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Boris I. Gramatikov

EDUCATION

1983	Ph.D. in Technical Sciences from the Technical University of Sofia - Faculty of Electronic Engineering and Technology. Ph.D. Thesis: Electronic Devices for Automatic Processing of Phonocardiographic Signals. Technical University of Sofia, 1983, UDK 616-7. Central Library of Science and Technology - Sofia, Ref. No. DS 3168.
1973-78	Dipl.-Eng. from the Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany, School of Technical and Biomedical Cybernetics, concentration in Biomedical Engineering and Bionics (today:   Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics). 1975    Probation training at the Medical Academy, Erfurt, Germany, Department of Audiometry and Acoustic Evoked Potentials  1977    Pre-graduation training at the Regional Hospital - Eisenhuettenstadt; Instrumentation design -  Rheography; Clinical engineering training.  1978    Received the Dipl.-Eng. degree in Biomedical Engineering with a grade "Excellent" ("Auszeichnung")
1966-71	English Language High School in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; all subjects were taught in English; graduated with honours.

EMPLOYMENT and INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS

2003	Assistant Professor	Laboratory of Ophthalmic Optics, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University,  Baltimore, MD, USA
2000	Research Associate	Laboratory of Ophthalmic Optics, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University,  Baltimore, MD, USA
1996 - 2000	Research Associate	Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
1995-1996	Associate Professor	Center of Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1994	Research Associate	Center of Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1993-1994	Visiting scientist	Medical University Hannover, Germany Institute of Medical Informatics Department of Biosignal Processing A 7-month sabbatical sponsored by the Commission for Science and Technological Development of the European Community, DG XII.
1993	Visiting scientist	Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA A 4-month exchange visit, sponsored by the Fogarty International Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD.
1987-1993	Research Associate	Department of Biomedical Engineering, (CLEMA),  Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria  and EMA Engineering - a state-owned enterprise for medical equipment, Sofia, Bulgaria
1986-1987	Visiting scientist	Medical University Hannover, Germany Department of Biosignal Processing 4 months sabbatical sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
1979-1986	R&D Engineer	Department of Biomedical Engineering, (CLEMA), Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria Duties included design from specifications to delivery, requirement analysis, coding, debugging and final testing. Research and development. Signal processing of biomedical signals, mainly related to Electrocardiology, Pulmology, Plethysmography and Ophtalmology. Performed Assembly language, Pascal and C programming for a variety of microprocessor based medical instruments.

