Assoc. Prof. Pencho Kolev, M.D., Ph.D.

Graduated:1977 - Medical University, SofiaMedical licensure:1977 M.D. degreeBoard certified:neurology - 2009
Occupational Medicine - 1984Occupational Medicine:

• 1978 - 1980 Training Toxicology, Pleven, Bulgaria
• 1981 - 1984 Training and Degree of Occupational Medicine - National Center of Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Sofia, Bulgaria

Clinical Neurophysiology:

• 1981 - 1982 Training clinical neurophysiology in Department of clinical Neurophysiology, University Clinic of Neurology "Alexsandrovska", Sofia
• 1984 - 1989 6 months specialization in the Department Neurophysiology and Psychophysiology, ZAM, Berlin, Germany

GCP:

• 2005 - GCP Training organized by Bulgarian Association of Clinical Research and Institute of Clinical Research

PhD degree:Thesis: "Analysis of processing information in sound control profession"Professional qualifications:board certifaied in "Clinical electroencephalography", "Evoked potentials", "Polysomnography", experience in clinical practice, headache, pain, epilepsy, sleep disorders, teaching and research in neurology and clinical neurophysiologyCurrent position:Associate Professor in neurology, Medical University -Sofia
Head of the Department Clinical Neurophysiology in Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry "St. Naum", SofiaProfessional experience:

• 1978 - 1981 Toxicology, Pleven, Bulgaria
• 1981 - 2000 Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurophysiology and Psychophysiology, National Center of Hygiene and Clinic of Occupational Diseases
• 2001 - to present Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Multiprofile Hospital for active treatment in neurology and psychiatry "St. Naum", Medical University, Sofia
• 2003 - 2007 Head of the Local Ethic Committee

Professional affiliations:Member of International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Member of International Organization of Psychophysiology (IOP)
Member of International Ligue against Epylepsy
Member of Bulgarian Society of Epilepsy
Member of Bulgarian Society of Neuroscience
Member of Bulgarian Society of Physiology
Member of Bulgarian Society of Hronobiology
Bulgarian Society of Hygiene and Occupational Medicine
Member of the Movement Disorders Society
Member of the Bulgarian Headache Society
Member of the Board of the Bulgarian Neurological Association
Member of the Bulgarian Scientific Society of EEG, EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology
Member of Bulgarian Association of clinical EMG and EPScientific affiliations:mainly in the field of epilepsy, sleep disorders, headache and pain, clinical neurophysiologyScientific publications:Over 130 papers in national and international Neurology and Neurophysisology Journals, Books and Proceedings of Congresses.Language:Fluent in English, German and Russian