Velislava Veleva

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Get to know Internist Dr.Velislava Veleva, who serves the British Columbia, Canada area at Royal Jubilee Hospital. Dr. Veleva received her Medical Degree from a University in Bulgaria in 1993, giving her over two decades of experience in her field. She then completed hi internship and first residency in Bulgaria, before relocating to Canada and completed a residency with the University of British Columbia. To stay up to date in her field she remains a professional member with the Canadian Medical Association. Dr. Veleva currently practices with the Royal Jubilee Hospital, she holds an expertise in general internal medicine, nephrology, and hemodialysis. Internal Medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Internists are skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes. Internists care for hospitalized and ambulatory patients and may play a major role in teaching and research. Dr. Veleva attributes her professional success to being very hard working, ambitious, and truly loving what she does.

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