PROJECTS

Year	Project	Institution	Role
2000-present	Determination of ocular defocus using the double-pass blur image of a point source  Retinal birefringence scanning for detection of central fixation in young children Studying the interference of corneal birefringence in retinal birefringence scanning Improving a computer model of retinal birefringence scanning Building a prototype of a  Pediatric Vision Screener Use of retinal nerve fiber layer birefringence in retinal scanning for biometric purposes Development of a A Directional Eye Fixation Sensor with no moving parts Use of retinal birefringence scanning for identification of patients with ADHD – pilot project	Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University	Research Collaborator and Design Engineer – Digital Signal Processing, Hardware, Software, Computer Modeling
1999-2000	Developed an optical fluorescence imaging system for recording of transmembrane action potentials of beating isolated perfused rabbit hearts.	Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	Project Leader
1999-2000	Developing a portable device for long-term ECG recording and analysis in patients with chest pain - Supported by a Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) award.	Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. A joint project with a company, DVP, Inc. (now InHand Electronics, Inc.)	Co-PI; Designer of the ECG amplifier and data acquisition, ECG analysis algorithms.
1997	Examined autoregressive methods for differentiation between ventricular fibrillation caused by different types of stimulation during implantation of ICDs.	Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD in collaboration with Mid-Carolina Cardiology, Charlotte, NC, supported in part by Medtronic, Inc.	Project Leader
1996-97	Studied dynamic differences between ventricular fibrillation types	Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, and the Institute of Electronic Circuits, Genova, Italy,  Section Signal Analysis in Cardiology - SAC	Research Collaborator
1998-99	Developed a computer model of myocardial depolarization under local ischemia. In collaboraion with Mahesh Shenai, a graduate student at Johns Hopkins.	Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	Project Leader
1997	Studied different pacing patterns on isolated heart models(Langendorff preparations)	Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	Project Leader
1996-97	Examined Ischemic changes in isolated Langendorff hearts.	Departmen of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD	Project Leader
1996	Studied the dynamical difference obtained from different simultaneously recorded leads of ECG signals, using the MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Data Base	Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, and the Institute of Electronic Circuits, Genova, Italy (Now: Institute of Biophysics) Section Signal Analysis in Cardiology (SAC)	Research collaborator
1994-95	Conducted research on Identification of ischemic changes in the ECG during PTCA using conventional ST and spectral methods for inta-QRS analysis.	Center of Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, and Third Regional Hospital - Sofia, Division of Cardiology	Project Leader
1993-94	A project on Body Surface Mapping. Conducted a study on Reducing the number of leads in body surface potential mapping and Variability of body surface maps in normal patients.	Medical University Hannover, Germany Institute of Medical Informatics Department of Biosignal Processing	Independent Project
1993	Introduced a series of improvements to the Bulgarian interpretive ECG machine ECG 321.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia, Enterprise for Medical Instrumentation (EMA) - Sofia, Bulgaria	Project Leader
1993	Worked on detection of ischemic changes in the ECG by means of the Wavelet transform applied to signals from animal models and from human patients before and after PTCA.	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Baltimore, MD	Project Leader
1992-93	Examined the potential of time-frequency distributions obtained from the signal-averaged ECG for prediction of late potentials and ventricular tachycardia - STFT and Wavelet transform.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences	Project Leader
1994-96	Directed a team of software engineers for ECG acquisition and analysis (C++, Windows) using a PC-based ECG system.	Center of Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences	Project Leader
1988-93	Built an amplifier, computer hardware and software for detection of His- and Late potentials in the high resolution signal-averaged ECG. Developed and implemented improved methods for time- and frequency domain measurement and analysis. Examined the effect of different types of digital filters. Was responsible for the clinical probation of the device as well.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia	Independent Project, Hardware design, Programmer/Analyst
1990-91	Designed, built, programmed and implemented a Computer front-end module and real time custom software for studying test animals' behaviour under stress induced by means of controlled stimulation.	The Pharmaceutical Research Institute - NIHFI, (now Sopharma) - Sofia, Bulgaria In close collaboration with Professor Mile Taskov, MD	Project Leader, Hardware design, Programmer/Analyst
1989-90	Designed, programmed and implemented a PC-based Data Aqcuisition and Data Processing System for experimental investigation of the mechanical responses of isolated biological tissues to electrical stimulation (Coding in Pascal and C-language).	Institute of Physiology (now of Neurobiology), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Sofia, Bulgaria In close collaboration with Professor Lubomir Kasakov, MD	Independent Project, Hardware design, Programmer/Analyst
1989-90	Studied abnormalities of the auditory system by conducting statistical analysis of parameters obtained from X-ray images of the inner and middle ear (histograms, t-statistics, etc.).	Department of Radiology, Medical Academy, Sofia In close collaboration with Professor Angel Tomov, MD.	Independent Project, Statistical analysis
1984-89	Developed and implemented a PC based ECG System 1222 for acquisition, diagnostic interpretation and disk archival of the 12-lead ECG. (Coding in Forth,C-language and Assembler) The system is commercially available as the interpretive ECG-Computers 1222, of which 35 units were produced and installed in various Bulgarian hospitals.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia.  Project received quality awards.	Project Leader Hardware design Programmer/Analyst
1986-90	Designed and implemented a PC-based data acquisition and data processing lab system for a fully automated real-time control of cardiological experiments in mid-large animal research. Performed requirement analysis, algorithm, hardware and software development. Stimulation and signal acquisition from 8 analog channels, real time display, measurement and evaluation of various electrophysiological, haemodynamical and mechanical parameters during an 8-hour experiment, and off-line statistical analysis (coding in Pascal and C-language)	The Pharmaceutical Research Institute - NIHFI, now Sopharma Sofia, Bulgaria In close collaboration with Professor Mile Taskov, MD	Project Leader Hardware design Programmer/Analyst
1987-89	Responsible for the collection of two clinically anotated clinical ECG data bases for validation of interpretive ECG devices.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia.	Team work
1987	Developed software for data acquisition and analysis of biomechanical signals and body movements (1D, 2D) recorded during rowing (coding in Pascal language). Patent issued.	An independent contract with the Bulgarian Federation of Rowing - Sofia.	Independent Project
1986-87	Developed a technique and a software module for identification of the WPW syndrome in the ECG (coding in Fortran language)	Medical School Hannover, Germany Institute of Medical Informatics Department of Biosignal Processing	Independent Project, Fellowship
1987-90	Developed ECG processing modules (digital filtering, QRS detection etc.) in Assembly language for the ECG Intensive Care Monitors M 101, 203, 301.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia	Team participant
1983	Designed, coded and built a microprocessor controlled Forced Expiration Analyser - an early prototype of the Expiration Analyzer SpiroComp for diagnostic Purposes (Coding in Macro-Assembler)	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia	Team work
1983-88	Developed algorithms and code for ECG analysis for the Bulgarian microprocessor-based InterpretiveElectrocardiographs with measurement and classification capabilities), Series 123X, 126X, 331 - commercially available. (Coding was done in Assembly and Forth language)	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia	Team member
1983-90	Participated in the development of various diagnostic equipment: SpiroComp, Pace-Stop, PaceComp etc.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia	Team member
1983-84	Responsible for different hardware support projects for facilitating R&D in biomedical instrumentation: EPROM programmers, floppy disk controllers, A-D converters, microprocessor emulators, asynchronous serial and parallel communications.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia	Independent Project
1980	Developed an enhanced Microprocessor Development System (MDS) for embedded hardware design, emulation and programing for 8-bit Motorola microprocessors.	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia	Independent Project
1980-83	Designed and built two microprocessor-based devices called PhonoCardioSelectors for automatic signal acquisition and screening diagnostics of phonocardiographic signals (PCG) in children. Performed feature extraction and developed diagnostic classification criteria.  (Device coded in Assembly language)	Pediatric Clinic, Medical Academy - Sofia,  CLEMA (Biomedical Engineering Department), Medical Academy, Sofia Technical University, Sofia In collaboration with: · Prof. Paraskeva Ninova, MD · Prof. Ivan Daskalov, D.Sc.  · Prof. Ivan Dotsinsky, DSc.	PhD Thesis
1982	Participated in the development of a Nystagmus analyzer.	Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Sofia	Team work
1981	An Electronic Device for Objective Neurophysiological Examinations on Human Subjects by measuring the responses to different types of random stimulations	Sports Academy, Sofia	Team work
1978-79	Developed 4 models of portable digital plethysmographic heart rate meters	CLEMA, Medical Academy - Sofia.	Team work
1977	Designed and built programmable logic for automated experimental investigations of the peripheral nervous system in insects	Technical University, Ilmenau, Germany	Graduation project
1976	Designed and built a Two-Channel Rheograph using the 4-electrode principle.	Technical University, Ilmenau, and Regional Hospital, Eisenhuettenstadt, Germany.	Independent student project

