Wenzislaw Metodiew Mutaftschijski

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Major General Mutaftschijski as head of the "National Operational Headquarters" for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Bulgaria.

Wenzislav Metodiew Mutaftschijski ( Bulgarian Венцислав Методиев Мутафчийски , common transliteration Ventsislav Metodiev Mutafchiyski ; born August 20, 1964 in Dupnitsa ) is a major general of the Bulgarian Armed Forces , commander of the Bulgarian Armed Forces , commander of the Bulgarian Armed Forces since May 4, 2017. Rector of the Military Medical Academy in Sofia and, since February 24, 2020, head of the "National Crisis Team for Coronavirus Prevention and Combat" for the fight in Bulgaria against the COVID-19 pandemic .

Educational path

Mutaftschijski graduated from Sofia Medical University in 1990 with a degree in medicine .

In 1996 he specialized in general surgery. Between 1997 and 2002 he was an assistant professor at the Clinic for Vascular Surgery of the Military Medical Academy in Sofia . From 2000 to 2003 he was Senior Assistant Professor at the General Surgery Clinic. In 2005 there followed a specialization in military surgery and a doctoral degree at the "Chair for Gastroenterology , Liver and Pancreas Surgery and Transplantology " under the scientific direction of Professor Dr. med. Borimir Wassilew ( Bulgarian Боримир Василев ). After completing his doctorate in 2011, Mutaftschijski was appointed Associate Professor in 2012. The subject of his dissertation is “Explosive trauma - general characteristics, diagnosis and treatment algorithm”, the public defense took place in Sofia on July 1, 2011 at the Military Medical Academy. In 2015 Mutaftschijski was appointed professor of surgery.

His specialties are abdominal surgery , liver and pancreas surgery , laparoscopic surgery , emergency surgery, liver transplantation , and intraoperative ultrasound .

In addition to Bulgarian as his mother tongue , he also speaks English and Russian .

Military career

Mutaftschijski joined the Bulgarian Army in 1989 as a lieutenant . From 1991 to 1993 he was the head of the medical service in the Division "IV – er Kilometer" - General Staff .

In 2014 he became head of the surgery department and deputy head of the Military Medical Academy in Sofia.

Professor Dr. Wenzislaw Mutaftschijski took over the interim management of the Military Medical Academy in Sofia in 2017.

By Decree No. 27 of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radew , Colonel Mutaftschijski was appointed Head of the Military Medical Academy and Commander Command Medical Service of the Bulgarian Armed Forces and promoted to Brigadier General on February 7, 2018.

Brigadier General Mutaftschijski was promoted to major general on May 6, 2019 by Decree No. 96 of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radew ( Bulgarian Румен Радев ).

Military missions

Mutaftschijski took part in the following military missions:

  • Radusha refugee camp in North Macedonia in 2000,
  • Medical evacuation of victims of the terrorist attack in the city of Karbala in Iraq in 2003,
  • Medical evacuation of victims of the terrorist attack in the city of Karbala in Iraq from " Landstuhl Regional Medical Center " in Germany to the Military Medical Academy in Bulgaria in January 2004,
  • Medical evacuation of soldiers from the "Landstuhl Regional Medical Center" in Germany to the Military Medical Academy in Bulgaria in May 2004,
  • Surgeon in the Spanish military field hospital "Arena Base" in the city of Herat in Afghanistan , 2006–2007.

Teaching and research at other institutions

Mutaftschijski was appointed professor at the Privolzhsky Research Medical University in May 2015.

Head of the "National Crisis Team for Coronavirus Prevention and Control"

After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mutaftschijski was appointed head of the “National Crisis Team for Coronavirus Prevention and Control” on February 24, 2020 for the fight in Bulgaria against the COVID-19 pandemic. He held daily briefings presenting updated statistics and answering questions from reporters. Major General Mutaftschijski quickly gained popularity as a result and arguably became the public figure associated with the fight in Bulgaria against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Positions in other organizations

Major General Mutaftschijski is a member of:

  • Bulgarian Surgical Society (BHD, Bulgarian БХД Българско хирургическо дружество ),
  • Bulgarian Association of Gastroenterologists, Surgeons and Oncologists (BAGHO, Bulgarian БАГХО, Българска асоциация на гастроентеролози, хирурзи и онколози ),
  • European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES),
  • Association of Military Surgeons of United States (AMSUS),
  • International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO),
  • European Digestive Surgery (EDS),
  • World Society of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS),
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).

