19 of BCI’s most beloved specialists honored at Doctors We Trust ceremony
Only doctors nominated by their patients for their extensive expertise, high standard of work and humane treatment make the prestigious list
Nearly 300 doctors across the country who have earned the trust of patients will receive their certificates. Their names have been collected in the almanac “Doctors We Trust” and the theme this year is “Medicine: the Trend and the Bulgarian Experience”.
In the specialized edition are included 19 specialists from ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven and Burgas and the specialized cardiology hospital in Pleven.
The prestigious ranking includes only doctors nominated by their patients for their extensive expertise, high standard of work and humane treatment.
Here is a complete list of the BCI specialists featured in Doctors We Trust 2023:
Dr. Yordan Valeshkov, MD – orthopedist and traumatologist in ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven;
Prof. Dr. Branimir Spasov, MD – hematologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven, Head of Clinic of Clinical Hematology;
Prof. Dr. Yana Simova, MD – Cardiologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven, Head of the Cardiology Clinic and Executive Director of the Bulgarian Cardiology Institute;
Dr. Elitsa Becheva-Kraichir, MD – specialist in medical genetics at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven and MC “European Cardiology” – Sofia, head of the medical genetics laboratory;
Dr. Yordan Krasnaliev – cardiac surgeon at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven, head of the cardiac surgery department;
Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Kharitonov, MD – neurosurgeon at Heart and Brain Pleven, Head of the Clinic of Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery at Heart and Brain Hospitals and Head of the Department in Pleven;
Prof. Dr. Plamen Bozhinov, MD, PhD – neurologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven, head of the neurology clinic;
Dr. Svetlana Nyagolova – radiologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven, head of the imaging department;
Dr. Rumen Lazarov – radiologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven, head of the radiotherapy department;
Assoc. Prof. Natalia Chilingirova, MD – Oncologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven, Head of the Medical Oncology Clinic;
Dr. Velimir Simov, MD – pediatrician at the clinic for maternal and child health ‘Mom and Me’, part of the high-tech hospital complex ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven. Head of the Pediatrics Clinic;
Dr. Andrey Hristov – neonatologist at the clinic for maternal and child health ‘Mom and Me’, part of the high-tech hospital complex ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven. Head of the neonatology department;
Dr. Vladislav Genov, MD – anaesthesiologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven, Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care;
Dr. Valentin Hristov – invasive cardiologist and executive director of the Hospital of Cardiology and Anesthesiology Pleven;
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lilyana Mircheva, MD – cardiologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Burgas, head of the cardiology department;
Dr. Tony Statelov, MD, – urologist at ‘Heart and Brain’ Burgas, head of the urology department;
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kornovski, MD – cardiac surgeon at ‘Heart and Brain’ Burgas, head of the cardiac surgery department;
Assoc. Prof. Milko Mirchev, MD – gastroenterologist at Heart and Brain Burgas, head of the gastroenterology department.
“For us it is an honour and a great recognition – valuable because it comes from our patients”, said the leading specialists of ‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven and Burgas.
“The quality of medical care, the respect for the patient, the constant upgrading of knowledge and skills, the cooperation with doctors from different specialties are the basis of this success.”
