Assoc. Prof. Asya Gladilova, MD, PhD

Biography

Dr Gladilova graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Sofia in 1995. She obtained a specialty in Pediatrics in 2001. Since 2009, she has been a "Master" in Public Health and Health Management at the Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Sofia. In 2010, she defended her dissertation on the topic "Medico-social and genetic factors in bronchial asthma in childhood, possibilities for prevention and control", for which she was awarded the educational and scientific degree "Doctor".

In 2012, she was awarded the scientific title "Associate Professor" at the Department of "Preventive Medicine", at the Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Sofia. Since 2024. is part of the Department of "Social and Preventive Medicine and Disaster Medicine, where she teaches students in the specialties "Public Health and Health Management", "Health Care Management", "Medical Rehabilitation and Balneology", "Nursing Care". She is a lecturer in "Children's Diseases" and "Hygiene of Children and Adolescents" to students in the specialties "Medical Laboratory Assistant", "X-ray Technician ", "Paramedic", "Public Health Inspector", "Rehabilitator", "Massage Therapist” with Visual Impairments at the Medical College "Yordanka Filaretova", Sofia and the specialty "Nursing Care" at the Medical College "Prof. Dr. Iv. Mitev", Vratsa.

She is a specialist in Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the National Cardiology Hospital, Sofia. She participated twice in projects of the American-Austrian Foundation in emergency care in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology at the St. Johann Hospital, Salzburg, Austria, as well as a course on Allergic Diseases at the Department of Allergy, Medical University - Sofia.

Publications and scientific interests:

She is the author of over 40 scientific publications, a monograph "Bronchial Asthma - a Health and Social Problem", a textbook on Pediatrics for bachelor's and master's students - nurses, midwives, physical therapists, laboratory technicians, public health inspectors, paramedics, rehabilitators, and is co-author of a textbook "Nosocomial/Hospital-Acquired Infections". 

Her scientific interests are in the field of pediatric pulmonology, childhood bronchial asthma, nosocomial infections, health promotion, prevention of socially significant diseases, etc.

Membership in organizations:

• Member of the Bulgarian Medical Association.
• Member of the Bulgarian Pediatric Association.
• Member of Bulgarian Scientific Union of Public Health