Ivan Atanassov Petrov
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Ivan Atanassov Petrov, is a noted Bulgaria
n neurologist
and head of the Clinic of Neurology
at the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia
, Bulgaria
, and holds a MD
, and PhD.
His research on biopsy
investigation of muscle and peripheral nerves
in neuromuscular diceases has made significant contributions to neurological science . He is the author of more than 120 scientific publications in the areas of neuropathology
, postherpetic neuralgia
and multiple sclerosis
. He sits on the editorial boards of the journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases and the journal of Bulgarian Neurology.
He is married to the Bulgarian nutritionist Stefka Petrova
and has one son.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n neurologist
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
and head of the Clinic of Neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
at the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, and holds a MD
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
, and PhD.
His research on biopsy
Biopsy
A biopsy is a medical test involving sampling of cells or tissues for examination. It is the medical removal of tissue from a living subject to determine the presence or extent of a disease. The tissue is generally examined under a microscope by a pathologist, and can also be analyzed chemically...
investigation of muscle and peripheral nerves
Peripheral nervous system
The peripheral nervous system consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord. The main function of the PNS is to connect the central nervous system to the limbs and organs. Unlike the CNS, the PNS is not protected by the bone of spine and skull, or by the blood–brain...
in neuromuscular diceases has made significant contributions to neurological science . He is the author of more than 120 scientific publications in the areas of neuropathology
Neuropathology
Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system tissue, usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole autopsy brains. Neuropathology is a subspecialty of anatomic pathology, neurology, and neurosurgery...
, postherpetic neuralgia
Postherpetic neuralgia
Postherpetic neuralgia is a neuralgia caused by the varicella zoster virus. Typically, the neuralgia is confined to a dermatomic area of the skin and follows an outbreak of herpes zoster in that same dermatomic area...
and multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
. He sits on the editorial boards of the journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases and the journal of Bulgarian Neurology.
He is married to the Bulgarian nutritionist Stefka Petrova
Stefka Petrova
Stefka Petrova , is a prominent Bulgarian nutritionist and the director of the National Center of Public Health Protection , Sofia, Bulgaria. She is also the national consultant on nutrition at the Bulgarian Ministry of Health...
and has one son.