Education, Titles, Appointments:
1983 – Medical University Varna – MD degree;
1988 – Surgical specialty; 2007 – Oncology specialty;
1999 – Ph.D., 2008 – Doctor of Medical Science (DSc);
2002 – Assoc. Professor of Surgery, Medical University, Varna;
2003 – Head 2nd Dept. Abdominal Surgery;
2009 – Full Professor of Surgery, Medical University, Varna;
2004 - 2012 – Vice Rector of Medical University, Varna;
2012 - 2020 – Chairman of General Assembly of Medical University, Varna.
Society memberships:
• President of BSS (2014-16), Vice-President (2006-2012);
• President of European Society of Surgery (ESS), 2018-2019;
• Bulgarian Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists (BASG) from 1996;
• International Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists (IASGO) from 1993;
• Board member of the European Society of Surgery (ESS);
• European Digestive Surgery (EDS), 2002;
• Intern. Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) & E-AHPBA;
• Honorary Member of Academia Romana di Chirurgia, Roma 2006;
• Honorary Member of Romanian Society of Surgery, 2012;
• Honorary Member of Hungarian Society of Surgery, 2018;
• Honorary Member of ARCHBPTH, 2015;
• Honorary Member of BSS, 2018;
Editorial Boards: Scripta Scientifica Medica, Hepato-Gastroenterology, Chirurgia.
Review Board of Scientific Journals International (SJI), Surgery /Bg/; Visceral Surgery /Bg/.
Main fields of surgical activities:
Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, GI Surgical oncology, Herniology;
Publications: More than 280 scientific activities published (in Bulgaria - 195 & Abroad – 85).