Irena Velcheva

IRENA VELCHEVA MD PhD Associate Professor and Chair II Clinic of Neurology Medical University – Sofia University Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry “St. Naum” 1, L. Russev str. Phone: + 359 2 9702 209 1113 Sofia – Bulgaria Mobile: + 359 888 868 694 E-mail: velchevairena gmail.com

Education and Training

• 1973 Medical University – Sofia
• 1979 Speciality certification in Neurology
• 1982 Medical University, Budapest, Hungary – Department of Neurology
• 1983 Technical University RWTH Aachen, Germany – Departments of Neurology and Physiology
• 1983 Medical University – Mainz – Department of Neurosurgery

Degrees

• State examination in Medicine 1972
• MD 1973
• PhD 1979

Positions

• 1974 – 1979 Postgraduate PhD course in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Medical University, Sofia
• 1980 – 1990 Assistant Professor in Neurology
• 1990 – Associate Professor in Neurology, Head of II Clinic of Neurology
• 1993 – 2001 Medical Director, University Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sofia
• 2001 – Head, IInd Clinic of Neurology, Medical University – Sofia, University Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry “St. Naum”

Membership and functions

• 1978 Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Vice President of the Medical Division since 2003
• 1988 Bulgarian Society of Neuroscience, IBRO, Member
• 1991 Founding Member, Stroke Prevention Foundation, Bulgaria, President since 2009
• 2000 Danube Association of Cental and East Europe in Neurology, deputy member of the Executive Board
• 2001 Bulgarian Society of Biorheolohy, Vice – President
• 2001 Bulgarian Society of Neurology, Scientific Secretary
• 2004 European Society of Clinical Hemorheology, Member of the Advisory Committee
• 2005 Bulgarian Association of Neurosonography and Cerebral Hemodynamics, Vice-President
• 2005 World Federation of Neurology – Bulgarian Delegate
• 2006 Founding Member, Foundation Balkan Medical Union – Bulgaria

Main research and clinical interests

• Clinical Hemorheology, Autonomic nervous system, Stroke Prevention, Neurosonology, Headache

Editor and Editorial Boards

• Bulgarian Neurology, Co-editor
• Science ( Bulg)
• Medical Science ( Bulg)
• Cerebrovascular Diseases ( Bulg)
• Neurosonography and Cerebral Hemodynamics, Co-editor

Publications

• Published papers 159
• Published abstracts 103
• Textbook chapters 12
• Book chapters 20