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Prof. Ruzha Zlatanova Pancheva – Dimitrova MD, PhD



Катедра: Hygiene and Epidemiology
УС:Hygiene
Е-поща: ruja.pancheva@mu-varna.bg
Телефон: 052/677-188

 

Биография

Prof. Pancheva is born on 15. 11. 1972 in Varna. in 1991 he graduated from the First Language High School - English language profile - Varna with a gold medal and in 1997 he graduated in medicine from the University of Medical Sciences - Varna. acquired a specialty in Pediatrics, and in 2017. in Nutrition and Dietetics. In the period 2003-2008. is a doctoral student at the Department of Pediatrics. Topic of the PhD: "Probiotics in the prevention of dyspepsia in hospitalized children aged 0-7 years". He defended his dissertation in 2008. In the period 2007-2012. is a clinical resident at the Clinic of Pediatrics - St. Marina - Varna. Since 2012. assistant Professor at the Department of Hygiene and Disasters, Faculty of Public Health. In 2014, habilitated as Associate Professor and in 2021 - as Professor in the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

Dr. Pancheva has participated in numerous courses in pediatric nutrition and gastroenterology, including a one-week individual training at the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Institute of Pediatrics, Sofia, Bulgaria - 2005, a three-week practice in pediatric nutrition at Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK with a scholarship of the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) - 2013, European Summer School in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Sofia (to ESPGHAN)- 2007. Young scientist research forum- Forum of young doctoral and postdoctoral students for training in conducting and presenting research (at ESPGHAN)-2009. One of the organizers and lecturer at the Eastern European School of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (at ESPGHAN), Varna- 2013, 2019. Member of the Quality of Care Working Group of the same Society since 2021.

She attended numerous events and courses as a trainee and then trainer of volunteers and doctors in the field of breastfeeding at the National Association "Breastfeeding Support"- 2009-2012, producer of the Bulgarian edition of the book "ABC of Breastfeeding" and the film "Breast is the Best" by Gru Newlander, organizer of the "Breastfeeding Conference with International Participation"- V. Tarnovo 2016. supported by the Norwegian Literature Support Organization, UNICEF, Trust for Social Alternative

UNICEF associate since 2007. in the establishment of a Maternal and Child Health Centre in Shumen, Sliven and in a series of projects focused on breastfeeding support, early childhood development, support for parents of young children, telephone applications. Dr. Pancheva has been collaborating with Karin Dom Foundation since 2007 in early childhood intervention and prevention of abandonment of children born at risk, in the period 2009-2022 she is a member of the Board of Directors.

Dr Pancheva is one of the organizers, consultant of the dietary nutrition and trainer in the creation of dietary nutrition for children with special dietary needs organized by the Municipality of Varna in nurseries and kindergartens since 2016. Participant of the team awarded Varna in this project 2019.

She participates and manages numerous projects of scientific and public value in the field of child nutrition funded by the "Science" Fund - MU-Varna, the "Scientific Research" Fund - MES and the Municipality of Varna aimed at the application of probiotics, the establishment of a Laboratory of Nutrigenomics, nutrition in diabetes mellitus. Collaborated on a series of European Association for Paediatric Ambulatory Practice Research (EAPRASnet) projects - 2018, 2019. addressing parental trust in vaccines and the use of telemedicine in the context of a COVID epidemic. He is involved and leads projects in the field of allergy prevention in children as principal investigator for Bulgaria.

He heads a scientific group on Early Childhood Intervention at the Research Institute of MU-Varna.

Dr Pancheva is a supervisor of two defended PhD thesis and four full-time and part-time PhD students.

She is a lecturer at numerous undergraduate and graduate programs in Bulgarian and English at the faculties of MU-Varna. Lecturer for Master's programme in Cyprus 2014-2015. She has initiated and supervised a series of postgraduate trainings such as Nutrition in the First 100 Days, Breastfeeding Support, Characteristics of Autism. Diagnostics", "Therapeutic methods and approaches in childhood", "Early childhood intervention, face-to-face and e-learning", "Nutrition of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus".




Публикации

Dr. Pancheva has more than 100 full-text publications, including 30 in foreign journals and 115 contributions to Bulgarian and international forums. Her H-index is 11, and she has over 500 citations in the foreign literature. Her main scientific developments are in the field of child nutrition- healthy and dietary in various diseases, prevention in childhood, vaccination hesitations, pediatric gastroenterology.

Scientific publications

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Член на

Member of "Bulgarian Pediatric Association", "Bulgarian Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition", Board of "Karin Dom" Foundation, Vice President of "Bulgarian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition", National Association "Support for Breastfeeding", "European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition", "European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism", “European Public Health Association”, "Academy of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition", “Academy of breastfeeding medicine"