
Prof. Dr. Pavel Kirilov Stanimirov, DMD, MD, PhD
Prof. Pavel Stanimirov completed his higher education in dentistry in 1994 at the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the Medical University – Sofia, and in 2010 he completed a Master’s degree in medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of MU – Sofia. In 2000, he acquired a specialty in Oral Surgery, and in 2004 – a specialty in Maxillofacial Surgery at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, MU-Sofia. Since 1996, he has been working as an assistant at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In 2013, he defended his dissertation on the topic “Prognostic factors in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity.” In 2014, he was elected as an associate professor. In 2019, he became a professor at the Department of Dental, Oral, and Maxillofacial Surgery, FDM, MU-Sofia. Since August 2020, he has been the head of the same department. Since 2017, he has been a National Consultant to the Ministry of Health in the specialty of Maxillofacial Surgery. Since July 2020, he has been the head of the Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery at University Hospital “Alexandrovska”. Prof. Stanimirov’s clinical activity and interests are in the field of malignant tumors of the oral cavity, surgical treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, cancer of the tongue, oral cavity and lips, skin cancer of the face, head and neck, oral pathology and diseases of the oral cavity mucosa, etc. He has participated in numerous Bulgarian and international conferences and congresses, as well as many publications in Bulgarian and international journals, co-author of a textbook on oral and maxillofacial surgery for students and specialists, guidelines on oncology, and is also the author of a monograph on rare tumors of the oral cavity, etc. Prof. Stanimirov is the chairman of the National Expert Specialized Medical Board on Maxillofacial Surgery and is also a member of Bulgarian Dental Association and Bulgarian Medical Association. Prof. Stanimirov’s teaching activity is related to the training in oral and maxillofacial surgery and oral pathology for students of III, IV, and V courses, leadership of circles in oral pathology for students and specialists, guidance of specialists and management of PhD students, three of whom have successfully acquired the scientific degree “Doctor”. Prof. Stanimirov is a lecturer in continuing education courses for doctors in dental medicine. He participates in thematic courses to improve the qualifications of dental doctors and specialists in oral surgery at the Department of DOMFS, FDM, MU-Sofia.