Anatomy
The Department of "Anatomy, Histology and Embryology", as a leading pre-clinical department, in which disciplines fundamental to the medical specialty are taught, is one of the first opened structures within the VMI. Its founder and first head is Prof. Dr. Hristo Nikolov Chuchkov, PhD - one of the founders of the university. A student of Prof. Kadanov and Prof. Galabov, he brought to the new medical institute their tireless, searching spirit, endless capacity for work, continuous pursuit of knowledge and new scientific discoveries. Prof. Chuchkov headed the department from 1982 to 2000, as the main scientific priority during this period was the study of the structure of the nervous system by tracing and cyto- and histochemical methods; the cell culture of epithelial and nerve cells; plastination of anatomical objects for educational purposes. Prof. Chuchkov's lectures, regardless of whether they were held in the auditorium of VMI or in the anatomy auditorium on the fourth floor of the Morphological Block, always enjoyed great interest and high attendance by first and second year students.
