Education: MD, PhD

1991-1997 – master of medicine, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria

1999-2004 – specialist in Forensic medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

2011-2013 – doctor of philosophy (PhD) in forensic medicine, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

2015-2020 – specialist in Medical imaging (Radiology), Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria

Academic positions:

2013-2020 – honorary lecturer in forenic medicine for students of medicine, English teaching, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria

2020-to present – prof.assistant at the Department of General medicine, forensic medicine and deontology, Medical University of Pleven, lecturing forensic medicine to students of medicine, English teaching, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria

Membership in professional organizations:

- Secretary and a member of the Executive Board of the Bulgarian Association of Forensic Medicine

- delegate to ECLM /European Council of Legal Medicine/,

- member of the Executive Board of Balkan Academy of Forensic Sciences /BAFS/

- Vice-President of Bulgarian Institute of Forensic Medicine Specialists

- member of the Bulgarian Medical Association,

- Chairman of the Ethics commission of the Regional Collegium of the Bulgarian Medical Association– Gabrovo

- Honorary member of the Association of Forensic Medical Experts of Russia

- member of Bulgarian Anthropological Association

- member of European Association for Forensic Entomology (EAFE),

  - member of IALM (International Academy of Legal Medicine),

  - member of FASE (European Association of Forensic Anthropology),

  - member of EAA (European  Anthropological Association),

- member of Balkan Association of Tissue Banks,

- member of  Osteuropa-Verein Rechtsmedizin e.V.,

- member of the Executive Board of the Regional Association of Hospitals “Stara Planina”,

- member of IACME (International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners)

Specializations:

1999-2004 – specialization in Forensic medicine (internship), Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

01-02.2009 – specialization (exchange of experience) at the Department of Forensic medicine, University of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

04.2010 – workshop and training on Identification of forensically important Diptera, European Association for Forensic Entomology (EAFE), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

03-04.2013 – course of study offered by BerkeleyX, an online learning initiative of The University of California At Berkeley through edX. edX, License BerkeleyX/Stat2.2x/2013_April  Stat2.2x: Introduction to Statistics: Probability

2015-2019 – specialization in Medical Imaging (Radiology) internship, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria

2021-22 – online course of Forensic anthroplogy and forensic arghaeology, University of Durham, UK

01-18.02.2022 – visiting doctor at Centre universitaire romand de médecine légale, Lausanne - Genève (CURML - UIAF), Switzerland, for PMCTA

Teaching activities:

2013-2020 – honorary lecturer in forenic medicine for students of medicine, English teaching, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria

2020-to present – prof.assistant at the Department of General medicine, forensic medicine and deontology, Medical University of Pleven, lecturing forensic medicine to students of medicine, English teaching, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria

Professional interests: - postmortal imaging, virtopsy, autopsy techniques, infrared postmortal coronarography, ultrasonography in forensic examination of living persons, forensic entomology, forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, organization of forensic medicine, child abuse, road traffic accidents reconstruction, microbiological test for drowning, etc.

Scientific publications: over 80 publications (articles, presentations at international meetings, conferences etc.),

PhD on a subject “Use of Diptera in forensic-entomological determining the time since death in Bulgaria” 

Invited lecture on application of forensic entomology in criminal investigations, at international conference in Tirgu Mures, Romania, June 2011; Invited open lecture on forensic entomology in Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria – 16.11.2017; Invited lectures on Child abduction in Istambul, 2019; Invited lecture on Virtual autopsy in Mumbai, India – 2021;

Published a chapter on Forensic entomology, in “National Manual of Forensic Medicine”, for specialists in forensic medicine, 2014, Moscow, Russia (in Russian language). Second edition in 2018;

Peer reviewer of scientific articles in international journals - publons.com/a/1242974/ 8),

Reviewer for an international PhD thesis in forensic entomology at Universidad del País Vasco, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain), 2015

Awards:

- Certificate of appreciation for outstanding contribution as Chairman at the 19th World IAFS meeting, 9th WPMO Triennal Meeting and 5th MAFS Meeting – 2011 Funchal-Madeira-Portugal

- Honorary Plaque from INML (National Institute of Legal Medicine – Portugal) for personal contribution, 2011

- Honorary Plaque of Bulgarian Medical Association, 19.10.2016, Sofia

- Honorary member of the Association of Forensic Medical Experts of the Russian Federation, since 21.04.2021, reg.№P1280

Language skills:

Russian – fluent, (mother tongue С2),

English - graduated from English language school (Veliko Turnovo, 1988) – excellent command С1-С2;

German – basic level (В1),

Latin – course of literature language – Medical University of Pleven, 1992.