Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
About Dr. Radoslav Slavchev
Professional profile
Dr. Radoslav Slavchev is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with many years of practice in reconstructive surgery of the face and neck, the surgical treatment of tumours, maxillofacial trauma and facial aesthetic surgery.
His work emphasises careful assessment, individual treatment planning and clear communication with each patient — about the options, the limitations and realistic expectations.
Dr. Slavchev is currently Head of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at University Hospital Lozenetz, Sofia.
Approach to care
The face is an ensemble of structures that need to be considered together. Every treatment therefore begins with a careful assessment of the whole face and of function — breathing, eating, speech and expression.
In aesthetic surgery, responsibility is shared between doctor and patient — and sometimes the best advice is not to proceed. In reconstructive surgery, the aim is to restore function and a person’s ability to take part fully in everyday life.
„Лицето идентифицира личността пред света.“
The face identifies a person to the world.
Education
- 1987Graduated from the Medical University of Plovdiv.
- 2000Obtained specialist qualification in Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Sofia.
Training
- 1987Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Sofia.
- 1990Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Academy, Sofia.
- 1994Maxillofacial Surgery Sector within the Neurosurgery Clinic, Pirogov University Hospital for Emergency Medicine.
- 1999–2000Training in plastic, reconstructive and craniofacial surgery, Hôpital Foch, Paris, France.
- 2000Training in maxillofacial and reconstructive surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria.
- 2002–2005Further training in plastic, reconstructive and craniofacial surgery.
- 2006Training at the hospitals of the Tokushukai Medical Corporation, Japan.
Career
- 1989–2000Assistant in maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora; later head of the Maxillofacial Surgery Sector in the Clinic of General and Operative Surgery, University Hospital Stara Zagora.
- 2002–2006Head of the Maxillofacial Surgery Sector within the Neurosurgery Clinic, University Hospital Stara Zagora.
- 16 yrsHead of the Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital.
- 2023 –Head of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Lozenetz, Sofia.
Publications
According to a 2017 interview on Darik Radio’s “The Best Doctors” programme, Dr. Slavchev has authored more than 20 scientific publications in Bulgarian and international medical journals.