based on local language peculiarities. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (ISSN 1996-0816), 2012, Vol. 6, No. 28, p. 2161-2165. DOI: 10.5897/AJPP12.496
- Veselina Stoyneva, Ilko Getov, Emilia Naseva, Hristina Lebanova, Evgeni Grigorov. Physicians' knowledge and attitude towards adverse event reporting system and result to intervention – randomized nested trial among bulgarian physicians. Medicinski Glasnik (ISSN 1840-0132), 2013, Vol. 10, No. 2, p.365-372. DOI: 10.13140/2.1.2954.6560
- Hristina Lebanova, Ilko Getov, Evgeni Grigorov. Practical tool to assess reliability of web-based medicines information, Medicinski Glasnik (ISSN 1840-0132), 2014, Vol. 11, No. 1, p. 221-227. PMID: 24496368
- Hristina Nocheva, Zafer Sabit, Dimitar Bakalov, Evgeni Grigorov. Interactions between the cannabinoid and the serotonergic systems in modulation of pain perception. PHARMACIA (ISSN print: 0428-0296, ISSN online: 2603-557X), 2021, Vol. 68, No.1, p. 109-115. DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.68.e49219
- Antoniya Kisheva, Yoto Yotov, Evgeni Grigorov. Pharmacotherapy of patients with atrial fibrillation and restored sinus rhythm - is the medication with spironolactone beneficial in this case? PHARMACIA (ISSN print: 0428-0296, ISSN online: 2603-557X), 2021 (68), No.2, p. 301-306. DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.68.e63223
- Stefan Balkanski, Hristina Lebanova, Evgeni Grigorov, Ilko Getov. In-depth Assessment after 18 Months of Distance E-learning of Pharmacists in Bulgaria. Archives of Pharmacy Practice (ISSN print 2320-5210, ISSN online 2045-080X), 2021, Vol. 22, No. 2, p. 12-16. DOI: 10.51847/YBI8KCFKFC
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