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Assoc. Prof. Georgi Pavlov, MD, PhD, is a specialist in anesthesiology and intensive care. In 2007 he began working as a resident physician at the Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at St. George University Hospital, Plovdiv. In 2012, after successfully passing the state board examination, he obtained his specialty in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care. From 2011 to 2013 he was a full-time doctoral candidate at the Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Plovdiv, and in 2014 he successfully defended his dissertation, earning the educational and scientific degree PhD with the thesis “Sepsis: Nutritional and Metabolic Support.” Following a competitive selection, he was appointed Assistant in 2014, Senior Assistant in 2015, and Associate Professor in 2020 at the same department. Since 2016 he has served as the National Consultant in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care for Southern Bulgaria. He has completed numerous qualification courses in anesthesiology and intensive care, clinical nutrition, research methodology, medical statistics, organ donation and transplantation, military medical training, and more.
He offers basic and advanced courses in emergency medicine, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, airway management, and establishing vascular access for students, medical interns, residents, and practicing specialists, as well as for physician assistants and nursing professionals.
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1. Medical Simulation Training Center, Medical University – Plovdiv
2. Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, St. George University Hospital, Plovdiv

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Dr. Stoilka Tufkova, MD, PhD is a specialist in the field of clinical toxicology. She has completed a numerous specialized trainings for postgraduate studies in Bulgaria and abroad. Dr. Tufkova is part of the Medical Simulation Training Center since the beginning of its establishment. Main founder of the introduced simulation-based training in clinical toxicology and all basic medical manipulations and clinical procedures performed at the MSTC. She actively works for the annotation of the MSTC at MU-Plovdiv being the first accredited Simulation Center in Bulgaria. She gives basic and specialized courses in clinical toxicology and emergency medicine for students, postgraduates, trainee doctors and specialists.
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1. Medical Simulation Training Center, MU-Plovdiv
2. Clinic of Clinical Toxicology, University Hospital “St. George” – EAD, Sofia Plovdiv

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Dr. Okan Aliman has a specialty in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, and since 2010, he has acquired a certificate in Invasive Cardiology. In 2008 he has gained a PhD in Cardiology. He participates in numerous scientific and educational forums, national and international courses, acquiring certificates for ALS, ILS, ATLS, and for holding medical lectures at the University of Nottingham. Currently, Dr. Aliman leads an angiographic team at the Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment “Dr. Bratan Shukerov” – Smolyan and participates in teams treating acute coronary syndromes on the territory of Plovdiv region. It offers basic and highly specialized courses in the field of cardiovascular diseases, including – Endovascular procedures.
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1. Medical Simulation Training Center, MU-Plovdiv
2. Head of angiographic team at the Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment “Dr. Bratan Shukerov” – Smolyan

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Chief Assist. Dr. Valentin Ivanov, MD, PhD is a specialist in the field of general surgery. He has undergone numerous trainings for postgraduate studies in Bulgaria and abroad. He is an editor in the peer-reviewed interdisciplinary medical journal of MU-Plovdiv – Folia Medica. His interests are related to breast surgery and laparoscopic minimally invasive operations. Dr. Ivanov is the creator of a utility model with an applied patent on “Realistic simulation model of the female breast, allowing biopsy and excision of non-palpable tumor formations under ultrasound control”. He gives basic and highly specialized courses in laparoscopic surgery for students, postgraduates, trainee doctors and specialists.
Affiliation
1. Medical Simulation Training Center, MU-Plovdiv
2. University Hospital “Kaspella” – Plovdiv

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Dr. Kostadin Ketev, MD, PhD is a specialist in the field of pediatrics. He has undergone numerous trainings for postgraduate studies at home and abroad. In 2008, he started working as a clinical resident at the Pediatrics Clinic of the University Hospital “St. George” – EAD. Since 2014 he is part of the intensive care unit. He acquired a specialty in pediatrics in 2013, and in 2016 – a specialty in pediatric pneumology and phthisiatrics. In 2018 he has started working as an assistant at the Medical Simulation Training Center at MU-Plovdiv. Dr. Ketev is conducting research in the depth of effectiveness and training, preserving knowledge in the long term in a simulation environment, cyber-patient and in clinical environment.
It offers basic and specialized courses in emergency situations in pediatrics, as well as training basic procedural skills; such as lumbar puncture, intubation in childhood, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The trainings are situated for both students, post-graduates and specialists.
Affiliation
1. Medical Simulation Training Center, MU-Plovdiv
2. Clinic of Pediatrics, University Hospital “St. George” – EAD, Sofia Plovdiv

