Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Education:

Master’s degree in Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 1994

Second Master’s degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 2010

Graduated in Health Management, Medical University of Sofia, 2017

Professional Qualifications:

Specialist in Oral Surgery (2000)

Specialist in Maxillofacial Surgery (2004)

Dissertation: “Prognostic Factors in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity”

Academic Positions:

Associate Professor (2014)

Professor, Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sofia (2019)

Head of the Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sofia (since August 2020)

Head of Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, “Aleksandrovska” University Hospital, Sofia (since August 2020)

Areas of Expertise:

Malignant tumors of the oral cavity and maxillofacial region

Skin cancer

Salivary gland tumors

Rare tumors and diseases of the oral cavity and face

Inflammatory processes in the maxillofacial area and neck

Achievements:

Participation in over 30 Bulgarian and international conferences and congresses

Authorship of 80 publications in national and international journals

Co-authorship of a textbook of oral and maxillofacial surgery for students and specialists

Author of the monograph “Rare Tumors of the Oral and Maxillofacial Region” (2019)

Delivering lectures on oral and maxillofacial surgery to dental and medical undergraduates