Education:

1962: diplome of Lycee for forin languages, Sofia

1968: diplome High school of Medicine, Sofia

Professional Career:

1969: (march – december):

Collaborator of scientific group for investigation of endemic nephropathy in Bulgaria.

1970_1972: Assistant in the clinic of Pediatrics in the Institut for Postgraduate medical education.

1986 Head of the unity for postoperative care in the clinic for pediatric Cardiology in the National Heart Hospital.

1988 Head of the department for pediatric cardiology and pediatric cardiosurgery at National Heart Hospital.

1991_1992&998-2002

Deputy director of the National Heart Hospital

2002_2005&2010 – 2013:

Executif director of the National Heart Hospital.

2005_ 2010 Head of the unity for pediatric cardiology in the National Heart

Hospital.

2013_2015

Head of the department for pediatric cardiology in the National Heart Hospital

2015_2016:

Chief Expert in the Executive Agency for Medical Audit (Ministry of Health)

2016_2017:

Director of Center for Treatmet of Childs (Ministry of Health)

2018 Chief Expert in the Executive Agency for Medical Audit (Ministry of Health)

Specialisations:

1975_1976: Intensive care_France (Paris) “St Vincent de Paul” hospital.

1983_1984: Fellow of “Alexander von Humboldt“ Fondation; postoperative intensive care in the German Heart Center (Munich).

Specialities:

1977: Lycence of Pediatrics

1980: Lycence of Pediatric Cardiology

2005: Lycence of public health and management

Scientifique licenses:

1986: Dissertation for doctoral degree “Prostaglandines – Application in pediatric cardiology”

1988: Associate professor of pediatrics

2012: Academic position Professor of pediatrics

Public Activities:

1986_until now: Member of of Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC)

1995_1999: Member of the Council of AEPC; Chairman of the 34^th Meeting of AEPC, Sofia, 1999

1995: Advisory Editorial Board of „Pediatric Cardiology”

2002 until now: Member of GA of Bulgarian Red Cross

2008_2010: President of Bulgarian Society of Cardiology

2008_until now: Deputy Chief Editor of “Pediatria”_ Bulgaria

2009_until now: Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology

2010_2012: Member of the Council of Bulgarian Society of Cardiology as past president

2012_until now: President of Bulgarian pediatric Association

2012_until now: Member of the GA of European Academy of Pediatrics

2015_until now: Chief Editor of “Practical Pediatrics”_Bulgaria

2015_2018 National agent for the MOCHA Project

2017 Member of the Editorial Board of “Pediatria”_Ukraine