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Clinical interests:

Optimization of primary PCI in AMI

Thoracic and abdominal aorta endografting

Carotid artery stenting in challenging cases

Neurointerventions and acute stroke management

Specializations and qualifications:

Specialization in Invasive Cardiology and Radiology, Institure of Cardiology and Cardio-Vascular surgery, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Membership in scientific societies:

Memeber of the Board of Directors of International Society of Endovascular Specialists /ISES/

Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology Fellow of American College of Cardiology

Member of the Spanish Association of Cardiology

Member of the Latin American Association of Interventional Cardiologists

Chairman of the The Bulgarian Society of Cardiology Chairman of the Bulgarian Society for Endovascular Therapy

Summary:

Dr. Petrov graduated from the Sofia Medical University in 1992 and received his specialization in internal medicine in 1999, and was board certified in cardiology in 2003. Dr. Petrov also graduated from a health care management program at the Sofia University. He has completed post-graduate medical course in Echo Stress testing in Wiesbaden, Germany and in 1999-2000 he was awarded a fellowship to specialize in invasive cardiology and radiology in The Institute of Cardiology and Cardio-Vascular surgery sponsored by the Favaloro Foundation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the period 1992-2006, Dr. Petrov worked in the university hospital «Sveta Ekaterina» and was nominated assistant professor of cardiology. In November 2006, he was appointed to lead the cardiology department of Tokuda Hospital Sofia. Since November 2012 he has been holding the position as Chief of Cardiology and Angilogy Department at City Clinic Sofia.