Education and training:

• 1975 - Medical Academy – Sofia, Bulgaria, Faculty of Medicine –MD
• 1979-1982 - Department of Occupational diseases, LSGMI, Saint - Petersburg, Russia-  PhD
• 1994 - International training course liver-gallbladder and pancreas pathology. Athene, Greece
• 1998 - “Occupational Medicine” specialty  in Medical University – Sofia , D.№0051141
• 1998 - Training  in Hospital “Sao Bernao”, Lab. Allergology and Immunology, Setubal, Portugal
• 1996 - Moody International, Training course OHSAS 18001 and ISO 1911:2002; BG
• 1997 - Training course “Healthy and safety working conditions” Sofia
• 2002 - “Occupational Diseases” specialization Medical University -Sofia, D.№008429
• 2014  - Training course ”Safety” DOREA  INSTITUTE, Larnaca, Cyprus

Work experience:

• 1975-1979 Medical subdivision in Chemistry plant – Vratza,  Occupational medicine practitioner
• 1982-1986 Medical Academy, Dep. of Hygiene and occupational diseases. Assistant Professor
• 1986-2008 University Clinic of Occupational diseases in Hospital “St. Ivan Rilski”, Occupational
• allergic diseases - consulting office,   Medical University – Sofia, Assistant Professor.
• 2008 Medical University – Pleven, Assoc. Professor;
• 2015 Head of Dep. Hygiene, medical ecology , occupational diseases and disaster medicine

 Activities:

• Author of more than 80 scientific papers, including 6 textbooks and teaching appliances.
• Member in National Board of examiners for “Occupational Medicine” since 2009.
• Expert witness for employment accident, occupational disease, employment cases.
• Scientific secretary of the Department of Occupational Diseases, Medical University of Sofia (1995-2008).
• The Faculty of Public health General Meeting  Chairman (2015-)

 Honours and awards:

• For  services to Medical University-Pleven”, 2010
• Plaque of  Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey  2010 

Teaching :

• Realized more than 3000 academic hours academic engagement in the last three years in all units of Medical University – Pleven.
• Lectures to medical students, to bachelors control and protect public health, occupational therapy and rehabilitation, nurse and midwife, health care management, assistant pharmacist, Lab technician, X-ray technician.
• Postgraduate courses of Occupational medicine  and Occupational diseases.
• Planed and conducted an interactive conference. September 2010, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
• Visiting lecturer, April 2010,  Sumi State University, Ukraine. 2014

 Research interests:

• Safe working conditions and labor legislation.
• Professional pathology expertise and employability of workers.
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• Food and Nutrition.
• Health and education of adolescents, health and working conditions of minority groups and migrants.

Membership in scientific organizations:

• European Public Health Organization, Balkan medical union,
• Scientific association of occupation diseases. Bulgarian medical association.
• Mother tongue(s) Bulgarian.

Other language(s):

• Understanding Speaking Writing Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production.  
• English C1 C1 B2 B2 B2 Certificate in Advanced English Cambridge University
• Russian C1 C1 C1 C1 C1
• Greek B1 A1 A1 A1 A1