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INVENTION DISCLOSURES to Johns Hopkins University:

Name of invention	Authors	Date of disclosure
Myocardial Ischemia Monitor	Nitish V. Thakor, Boris Gramatikov	August 1997
Ischemia Detection in Implantable Devices	Ananth Natarajan, Boris Gramatikov and Nitish V. Thakor	August 1997

PATENTS - Issued by the Bulgarian Patent Office
(all in collaboration with other designers / investigators)

A device for control of the training process in rowing	N. 46420, 1988
A device for fixing and measurement of distances and time intervals	N. 38613, 1984
A method for recording of phonocardiograms	N 34472, 1982
A method for analog-to-digital conversion and storage of the PCG	N 32434, 1981
Method for automatic analysis of phonocardiographic signals	N 32433, 1981
Automatic gain control of phonocardiographic signals	N 31523, 1981
A generator of random time intervals	N 32557, 1981
Portable heart rate meter	N 28285, 1978
Electronic cell counter for the clinical laboratory	N 28669, 1978
Mechanical percent counter	N 27685, 1978

All patents are institutionally owned and cover Bulgaria only.

INNOVATION CERTIFICATES:   7 (Issued by the Ministry of Health and the Medical Academy, Sofia)

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INVITED SPEAKER

2001	IEEE Baltimore Section - “Application of  Contemporary Signal Processing and Imaging Methods to Basic Biomedical Research and Clinical Diagnostics”
1997	IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Baltimore Chapter, Baltimore, Maryland, USA - "Detection of Coronary Ischemia using Time-Frequency Methods"
1997	Mid-Carolina Cardiology - Charlotte, NC, USA - "Differentiation of different ventricular fibrillation patterns in human patients, using autoregressive spectral methods"
1996	Institute of Electronic Circuits, Genova, Italy, Section Signal Analysis in Cardiology - SAC   - "Wavelet Analysis for Time Frequency Distributions and Multiresolution Orthogonal Decompositions" (Use of compact orthonormal wavelets for data compression and intra-QRS ischemic changes)
1996	Institute of Physiology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy - "Identification of intra-QRS changes in the electrocardiogram caused by ischemia"
1996	Computational Center, University of Heidelberg, Germany - "Wavelet Techniques for ECG Analysis"
1996	University of Heilbronn, Germany - "The Orthogonal Wavelet Transform in Ischemia Detection"
1996	Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany - "Time-Frequency Distributions in ECG Analysis"
1994	Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany - "Reducing the Number of Leads in ECG Body Surface Electrical Mapping"

