Chief Assst. Nicoleta Stergios Leventi, MPH, PhD

Biography

Chief Assistant Professor Dr. Nicoleta Stergios Leventi, PhD, MD, MPH, MCTM was born in Greece, where she completed her secondary education. In 1995 Dr. Leventi graduated from the Higher Medical Institute - Sofia, where she acquired a Master degree in "Medicine". She has a specialty in ophthalmology, acquired by “ G. Papanicolaou” General Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece in 2006. In 2015 completed a certified course at the University of Utrecht - the Netherlands, in the field of Health Leadership. Acquired a Master's degree in Health Management in 2016, from MU - Varna. Participated in McMaster University's Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Seminar in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 2018. 

In 2019 defended her dissertation on the "Introduction of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in the education of medical professionals in Bulgaria, opportunities and challenges" and acquired the educational and scientific degree of PhD in "Social Medicine and organization of health and pharmacy". She holds a master's degree in "Clinical Trials Management", since 2020, from the Faculty of Public Health, MU - Sofia, where she defended a thesis on "Innovative information technologies in clinical trials - ethical aspects". In 2021 participated in the summer course "Ethics in the care of people with dementia", organized by the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Leuven - Belgium.  

Her professional medical experience began in 1996, as a doctor. After acquiring her clinical specialty in 2007, and until 2014 she worked as an ophthalmologist in Greece. In 2014 is registered in the Bulgarian Medical Association. She held the position of assistant professor in the Department of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in 2016 in the Faculty of Public Health, MU - Sofia. Since 2020 she holds the position of Chief Assistant Professor in the Department of HTA at the Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Dr. Tzecomir Vodenicharov", MU - Sofia.  

Publications and scientific interests:

The main topics of research are related to EBM, medical ethics, bioethics, leadership in health care, as well as her specialty ophthalmology. Participates in international congresses, symposia, forums and conferences. She has over 35 publications, over 25 citations, over 20 participations in research, as well as a monograph on "EBM application in modern medicine and ethical aspects." 

Membership in organizations:

Member of:

• Greek Medical Association – Department of Serres 
• Bulgarian Medical Association – Department of Sofia 
• International Forum of Teachers (IFT) 
• Bulgarian Scientific Society of Public Health