Iliyan Stoyanov Ivanov is a Bulgarian American psychiatrist.

Iliyan Ivanov
Born (1963-07-18) 18 July 1963 (age 61)
NationalityBulgarian American
EducationMedical University of Varna
Years active1996 - currently
Medical career
ProfessionPsychiatrist
FieldChild and adolescent psychiatry
InstitutionsMount Sinai Morningside
AwardsHonorary citizen of Burgas
Websitehttps://iliyanivanovmd.com/

Early life and education

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Iliyan Ivanov was born on 18 July 1963 in Burgas, Bulgaria. He graduated medicine at the Medical University of Varna with summa cum laude.[1] While studying at the Geo Milev English Language High School, Ivanov received his fine arts training under the mentorship of internationally recognized Bulgarian painter George Yanakiev.[2][3] In 1994 Ivanov emigrated to the United States, and until 1996 lived in Nashville, Tennessee and Anderson, Indiana.[1] In 1996 Ivanov moved to New York City, where he lives with his wife and two children.[4]

Career

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Scientific

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Ivanov studied psychiatry and did medical residencies in clinical psychiatry at the Maimonides Medical Center and the Mount Sinai Hospital, where he also had a fellowship in child psychiatry.[5] In 2011-2012 he was also a junior scholar at the Alcohol Medical Scholar Program.[6] He is a professor of psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York and a medical director of CARES and FuTuReS programs at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital. He is author of over 60 peer-reviewed publications featured in the American Journal of Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry and the Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. He has contributed over 10 chapters to different textbooks on psychiatric and addiction disorders.[7]

Artistic

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Ivanov and his wife are among the associate producers of the short drama film Feeling Through, nominated for the 2021 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, which won eight different awards in several festivals.[8]

Ivanov is also an artist, who started with a one-person show, “Tides of Time,” at the Ryden Galleries in Anderson.[1][2] He has presented his art at different galleries in New York, among them Chashama and CURB Galleries, as well as the New York Collection at the Albright-Knox gallery in Buffalo, the d.u.m.b.o. International Art Festival, the Toronto Art Salon, the New York Emerging Artists Gala, Denise Bibro Fine Art and others.[2] He had his first Internet show at the ImagineStation website in 2004, and had since presented at Neoimage, Energy gallery, and Projekt30.[2]

Ivanov, together with other colleagues of his, is a member of a music band, called The Shrinks.[8][9][10]

Professional affiliations and awards

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Ivanov is a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NYCCAP). He is also a member of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Committee at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and of the Program Committee of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. He has been recognized for his work as the 2015 Distinguished Fellow of the AACAP and the 2019 Hulse Award by the NYCCAP, among others.[5][11][12] Ivanov and his wife, Dana Prodanova, are honorary citizens of Burgas.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c A man from Burgas in New York - article in a Bulgarian news outlet. Visited on 16 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Art in Embassies – Website of the US Department of State. Visited on 16 September 2022.
  3. ^ Interviews: Alumnus and New Yorker, Iliyan Ivanov M.D. Website of the Geo Milev school from 18 November 2018. Visited on September 2022
  4. ^ Article in 24 hours daily (in Bulgarian). Visited on 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Mount Sinai Doctors Website of Mount Sinai Hospital, biopage for Dr. Ivanov. Visited on 16 September 2022.
  6. ^ List of Current AMSP Scholars and Alumni Website of the AMSP. Visited on 16 September 2022.
  7. ^ Mount Sinai Doctors Webpage for Dr. Ivanov. Visited on 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b A Bulgarian couple is among the producers of Oscar-nominated short feature movie – article in Vagabond.bg. Visited on 18 September 2022.
  9. ^ Art from The Boros VI Exhibition 2018-2019. Visited on 18 September 2022.
  10. ^ Susan Eley Art Gallery - announcement for a reception with live music. Visited on 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ Wilfred C. Hulse Award Lecture – website of the NYCCAP. Visited on 18 September 2022.
  12. ^ American Health Council Names Iliyan Ivanov, M.D. to Education Board - announcement on the AHC website. Visited on 18 September 2022.
  13. ^ Zlateva, Desislava (October 26, 2021). "Maria Bakalova, Stefani Kiryakova, Prof.Dr. Iliyan Ivanov and Dr. Dana Prodanova are the new honorary citizens of Burgas". News story. The Bulgarian National Public Radio. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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