SUPERVISOR OF STUDENT PROJECTS AT  JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Year	Student   (Advisee)	Project	Awards
1997-1998	Anshul Thakral, Louis Stein, Mahesh Shenai	Efficiency of Anodal Pacing Patterns applied to Isolated Perfused Rabbit Hearts	Provost Award, JHU
1998-1999	Mahesh Shenai	Computer Network Modeling of Myocardial Depolarization under normal and ischemic conditions. Feasibility of detecting ischemia from extracellular leads in the vicinity an ischemic spot.	Provost Award, JHU  Barry Goldwater Award 2000 USA Today's ALL-USA College Academic Second Team
1999-2000	Vivek Iyer	Intra-QRS detection of Ischemia in the European ST-T Data Base.  Modeling of Myocardial Depolarization in the presence of Ischemia. Effects of drugs and genes.	· William R. Kenan Award 1999-2000 · Howard Hughes Summer Research Program 2000
1993	Jim Stefansic	Detection of morphologic changes in the ECG with removal of myocardial ischemia by means of  PTCA

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Year	Course	Location
1885, 1986	Lectures on "Microprocessor systems" for biomedical and clinical engineers  (each year 60 hours)	Postgraduate Training Center at the Meditech Enterprise for medical equipment - Sofia, Bulgaria
1989	Practical Course "Fundamentals of computing technology" (70 hours)	Technical University, Sofia, Section Computing Technology
1990	Programming in Pascal on 16-bit computers (60 hours)	National Center for Informatics, Software products and Systems (SPS), Sofia, Bulgaria
1990	Assembly language programming for 16 bit computers (60 hours)	Technological Center for Automation, Central Research Institute for Complex Automation, Sofia, Bulgaria
1983-86	Supervised 3 graduation projects (Dipl. Eng. degree) in Biomedical Engineering	Technical University, Sofia, Section Electronic Devices and Biomedical Engineering.

Other Areas of Expertise AND SCIENTIFIC UTTERANCE

Currently reviewer with three international journals on Biomedical Engineering and member of the Editorial Board of Biomedical Engineering OnLine;

A book Reviewer: “One-Chip Microcomputers” by Z. Karakehayov and S. Grigorov (ISBN 954-03-0146)

Scientific Committee Member and Session Chairman of three international conferences on Biomedical Engineering

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2002 - now	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
1999 - now	IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), ExCom member and Director for Education Activities and Continuing EE Education, Baltimore IEEE Section:  Jan 2007 – present ExCom member and Chair of the Nominations Committee, Baltimore IEEE Section:  Jan 2007 – Dec 2008 ExCom member and Chair, Baltimore IEEE Section:  Jan 2006 – Dec 2006 ExCom member and Vice Chair, Baltimore IEEE Section:  Jan 2005 – Dec 2005 ExCom member and Secretary, Baltimore IEEE Section:  Jan 2004 – Dec 2004 ExCom member and Treasurer, Baltimore IEEE Section:  Jan 2003 – Dec 2003 Chairman of the Baltimore Chapter (EMB-18):   Nov 1999 - Dec 2002 Senior Member, IEEE since Nov 2001
1997-1999	International Society for Computerized Electrocardiography (ISCE)
1994-1998	New York Academy of Sciences
1994-2000	American College of Clinical Engineering
1986-1996	International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)
1980-1996	Bulgarian National Society of Biomedical Physics and Engineering                 Section of Biomedical Engineering 1988-1996 Secretary of the Biomedical Engineering Section
1988-1996	Union of the Bulgarian Scientists, Section of Technical Sciences, Membership No.1734

