Prof. Cvetalina Tankova, MD, DSc
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Prof. Tsvetalina Tankova, MD, DMedSc
Head of Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University-Sofia
Head of Division of Diabetology, USHATE "Acad. Ivan Penchev ”, Sofia
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- 1984 – Higher Education “Medicine” – Medical Academy, Sofia,, with full honors and Hippocratic Medal
- 1990 – PhD
- 1992 – Specialty in Internal medicine
- 1993 – Specialty in Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
- 2005 – Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Medical University – Sofia
- 2012 – Professor of Endocrinology, Medical University – Sofia
- 2011 – Master’s degree in Public Health and Health Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University – Sofia
- 2012 – Doctor of Medical Sciences
- since 2005 – Head of the Division of Diabetology, USHATE “Acad. Ivan Penchev ”, Sofia
- since 2016 – Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Sofia
- 2016-2020 – Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Sofia
- Since 2020 – Vice Rector for International Integration and Project Funding, Medical University – Sofia
- Since 2021 – Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
SPECIALIZATIONS
- WHO Collaborating Center, Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Unit, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland; Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; Kings College London; Oxford, Cambridge, UK; Steno Diabetes Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
- 243 publications – 133 in international journals and 110 in national journals
- 121 publications in journals with impact factor
- Total impact factor of the publications IF 414.779
- Impact factor of publications in international journals as investigator in clinical trials IF363
- Author in 7 monographs
- 8690 citations of publications in international databases (SCOPUS, Web of Science)
- h-index 32
- 484 participations in scientific events (262 international and 222 national).
- Participation in 45 research projects – 19 international projects (leading researcher of 2) and 26 national (MU-Sofia, BNSF) projects (leading researcher of 10)
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- Lecturer for medical students, trainees in endocrinology
- Lecturer at postgraduate courses on diabetes; course leader of 6 courses for postgraduate education at Medical University – Sofia.
- Author in 3 textbooks
- “Diabetes mellitus”, Paradigm, Sofia, 2013
- “Clinic and Therapy of Internal Diseases”, Ed. D. Dimitrakov, Plovdiv, 2006
- “Medical Oncology”, Volume 1, 347-361, Ed. K. Timcheva, Paradigm, Sofia, 2018.
- Chairman of Examination committee for state exam for specialty in endocrinology
- Invited speaker at postgraduate education courses of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Russia, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Egypt
- Mentor of 7 PhD students (6 successfully defended their theses)
AWARDS
- 2015 – “Prof. Dr. Konstantin Chilov” for significant contributions to the research and teaching activities of the Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Sofia
- 2017 – “Favorite Teacher in the field of medical and clinical sciences”, Medical University – Sofia
- 2017 – AWARD for International Collaboration, Croatian Association for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders of the Croatian Medical Association
- 2018 – “Prof. Dr. Konstantin Chilov” in Medicine on behalf of the Minister of Health, President of BAS, National Alliance” Life for Bulgaria “
- 2020 – Pythagoras Award of the Ministry of Education and Science for an established scientist in category “Health and Medical Sciences”
- 2020 – National Medical Award 2020
- 2021 – “SIGNUM LAUDIS PRO SCIENTAE MERITIS“ for a research project from “GRANT-2018” in Medicine, Medical University – Sofia
- Since 2018 – “Physicians, whom we trust”, 24 hours
OTHER ACTIVITIES
- Member of international organizations – European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD); European Group on Insulin Resistance (EGIR) at EASD; Diabetes Education Study Group (DESG) at EASD – Honorary Secretary; General Committee of International Diabetes Federation; European Society of Endocrinology (ESE); Diabetic Foot (D-FOOT) International – Member of the European Council; Central and Eastern European Diabetes Expert Group (CEEDEG); Eastern and Southern Europe Diabetes and Obesity Expert Group; BioMed Alliance – EASD representative in the working group on RCT regulations
- Secretary of the Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology since 2003
- Member of the Executive Council of Union of Bulgarian Medical Specialists
- Secretary of the Brunch “Medical Sciences” of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Member of the Council of Medical Science, Medical University – Sofia, 2008-2016
- Member of the Editorial boards of 8 national and 2 international scientific journals; Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Science Endocrinology”; Deputy Editor of Acta Medica Bulgarica
- Reviewer in leading national and international journals
- Reviewer at the European Commission, Brussels
- Member and chair of scientific juries at Medical University – Sofia, Medical University – Varna, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Chair of the local organizing committee of Postgraduate education courses of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) – 03.2015, 04.2017, 03.2019, Sofia
- Chair of the local organizing committee of Postgraduate course “Step by step in diabetic foot” of the International Group for the Study of Diabetic Foot and International Diabetes Federation, 04.2016, Sofia
- Member of the Program Organizing Committee – European Congress of Endocrinology, Munich, 2016
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the Congress “Advances on Diabetes and Insulin Therapy” – 2014 – 2017
- Member of the Program Organizing Committee of 60th Annual Meeting of EASD, 2024
- Secretary of the Organizing Committee of congresses and symposia of the Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology since 2004
- Chief Coordinator of the Expert Council on Endocrinology at the Ministry of Health
- External expert of the National Health Insurance Fund
- Chair of the Ethics Committee, Medical University – Sofia
- Deputy Chair of the permanent university commission for the management and evaluation of the quality of the educational process, Medical University – Sofia
- Member of the Expert Board on Endocrinology of the Bulgarian Medical Association
- Member of Central and Eastern European Diabetes Expert Group (CEEDEG)
- Member of Expert group that has developed international ADA (American Diabetes Association) and EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes) guidelines on the management of type 2 diabetes as representative EASD
- Member of Guidelines Oversight Committee of EASD
