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Professor Nikolai Konstantinov Tsankov, MD, PhD, DSc

President of the Bulgarian Dermatological Society

Consultant Professor of Tokuda Hospital - Sofia

Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

OFFICIAL ADDRESS:

Department of Dermatology
Tokuda Hospital
Nikola Vapzarov 51Б
Sofia
Bulgaira
Tel/Fax: +359 2 9230710
E-mail: tsankn@abv.bg

POSTS HELD:

1969 - Physician in the Internal Medicine Department, Regional Hospital of Sevlievo town, Head - Dr. Ivan Voynikov

1970 - Fellow in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University, Sofia

1973 - Assistant of the Professors, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University - Sofia

1977 - Senior assistant, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University - Sofia

1980 - Foreign assistant in the Medical Faculty “Lariboisiere”, Saint Louis, Paris

1981 - Assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology- Sofia

1990 - Associated Professor, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sofia

1990 - Head of the 3 rd Dermatological Clinic in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sofia

1995 - Head of Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University - Sofia.

1995 - Vice Dean, Medical Faculty, Medical University - Sofia.

1996 - Professor, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sofia

1999 - 2008 - Dean of the Medical Faculty, Sofia

1995 - 2008 - Head of Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University - Sofia.

2008 - as of today, President of The Bulgarian Dermatological Society, Consultant Professor of Tokuda Hospital - Sofia

2008 - as of today, Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Science

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION

1959 - Graduated 34 High School, Sofia

1959 - 1961 - Regular Military Service.

1968 - Graduated at Medicine, Medical University, Sofia.

1976 - Speciality of Dermatology and Venereology. Diploma 17 690/24.01.1977.

1979 - PhD Thesis: “Clinical, laboratory and therapeutically study of patients allergic to Penicillin and Ampicillin rash.”

1979 - Specialisation in the Clinic of Dermatology and Venereology - Paris. Head Prof. Dr. A. Puissant, Medical Faculty Lariboisiere - Saint Louis.

1995 - Doctor Honoris Medicinae. Thesis - “Drug Therapy of patients with psoriasis vulgaris - risks and perspectives”.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

225 papers (90 in Bulgarian and 135 in foreign languages)

Participation in 40 books and monographies

Citations: 509 - abroad, 222 in Bulgaria

Common Impact Factor - 85

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS:

1972 - Member of the Balkan Medical Union.

1976 - Member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria.

1980 - Member of the French Dermatological Society on History of Medicine.

1981 - Member-Correspondent of the French Dermatological Society.

1983 - Secretary of the Bulgarian Dermatological Society

1985 - Member of the Editorial Board of the “Dermatology and Venereology”, Sofia

1986 - 1995 - Scientific secretary of National Institute of Dermatology and Venereology.

1990 - Member of the Editorial Board of “Revue Europeene de Dermatologie et MST” (Paris)

1991 - President of the Bulgarian Dermatological Society

1992 - Member of theEuropean Academy of Dermatology and Venerology

1992 - Member of the Editorial Board of “ClinicsinDermatology” (Philadelphia)

1993 - Member of the Editorial Board of “Archives of Dermatology” (Chicago)

1995 - Member of the Editorial Board of “European Journal of Dermatology” Lyon.

1997 - Observer of the Board of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)

1997 - President of the Central East-European Dermato-Venereological Association.Editor in chief of the CEEDVA Bulletin

1998 - Re-elected for President of the Central East-European Dermato-Venereological Association.

1998 - Member-founder of the European Dermatological Forum - Bern, 1998

2005 - President of the III-rd Spring Symposium of EADV

2006 - Member of the Board of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

2007 - President of the Awards committee - European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS:

1999 - Honorary member of the Yugoslavian Dermatological Society

1999 - Honorary member of the Macedonian Dermatological Society

2000 - Honorary member of the Polish Dermatological Society

2000 - Man of the Year 2000. American Biographical Institute .

2002 - Honorary member of the Rumanian Dermatological Society

2002 - in Who’s Who in the World - Marquis Who’s Who publications Board

2003 - Award “ Gold Panacea ”, Medical University - Sofia

2004 - Physician of Bulgaria for 2004

2004 - Honorary member of the Hungarian Dermatological Society

2005 - Medical doctor of the year 2005 - Award of the Bulgarian Medical Union

2005 - in “Caring Physicians of the world” of the World Medical Association

2005 - Honorary member of the Swiss Dermatological Society

2005 - Honorary member of the Dermatovenereological Association of Serbia and Monte Negro

2005 - Honorary member of the Bulgarian Society of History of medicine

2007 - Visiting Professor of the University of Belgrade

2007 - Honorary member of the Dermatovenereological Association of Serbia

2007 - Honorary member of the German Dermatological Society

2007 - Honorary member of the Baltic Dermatovenereological Association

2007 - Expert in Climato- and Balneotherapy of the American Biographical Institute

2008 - Honorary member of the Scientific Research Society, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jaersey, USA

LANGUAGES:

- English, French and Russian (fairly well speaking and writing ability)

PUBLICATIONS - 292, more>>

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