Street in Sofia already bears the name of Dr. Emil Iliev
In the Vitosha metropolitan area, there is already Dr. Emil Iliev Street. The decision to name the street was voted by the Sofia City Council in June, at the proposal of the mayor of the region Eng. Teodor Petkov. The new street is in the Malinova Dolina neighborhood, near the Sofia Ring Road.
The initiative committee for street name was headed by Boyan Slavenkov. The initiative was also supported by the Bulgarian Medical Union.
Dr. Iliev, called only the Doctor, was a well-known dermatologist, a pioneer of Chinese medicine in Bulgaria, a jazz fan and a good company, as well as the creator of the Bansko Jazz Festival.
A few days ago, the first edition of the International Jazz Fest "Dr. Emil Iliev" in Borovets was very successful. Among the beautiful Rila nature, they gave a meeting of jazz fans from home and abroad.
Recently, the book of Dr. Tanya Valova-Ilieva "Doctor Jazz" (Dr. Emil Iliev, or the art of treating music) appeared on the book market), edited by journalist Violeta Tsvetkova. The premiere of the Borovets resort brought together dozens of jazz fans and friends of the medication, who died at the age of 73 from Covid-19 in November 2020. Widow Dr. Tanya Valova-Ilieva describes the amazing life of her companion in life. The reader learns curious facts about the student years of the future great doctor, who was disobedient, about his stay in the barracks, about the student. And for his great successes in the field of medicine. Read more on the capital.bg: [https://stolica.bg/raion-vitosha/ulitsa-v- Malinova-dolina-veche-veche-noto-na-d-r-iliev?fbclid=iwar3vesskhl5esskhl5. : //stolica.bg/raion-vitosha/ulitsa-v- Malinova-dolina-veche-nosi-imeto-na-D-r-il-Iliev?