{"id":8257,"date":"2025-03-27T15:10:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/2025\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-surgery-and-his-students-are-still-saving-human-lives-today\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:52:29","slug":"kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-surgery-and-his-students-are-still-saving-human-lives-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/en\/2025\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-surgery-and-his-students-are-still-saving-human-lives-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristian Vigenin: Prof. Chirkov made a revolution in cardiac surgery, and his students are still saving human lives today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8257\" class=\"elementor elementor-8257 elementor-3216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c737ee2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c737ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201eProfessor Chirkov is not merely an exceptional doctor but a visionary who made a revolution in cardiac surgery in Bulgaria. He not only performed the first heart transplant in the country, but also created a school whose students are still saving human lives today.\u201c This was stated in Brussels by the head of the Delegation of the Bulgarian Socialists in the European Parliament Kristian Vigenin before the special screening of the documentary film \u201eWho is Professor Chirkov?\u201c, organised on his initiative. The event brought together politicians, medical specialists, students and people close to the eminent cardiac surgeon to honour his life and his mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eProfessor Chirkov&#8217;s legacy is alive in the people he trained and inspired. His pupils apply his methods to this day and continue his work in the name of life,\u201c Vigenin pointed out. He said he had organised the event so that it could be heard before a wide audience that Bulgaria can produce such personalities and doctors. &#8220;The European Parliament is the place where the topic of healthcare is important, and in this way our messages can reach a wider circle of people&#8221;, he added. The idea for the initiative came after Vigenin met Prof. Chirkov&#8217;s son Alessandro, who also welcomed the guests in the hall who had come to watch the film. The Bulgarian MEP believes the event will have a positive effect on Bulgaria&#8217;s image in Europe. &#8220;The film will show that when a person has a calling, they can achieve results despite the difficulties\u201c, he commented.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e34ccbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e34ccbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17831\" alt=\"Kristian Vigenin: Prof. Chirkov made a revolution in cardiac surgery, and his students are still saving human lives today - photo 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-2.webp 1200w, https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-2-500x282.webp 500w, https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-2-768x433.webp 768w, https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-2-133x75.webp 133w, https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kristian-vigenin-prof-chirkov-made-a-revolution-in-cardiac-2-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2919a15 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2919a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The discussion after the screening<\/h2><p>After the screening a discussion was held with the participation of colleagues, students and members of Prof. Chirkov&#8217;s family. Among them were the Chair of the Bulgarian Society of Cardiology Prof. Kiril Karamfilov and Prof. Dr Nikolay Dimitrov, head of the cardiology clinic at Lozenets University Hospital, who stressed the significance of his legacy, as well as Dr Desislava Katelieva, Chair of the National Association of Emergency Medical Workers. To present the film, its producer Tsveta Koeva was also in the hall, and spoke with emotion about her only meeting with Prof. Chirkov, just two weeks before his death.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3ee02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"2c3ee02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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