‘Heart and Brain’ becomes the first examination centre of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care in Bulgaria
The ESAIC examination provides the most prestigious diploma in anaesthesiology and intensive care in the world
In September 2025, ‘Heart and Brain’ Burgas will provide the opportunity for all anaesthesiologists in the country to sit the first part (of two) of the specialised examination for the first time within Bulgaria. The high-tech hospital complex has the necessary infrastructure and meets all the requirements of the European Society. The examination will be conducted in English. Its aim is to achieve a uniformly high standard of anaesthetists’ knowledge across Europe, assessed by an independent Board of Examiners. In 2022, more than 3300 anaesthetists and anaesthesiology trainees sat the first Part I of the exam and a further 1400 sat Part II in a hybrid online format.
The Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit (AICU) at , Heart and Brain, with Dr. Valentin Milev as Chief, is responsible for the treatment of patients in the largest intensive care unit in Eastern Bulgaria and provides anesthesia for over 12,000 surgeries per year. It is equipped with all modern anaesthesia tools, tailored to each age group, and has all the modern equipment needed to maintain organ function, including continuous renal replacement therapy, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and total plasma exchange.
The ICU employs specialists certified in the application of state-of-the-art techniques, bronchoscopy, transesophageal echocardiography and other highly specialized activities. The physicians in the department pay particular attention to continuing education and offer their patients only the most advanced methods of anesthesia and life support.
More information about the September 2025 exam: Dr. Kaloyan Junov – [email protected]
