CURRENT POSITIONS

Since May 2022 Chief of Medical Oncology Clinic, SHATO – Sofia

Since Mar 2022 Founder and member of the board of the Bulgarian Joint Cancer Network and Head of the Comprehensive Cancer centers, network connections and innovations

Since Mar 2021 Assoc. Prof. in Internal medicine, Department Preclinical and clinical disciplines, University Prof. Dr. A. Zlatarov – Burgas

Since 2019 Senior Medical Oncologist at Medical Oncology Clinic, Complex Oncological Center, Burgas, Bulgaria

Since December 2010 National ERS representative for the European Initiative in Quality Management in Lung Cancer Care for Bulgaria 

Since April 2012 Member of the ethical committee at the Society of the Young oncologists in Bulgaria

Since May 2018 Expert in the Scientific Board of the National Annual Scientific MORE conference, elaborating the National guidelines in Medical Oncology 

EDUCATION

2021 Academic degree Associate professor in Internal medicine, University Prof. Dr. A. Zlatarov – Burgas

2016 PhD degree at MEDICAL UNIVERSITY – VARNA. PhD thesis in „Expression of some plasma and tissue biomarkers as potential predictors for anti-angiogenesis treatment in metastatic colorectal cancer.”

2015   DEGREE IN MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

2011    DEGREE IN INTERNAL MEDICINE

2003  DEGREE IN MEDICINE, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY – VARNA 

INTERNSHIP and EDUCATIONAL COURSES

2019    Fellow of the MSKCC Seminar in Oncology / Open Medical Institute, Breast and Gynecological cancers, Salzburg, Austria

2018    Fellow of the European School of Oncology at Champalimaud Clinical Center, Lisbon, Portugal

2017    CECOG fellow at AKH Vienna, Austria

2017    CECOG Immunotherapy Academy at Vienna, Austria

            Advanced course in Immunology, Kiel, Germany

2015    Advanced Course in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors,

Uppsala, Sweden

2015    EXCEMED Masterclass in Molecular Oncology, Prague, Czech Republic

2014    Methods in Clinical Reserach 2014, FLIMS, Switzerland

2014 ESO-ESMO Balkan Region Masterclass, Brdo, Slovenia

2013/2014 ESO Breast cancer update course, part I and II, Lisbon/Milan

2011 ESO First Balkan Masterclass in Oncology, Dubrovnik

2010 ESMO grant for Clinical Unit visit 2010 in “Jules Bordet” Institute, Brussels, Belgium

POSITION AND HONOURS

Past positions

2004 – 2018 Assistant in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Bulgarian and English speaking students, Medical University „Prof. Dr. P. Stoyanov”, Varna, Bulgaria

2004 – 2019 Medical Oncologist at the Medical Oncology Clinic, University Hospital “Sveta Marina”, Varna, Bulgaria

2006 – 2007 Resident in Medical oncology at “Jules Bordet” Institute with a grant FOSFOM for 1-year education at the Free Brussels University (ULB), Belgium

2005 Assistant in the Medical Oncology clinic at the Institute “Jules Bordet”, Brussels, Belgium

2004 – 2010 Resident in Internal Medicine, University Hospital “Sveta Marina”, Varna, Bulgaria

2002 – 2003 Clinical student’s practice in the III Clinic of Internal medicine – Friedrichstadt General Hospital, Dresden, Germany.

Honors 

2019 ESMO Merit Award for ESMO Breast cancer 2019, Berlin, Germany

2018 ESO Clinical Training Fellowship for 6 months

2016 MORE-Darzalas annual award for achievements and significant input to Bulgarian Clinical Oncology

2014 Favorite lecturer of English-speaking Students at the Medical University – Varna for 2013 / 2014

2012 First National grant for young physicians who stay and practice in Bulgaria “Teodora Zaharieva”

SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL SOCIETIES

Since 2013 Member of the National expert council for Medical Oncology

Since 2013 Member of ECCO

Since 2012 Member of ASCO; ID 274000

Since 2011 Founder and a member of the board of the NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

2011 – 2016 Secretary of the First board for Neuroendocrine tumors at the University hospital “Sveta Marina” – Varna

Since 2008 Member of ESMO; Member of the YOC of ESMO; ESMO ID 21942

Since 2007 Member of the Bulgarian Oncological Society

Since 2004 Member of the Society of the Young Oncologists in Bulgaria

2004 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY – VARNA

Member of the scientific research commission at the university

OTHER MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

2014 – 2017 Responsible for ENTYAC (European network for teenagers and young adults with cancer) for Bulgaria

2013 – 2014 Member of the National expert council for Medical Oncology at the Health ministry

2012 – 2016 Coordinator of the First National NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOUR BOARD, held at “Sveta Marina” University Hospital, Varna

2011 – 2017 Founder and a member of the administrative council of the NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

RESEARCH PROJECTS 

2018 Male Breast cancer. Collection and analysis of data from the National Bulgarian cancer registry. 

2018 Male breast cancer – International MBC Balkan collaborative project.

2018 Male Breast cancer. Collection and analysis of data from the National Bulgarian cancer registry. 

2018 Male breast cancer – International MBC Balkan collaborative project.

2015 Apoptosis in cancer – potential predictive markers and clinical correlations

Since 2015 Bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy as first-line therapy in metastatic/locally recurred breast cancer, lung or colorectal cancer and identification of potential predictive biomarkers

List of publications and Book chapters

Over 40

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 LANGUAGE SKILLS

Spoken Written

Bulgarian (native) Excellent Excellent

English Excellent Excellent

French Excellent Excellent

German Good Good

Russian Good Good 

Portuguese Basic Basic

Licensed simultaneous interpreter from/to English language