Name:
Professor Dr. Krassimir Metodiev, MD, PhD, DScmed, FUICC, FHMO, FNRH
Affiliation:
Professor, Head of Department Preclinical and clinical sciences, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria,
specialties: immunology, microbiology
Also: President, International Medical Association "Bulgaria"
Address:
Bulgaria, 9002 Varna, 55 M. Drinov str., Medical University, Dept. Immunology,
Tel. +359-52-677167, Fax: +359-52-677114, Mobile: +359-888-712407
Private: Bulgaria, 9103 Zvezditza, Varna District, 12-th Street, N. 22, tel: +359-52-379777
E-mail: kr.metod@yahoo.com and kr.metod@gmail.com
Educational status, titles:
- English College, graduated 1969
- Medical University, graduated 1975
- Ph.D. Thesis, title granted 1982
- D.Sc.med., title granted 1989
- Associate Professor, title granted 1990
- Full University Professor, title granted 1995
Post-graduate, qualification (only major courses and enrollments):
- Inst.Infectious& Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1978 (2 months)
- Inst.Transplantation& Artificial Organs, Moscow, Russia, 1980-1983 (Ph.D. Thesis)
- Inst.Urology, Nephrology & Transplantation, Kiev, Ukraine, 1985-1988 (D.Sc. Thesis)
- Medical Faculty, Internal Clinic, ISAO Course, Rostock, Germany, 1990 (10 days)
- Transplant Unit, Course "Hands on Renal Failure", Portsmouth, England, 1991(10 days)
- Sheba University Hospital, Autoimmunity and Oncology, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1992 (3 months)
- ISAO Headquarters, Chicago, USA, 1995 (1 week)
- Munich University, LMU, Inst.Immunology, Munich, Germany, 1995, 1997, 1999 (one month each year)
- Norway Cancer Registry, Oslo, Norway, February-March 1998 (Intl.Union Against Cancer, UICC fellowship – 1 month)
- Norway Radium Hospital, Inst. Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway, guest-professor, 2000-2007 (one month each year), supervisor of 3 research projects oncoimmunology
- Ulm University, Germany, Course on Antibiotic resistance and nosocomial infections, round-table coordinator, October 2003
- Israel, Univ. Hospital Sheba, Tel Aviv, guest-professor, 1992 (3 months), research project autoimmunity
- Israel, Univ. Hospital Barzilay, Ashqelon, guest-professor, 1995 (1 month), research and educational projects
-Israel, Univ. Hospital Hadassah, Jerusalem, guest-professor from 1998 until now (each year working visits, seminars, research and educational projects)
- Israel, Univ. Hospital Rambam, Haifa, guest-professor from 2004 until now (each year working visits, seminars, research and educational projects)
Visiting professor (guest-professor, invited lecturer, chairperson of round-table seminars):
1. AHEPA University Hospital, Renal Unit, Thessaloniki, Greece (2 times, 1990, 1992),
2. Bratislava Medical Faculty, Slovakia (1991),
3. Chiang-Mai University, Thailand (1992),
4. AKZO Nobel Wuppertal, Germany (1992),
5. Quito University, Equador (1992),
6. HemaGen, St.Louis, USA (1993),
7. Brest University, France (1994),
8. Medical Faculty, Macedonian University, Skopje, Macedonia (1996),
9. RAA Conference (resistance, antimicrobial agents, chemotherapy), Monte Carlo (1997) - Chairman of the Plenary Symposium,
10. Chile-Santiago University, British Council for Latin America (Oncology, Microbiology, Health-care), September 2000,
11. European Society for Chemotherapy Annual Meeting, June 2001, Istanbul,plenary speaker
12. Bergen-Norway, June 2002, Immunocompromised Host Society Meeting, plenary speaker
13.Milan-Italy, Europ.Congress Clinical Microbiology&Infectious Diseases, 2002,plenary speaker
14. Chieti University, Chieti-Italy, guest-professor and lecturer, May 2004 (1 month)
15. Mediterranean Congress of Chemotherapy, Limasol, Cyprus, chairman of a symposium,
16. Israel, Ein-Bokkek, Dead sea medical seminar, round-table coordinator, 2004,
17. World Congress of Chemotherapy, Manila, Philippines, chairman of a symposium, 2005,plenary speaker
18.Norway Radium Hospital, Inst. Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway, guest-professor, 2000-2007 (one month each year), supervisor of 3 research projects oncoimmunology
19. Israel, Univ. Hospital Sheba, Tel Aviv, guest-professor, 1992 (3 months), research project autoimmunity
20. Israel, Univ. Hospital Barzilay, Ashqelon, guest-professor, 1995 (1 month), research and educational projects
21. Israel, Univ. Hospital Hadassah, Jerusalem, guest-professor from 1998 until now (each year working visits, seminars, research and educational projects)
22. Israel, Univ. Hospital Rambam, Haifa, guest-professor from 2004 until now (each year working visits, seminars, research and educational projects)
23. Florence, Italy, Univ. Hospital, guest-professor, 2008, 1 month, research project
24. ICC, World congresses(plenary lecturer, chairman of symposia), Toronto-Canada, Munich-Germany, Yokohama-Japan, San Diego-USA, Cape Town-South Africa, Taipei-Taiwan
Participation (congresses, symposia) with plenary lectures, oral or poster presentations:
- in most of the European countries (many times), also USA (7 times), Japan (3 times), Australia (3 times), Israel (many times), Thailand, Equador, Brazil (2 times), Bali-Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Egypt, Canada, RSA, etc. (altogether over 60 countries)
- the majority of congresses attended is organized on behalf of ISAO, EDTA, ESAO, Transplantation Society, Blood Purification, Cancer, Immunology, Chemotherapy, Neuro-oncology, Microbiology, Clinical Microbiol-ogy, Infectious Diseases, Cardio-Nephrology, Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents, ISC, ESC, ICHS, ESCMID, APCCMID, etc.