GRANTS

Name	Funding source	Dates	Collaborator
Retinal birefringence analysis in strabismus and amblyopia  Role: Co-investigator, percent effort: 50%	NIH1R01 EY12883	2000-2003	David G. Hunter, MD, PhD   Ophthalmology Children's Hospital Boston
A Portable Physiological Signal Processor, for a Novel Programmable Cardiac Monitor (Phase I and II) Role: Co-Principal Investigator, percent effort: 35%	The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS)	August 1998  - July 2000	DVP, Inc. now InHand Electronics, Inc.
Implantable Myocardial Ischemia Detection Technology Role: Principal Investigator at the time of the award;  percent effort:  50%	NIH, 1 R43 HL61995-01A1,  SBIR, Phase I	October 1999 -     August 2000	Infinite Biomedical Technologies, Inc. (IBT, Inc)
An Optical System for Epicardial Fluorescence Imaging  Role: Co-Investigator, percent effort: 10%	NIH, 1 R43 HL61128-01,  SBIR, Phase I	October 1999    - July 2000	Infinite Biomedical Technologies, Inc. (IBT, Inc)
An Interactive Two-Dimensional Computer Model of Myocardial Depolarization Role: Co-Investigator	Kenan Fund - Johns Hopkins University, 1999-2000	October 1999 - July 2000	Vivek Iyer,  undergraduate student,  Johns Hopkins
Detection of specific morphologies and measurement of diagnostic parameters in the electrocardiogram. Role: Co-Investigator, percent effort:  10% (PI: Prof. Ivan Daskalov)	Bulgarian National Research Fund,  L-516/95	1995-1996	Center for Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and Bulgarian National Cardiological Center
Development of a computer-based system for electrocardiographic body-surface potential mapping of the human torso. Initial application to myocardial ischemia detection.  Role: Principal Investigator, percent effort 20%	Bulgarian National Research Fund, L-613/96	1996-1997	Center for Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and Bulgarian National Cardiological Center

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS and DISTINCTIONS

2009	Certificate of Appreciation as Director for Continuing Education, Baltimore Section, IEEE
2008	Certificate of Appreciation as Director for Continuing Education, Baltimore Section, IEEE
2007	Certificate of Appreciation for services as Chairman of the Baltimore Section, IEEE (2006)
2005	A Certificate for contributions to IEEE as a Secretary and ExCom member of the Baltimore Section
2004	A Certificate for contributions to IEEE as a Treasurer and ExCom member of the Baltimore Section
2000  and  2001	Certificates for contributions to IEEE as a Chairman of the Baltimore Chapter of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
1996	An award by the Italian CNR (Consiglio Nazionale di Richerche) for a two-week visit to a research collaborator at the Institute of Circuits and Systems, Genova, Italy
1993	Fellowship by the Fogarty International Center, NIH: a  4-month exchange visit to the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
1993	Fellowship by DG XII-B, Research and Development, Commission of the European Communities:  a 7-month research visit to the Medical University, Hannover, Germany,  Dept.of Biosignal processing.
1989	A gold medal "Honoured Inventor and Innovator" of the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department of Industry, Sofia, Bulgaria
1986	A Testimonial from the Committee for Science and Technical Progress and the National Council for Industrial Aesthetics, for the development and design of a Three-channel Electrocardiograph, Sofia, Bulgaria
1985	A gold medal of the Republican Young Investigators' Center for a project called "An intelligent Electrocardiograph", the 13-th Young Investigators' Review, Sofia, Bulgaria
1985	Fellowship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): sabbatical (4 months) at the Department of Biosignal  processing, Medical University Hannover, Germany.
1980	A Testimonial for successful participation in the 11-th Young Investigators' Review, Sofia, Bulgaria
1978	A Distinction (Auszeichnung) upon graduating the Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany
1977	A gold medal "For Excellent Studies" from the Bulgarian Committee for Science, Technical Progress and Higher Education, handed by the Bulgarian Ambassador to Germany in Berlin, Germany
1977	A Testimonial for excellent studies from the Bulgarian Embassy, Berlin, Germany
1976	Third prize - Second Scientific Review of the Bulgarian undergraduate and and graduate students in Germany, Berlin
1975	First prize - Eighth Republican Young Investigators' Symposium, Sofia, Bulgaria
1971	A gold medal upon graduating from the English Language School - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

SEMINARS / SPECIAL TRAINING

MATLAB for Image Processing (MathWorks IP01 2-day course), Columbia, MD, 2005

Real-Time and Embedded Computing Conference, The RTC Group, Martin’s Crosswinds, 2004

Effort Reporting. Web-based course, Johns Hopkins University, 2004.

Conflict of Interest and Commitment. Web-based course, Johns Hopkins University, 2003.

Ophthalmology for the Pediatrician.  Conference, Johns Hopkins University, 2000.
Human Subjects Research. Web-based course, Johns Hopkins University, 2000.
Clinical Trials.  Conference, Johns Hopkins University, 1999.
Essential Business Writing Skills. Seminar, Johns Hopkins University, 1999.
Grant Writing.  Seminar, Johns Hopkins University, 1997 and 2001.
Clinical Engineering, International Workshop, Boston, 1993
Medical Device Marketing. Short course, WHO/Bulgarian Ministry of Health, Sofia, 1992
Authority and Leadership. Group-Dynamics School, The Free German University, Berlin (West), 1989

LANGUAGES: Fluent in English, German, Bulgarian, Russian

HOBBIES and SPORTS: Piano, photography, windsurfing, skiing, tennis, swimming

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