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Dr. Nikola Boyanov is a specialist in the field of gastroenterology. He has undergone numerous trainings for postgraduate studies in Bulgaria and abroad. Currently, he is the Head of the Department of Gastroenterology at the University Hospital “Pulmed” – Plovdiv. As a head researcher of VUP,
Together with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Trakia University in Stara Zagora Dr. Boyanov conducts a practical course in interventional gastroenterology on live pig models (ligation of varices; placement of esophagus prostheses). It offers basic and highly specialized courses in gastroenterology for students, postgraduates, trainee doctors and specialists.
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1. Medical Simulation Training Center, MU-Plovdiv
2. Department of Gastroenterology at the University Hospital “Pulmed” – Sofia. Plovdiv

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Dr. Valentin Stoilov is a specialist in anesthesiology and intensive care. In 2013 he began working as a resident physician at the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at St. George University Hospital, Plovdiv. In 2015 he was admitted as a PhD candidate (individual study) at the Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine at the Medical University of Plovdiv, and in 2018 he was appointed an Assistant in the same department. He obtained his specialty in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care in 2018, and in 2020, after successfully defending his dissertation, he earned a PhD in Medicine in the field of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation.
He has completed numerous professional development courses in his specialty and has taken part in national and international congresses and conferences. Dr. Stoilov has C1-level proficiency in English and is involved in teaching both Bulgarian and international medical students.
He offers basic and advanced courses in emergency medicine and lung ultrasound for students, residents, interns, and practicing specialists.
Workplaces
1. Medical Simulation Training Center, Medical University of Plovdiv
2. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Obstetrics and Gynecology “Selena,” Plovdiv

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Dr. Krasimir Djinsov is a cardiologist, Head of the Electrophysiology and Cardiostimulation Department at the Department of Invasive Cardiology at the University Hospital “St. George” – EAD, Sofia. Chairman of the Professional Association of Cardiostimulation and Electrophysiology in Bulgaria (SCEB). In his professional development he has undergone trainings at the National Cardiology Hospital and the University Hospital “St. Ekaterina” in Sofia, and in leading European centers in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia, where he has gained experience and knowledge in the field of electrophysiology and cardiostimulation. He holds an internationally recognized certificate for his competence in Electrophysiology, issued by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). He is a lecturer and part of the organizing committee of a number of national and international congresses and conferences. He conducts seminars and training courses in the field of cardiology, electrophysiology and cardiostimulation of students, general practitioners, postgraduates and cardiology specialists.
Affiliation
1. Medical Simulation Training Center, MU-Plovdiv
2. Clinic of Invasive Cardiology, University Hospital “St. George” – EAD, Sofia Plovdiv

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Dr. Vladimir Bozhilov is a specialist in emergency medicine at the Clinic of Clinical Toxicology at the University Hospital “St. George” – Plovdiv. Since 2017 he has been teaching Clinical Toxicology at the Faculty of Medicine – Second Department of Internal Medicine. He is registered with the General Medical Council – UK and is being certified by the Adult Advanced Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support courses. Provides basic and specialized courses for students, postgraduates, trainee doctors and specialists:
• ABCDE algorithm for recognition and management of critically ill patients;
• Basic Life Support;
• Associated with cardiac arrest rhythm disturbances and emergency conditions;
• Medical manipulations – placement of nasogastric probes, urethral catheterization, peripheral venous sources, etc.
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1. Medical Simulation Training Center, MU-Plovdiv
2. Clinic of Clinical Toxicology, University Hospital “St. George” – Plovdiv

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Dr. Eray Kaymakam is a member of the Urology Clinic team at St. George University Hospital. In 2024, he was awarded the title “Student of the Year” by the Medical University of Plovdiv. He serves on the university’s Board of Trustees and is actively involved in academic and student life.
His professional experience includes work in a urology clinic, where he has refined his clinical skills and deepened his knowledge in both surgical and conservative urology. As part of a one-month university program, he completed training abroad, further enriching his professional profile.
Since 2025, he has been part of the team at the Medical Simulation Training Center of the Medical University of Plovdiv. He conducts hands-on training in urethral catheterization, venipuncture and placement of a peripheral intravenous line, and intramuscular and subcutaneous injections. He also works extensively with the UroSim simulator, through which he trains students in performing endourological procedures.
His professional focus centers on urology, medical education, and the advancement of simulation-based teaching methods. He combines high academic standards with a practical approach and actively contributes to the development of the university’s simulation facilities, helping to implement innovative and realistic training methods.

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