Physicians

Dr. Georgi Antonov Tsarigradski

1845 – 12 July 1918

Bulgarian physician and participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), awarded by the Russian command two St. George Crosses "For Bravery" in a single day.

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

Dr. Mincho Tsachev

1847 – 1919

Bulgarian physician, born in Dryanovo, who worked as a military physician, sanitary inspector and chief physician of the Bulgarian hospital "Evlogi Georgiev" in Constantinople.

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

Dr. Dimitar Tserovski

1894 – 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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Dr. Boyan Nikolov Chakalov

Dr. Boyan Chakalov was a surgeon who established a practice in Pavlikeni after returning from Geneva, and the founder of the second People's Cooperative Hospital in Bulgaria.

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Dr. Georgi Valkovich Chalakov

6 September 1833 – 26 February 1892

Bulgarian surgeon, military and hospital administrator, politician and diplomat. Born into a prosperous family of Adrianople, he combined a medical career in the Ottoman Empire with active participation in the national liberation movement and in the building of post-Liberation Bulgaria.

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Dr. Marin Penchev Chalakov

1841 – 1883

A Bulgarian physician of the Revival era, a participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as a battalion physician in a Romanian military unit.

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

Petar Chenkov

around 1854–1855 – ?

A Bulgarian medical student from Plovdiv who took part as a volunteer feldsher in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). He served in the First Bulgarian Volunteer Detachment (Opalchentsi) and took part in a number of key battles.

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

Dr. Sava Cheren

A Bulgarian physician born in Tarnovo, a participant in the Serbian-Turkish and Russo-Turkish Wars, who subsequently served as district physician in Vidin and as a deputy in the First Grand National Assembly.

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

Dr. Hristo Rachev Chobanov

25 May 1849 – 7 January 1910

A Bulgarian physician and lawyer, cousin and friend of Hristo Botev, who took part in the Russo-Turkish War as a military field physician with the Romanian army.

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

Dr. Stoyan Ivanov Chomakov

1819 – 23 November 1893

Dr. Stoyan Ivanov Chomakov was a renowned surgeon, public figure, and prominent fighter for church independence. He is regarded as the first professional Bulgarian politician.

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Dr. Asen Shishmanov

1848 – 1894

A physician from the distinguished Shishmanov family, born in Banat, who graduated in medicine in Vienna. He worked in Bulgaria after the Liberation and later practiced in Smyrna and Constantinople, distinguishing himself as a pioneer of surgery and a great philanthropist.

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Dr. Kapiton G. Yuriev

1851 – 1927

Russian surgeon, first director of the hospital in Razgrad (1879–1880), close friend of Zahari Stoyanov and participant in the Unification.

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Dr. Georgi Dimitrov Yankulov

27 March 1844 – 6 July 1900

Bulgarian physician and public figure, participant in the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation. An active political figure in Plovdiv after the Liberation.

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