Biography
Dr.Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov
Also known as: Dr. Atanasov, Dr. Hristo Atanasov
1897 – ? · born: Tulcea
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Doctors from PlovdivSurgeonsPhysicians Born in the 19th Century
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.
Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov was born in Tulcea in 1897. He graduated in medicine in Berlin in 1926, where he worked as an assistant to the German surgeon A. N. Mayer. In Berlin he developed an original technique for the bloodless treatment of fractures and published works on Basedow's disease, thromboembolisms, pulmonary embolism and tuberculous empyema. After returning to Bulgaria, he was appointed head of the surgical department of the Catholic Hospital in Plovdiv, where he operated, among others, on the writer Yordan Yovkov (admitted on 11 October and operated on on 14 October 1937). Later he worked in the surgical department of the Jewish Hospital in Sofia (1948–1950), where he performed the first insulectomy of the pancreas in Bulgaria. From 1950 until his retirement in 1965 he was a senior research associate of the first degree at the Research Institute of Tuberculosis, where he headed the surgical section and created three original operative methods.
Main contributions
- Developed an original technique for the bloodless treatment of fractures, adopted in the Berlin clinic
- Performed the first insulectomy of the pancreas in Bulgaria at the Jewish Hospital in Sofia
- Created new operative methods in pulmonary surgery: paravertebral subscapular thoracoplasty (1951), corrective plasties with an extrathoracic rib plombage (1951) and segmental lung resection with a retrograde technique (1961)
- Performed emergency surgery on the writer Yordan Yovkov on 14 October 1937
- Published original works on gastric resection, hypertrophy of the prostate gland, echinococcus of the lung and cholecystectomies
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov born?
Dr. Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov was born in 1897 in Tulcea.
What is Dr. Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov known for?
He was a Bulgarian surgeon who graduated in medicine in Berlin. He is known for his work at the Catholic Hospital in Plovdiv and for his original surgical methods in thoracic and abdominal surgery.
Where did Dr. Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov study and work?
He graduated in medicine in Berlin in 1926, where he worked as an assistant to the German surgeon A. N. Mayer. After returning to Bulgaria, he was head of the surgical department of the Catholic Hospital in Plovdiv, then worked in the surgery department of the Jewish Hospital in Sofia (1948–1950), and from 1950 to 1965 he was at the Scientific Research Institute of Tuberculosis.
Which famous writer did Dr. Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov operate on?
Dr. Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov operated on the writer Yordan Yovkov at the Catholic Hospital in Plovdiv. Yovkov was admitted on 11 October, and the operation was performed on 14 October 1937.
What were Dr. Hristo Dimitrov Atanasov's contributions to surgery?
He developed an original technique for bloodless treatment of fractures and performed the first insulectomy of the pancreas in Bulgaria. He also created three new surgical methods in pulmonary surgery: paravertebral subscapular thoracoplasty (1951), corrective plasties with an extrathoracic rib plomb (1951), and segmental lung resection with a retrograde technique (1961).
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- Dr. Ivan Dimitrov Grebenarov1898 – 1958
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- 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. Dimitar Tserovski1894 – 1975
Dr. Dimitar Tserovski was a physician from Tarnovo with a wide-ranging medical practice: surgeon, internist, and infectious disease specialist. He is known as the first neurosurgeon in Tarnovo.
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