- TFOS Ambassadors
Bulgaria
Christina Grupcheva
Prof. Dr. CN Grupcheva MD, PhD, FEBO, FICO, FIACLE, FBCLA is a Bulgarian medical doctor, specialist in ophthalmology since 1996. She continued her studies with short fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and Dundee University, UK. In 2000 she relocated to New Zealand as a Senior Research Fellow at Auckland University for three years. During that period she completed a PhD with high commendations and Best Doctorial Thesis Prize of Auckland University for 2002. She relocated to her home country to serve as a high level academic and medical director. During her career she served as a Head of ophthalmology department for 12 years and Vice Recor for 10. She is corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Science and active member of esteemed learned societies as Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (elected council member) and more. She has published more than 180 scientific papers and 17 ophthalmology books. She has Hi index of 48 and more than 3000 citations. Professor Grupcheva teaches at all graduate and postgraduate levels and is/was a supervisor of 28 PhD students and 22 residents in ophthalmology. She is the past president of the European Board of Ophthalmology and current President of Bulgarian Ophthalmological Society. Currently she serves as TFOS ambassador for Bulgaria.
