Roman Hitchev, M.D., C.P.T.C., Vice President International and Managing Director and President OsteoCentre Bulgaria, joined Osteotech in May 2002. Prior to joining Osteotech, Dr. Hitchev was the Executive Director of the Lions Eye and Tissue Bank. Dr. Hitchev has 11 years experience in organ and tissue procurement. In 2004 Dr. Hitchev was elected President of the Bulgarian Association of Tissue Banks and in 2005 was elected as a Board Member of the European Association of Tissue Banks (EATB) and subsequently elected President of the 15th Congress of the EATB. Dr. Hitchev is a member of the American Association of Tissue Banks, National Association of Transplant Coordinators and the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. Hitchev has an M.D. degree from the Varna Medical School and since 1998 has been board certified as a Certified Transplant Procurement Coordinator by the American Board for Transplant Certification.
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