Ivona Cholakova-Koeva, MD graduated from Medical University of Varna in 2020. During her studies, she completed clinical rotations in Italy and Israel.

From 2022 to 2025, she worked at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in the United Kingdom, where she gained clinical experience in various medical specialties and completed rotations in diagnostic imaging.

Her professional qualifications include additional training in the United Kingdom in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS), as well as medical education at the University of Oxford.

She is a member of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), the Bulgarian Association of Radiology (BAR), and the General Medical Council (GMC) in the United Kingdom.

She actively participates in international scientific conferences and is the author of publications in international scientific journals.

Since the end of 2025, she has been part of the team at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the “Heart and Brain” Multiprofile Hospital in Burgas.