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  4. Department of Infectious diseases, epidemiology, parasitology and tropical medicine

Department of Infectious diseases, epidemiology, parasitology and tropical medicine

Contacts

Department “ Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine”
Faculty of Public Health
University of Medicine – Pleven
1 Sv. Kliment Ohridski Str.
5800 Pleven  

General Information

Department of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine continues the work of the established in 1977 Department of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Parasitology. Founder of the Department was Professor Zhivka Kaneva.

Today, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine is structurally separated into two sectors: Sector  of Infectious Diseases and the former Sector  of Epidemiology and Parasitology, which was renamed into Sector of Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine in 1998.  

        


The Department of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine include nine  full-time academic lecturers: two Professors, two Associated Professors, one Chief Assistant Professors  and four Assistant  Professors.

 

 

Prof. Milena Karcheva MD, PhD

Division “Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine”

Assoc. Prof. Tanya Petkova Ivanova MD, PhD

Assoc. prof. Ivelin Angelov Angelov MD, PhD

Chief Assistant Professor Kalina Dimitrova Terzieva MD, PhD

Assistant Professor Ludmil Stefanov Stoyanov MD

Assistant Professor Martin Plamenov Lalev MD

Division “Infectious Diseases”

  • Assoc. Prof. D-r Galya Ivanova Gancheva, MD, PhD; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Dr Ivaylo Nikolaev Pakov; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Prof. Galya Ivanova Gancheva, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor Ivaylo Nikolaev Pakov MD

Assistant Professor Ivanka Petkova Ivanova MD

Subjects in the Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programmes - Faculty of Health Care

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
  • Parasitology
  • Tropical Medicine

Subjects in the Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programmes - Other Faculties at MU-Pleven

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
  • Parasitology
  • Tropical Medicine

Scientific Focus

  • Acute viral hepatitis
  • Infections of Central Nervous System
  • Leptospirosis
  • Tick-born infectious Diseases
  • Respiratory Infections
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Theory of epidemiology of infectious diseases
  • Disinfection and sterilization in hospitals
  • Insect control and rodent control
  • Epidemiology and prophylaxis of mumps
  • Epidemiology and prophylaxis of tick born infections
  • Epidemiology and prophylaxis of streptococcal infections
  • Opportunistic parasitic diseases
  • Echinococcosis

Published Textbooks

  • Infectious diseases – 1st and 2nd edited version – 1997, 1998, ed. Iv. Dikov.
  • Infectious diseases manual, 2000, ed. Iv. Dikov.
  • Infectology, 2001, ed. B. Iliev.
  • Tropical medicine, 2001, ed. B. Iliev.
  • Parasitology, 2004, ed. M. Daskalova.
  • Epidemiology of infectious and parasitic diseases, 2004, D. Mitov,I.Angelov
  • Chemical, Radiological and Biological Terorisme in Medical aspect,PublishingCenter,MedicalUniversity–Pleven, 2006
  • Infectious diseases – 3rd edited version – 2006, ed. Iv. Dikov.
  • Parasitology (resident and tropical parasitoses), ed. V. Boeva, K.Vutova, 2008 
  • Infectious diseases – 1st edited version – 2008, ed. M. Tiholova
  • Infectious diseases – 2009, ed. G.Genev.
  • Treatment of Infectious Diseases, ed. G. Genev, 2011.
  • Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, ed. T. Dimitrova, “Arso” publ., 2012.
  • Textbook at Infectious Diseases for Medical Specialists, ed. M. Stoicheva, 2012 (in press).