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Name YANKO GEORGIEV KOLEV, MD, PHD
National level consultant for Forensic Medicine of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health since 01.04.2019
MEMBERSHIP
President of the International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS)
member of the Executive Board of Balkan Academy of Forensic Sciences /BAFS/
Secretary and a member of the Executive Board of the Bulgarian Association of Forensic Medicine
delegate to ECLM /European Council of Legal Medicine/,
Vice-President of Bulgarian Institute of Forensic Medicine Specialists
member of the Bulgarian Medical Association,
member of the Executive Board of the Regional Collegium of the Bulgarian Medical
Association– Gabrovo
member of Bulgarian Anthropological Association
member of European Association for Forensic Entomology (EAFE),
member of IALM (International Academy of Legal Medicine),
member of International Society for Forensic Radiology and Imaging (ISFRI)
member of FASE (European Association of Forensic Anthropology),
member of EAA (European Anthropological Association),
member of Balkan Association of Tissue Banks,
member of the Executive Board of the Regional Association of Hospitals “Stara Planina”,
past member of IACME (International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners)
RESEARCH over 90 publications (articles, presentations at international meetings,
conferences etc.), PhD on a subject “Use of Diptera in forensic-entomological
determining the time since death in Bulgaria”, field experiments.
Invited lecture on application of forensic entomology in criminal investigations, at
international conference in Tirgu Mures, Romania, June 2011
Invited open lecture on forensic entomology in Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria -
16.11.2017
Published a chapter on Forensic entomology, in “National Manual of Forensic
Medicine”, for specialists in forensic medicine, 2014, Moscow, Russia (in Russian
language). Second edition in 2018
Peer reviewer of scientific articles in international journals - https://publons.com/researcher/1242974/yanko-georgiev-kolev/
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Forensic patholofy and clinical forensic medicine, Disaster victim identification/DVI/, Forensic anthropology, Forensic entomology, Funerary archaeoentomology, Forensic imaging, virtopsy, 3D scanning, ALS, CSI,
Estimation of the time since death /PMI/, autopsy technique, child abuse investigation, domestic violence investigation, gender based violence investigation,
organization of forensic medicine, new methods for dissection of the heart, microbiological test for drowning, postmortem thermal angiography of the heart
Prof. Adarsh a Gold medallist is currently Professor, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology at AIIMS, New Delhi, India. He is the first person in world to receive Commonwealth Fellowship at UK twice in year 2011 and 2015. He is also a Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, London, IAMLE (2014), International Science Congress Association (2015), Indian Society of Toxicology (2016) & Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (2020). He is honorary medicolegal Expert to National Human Rights Commission and Central Bureau of Investigation-topmost agency of criminal investigation in India since more than 15 years.
Prof. Adarsh has 27 years of teaching experience and medicolegal field work. Has guided 20 PhD/postgraduate students and conducted around 5000 autopsies. His PhD students have been from field of forensic toxicology and forensic anthropology who have done their MSc in Forensic Sciences from various universities from India and abroad. Has been examiner and subject expert in Forensic Medicine & Toxicology in various universities of 15 states of India including various AIIMS as well as Nepal, Mauritius & New Zealand. Delivered 5 orations & more than 100 lectures in various scientific conferences all over the world, published 85 papers, written 7 chapters in various textbooks, acted as Editorial board member and peer reviewer in 20 journals of speciality from India and abroad.
Represented the country at highest level as Governing Council Member of 3 International scientific organisations viz. International Academy of Legal Medicine, INPALMS as Secretary General & APMLA. Currently Hony. President of Indian Academy of Medicolegal Experts (IAMLE). He was honoured with Commendation Certificate for his exemplary work in field of Forensic Investigations & Human Rights by National Human Rights Commission in 2014. He was awarded with Education Award for Excellence by Indo-US Global Foundation in 2016, International Cooperation Medal by Government of Ukraine in 2020, Forensic Excellence Award in 2023 & First recipient of Pt. Jagdish Sharan Mishra Oration Award by IABS in 2024.
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He is currently working at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.
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