Awards

Major General Mutaftschijski has u. a. received the following awards:

  • Badge of honor "For excellent service" 1st degree: from the Minister of Defense (2011),
  • Certificate of high professionalism in the medical care of victims of the terrorist attack in Burgas : from the Minister of Health (2012),
  • Badge of honor of the Bulgarian Medical Union in silver for high morals and professionalism in particularly difficult situations of national importance (2012),
  • Letter of thanks from the Ambassador of the State of Israel for the help and support given to Israeli citizens as victims of the terrorist attack in Burgas (2013),
  • Badge of honor in silver: from the Minister of Health (2016).

Fonts (selection)

  • Popivanov GI, Mutafchiyski VM, Cirocchi R, Chipeva SD, Vasilev VV, Kjossev KT, Tabakov MS: Endoluminal negative pressure therapy in colorectal anastomotic leaks. . In: Colorectal disease: the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland . 22, No. 3, 2020, ISSN  1462-8910 , pp. 243-253.
  • Popivanov GI, Mutafchiyski VM, Cirocchi R, Chipeva SD, Vasilev VV, Kjossev KT, Tabakov MS: Response to Dioscoridi et al. . In: Colorectal disease: the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland . 2020, ISSN  1462-8910 .
  • Popivanov G, Cirocchi R, Popov G, Stefanovski P, Andonova R, Kjossev K, Tonchev P, Tabakov M, Penkov M, Ivanov P, Mutafchiyski V: An analysis of missed cases with surgical emergencies admitted in non-surgical departments. Case series and a review of the literature. . In: Il Giornale di chirurgia . 41, No. 1, 2020, ISSN  0391-9005 .
  • Mutafchiyski VM, Popivanov GI, Tabakov MS, Vasilev VV, Kjossev KT, Cirocchi R, Philipov AT, Vaseva VS, Baitchev GT, Ribarov R, Konaktchieva MN: Cystic Echinococcosis of the Breast - Diagnostic Dilemma or just a Rare Primary Localization. . In: Folia medica . 62, No. 1, 2020, ISSN  0204-8043 , pp. 23-30.
  • D Penchev, G Kotashev, V Mutafchiyski: Endoscopic enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal retromuscular approach for ventral hernia repair . In: Surg Endosc Surgical Endoscopy: And Other Interventional Techniques Official Journal of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) . 33, No. 11, 2019, ISSN  0930-2794 , pp. 3749-3756.
  • Popivanov G, Vasilev V, Cirocchi R, Kjossev K, Tabakov M, Penkov M, Mutafchiyski V: A rare case of life-threatening extra-peritoneal bleeding a. . In: Il Giornale di chirurgia . 40, No. 3, 2019, ISSN  0391-9005 .
  • Dimitar K Penchev, Plamen G Ivanov, Ventzislav M Mutafchiyski: Laparoscopy-Assisted Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision . In: Folia medica . 61, No. 2, 2019, ISSN  0204-8043 , pp. 180-187.
  • Salomone Di Saverio, Mihail Tabakov, Roberto Cirocchi, Georgi Popivanov, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski: Laparoscopic treatment of obstructive right colon cancer . In: Ann. Laparosc. Endosc. Surg. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery . 3, 2018, p. 39.
  • Petko Dimov, Ventzislav Mutafchiyski, Tsvetan Stanimirov, Emilia Naseva, Georgi Popivanov: A rare case report of a delayed postoperative cervical hematoma after thyroid redo surgery . In: Int J Surg Med International Journal of Surgery and Medicine . 2018, ISSN  2367-7414 , p. 1.
  • Petko Dimov, Ventzislav Mutafchiyski, Tsvetan Stanimirov, Emilia Naseva, Georgi Popivanov: A rare case report of a delayed postoperative cervical hematoma after thyroid redo surgery . In: Int J Surg Med International Journal of Surgery and Medicine . 2018, ISSN  2367-7414 , p. 1.
  • Georgi I Popivanov, Pavel Bochev, Radka Hristoskova, Ventsislav M Mutafchiyski, Mihail Tabakov, Anthony Philipov, Roberto Cirocchi: Synchronous papillary thyroid cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Case report . In: Medicine . 97, No. 6, 2018, ISSN  0025-7974 , pp -9831.
