Ivan Atanassov Petrov, (Bulgarian: Иван Атанасов Петров; born 1947) is a noted Bulgarian neurologist and head of the Clinic of Neurology at the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia, Bulgaria, and holds an MD, and PhD.
Ivan Atanassov Petrov | |
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| ИВАН АТАНАСОВ ПЕТРОВ | |
| Born | 2 December 1947 |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Occupation(s) | Head of the Clinic of Neurology at the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Title | Professor |
His research on biopsy investigation of muscle and peripheral nerves in neuromuscular diseases has made significant contributions to neurological science . He is the author of more than 120 scientific publications in the areas of neuropathology, postherpetic neuralgia and multiple sclerosis. He sits on the editorial boards of the journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases and the journal of Bulgarian Neurology.[citation needed]
He is married to the Bulgarian nutritionist Stefka Petrova and has one son.[citation needed]