Dr. Petya Chaveeva

Position
Head of Fetal Medicine Department

Contact
Dr. Shterev Hospital
Sofia, Bulgaria, 25-31 Hristo Blagoev str.
+359 2 920 0901

Dr. Petya Chaveeva is a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fetal Medicine, and Fetal Surgery. She graduated from the Medical University in Sofia. Between 2006 and 2007 she participated in an Ob/Gyn workshop held by prof. Atanas Shterev. Then she becomes part of Dr. Shterev Hospital team. In 2010 started her three-years specialization under the supervision of prof. Kypros Nicolaides in Fetal Medicine and Fetal Endoscopic surgery in King's College Hospital, London. Her diploma from 2012 is on Fetal Medicine and the fields First Trimester Screening test for chromosomal abnormalities, Fetal Morphology in second gestation trimester, monitoring of high-risk pregnancy (singleton and multiple), Doppler screening, and Cervical evaluation. Dr. Chaveeva has a certificate on fetal echocardiography from prof. Lindsey Allan. She is a skilled specialist in invasive diagnostic procedures (Chorion biopsy and Amniocentesis). The last year in her London education was dedicated to highly-specialized endoscopic fetal surgery.

In 2014 Dr. Chaveeva implemented for the first time in Dr. Shterev Hospital three innovative fetal surgeries: laser surgery for transfusion syndrome, intrauterine fetal blood transfusion and mini-invasive operation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Dr. Chaveeva is an international lecturer with regular participation in scientific forums on the topics of fetal medicine, prenatal diagnostics, and mini-invasive fetal surgery.