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Prof. Danail Borisov Petrov, MD, PhD, DSc, FETCS, FEBT

Thoracic Surgery Department at the MHATPD “Saint Sophia”, Medical University

19 Ivan Geshov Str, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria

Cell:+359887234759

e-mail: danail_petrov@hotmail.com           

Professional Experience

  • Head of Thoracic Surgery Department at the MHATPD “Saint Sophia” (since 1991), Medical University, Sofia
  • Board Certificates on “Surgery” (1985) and “Thoracic Surgery” (1991).   Fellow of European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (FETCS)) (2000) and European Board of Thoracic Surgeons (FEBTS) (2018).

State Thoracic Surgery Consultant  (since 1993), Consultant at the National Health Insurance Fund, Author of “Medical Standard of Thoracic Surgery  (2003)

Member of the Accreditation Council at National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (2017)

Scientific Publications

More than 350 scientific papers on Thoracic Surgery (180 in English, 2 in French, 2 in German). Eight (8) licensed innovations in the field of Thoracic Surgery

Sixteen (16) chapters in monographs and manuals on Thoracic Surgery.  Chief editor of two (2) monograph in the field of Thoracic Surgery. Invited speaker at World (5), European (8) and National (19) Thoracic Surgery Congresses.

Additoinal Proffesional Courses

International Diploma “Healthcare Administration and Hospital Management” (Haifa, Israel, 1994) and

Diploma on Health Insurance Management, New Bulgarian University (2000)

Membership in:

  • Bulgarian Scientific Surgical Society – Honourable Member, Honourable member of Macedonian Surgical Society, Bulgarian Scientific Pulmonary Society,    
  • Bulgarian Association of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery – Past President (2006-2008), European Respiratory Society (ERS), European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), Regent representative at the Council of European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) (2006-2009),  International member of Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS),  International Association of Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), Balkan Union of Oncology (BUON) – founding member

Specializations

State Institute of Tuberculosis, Moscow (1989), Medical University, Paris (1997), Saint Luke Episcopal Hospital, Houston (1998), Thoracic Surgical Department, University Hospital, Vienna (2000),

Awards

Best Bulgarian Medical Doctor Award (2002), Hounorable title „Physician of Bulgaria” (2011), Honourable citizen of city of Lom (2011), Prize “Panacea” of Medical Academy, Sofia for scientific achievements (2011)

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