Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Haritоnov, MD graduated medicine in the Medical University “Prof. Dr. P. Stoyanov” Varna in 1996; he acquired a specialty in Neurosurgery at “St. Anna” Varna in 2002. He obtained his scientific and educational degree of Doctor of Neurosurgery in 2014 with the topic : “Contemporary surgical treatment of cervical subaxial injuries”. From 2015 to 2019, he has been working in UAE as Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon. He holds European Diploma in spine surgery (2014). In 2019, he obtained the academic position of Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at MU Pleven. He holds a master degree in Health Management.

Assoc. Prof. Haritonov has held numerous specializations in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, England, Singapore and many others.

He is head of the neurosurgery and spinal surgery clinic at the Heart and Brain hospitals, and head of the neurosurgery department in Pleven.