Dr. Igor Kostov

Subspecialist in Vascular Surgery and Specialist in General Surgery at Vascular Surgery Department at the University Clinic for Surgical Diseases St. Naum Ohridski – Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Master of Science. Primarius. Head of the Vascular Surgery Department. Licensed Expert in Surgery.

2014-2014

Observership at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Department of Vascular and Endovascular surgery, Gonda Vascular Center. Los Angeles, CA.

2012-2014

Subspecialization for Vascular surgery

2013-2013

Fellowship at Vascular and endovascular surgery department at Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria

2012–во тек

Licence for exspertise in a field of Surgery

2009- 2011

Postgraduate study in a field of Vascular surgery and diagnostic, Magister theme: Color Duplex sonography and D-Dimer in  diagnostic of Deep Venous Thrombosis.

2001- 2005

Specialization in general surgery

1994

Doctor of Medicine, graduated from Medical faculty at the University “St. Cyril and Methodius” Skopje, R.Macedonia.

2022 – present

Awarded the title of PRIMARIUS on 17.05.2022

2019 – present

Head of the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Surgical Clinic St. Naum Ohridski – Skopje

2018 – 2020

Visiting surgeon in the field of Vascular Surgery and Vascular Diagnostics at Kocani Hospital

2014 – 2023

Visiting surgeon in the field of vascular surgery at the Surgical Department at  Kumanovo General Hospital.

2013 – 2017

Visiting surgeon in the field of vascular surgery at the surgical department at the Ohrid General Hospital.

1998 – present

Employee of the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Surgical Clinic “St. Naum Ohridski”. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

1997 – 1998

General practitioner at a private health clinic “Oraldent” – Bitola, Republic of Macedonia

1994 – 1995

Military Medical Department, General Practitioner in Military Ambulance – Strumica, Republic of Macedonia

2024

Invamed Hands-on cardiovascular treatment training with certification to use Venablock.

2022

Medtronic Training Program RFA&Venaseal Closure on-site training.

2014

32 Annual UCLA Simposium: A comprehensive Review and Update of Whats new in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Los Angeles, CA

2013

Military exercise “Shared resilience” Pepeliste, Macedonia

2011

Simens acuson X 300 User Club Workshop Advanced training. Skopje, Macedonia

2011

Ultrasound tehnique: Venous insufficiency  diagnostic and treatment, VNUS Omnia Education, ACCME-accredited provider of Continuing Medical Education programs. Amsterdam, Netherland

2011

Hand on course: management of venous disease, diagnostic and treatment.  Athens, Greece

2010

Development of Hospital management, MOH Ohrid,  Macedonia.

2009

Hand on course of endovenous laser ablation and RF ablation. Avelana center, Otocac, Slovenia

2009

Hand on course Diagnostic of venous disease with Duplex ultrasound. Barcelona, Spain.

2006

Diagnostic in Vascular surgery Prague, Chezch Republic

2000

Sport medicine national seminar under auspice od IOC Skopje, Macedonia 

Representative from RM on the board of the Balkan Venous Forum

Association of Surgeons of the Republic of Macedonia

Macedonian Chamber of Physicians

Macedonian Chamber of Experts

English

Serbian

Croatian

Bulgarian