Vesselin Dimov, M.D. - Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Dimov completed his internal medicine residency at Case Western Reserve University (St. Vincent/St. Lukes) in Cleveland, Ohio. During his third year of residency, he also served as a chief resident and made the first website for a residency program with weblog software by Google. The website was very popular, attracting visitors not only from the program but also from many countries around the world. His research regarding the usefulness of a website created "by the residents for the residents" won the first place in the research competition at his residency program.

Dr. Dimov is staff physician in the Section of Hospital Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic working as a full-time clinician but he also finds time to keep his interest in information technology alive and flourishing. He is the creator of ClinicalCases.org, an online case-based curriculum of clinical medicine, which receives thousands of page views daily and was featured in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) and on the medical portal Medscape.com (owned by WebMD). Dr. Dimov is the driving force behind the website of the Section of Hospital Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. His work on illustrating clinical procedures step-by-step is referenced in the largest online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. His posts about using the Web 2.0 approach in medicine, HIPAA rules and case reports, among others, were featured in many editions of the online Grand Rounds and were cited in BMJ.

Dr. Dimov has been one of the leading investigators in multiple international research projects in the field of asthma, hemophilia, ITP, and the West Nile virus infection.

His latest research projects are focused on postoperative acute renal failure and beta-blockers use in perioperative medicine.

Dr. Dimov is working with several medical professionals around the globe on creating a better platform for online medical education, and he would be very interested to hear your opinion and ideas. Send emails to clinicalcases@gmail.com.


EDUCATION

2002-2005
Case Western Reserve Universit (St. Vincent/St. Luke) Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio

1990-1996
Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria, Europe, Degree: M.D.


CERTIFICATIONS

2005
Medical Licensure: State of Ohio (active), State of Florida (active)

2005
Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

2000-2001
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1, 2, 3


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005-current
Associate Staff, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic.
Responsible for inpatient care, student and resident education, and preoperative evaluation of patients with various medical issues.

2004-2005
Chief Medical Resident, Case Western Reserve University (St.Vincent/St.Luke) Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio

2002-2005
Resident, Case Western Reserve University (St.Vincent/St.Luke) Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio

1999-2002
Physician, Medical University Sofia, Alexandrovska Hospital, Bulgaria

1996-1999
Physician, 10th Medical Center, Sofia, Bulgaria


PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2002-present
American Medical Association (active)

2002-present
American College of Physicians (active)

2006-present
Society of Hospital Medicine (active)


BIBLIOGRAPHY and PRESENTATIONS
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