Associate Professor Chervenkov graduated from the Sofia Medical University in 1987, after which he began working as a rotational intern in the General Hospital in Silistra, Bulgaria. In1988, he served as a resident in the university hospital Sveta Ekaterina in the vascular surgery clinic.  In 1992, he met the clinical access requirements for the United States Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates ECFMG and received his certification, and one year later he received his U.S. Federal Licensing Examination (FLEX) certification.    Assoc. Prof. Chervenkov received his medical specialization in general surgery in Bulgaria, after which from 07/1995 to 06/1998 he continued his specialization in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery in the Carolinas Medical Center located in Charlotte, NC under the mentorship of Professor Francis Robichek. He received his specialization in vascular surgery in 1999, and in 2001-2001 he earned an additional specialization in the endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular diseases in the same U.S. medical center.   Assoc. Prof. Chervenkov returned to Bulgaria and defended his dissertation upon the theme “The surgical treatment of obstruction of the arteries of the lower extremities (below the hip)” and received his PhD.  Assoc. Prof. Chervenkov has numerous scientific medical publications in national and international medical journals, regularly participates in international medical forums, and is an active member of the European Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.  Before joining our hospital team, he was the chief resident of the vascular surgery clinic of the university hospital Sveta Ekaterina.  Associate Prof. Dr. Chervenkov is a chairman of the Bulgarian National Society of Endovascular Therapy. 

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