Biography
Dr.Marko Kostov
Also known as: Dr. Kostov
1865 – ? · born: the village of Zmeyovo, Stara Zagora region
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Military surgeon and public figure, founder of the Kostov family – six generations of physicians. He worked for many years in Stara Zagora.
Marko Kostov was born in 1865 in the village of Zmeyovo, in the Stara Zagora region. He received his primary education in Stara Zagora and his secondary education in Plovdiv. He studied medicine in Kiev as a scholarship student and graduated in Moscow in 1893. After returning to Bulgaria, he worked as a military physician in Pleven, from where he was sent to specialize in surgery in Paris. From 1905 to 1907 he was editor and author of articles in the journal "Bulgarian Military Medical Affairs" (Bulgarsko voennosanitarno delo). From 1907 he was head of the Eighth Tundzha Divisional Military Hospital, and from 1911 to 1914 he was director of the Stara Zagora state hospital and head of its surgical department. He took part in the First World War as a military surgeon. From 1919 to 1921 he again headed the surgical department, after which he opened a private hospital in Stara Zagora. An active member of the Bulgarian Red Cross, he was elected mayor of the town.
Main contributions
- Editor and author in the first specialized military medical journal in the Balkans (1905–1907)
- Head of the Eighth Tundzha Divisional Military Hospital from 1907
- Director of the Stara Zagora state hospital and head of the surgical department (1911–1914 and 1919–1921)
- Performed major and intermediate surgery, as well as gynecological and craniocerebral operations
- Founded a private hospital in Stara Zagora; active member of the Bulgarian Red Cross and mayor of the town
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Marko Kostov born?
Dr. Marko Kostov was born in 1865 in the village of Zmeyovo, in the Stara Zagora region.
What is Dr. Marko Kostov known for?
Dr. Marko Kostov was a military surgeon and public figure, and the founder of the Kostov family, which produced six generations of physicians. He was an active figure in the Bulgarian Red Cross and was elected mayor of Stara Zagora.
Where did Dr. Marko Kostov study medicine?
Dr. Marko Kostov studied medicine on a scholarship in Kyiv and graduated in Moscow in 1893. He later specialized in surgery in Paris.
Where did Dr. Marko Kostov work?
After returning to Bulgaria, Dr. Marko Kostov worked as a military doctor in Pleven. From 1907 he was head of the Eighth Tundzha Division Military Hospital, and from 1911 to 1914 and from 1919 to 1921 he headed the surgical department of the Stara Zagora state hospital. He then opened a private hospital in Stara Zagora.
Which war did Dr. Marko Kostov take part in, and what were his contributions?
Dr. Marko Kostov took part in the First World War as a military surgeon. He was an editor and author at the journal "Bulgarian Military Medical Affairs" (1905–1907) and performed major and intermediate surgery, as well as gynecological and cranial operations.
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See also
- Dr. Stefan Sarafov1866 – 1921
A Bulgarian physician who graduated in medicine in Paris and served as an assistant in the clinic of Prof. Pierre Potain. He pursued medical, public and charitable activity in Bulgaria.
- Dr. Todor Kochev Nedkov22 June 1864 – 11 May 1933
A surgeon from Pleven who headed the surgical department of the Pleven State Hospital during the wars for National Unification. He developed the hospital's facilities and medical organization under difficult wartime conditions.
- Dr. Ivan Georgiev Kozhuharov1867 – 1958
Bulgarian surgeon who specialized under Theodor Billroth in Vienna, with a long-standing practice at the Klementina Hospital and his own private clinic in Sofia.
- Dr. Stefan Todorov Kozarov1861 – 11 October 1913
Stefan Todorov Kozarov was a physician born in Sliven and a graduate of the University of Kiev. He worked as a resident physician and hospital director in Sliven and Pleven, and later served as Chief Inspector at the Directorate of Public Health in Sofia.
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