List of most important publications:
published papers in: Transplantation Proceedings, J.Artificial Organs, J.Progress in Artificial Organs, ISAO, EDTA and ESAO Abstract Books, J.Life Support Systems, J.Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases and Malignancies, J.Blood Purification, The Intl. J.Artificial Organs, Zeitschrift fur Antimikrobielle-AntineoplastischeChemotherapie, J.Cancer Research, J.Immunologic Methods, J.Microbiology, Epidemiology & Immunology, Sepsis, Chemotherapy, Intl. J. Surgery, Europ. J. Inflammation, Intl. J. Immunopathology & Pharmacology, Intl. J. Surgical Pathology, Intl. J. Infectious Diseases, J. Antimicrobial Agents, Intl. J. Pathology, J. Histology&Pathology, J. NATO Science Series, Journal of IMAB, etc.
Professional and research interests:
clinical immunology, infectious and cancer immunology, immunomodulation, transplantation immunology, oncology, chemotherapy, clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, antibiotic sensitiveness, immunodeficiency, immunomorphology, immunotherapy, cell therapy, stem cells
- Diplomas for specialties: immunology, microbiology
Issued books:
8 books (for specialists) and 2 text-books (for students), 2 book with poems (not professional)
1 Book NATO Science Series “Risk Infections and Possibilities for Biomedical Terrorism”, IOS Press, Amsterdam, 3 books in English (InTech Publishing House, EU, 2012, 2015, 2016)
Medical books in English, issued and edited by Prof.Dr. Krassimir Metodiev, President of IMAB for the recent few years: 1 - NATO Scientific Series, IOS Press (2005); 2 - InTech European Publishing House (2013); 3 - InTech European Publishing House (2015); 4 - InTech European Publishing House (2017)
Referee:
Journal of ISAO*IFAO (Cleveland-Chicago, USA), 1987-1991, 1997-present;
Intl.J.Immunopathology and Pharmacology (Italy), 1999-present;
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers), Bulgaria (1994-present),
Reviewer of UICC fellowship applications (UICC-Geneva, 2000-present)
European J. Inflammation, Editorial Board member, 2002-present
NATO Science Series, IOS Press, editor of a book, 2004
ECTA Bulletin&Newsletter, 2005
Journal Antimicrobial Agents, ISC (2002-present)
Membership:
1) Union of Bulgarian Physicians,
2) Union of Bulgarian Scientists,
3) International Medical Association "Bulgaria"-IMAB (President),
4) International Society for Artificial Organs-ISAO/IFAO,
5) European Society for Chemotherapy of Infections and Malignancies,
6) EDTA,
7) International Society for Organ Sharing,
8) European Association for Neuro-Oncology (EANO),
9) International Society for Chemotherapy (Board Member),
10) European Committee on Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing - EUCAST (Board Member of the Executive Committee),
11) Israel Medical Association,
12) Fellow of UICC (International Union Against Cancer, Geneva-Switzerland),
13) International Immunocompromised Host Society,
14) European Society of Chemotherapy (Board member),
15) FEMS (Board member),
16) National Kidney Foundation, USA,
17) ECTA,
18) Hadassah Medical Organization, Israel, fellow and honorable member,
19) Federation of Europ. Societies of Chemotherapy, Infections and Cancer, FESCI (Vice-President)
Awards:
First Award for presented paper, Montreaux, Switzerland, Biennual Conference of Chemotherapy of Infections and Malignancies, 1989; Grants for congress presentations in: Tokyo (1990, World Nephrology Congress), Sydney (1988, Transplantation Congress), Paris (1992, EDTA Congress), San Diego (Blood Purification, 1993), Bali-Indonesia (Chemotherapy, 1993), Honorable Medal of the American Kidney Foundation (1995), Glasgow (Chemotherapy, 1996), ICRETT-UICC (International Union Against Cancer) Award '98, Geneva (1998), Award of the Society for General Microbiology UK (Sydney, 1999), Award Winner, Immunocompromised Host Society Meeting, Bergen-Norway, 2002; Award Winner, ICHS Meeting, Granada, Spain, 2004; ISC World Congresses (Toronto, 2009; Munich, 2011; Yokohama, 2013; San Diego, 2015), APCCMID, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
in Bulgaria:
Golden Badge for Outstanding Scientific Achievements (Union of Bulgarian Scientists, 1989),
