Dr. Vilma Ampova-Sokolov

2024 – Present
PhD Studies, Goce Delchev University, Štip

2018
Subspecialization in Cardiology at the Faculty of Medicine Goce Delchev – Stip

2011
Specialization in Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine within the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius – Skopje

2001
Finished Faculty of Medicine at the Medical Academy – Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

2024

Proctor of Lifetech PFO Closure System

2016 – present

Specialist in Internal Medicine  – Subspecialist in Cardiology at Zan Mitrev Clinic, Skopje

2002 – 2016

Invasive and Non-Invasive Cardiology in the PHI Filip Vtori – Skopje

• Transthoracic echocardiography (3500 / year)
• Diagnostic coronarographs (transradial, transfemoral)
• Percutaneous coronary interventions (balondylation and coronary stenting).
• Assisting in congenital interventions procedures (devices) – adults and children.
• Implantation of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Invasive monitoring (CVK, arterial catheter, pulmonary catheter)

2024 & 2025
TAVI Course – University Hospital St. Anna, Sofia, Bulgaria

2023
Complex Interventional Techniques – MERIL Center, Vapi, India

2022
ERASMUS Course in Cardiac Imaging – Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Cardiac Computed Tomography

2020–2025
Training and Certification for Independent Practice as a MERIL TAVI Operator – Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

2020
Training in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

2009

Course on advanced life support organized by the Macedonian Resuscitation Society under the auspices of the European Society and 5-year certification

2007

Course on transthoracic echocardiography and its clinical application organized by the European Association of Echocardiography – Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.

-Education on control of intrahospital infections in the Clinical Hospital Center Rebro, Zagreb, Republic of Croatia, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Smilja Kalenic

2006-2007

Education Interventional Cardiology under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Sashko Kedev

• Non-invasive procedures
  • Transthoracic echocardiography
  • Transesophageal echocardiography
  • Doppler of arterial circulation of neck and extremities
  • Coronary (cardiac) stress test (CST)
  • 24 x ECG and ABP monitoring
  • Spirometry
• Invasive procedures
  • Coranorography and heart catheterization (invasive diagnostics)
  • Stenting of coronary arteries and the peripheral arteries
  • Treatment of congenital heart defects
  • Cardioversion
  • Pleural puncture
  • Transcranial Doppler

• Member of the Doctor’s Chamber of Macedonia
• Member of the Macedonian Society of Cardiology
• Member of the European Society of Cardiology
• Member of the Macedonian Society for Intrahospital Infections
• Member of the Macedonian Resuscitation Society
• Member of the European Resuscitation Society
• Member of the Macedonian Society for Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

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