  • Roberto Cirocchi, Popivanov Georgi, Ventsislav M Mutafchiyski, Andrea Boccolini, Justus Randolph, Lancia Massimo, Luigi Carlini: Negative pressure wound therapy versus healing by secondary intention in pressure ulcers . In: NPWTJ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal . 4, No. 2, 2017, p. 4.
  • Georgi Popivanov, Kirien Kjossev, Mihail Tabakov, Ivan Inkov, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski: Temporary abdominal closure techniques in open abdomen - a word of caution . In: Int J Surg Med International Journal of Surgery and Medicine . 2017, ISSN  2367-7414 , p. 1.
  • Dimitar Penchev, Georgi Kotashev, Georgi Popivanov, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski: Cardiac tamponade as a life-threatening complication after laparoscopic mesh hiatal hernia repair . In: IJCRI International Journal of Case Reports and Images . 8, No. 8, 2017, ISSN  0976-3198 , p. 528.
  • Vasil Kyosev, Georgi Kotashev, Vencislav Mutafchiyski, Krasimir Vasilev, Plamen Ivanov, Grigor Grigorov, Vasilena Hristova, Dimitar Penchev: TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC MICROSURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RECTAL CARCINOID. . In: Scripta Scientifica Medica . 49, No. 4, 2017, ISSN  0582-3250 , p. 64.
  • Popivanov G, Mutafchiyski V, Kjossev K: The open abdomen - still a challenge for the surgeons. Which is the best technique for temporary abdominal closure? A focus on negative pressure wound therapy . In: G. Chirurgia Giornale di Chirurgia . 38, No. 6, 2017, ISSN  0391-9005 , pp. 267-272.
  • Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Popivanov, Emilia Naseva, Kyosev Vasil, Kirien Kjossev, Plamen Ivanov, Grigor Grigorov, Georgi Kotashev, Krasimir Vasilev, Marin Penkov: THE ROLE OF TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC MICROSURGERY IN THE CANROSCOPIC SERIES OF THE TREATMENT OF T1N0 LITERATURE . In: IJSM International Journal of Surgery and Medicine . 2, No. 2, 2016, ISSN  2367-7414 , p. 50.
  • Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Popivanov, Dimitar Penchev, Albena Fakirova, Ivan Inkov, Rumen Popov: LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA . In: IJSM International Journal of Surgery and Medicine . 2, No. 3, 2016, ISSN  2367-7414 , p. 146.
  • Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Kotashev, Mihail Tabakov, Jasmina Mihailova, Georgi Popivanov: A CASE OF laparoscopic-ASSISTED TREATMENT OF SMALL BOWEL intussusception DUE TO metastases FROM MALIGNANT MELANOMA - A WORD OF CAUTION . In: IJSM International Journal of Surgery and Medicine . 2, No. 4, 2016, ISSN  2367-7414 , p. 230.
  • Cirocchi R, Birindelli A, Biffl WL, Mutafchiyski V, Popivanov G, Chiara O, Tugnoli G, Di Saverio S: What is the effectiveness of the negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in patients treated with open abdomen technique? A systematic review and meta-analysis. . In: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery . 81, No. 3, 2016, ISSN  2163-0755 , pp. 575-84.
  • Gergova I, Mutafchiyski V, Odisseeva E, Petrov N: Etiological structure and in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents in multiprofile hospital for active treatment - sofia, military medical academy . In: Anaesthesiol. Intensive Care Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care . 45, No. 3, 2016, ISSN  1310-4284 , pp. 28-30.
  • Gergova I, Bogdanov N, Mutafchiyski V, Popivanov G, Odisseeva E, Petrov TV: Study of incidence and structure of most frequent and important healthcare associated infections in multiprofile hospital for active treatment - sofia, military medical academy . In: Anaesthesiol. Intensive Care Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care . 45, No. 3, 2016, ISSN  1310-4284 , pp. 26-27.
