Presentation of the Centre

The Oncology center at the Heart and Brain Centre of Excellence is a leading cancer care institution, focused at establishing state-of-the-art health care by providing personalized and innovative approach in screening, diagnostics, treatment and follow-up of patients with cancer. The Oncology Center at H&B is a part of the Bulgarian Cardiac Institute (BCI)- the most influential healthcare organization on the Balkans since 2008. Today BCI integrates two high-tech centers of clinical excellence in Pleven and Burgas; five specialized cardiology hospitals and 15 primary health care medical centers across the country.

Main Research Activities

The Oncology Center at H&B has introduced as a pioneer a cardio-oncology-based approach in the clinical practice and also has in view a development of innovative approaches for anticancer management with reduced cardiotoxicity. We collaborate with many national and international universities and university hospitals on scientific projects and research programs in cancer and cancer genetics. We aim to establish screening, early detection and risk reduction programs and measures, inclusive by molecular genetic testing and genetic counseling that we offer to our patients. We are currently running a very successful scientific projects on post-covid clinical consequences in the Bulgarian population. We participate in clinical trials in all phases, including phase 1.

Core Facilities

• The Clinic of Medical Oncology (with Clinical TrialsDepartment);
• The Clinic of Oncohaematology:
• The Department of Radiotherapy;
• Different surgical Clinics and Anaesthesiology;
• Gynaecology;
• Orthopaedics;
• Psychotherapy;
• Molecular pathology and genetics;
• The department of Cardiooncology.

Education

Scientific and educational activities are fundamental for Heart and Brain's future development. We are training students, residents, specialists and post-doctoral students, and are participating in interventional and non-interventional clinical trials.