Associate Staff Physician, Anesthesiology, Integrated Hospital Care Institute
Years of Experience
24Dr. Stefanov, MD, is an Associate Staff Physician within the Anesthesiology Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Integrated Hospital Care Institute.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, he was a Staff Anesthesiologist at Jilin Heart Hospital, Changchun, China, where he led the transformation of the Perioperative Care and the Cardiac Anesthesia Program in line with established international standards.
Dr. Stefanov was involved in the development of the largest private Cardiac Surgery Program in Bulgaria. He was also actively involved in teaching Anesthesiology residents and Cardiac Anesthesiology fellows in Bulgaria.
He is an active member of the Bulgarian Association for Blood Transfusion Alternatives and is a lecturer on topics related to Transfusion Free Surgery and Anesthesia. Dr. Stefanov also holds a European Certification in Adult Transeosphageal Echocardiography.
National Heart Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria (Anesthesiology Resident, Cardiac and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology)
Sofia Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria (Master of Medicine (MMed))
Jilin Heart Hospital, Changchun, China (Staff Cardiac and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist)
Watford General Hospital, Watford, United Kingdom (Staff Anesthesiologist)
Tokuda Hospital Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria (Staff Cardiac Anesthesiologist)
Sofia Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria (Specialist in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care)