  • Gergova I, Mutafchiyski V, Popivanov G, Odisseeva E, Petrov N: Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae infections options for antimicrobial therapy . In: Anaesthesiol. Intensive Care Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care . 45, No. 3, 2016, ISSN  1310-4284 , pp. 23-25.
  • Virsavia Vaseva, Latchezar Voynov, Toni Donchev, Rumen Popov, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Lyubomir Aleksiev, Krassimir Kostadinov, Nikolay Petrov: Outcomes analysis of hospital management model in restricted budget conditions . In: Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment . 30, No. 2, 2016, ISSN  1310-2818 , pp. 411-417.
  • Vasil Kyosev, Elena Vikentieva Elefterova-Florova, Dora Nikolova Popova, Rositsa Hristova Vladimirova, Ventsislav Metodiev Mutafchiyski, Krasimir Vasilev, Plamen Ivanov, Grigor Grigorov, Georgi Kotashev, Georgi Popivanov, Vasilena Hristova, Color Clinical and immunological results - . In: Scripta Scientifica Medica . 1, No. 1, 2016, ISSN  0582-3250 , p. 43.
  • Mutafchiyski VM, Popivanov GI, Kjossev KT, Chipeva S: Open abdomen and VAC® in severe diffuse peritonitis. . In: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps . 162, No. 1, 2016, ISSN  0035-8665 , pp. 30-4.
  • Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Popivanov, Kirien Kjossev: A case of splenic rupture after non-penetrating injury from а plastic bullet . In: Injury. . 47, No. 11, 2016, ISSN  0020-1383 , pp. 2596-2597.
  • Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Popivanov, Michail Tabakov, Kirien Kjossev: Surgical treatment of Crohn's disease - type of ileocolonic anastomosis and anastomotic leak rate . In: BMMR Balkan Military Medical Review . 18, No. 2, 2015, p. 40.
  • Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Popivanov, Kirien Kjossev, Plamen Ivanov, Georgi Kotashev, Mihail Tabakov: Open abdomen and temporary abdominal closure techniques with negative pressure . In: BMMR Balkan Military Medical Review . 18, No. 3, 2015, p. 87.
  • Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Popivanov, Kirien Kjossev, Ivan Teodosiev: Enteroatmospheric fistulas - the challenge of the open abdomen . In: Scripta Scientifica Medica . 47, No. 2, 2015, ISSN  0582-3250 , p. 49.
  • Kirien Kjossev, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Ivan Teodosiev, Georgi Popivanov: Ingested Fork Impacted in Stomach - Challenge for Risky Endoscopy or Primary Surgery . In: Scripta Scientifica Medica . 47, No. 1, 2015, ISSN  0582-3250 , p. 81.
  • Daniel Stefanov, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Popivanov, Kirien Kjossev, Petko Dimov, Dimitar Dimitrov: Pseudomyxoma peritonei - a report of two cases and a review of the literature . In: Scripta Scientifica Medica . 47, No. 3, 2015, ISSN  0582-3250 , p. 71.
  • Kovachev S, Ganovska A, Atanasova V, Sergeev S, Mutafchiyski V, Vladov N: OPEN LAPAROSCOPY - A MODIFIED HASSON TECHNIQUE . In: Akusherstvo i ginekologiia . 54, No. 4, 2015, ISSN  0324-0959 , pp. 52-6.
  • Alexander Parashkevov, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Georgi Popivanov, Paulin Todorov: Mass casualty incidents after terrorist bombings . In: BMMR Balkan Military Medical Review . 17, No. 3, 2014, p. 95.
  • Mutafchiyski VM, Popivanov GI, Kjossev KC: Medical aspects of terrorist bombings - a focus on DCS and DCR. . In: Military Medical Research . 1, 2014, ISSN  2095-7467 .
  • Georgi Popivanov, VM Mutafchiyski, EI Belokonski, AB Parashkevov, GL Koutin: A modern combat trauma . In: JR Army Med Corps Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps . 160, No. 1, 2014, ISSN  0035-8665 , p. 52.
