Zlatka Kostadinova Jeliazkova, M.D.
Pediatrics Department
| Location | 1st Floor, 707 N. Logan Ave.Danville, Il 61832(217) 477-4714 |
| Specialty | The branch of medicine that is concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults. |
| Medical Education | I.P. Pavlov Higher Medicine Institute
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Medical Doctor |
| Post Graduate Training | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey –The Children’s Regional Hospital
Cooper University Hospital,Camden, NJ, ACGME/AO Approved pediatric residency United Regional Hospital, Kardjali, Bulgaria, Pediatric Specialty Training |
| Hospital Affiliations | Provena United Samaritans Medical Center (PUSMC) |
| Board Certification/ Licensure/Exams | American Board of Pediatrics – Certified
Bulgarian Board of Pediatricians – Certified IL Medical License – Unrestricted NJ Medical License – Unrestricted Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advance Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program |
| Honors and Awards | 1993 Recognized as the best young physician of the year in Kardjali region, Bulgaria, 1987 Dean Award for Academic Achievements, Higher Medical InstitutePlovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Poster Presentation | “Maternal Smoking is not Associated with Apnea of Prematurity” Presented at 20th ESPR Annual Meeting March 28 – 30, 2008 Philadelphia, PA; Cooper University Hospital 10th Annual Research Week April 21 – 24; Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research 2008 Joint Meeting May 3 – 6 Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| Research | 1) Maternal smoking and apnea of prematurity. Clinical study aimed to assess prenatal smoke exposure and its association with increased incidence of apnea of prematurity.2) Febrile Seizures in children between 6 months and 5 years of age. Clinical trial designated to compare the regular treatment and intermittent prophylactic treatment with anticonvulsant in children with febrile seizures. 3) Eating Disorders in Childhood – Anorexia Nervosa. Retrospective study aimed to find out the prevalence of this disorder among adolescent girls in Kardjali region. 4) Blood lead concentration in children from Kardjali Region. A study was undertaken to determine lead concentration in children between 5 and 18 years of age and its relation to polluted environment. 5) Comparison in Lifespan of children with B-thalasemic syndrome with regular and sporadic transfusion regimen. Retrospective clinical trial conducted to detect differences in the quality of living and lifespan among children who receive regularly blood transfusions and those who receive blood transfusions sporadically. |