National cardiology plan

Assoc. Dr. Vasil Traikov

Chairman of the Association of cardiologists in Bulgaria 2022-2024

Prof. Dr. Ivan Gruev

Scientific Secretary of DKB 2022-2024

Prof. Dr. Kiril Karamfilov

Future Chairman of the Society of Cardiologists, term 2024-2026.

Prof. Francesco Cosentino

Chair of ESC Advocacy committee

Prof. Francesco Cosentino is professor of Cardiology and chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.
He obtained his MD degree and postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Rome, Italy. In 1991 he moved to Mayo Clinic & Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA for a Cardiovascular Fellowship. During his stay at the
Mayo Clinic & Foundation he fulfilled all the requirements for a PhD in Biomedical Sciences - Cardiovascular Pharmacology. In 1995, he joined the Cardiovascular Division at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland. Two years later, Prof. Cosentino moved to the Division of Cardiology of Zurich University Hospital as "lecturer" and then "titular professor" of Cardiology. In 2006, he was appointed associate professor of Cardiology at the University
"Sapienza" of Rome. Since 2013, he is full professor of Cardiology at the Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm.
Prof. Cosentino is the recipient of grants and prizes from national and international institutions, research councils and private foundations. He is the leading author of more than 250 original articles published in top-ranking, peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Cosentino is member of the European Society of Cardiology Board and chair of ESC Advocacy Committee. He is Deputy Editor of the European Heart Journal and Consulting Editor of
Cardiovascular Research Journal. He has been chairman of the 2019 ESC Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes and cardiovascular disease and in 2020-2022 vice president of the
European Society of Cardiology. Currently, he chairs the ESC Advocacy Committee and ESC board member.

Prof. Dr. Ivo Petrov

Former chairman of the Society of Cardiologists in Bulgaria, term 2012-2014.

Prof. Arman Postajian

Former chairman of the Society of Cardiologists, term 2016 - 2018

Prof. Maria Tokmakova

Former President of the Society of Cardiologists, term 2018-2020

Prof. Dr. Snezhana Tisheva

Head of cardiology clinic of UMBAL hospital "G. Stranski", the city of Pleven

Prof. Yoto Yotov, dmn

Head of the 2nd Cardiology Clinic - non-invasive, "St. Marina" UMBAL, Varna

Desislava Nikolova

Editor "Health", Capital

Boyko Vasilev

Journalist and TV presenter, BNT