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MU-Varna together with the Bulgarian Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery organises the First International Congress on Paediatric Neurosurgery, which is to be held on 6th and 7th June 2025 at Golden Tulip Hotel. The scientific event will bring together leading experts from Europe and Bulgaria in the field of Paediatric Neurosurgery and the related medical specialties. The Congress will provide an exceptional opportunity for exchange of knowledge and expertise between renowned international and Bu...

​Representatives of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Medical University–Varna, including Prof. Svetlana Georgieva, Dean of the Faculty, and Assoc. Prof.  Galina Yaneva, Vice-Dean for Research and Career Development, took part in one of the major forums on Pharmaceutical Education in Europe – the Annual Assembly and International Conference of the European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy (EAFP). The event took place from 13th-15th May 2025 in Coimbra (Portugal), under the motto “Pharmaceutical Edu...

​A haematology stem cell transplant was performed at UMHAT "St. Marina"–Varna, which has no analogue in the country and is one of the few documented cases worldwide. A patient co-diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and HIV infection received a life-saving allogeneic transplant from a fully compatible non-native donor.The case is highly significant not only because of the complexity of the comorbidities, but also because of the high risk that such therapy carries in patients with c...

​The Head of the Centre of Expertise for Rare Endocrine Diseases at the University Hospital "St. Marina" - Varna Prof. Dr. Violeta Iotova presented the development and progress in the activities so far of the scientific-applied project Endo-ERN (EU4Health), part of the large-scale European project ERNs. This took place during the annual meeting of Endo-ERN, which was held on 8 and 9 May in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prof. Yotova is co-chair of the Education and Training Working Group of the European R...

On 7 and 8 May, at the invitation of Medical University–Varna, the guest lecturer from Spain, Garikoitz Aristegui – a physiotherapist, clinician, researcher and internationally renowned trainer in the Rigo Concept for Treatment of Scoliosis, took part in the training of students in the programme of Kinesitherapy. Despite his intensive lecture and practical training schedule, Garikoitz Aristegui held a meeting with the Rector of Medical University–Varna Prof. Dr. Dimitar Raykov, the Vice-Rector f...