Personal information
Name: Zaprin Vazhev
Address: 66 Peshtersko Shose Bul.
Telephone: 00359/898670037
E-mail: Vazhev@dir.bg
Nationality: Bulgarian
Date of birth: 17.06.1962
Work experience
1989-2001
General and thoracic surgeon
Department of General and Thoracic surgery
2002-2006
Cardiothoracic surgeon
Department of Cardiac surgery
St. George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2006-present
Head of Department of Cardiac surgery
St. George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1990-2002
Assistant-professor -General and thoracic surgery
Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Department of General and Thoracic surgery
2002-2016
Assistant-professor – Cardiac and vascular surgery
Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Department of Cardiac and vascular surgery
2016-present
Associate-professor – Cardiac and vascular surgery
Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Department of Cardiac and vascular surgery
2016-present
Head of Department of Cardiac and vascular surgery
Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Education and training
2016
Associate-professor – Cardiac and vascular surgery
Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Department of Cardiac and vascular surgery
2012
PhD in Medical science
Thesis: Coronary artery bypass performed entirely with arterial grafts
Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Department of Cardiac and vascular surgery
2009
Master’s degree in Public Health Care
Department of Health Care Management
Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2005
Recognized specialty in Cardiac surgery
St. Ekaterina University Hospital – Sofia
1997-2001
Cardiac surgery residency
National Hospital of Cardiology – Sofia
1996
Recognized specialty in Thoracic surgery
1995
Surgical skills in esophageal pathology – 3 months
Department of Thoracic surgery
Medical University – Sofia
1994
Recognized specialty in General surgery
1994
Operative skills in Neurosurgery – 2 months
Military Medical Academy – Sofia
1994
Surgical oncological skills – 1 month
National Oncology Hospital – Sofia
1990
Operative skills in Emergency abdominal surgery – 2 months
Pirogov Hospital – Sofia
1989
Operative skills in Emergency abdominal surgery – 3 months
Pirogov Hospital – Sofia
1988
Master’s degree in medicine – Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Personal skills and competences
- Experienced general and cardiothoracic surgeon
- Experienced health care manager
- Experience with students and residents
- Experience with students and residents
Mother tongue: Bulgarian
Other languages
English
• Reading skills: excellent
• Writing skills: excellent
• Verbal skills: excellent
Russian
• Reading skills: excellent
• Writing skills: excellent
• Verbal skills: excellent
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