Biography
Dr.Dimitar Petkov Milev
Also known as: Dimitar Milev, Dr. Dimitar Milev
1898 – ? · born: the village of Dobri Dyal, Gorna Oryahovitsa region
Listen to the biography
Natural English voice
The voice is generated by artificial intelligence (ElevenLabs).
A Bulgarian surgeon who survived a death sentence during the Vladaya Uprising, later known as an excellent diagnostician and a versatile surgeon.
Dimitar Petkov Milev was born in 1898 in the village of Dobri Dyal, Gorna Oryahovitsa region. As a soldier during the Vladaya Uprising (1918), he was sentenced to death by a military court, but was subsequently pardoned. He graduated in medicine in Munich in 1926 and specialized in surgery under Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov and Prof. Hans Finsterer in Vienna. From 1928 to 1934 he was an assistant in the First Surgical Department of the Alexandrovska Hospital, after which he was head of the surgical department in Varna (1934–1936). From 1941 to 1944 he headed the surgical department of the Military Hospital in Plovdiv, and from 1945 to 1947 he worked in the surgical department of the Catholic Hospital in the same city. From 1948 to 1950 he returned to the surgical department in Varna, after which he remained in private practice. He left scientific works on the operative treatment of echinococcus and appendicitis, and he described the Milev sign in appendicitis. The year of his death is unknown.
Main contributions
- Specialization in surgery under Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov and Prof. Hans Finsterer in Vienna
- Head of the surgical department in Varna (1934–1936) and again (1948–1950)
- Head of surgery at the Military Hospital in Plovdiv (1941–1944)
- Scientific works on the operative treatment of echinococcus and appendicitis
- Description of the Milev sign in appendicitis
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Dimitar Petkov Milev born?
Dr. Dimitar Petkov Milev was born in 1898 in the village of Dobri Dyal, Gorna Oryahovitsa region.
What is Dr. Dimitar Petkov Milev known for?
He was a Bulgarian surgeon known as an excellent diagnostician and a versatile surgeon. He survived a death sentence during the Vladaya Uprising. He described Milev's sign in appendicitis.
What happened to Dr. Dimitar Petkov Milev during the Vladaya Uprising?
As a soldier in the Vladaya Uprising (1918), Dr. Dimitar Petkov Milev was sentenced to death by a military court but was later pardoned.
Where did Dr. Dimitar Petkov Milev study and specialize?
He graduated in medicine in Munich in 1926. He specialized in surgery in Vienna under Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov and Prof. Hans Finsterer.
Where did Dr. Dimitar Petkov Milev work?
He was an assistant in the First Surgery Department of Alexandrovska Hospital (1928–1934) and head of the surgical department in Varna (1934–1936). From 1941 to 1944 he headed the surgery department of the Military Hospital in Plovdiv, and from 1945 to 1947 he worked in the surgery department of the Catholic Hospital in Plovdiv. In 1948–1950 he returned to the surgery department in Varna, after which he remained in private practice.
The answers are drawn from the biography text.
See also
- Dr. Ivan Dimitrov Grebenarov1898 – 1958
Dr. Ivan Dimitrov Grebenarov was a Bulgarian surgeon, born in Plovdiv in 1898. He worked at the Alexandrovska Hospital and the Red Cross Hospital in Sofia, and later as a surgeon in Stara Zagora.
- Dr. Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov1897 – ?
A Bulgarian surgeon who graduated in medicine in Berlin, known for his work at the Catholic Hospital in Plovdiv and for his original operative methods in thoracic and abdominal surgery.
- Dr. Svetoslav Dzherov20 November 1899 – 21 December 1980
A surgeon from Varna, described as "the last encyclopedic physician." For many years he headed the surgical department in Gabrovo and was a public figure with wide cultural interests.
- Dr. Stefan Krumov Kambosev1900 – early February 1969
A surgeon, son of Dr. Krum Kambosev, who worked in hospitals in Shumen, Burgas and Sliven. He was the first in Bulgaria to perform intraosseous osteosynthesis by Küntscher's method.
Share
The card appears automatically when you share the link.