Golden Badge "Doctor of the Year in Bulgaria" (Union of Bulgarian Physicians, 1997, 2010),
Jubilee Medal of IMAB (2000), Honorable Diploma of the Ministry of Health (1999), Honorary Plate of Sofia State University (2010), Golden Sign of Plovdiv Medical University (2014)
Abroad:
CV in Who's Who in The World , 16-th, 17-th and 18-th edition (1998-99-2000); Diploma for International Man of the Year 1999 (Cambridge-UK, Intl. Biographical Center - 1999); Honorable Medal of the National Kidney Foundation (USA, 1995); Honorary professor and fellow of the Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, Memory Sign, twice, 2000, 2015;
Golden Plate of ISC (2010)
Highlights:
personal invitation and audience in Vatican, meeting and discussion with His Holiness The Pope John Paul II (1991, representing Bulgarian medicine);
Personal invitation and audience in Jerusalem, meeting with The President of Israel Shimon Peres (twice) and The President of Israel Reuven Rivlin (twice)
Experience in National and International activities for the benefit of different organizations: as President of IMAB, for a period of 25 years, more than 280 grants for short- and long-term specialization and travel congress scholarships and funds, have been raised and confirmed, granted to over 150 young Bulgarian physicians, based on very active contacts, good standing and mutual relations of Kr. Metodiev all over the world with various organizations, foundations, non-government, national and international societies, companies and institutions.
Krassimir Metodiev is also one of the founders and first Vice-President of the European Association of Young Medical Scientists (term 1989-1990, Heidelberg-Berlin) with a serious impact for raising funds, granting scholarships, financial support from different sources for organization of annual meetings, etc.
From 1990 until now IMAB organizes its Annual Assembly always in May every year (2017, 11-14 May, 27-th Assembly).
IMAB and the Scientific Affairs Division of NATO organized the Conference on Bioterrorism in Varna, Bulgaria, May 2003, and Kr. Metodiev was the Director of this programme of NATO, later invited as anexpert-consultant for this topic at various meetings in Europe, Israel, USA. IMAB is the biggest international medical non-government organization in East Europe, including medical doctors, dental doctors, biologist, pharmacologists, biochemists, health-care organizers, health managers, etc. - for the benefit of health-care and medical science.
The Motto of IMAB is: Semper Eadem, Paratuset Fidelis (in Latin)
Counter-terrorism: Kr.Metodiev is the main organizer (on behalf of the Medical University of Varna) and chief moderator of the Annual International Workshop on Counter-terrorism in Varna, Bulgaria, 2014, 2015, 2016 – with invited speakers and experts from Israel, FBA, USA, NATO.
Languages: English (fluent), German (very good), Russian (excellent), Bulgarian (native), Greek (communicative)
Diplomatic position: Krassimir Metodiev has been inaugurated as Honorary Consul of Israel to Bulgaria and from 2008 until now he serves as Israeli diplomatic Bulgaria
Highest honour for The President of IMAB - The Jubilee Medal of IMAB has been granted to Prof. Dr. Krassimir Metodiev by Sir Deputy Mayor of Varna City Assoc. Prof. Dr. Borris Kornovski, in the presence of The Bulgarian Minister of Health Dr. Ilko Semerdjiev and Her Highness The Princess Theophana von Sachsen (Germany). 18 December, 2000 - 50th Jubileee birthday of Prof. Metodiev, Varna, Bulgaria.
Prof. Dr. Krassimir Metodiev as a member of the Government Delegation with The Prime-Minister of Bulgaria Phillip Dimitrov, in Israel, 1992
Guest-professor at Jerusalem University and Hadassah Medical Center
Guest-professor at Glasgow University
Prof. Dr. Krassimir Metodiev, President of IMAB, Vice-President of FESCI, attended the 16-th Asian Pacific Congress of Microbiology and Infection, Melbourne, Australia, 29 November - 3 December 2016.
He presented his expertise on bioterrorism and moderated a symposium.
After the Congress Prof. Kr. Metodiev visited the University of Tasmania in Hobart..