Daskalova Iskra
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Master in Medicine – Medical University Pleven, Pleven (Bulgaria), 1996-2002.
Post-graduate Higher Specialist Training (residency) in Surgery - Dr. G.Stranski University Hospital, Medical University Pleven, Pleven (Bulgaria), 2003-2008.
Post-graduate training:
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Training in oncoplastic breast surgery with Fellowship grant from the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) in the Breast Unit of Careggi University Hospital, Florence (Italy), 2015
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Training in oncoplastic breast surgery with Annual Fellowship grant from the European School of Oncology (ESO) in the Breast Units of Careggi University Hospital, Florence; European Institute of Oncology, Milan and Fondazione S.Maugeri, Pavia (Italy), 2011
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Training in oncoplastic breast surgery with Fellowship grant from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) in the Breast Unit of Careggi University Hospital, Florence (Italy), 2010
Experience
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2012-2013 - breast fellow surgeon in the Dept. of Breast Surgery,St.Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin (Ireland).
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2013-2014 - breast fellow surgeon in the Dept. of Breast Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin (Ireland).
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2014 - currently: consultant breast surgeon in the European Medical Center, Moscow (RF).
Professional interests
Breast surgery, cancer treatment, oncoplastic surgery, minimally invasive oncosurgery, sentinel node biopsy, nipple-sparing mastectomy, cancer treatment during pregnancy, pregnancy after cancer treatment, clinical trials.
Main Courses (CME):
- Chest Wall Perforator Flaps and Lymphedema Surgical Management Course (organized by European Society of Surgical Oncology), Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (UAE), February 2024
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Oxford Oncoplastic Surgery Course (OOPS), Oxford, UK, 2017
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Specialty skills in breast surgery: principles in Breast Reconstruction, level 1 – Royal College of Surgeons, London (UK), March 2015.
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Advanced Course on Oncoplastic Surgery – European Society of Surgical Oncology, Budapest (Hungary), June 2014.
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Balkan Masterclass in Clinical Oncology - European School of Oncology, Dubrovnik (Croatia), May 2011 (Faculty Member).
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Breast Cancer in Young Women (advanced course) - European School of Oncology (ESO), Sept 2010, Bern (Switzerland) (granted by ESO).
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Course on Cancer Registration - International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon (France), June 2009 (granted by IARC).
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Workshop on Breast Reconstruction – Euro-Arab School of Oncology (EASO) Cairo (Egypt), March 2009 (granted by EASO).
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Esthetic Mammaplasty (topic course) – Aleksandrovska Hospital, Sofia (Bulgaria), Jan 2008.
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Improving Skills in Breast Cancer (advanced course) – European School of Oncology (ESO), Ljubljana (Slovenia), May 2008 (granted by ESO).
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Cancer and Pregnancy (advanced course) – European School of Oncology (ESO), – Orta San Giulio (Italy), Nov 2006 (granted by ESO).
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (qualification course) - Medical University, Pleven (Bulgaria), Apr 2005.
Scientific works
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Involved in the following research projects: «Prognostic factors for local recurrence and distant metastasis in breast cancer patients», «Neoadjuvant chemotherapy response and changes in the tumor biomarkers in breast cancer patients», «Clinico-morphologic characteristics of triple negative breast cancer».
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Presentations in various international scientific conferences on breast cancer treatment, including European Breast Cancer Conference 6 (2008), 7 (2010) and 9 (2014), San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (2013), Association of Breast Surgery Conference (2014).
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More than 30 publications in English, Bulgarian and Italian for breast surgery, oncoplastic surgery, prognostic factors for cancer recurrence, sentinel node biopsy, nipple-sparing mastectomy.
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Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Surgery and Medicine (IJSM).
Member of e-ESO Team (involved in organization of on-line learning activities of the European School of Oncology, Milan, Italy).
Languages
English, Italian, Bulgarian, Russian.
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