  • Vladov N, Lukanova Ts, Takorov I, Mutafchiyski V, Vasilevski I, Sergeev S, Odisseeva E: Single center experience with surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. . In: Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania: 1990) . 108, No. 3, 2013, ISSN  1221-9118 .
  • I Takorov, I Vasilevski, T Lukanova, S Sergeev, V Mutafchiyski, V Mihaylov, E Odisseeva, N Vladov: 399. Application of Major Liver Surgery in the Treatment Protocol of HCC . In: European Journal of Surgical Oncology European Journal of Surgical Oncology . 38, No. 9, 2012, ISSN  0748-7983 , pp. 850-851.
  • N Vladov, I Vasilevski, I Takorov, V Mutafchiyski, S Sergeev, E Odiseeva, K Katzarov: Rational Surgical Aggression in Multimodal Treatment of Liver Colorectal Metastases . In: HEPATOGASTROENTEROLOGY . 59, No. 113, 2012, ISSN  0172-6390 , pp. 241-244.
  • Vladov N, Takorov I, Katzarov K, Mutafchiyski V, Sergeev S, Vasilevski I, Michaylov V: Pancreatic cancer - multidisciplinary approach and possibilities for surgical treatment . In: Khirurgiia . No. 6, 2009, ISSN  0450-2167 , pp. 8-15.
  • Vladov N, Takorov I, Katzarov K, Mutafchiyski V, Sergeev S: Contemporary aspects in the performance of pancreatic anastomosis after pancreatoduodenal resecions . In: Khirurgiia . No. 4-5, 2009, ISSN  0450-2167 , pp. 4-5.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radew ( Bulgarian Румен Радев ): Decree No. 27 on the appointment of Colonel Wenzislaw Metodiew Mutaftschijski as head of the Military Medical Academy and Commander of the Medical Service of the Bulgarian Armed Forces and on his promotion to brigadier general. In: Bulgarian State Newspaper ( Bulgarian Държавен Вестник , Darschawen Westnik), issue 14, February 13, 2018, page 5, official part. Republic of Bulgaria, February 7, 2018, accessed May 5, 2020 (Bulgarian).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Military Medical Academy: Major General Professor Dr. Wenzislaw Mutaftschijski, Dr. med., FACS. Retrieved May 5, 2020 (Bulgarian).
  3. ↑ a b Bulgarian national television : Extraordinary meeting of the Security Council due to the coronavirus. In: News block “ Po sweta iu nas” ( Bulgarian “По Света и у нас” ). Bulgarian National TV, February 24, 2020, accessed May 6, 2020 (Bulgarian).
  4. ↑ Mutaftschijski, Wenzislaw Metodiew: "Explosion trauma - general features, diagnosis and treatment algorithm" (Bulgarian "Взривна травма - обща характеристика, диагностичен ир лечебен"). Military Medical Academy, Sofia, June 16, 2011, accessed May 7, 2020 (Bulgarian).
  5. ^ Military Medical Academy: Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Wenzislaw Metodiew Mutaftschijski. June 16, 2011, accessed May 7, 2020 (Bulgarian).
  6. ↑ President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radew ( Bulgarian Румен Радев ): Decree No. 96 on the promotion of Brigadier General Wenzislav Metodiev Mutaftschijski to Major General on May 6, 2019. In: Bulgarian State Newspaper ( Bulgarian Държавен Вестникnik ), Issue 36 Westnik, Darschawen Вестникnik May 2019, page 2, official part. Republic of Bulgaria, April 30, 2019, accessed May 5, 2020 (Bulgarian).
  7. ↑ a b Ventsislav M. Mutafchiyski, MD FACS. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Todor Petrov: Borisov, Radev ... No! General Mutaftschijski is the most popular among the Bulgarians. Bulgaria ON AIR, April 8, 2020, accessed May 9, 2020 (Bulgarian).
personal data
SURNAME Mutaftschijski, Wenzislaw Metodiew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Мутафчийски, Венцислав Методиев (Bulgarian); Mutafchiyski, Ventsislav Metodiev (English)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian major general, commander, university professor and author
DATE OF BIRTH 20th August 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Dupnitsa