Physicians

Dr. Georgi Machev

1849 – 1921

A bulgarian physician and military medic who took part in numerous wars. A well-known public figure in Eastern Rumelia.

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Dr. Dimitar Petkov Milev

1898 – ?

A Bulgarian surgeon who survived a death sentence during the Vladaya Uprising, later known as an excellent diagnostician and a versatile surgeon.

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Dr. Panteley Minchevich

1834 – 22.12.1898

A Bulgarian military physician and public figure who took part in the Russo-Turkish War on the side of the Russian command. He held a number of administrative and medical posts in Bulgaria after the Liberation.

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Dr. Sava Mirkov

15 June 1850 – 9 August 1927

Bulgarian physician, volunteer of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps (Opalchentsi), and public figure, who took part in the Serbo-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War. He is known for his contribution to Bulgaria's accession to the International Red Cross.

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Dr. Dimitar Ivanov Mihaylovski

1864 – 1939

Bulgarian surgeon, founder of the Plovdiv school of surgery, who graduated in medicine and specialized in surgery in Paris. He was the first in Bulgaria to perform and publish a number of surgical interventions.

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Dr. Dimitar Petrov Mollov

7 January 1846 (26 December 1845 Old Style) – ?

Dimitar Petrov Mollov was a physician, scholar, public figure and political activist, born in Elena. He is known as the founder of sanitary legislation in Bulgaria after the Liberation.

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Dr. Ivan Stoyanov Momchilov

5 July 1868 – 11 February 1927

A physician and politician from Gorna Oryahovitsa, a participant in the Serbo-Bulgarian War, a member of parliament and deputy speaker of the National Assembly, and an honorary citizen of his native town.

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Dr. Petko Ivanov Momchilov

22 May 1893 – 23 January 1953

A surgeon, obstetrician-gynecologist and public figure from Yambol, who took part as a volunteer in three wars. Sentenced to death on political charges and posthumously rehabilitated.

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Dr. Hristo Momchilov

24 December 1873 – 20 August 1928

A physician from Elena, educated in France, who worked as a district physician and surgeon in his native region. He is cited as the prototype of literary characters by Emilian Stanev.

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Dr. Mircho Vasilev Morfov

1872 – 1965

Bulgarian surgeon, born in Kalofer, known for his exceptional precision in operative work. First Senior Assistant of the Department of Surgical Propaedeutics with Operative Medicine in Sofia.

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Prof. Dr. Gocho Simeonov Moskov

8 January 1891 – 24 September 1942

Bulgarian surgeon, head of the Department of Propaedeutics of Surgical Diseases at the Alexandrovska Hospital and a follower of Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov. He died at only 51 years of age from cancer of the colon.

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Dr. Todor Kochev Nedkov

22 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.

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Dr. Alexander Marinov Nedyalkov

7 March 1879 – 1967

Bulgarian surgeon and balneologist who specialized in the fight against bone-and-joint and lymphatic tuberculosis in children. Long-time director of the Varna Marine Children's Sanatorium and author of nearly 200 scientific publications.

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Nikolay Nenov

Nikolay Nenov was a medical student from Kazanlak who enlisted as a volunteer in the 4th Battalion of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps during the Russo-Turkish War.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Toma Nenov

14 August 1885 – 1963

A surgeon and chief physician of the Haskovo Hospital, known for pledging all of his property as security for a rescue loan for the hospital during the financial crisis of 1933.

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Dr. Petar Petrov Orahovats

30 January 1857 – 6 May 1922

A Montenegrin physician who chose to work in Bulgaria, he made a significant contribution to surgery, health organization and medical literature. He held a number of high administrative and political offices.

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Dr. Marko Pavlov

1784 – 5 January 1864

The first Bulgarian physician to hold a diploma, and a field surgeon in Napoleon's army. He opened the first pharmacy on the territory of present-day Bulgaria, in Tarnovo in 1823.

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Dr. Dimitar Pavlovich

26 September 1834 – 13 September 1911

A physician and pharmacist who worked at the turn between the Bulgarian National Revival era and the post-Liberation era. He is known for a number of innovative contributions to medicine and pharmacy in Bulgaria.

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Dr. Ivan Mihaylov Panov

30 August 1834 – 2 May 1894

Bulgarian physician, participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as physician of the 5th Bulgarian Volunteer Battalion. Known for his charitable activity and for donating his property to the Berkovitsa Gymnasium.

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Dr. Yakov Dimitriev Petkovich

22 January 1848 – 20 January 1914

Dr. Yakov Dimitriev Petkovich was a Bulgarian physician and military medic, a participant in the Montenegrin Uprising, the Russo-Turkish War, and the Serbo-Bulgarian War. He graduated in medicine in Moscow and built his military medical career in post-Liberation Bulgaria.

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Dr. Asen Petrov

15 March 1862 – 20 February 1920

Dr. Asen Petrov was the founder of modern Bulgarian surgery, for many years head of the surgical department of Alexandrovska Hospital, and the author of 94 scientific works. He is regarded as the father of Bulgarian plastic surgery.

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Dr. Angel Dimitrov Piskyuliev

15 August 1845 – 9 March 1935

A physician, man of letters and public figure, Dr. Angel Dimitrov Piskyuliev was one of the founders of the Varna Medical Society and twice served as mayor of Varna. He worked as a surgeon, published medical and public works, and is known for his literary and translation activity.

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Dr. Nencho Planinski

20 July 1847 – 7 November 1895

A physician, public figure and educator from Sliven, an active participant in the national liberation movement and in the building of the healthcare system after the Liberation.

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Dr. Georgi Popmarinov

1905 – ?

Dr. Georgi Popmarinov was the founder of surgery in Kardzhali. He worked as head of the surgical department of the hospital in Kardzhali from 1945 until his retirement in 1963.

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