Birthdate and birthplace: November 19, 1959, Pleven, Bulgaria
Date and place of birth:
November 19, 1959, Pleven, Bulgaria
Education:
- Secondary (high school) - 1977
- Higher (Master of Medicine) - MU Pleven, 1983
- Higher (Master of Health Management) - University of Veliko Tarnovo "St. St. Cyril and Methodius ”, 2011
Academic positions:
- Assistant professor in Dermatology and Venereology (1986)
- Senior Assistant professor in Dermatology and Venereology (1991)
- Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology (2007)
- Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology (2013)
- Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (2009 - 2013)
- Head of Dermatology and Venereology Department (2003 - 2017)
- Head of the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology (since 2017)
Specializations:
- Specialization in Skin and Venereal Diseases 1986 - 1990 (MU - Pleven)
- Specializations in histopathology of skin diseases - 1987, 88, 89 (National Institute of Dermatology and Venereology - Sofia)
- Specialization in immunofluorescent diagnostics in dermatology - 1992 (NIDV - Sofia)
- Volunteer Labor “Dermatology in clinical practice” - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (1992)
- Specialization "Antifungals" in Antwerp, Belgium – Janssen Research Foundation (1993)
- Qualification course in health management - 2003 (Business Academy - Svishtov)
- Qualification course “Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus” – Faculty of Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany (2004)
- Qualification course “Curriculum on Psoriasis”, Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Lübeck, Germany (2014)
Teaching activity:
- Lectures in dermatology and venereology and cosmetic dermatology for medical and cosmetology students
- Lectures and practice in dermatology and venereology for general practitioners
- Supervisor of fellows and residents to acquire a specialty “Skin and Venereal Diseases”
- PhD Supervisor in scientific specialty "Dermatology and Venereology"
- 7 successfully defended, 3 in the development of a dissertation (to 01/01/2020)
- Chairman of the State Examination Commission for Acquiring a Specialty in “Skin and Venereal Diseases”
Research interests:
- Autoimmune connective tissue diseases
- Psoriasis as a systemic inflammatory disease. Comorbidities in psoriasis
- Psychosomatic dermatology. Quality of life in dermatology
- Dermatohistopathology
- Dermatosurgery and lasers in dermatology.
Research activity:
- A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD Thesis) - "A Study of some clinical and immunological parameters in systemic forms of Lupus Erythematosus and Scleroderma" (2005)
- A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc Thesis) - "Psoriatic disease - clinical and epidemiological analysis, comorbidity and quality of life" (2012)
- Principal Investigator in International multicenter studies to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of topical and systemic products in Dermatology (over 30 protocols)
- Publication activity (to 01/01/2020):
- 22 publications and reports in scientific journals, referenced and indexed in databases Web of science and Scopus (as of the year of publication)
- 14 publications and reports in scientific journals, referenced and indexed (as of the year of publication) in global secondary sources outside WOS/S
- 120 (2 abroad) publications and reports in scientific journals without reference and indexing in world literature sources
- Study guides - 2 in Bulgaria
- 2 Chapters in Bulgarian textbooks on dermato-venereology
- 4 Chapters in monographs - 1 in Bulgaria, 1 in Belgium and 2 in USA
- Publication citations – 212 in Scopus, 454 in Web of Science, 29 in the country.
Membership in scientific Societies:
- Bulgarian Dermatological Society
- Bulgarian Medical Association
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
- Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS) – European Board of Dermatolo-Venereology
- Honorary member of the Association of Macedonian Dermatovenereologists
- Honorary member of the Montenegrin Dermato-Venereology Association
- Academic Council of MU - Pleven
- Faculty Council of Medicine at MU - Pleven
Membership in editorial boards of scientific journals:
- Dermatology and Venereology, Sofia (ISSN 0417-0792)
- Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, Pleven (ІSSN 1313-9053)
- Journal of IMAB, Varna (ISSN 1312 773X)
- International Journal of Surgery & Medicine, Sofia (ISSN 2367-7414)
- Dermatological Review, Varna (ISSN 1314-720X)
Awards:
- Prof. Bogomil Beron - Annual Award of Bulgarian Dermatological Society for contribution to Dermatology (2011)
- For services to the University - MU - Pleven (2012)
- For exceptional merits - MU - Pleven (2014)
Language qualification:
- Bulgarian - native language
- English – B2/C1
- Russian – B2
Computer training:
- MS Office - Word, Exel, PowerPoint
- Statgraphics, SPSS`Statists
- Internet