Assistant Mihaela Mitova

Work experience: 

• May 2019 – present Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Public Health, Health Care and Tourism at NSA Vasil Levski
• January 2018-April 2019 - Physiotherapist at the Medical Center of NSA "Vasil Levski"
• October 2017-May 2018 - Member of the Expert Group on Accreditation Procedures of the National Agency for
• Evaluation and Accreditation, Health and Sport
• June 2012-August 2013 - Reimbursement specialist from insurance companies and patients (medical billing).
• Private Office of Physical Therapy (Hands-On Care Physical Therapy), New York, USA
• January 2010-June 2012 - Seminar Coordinator, Hands-On Seminars, New York, USA
• January 2008-December 2009 - Reimbursement from insurance companies and patients (medical billing), Private
•  Office of Physical Therapy (Hands-On Physical Therapy), New York, USA
• June 2005-January 2008 - Physical Therapy Aide

Education and training:

• January 2024 - Doctoral dissertation entitled - "The potential of kinesitherapy for psychophysical treatment of patients after late postoperative breast cancer treatment", Sofia, Bulgaria
• November 2017 - November 2018 - Master's Degree Kinesitherapy in Neurology and Psychiatry; National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria
• September 2013 - June 2017 - Bachelor's degree in Kinesitherapy, National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria
• January 2006 - August 2010 - Bachelor's Degree in Biology with Honors, Queens Flushing College, New York, USA (CUNY, Queens College)
• January 2003 - June 2005 - Pre-professional training in Biology, Middlesex County College- Edison, NJ, USA (Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ)

Seminars, honors and awards, memberships:

• Participation in the Eighth National Congress of the Bulgarian Association of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics with a poster on Improving the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors after Specialized Home-exercise Program. Neurosonology and cerebral hemodynamics 2022; 18(2):155 ISSN 1312-6431. 21-23 October, 2022, Sofia.
• Participation in the Seventh National Congress of the Bulgarian Association of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics with a poster on Home Exercise Program for Patients after Breast Cancer Treatment. Neurosonology and cerebral hemodynamics 2021; 17(2):143 ISSN 1312-6431. 1-3 October, 2021, Sofia.
• PNF Part A: 29 May - 2 June, 2019 with Sakis Adamidis, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Physical Treatment of Lymphoedema, Part 1: 22-25 November, 2019; Part 2: 14-17 December, 2021, NSA "Vasil Levski", Sofia, Bulgaria
• Participation in the Sixth National Congress of the Bulgarian Association of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics with a poster on Assessment Methods to Evaluate the Degree of Upper Limb Disability in Patients after Breast Cancer Treatment. Neurosonology and cerebral hemodynamics 2020; 16(3):195 ISSN 1312-6431. 9-11 October, 2020, Sofia.
• Participation in the Fifth National Congress of the Bulgarian Association of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics with a poster on Physical Therapy After Breast Cancer Treatment (Overview). Neurosonology and cerebral hemodynamics 2019; 15(2):141 ISSN 1312-6431. 4-6 October, 2019, Sofia.
• Participation in the Third National Congress of the Bulgarian Association of Neurosonology and Cerebral Haemodynamics on "Innovations in Medicine" under the patronage of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Bulgaria, 5-8 October 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria.
• Manual therapy of the cervicothoracic region and upper limb Lecturer. Leyla Kraydzhikova, MD
• Manual therapy of lower limb and lumbosacral region Lecturer: Leyla Kraydzhikova, MD; April 22-24, 2016; Sofia, Bulgaria
• Participation in the Erasmus+ Sport for All project on April 12, 2016 and December 12, 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria
• Member of the Association of Physiotherapists in Bulgaria
• Member of the Bulgarian Association of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics
• Member of the Golden Key USA/Golden Key Honor Society.
• Awarded by Hands-On Company in recognition of reliability, dedication, excellent performance of assigned tasks, and two awards for best customer service
• Recognitions of excellence from the deans of several departments from the two colleges mentioned above
• Scholarship for excellence at Middlesex County Community College
• Completed patient service and neuro-linguistic programming workshops