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Prof. Maria Valkanova, Ph.D.


Department: Social Medicine and Health Care Organization
UNS:Medical law, Civil law
Email: mariavalkanova@mu-varna.bg
Phone:052/ 634 018

 

Biography

Graduated from the IV Language Hight School "Frederic Joliot-Curie" - Varna studying the French language. In 1998 she graduated from the University of Economics - Varna with master  degree in law. Since 1999 she has been an assistant professor at the Department of Health Management, Faculty of Public Health at the Medical University-Varna. 

Since 2006 she has been an assistant to the study sector of Medical Ethics and Law at the Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization.

 In 2010 she defended her PhD dissertation on “Life insurance contract in case of death in favour of a third party".

Since 2012 she has been Associate Professor and since 2018 Professor of Civil and Family Law (Medical Law).  

She has a specialty in Legal Regulation in Health Care.

Head of the study sector of Medical Ethics and Law at the Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization.

Chairman of the examination committee for the state exam for acquiring a specialty in Legal Regulation in Health Care.

Vice-Chairman of the Council of Control at Medical University - Varna.

Publications

Main scientific interests and developments are in the field of medical, civil and insurance law. She has conducted research and specializations at the University “Franche Compte", Besançon (France), Institute of Health Law, Neuchatel (Switzerland), specialization for teachers in hospital management (Bulgarian-Swiss project), etc.

Member of

Scientific publications 

Member of the Bulgarian Public Health Association 

Member of the EUPHA 

Member of the World Medical Law Association​