Our International Faculty List BEC 2026
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhDUnited Kingdom
Interventional Neuroradiologist, Director for Neuroscience at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford and Associate Medical Director at Southend University Hospital, Essex
Prof. Frank CriadoUSA
Vascular Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhDGermany
Dortmund Teaching Hospital Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology

Prof. Victor S. Costache, MD, PhDRomania
Chief of cardiovascular surgery Sf. Constantin Hospital, University T. Maiorescu, Bucharest
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACCBulgaria
Head of Cardiology and Angiology Department, Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center, co-president of the Bulgarian Society for Endovascular Therapy
Dr. Jacques Busquet, MDFrance
President of the International Society of EndoVascular Specialists (ISEVS)
Dr. Anna PodlasekUnited Kingdom
University of Nottingham, Notts· Division of Radiological and Imaging Sciences MD

Prof. Rebeca Reachi, MD, PhDMexico
Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular
Hospital Beneficencia Española, Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, San Luis Potosí
Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MDBulgaria
Interventional Cardiologist Head of Department Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center

Prof. Naci Kocer, MD, PhDTurkey
Istanbul University · Department of Radiology

Prof. Omar Abu-Fares, MD, PhDGermany
Hannover Medical School

Dr. Tomas Baltrunas, PhDLithuania
Vascular Surgeon at VUL Santariškių klinikos
CMO at Sentante
Vilnius

Prof. Stanimir Sirakov, MD, PhDBulgaria
Еndovascular specialist, interventional neuroradiology, the Reference Center for Cerebrovascular Diseases at the University Hospital "St. Iv. Rilski", Acibadem City Clinic , Sofia
Prof. Vassil Velchev, MD, PhD Bulgaria
Invasive Cardiology Department, University Hospital "St. Anna", Sofia,

Nikolay Vulchev, MDBulgaria
Vascular surgeon, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Sofia Multispecialty Hospital
Dr. Donald B. Reid, MD, FRCSUnited Kingdom
Past President ISEVS (UK), Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon in the NHS, Scotland

PD. Dr. med. Victoria HellsternGermany
Head of the section for interventional neuroradiology, MD, PhD, EDiNR, EDiINR • Kantonsspital St.Gallen KSSG
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Nurfet Alioski, MD, Ph.DBulgaria
Head of the Endovascular Neurosurgery Department at St. Anna University Hospital, Sofia

Prof. Simone Peschillo, M.D., Ph.D.Italy
Department of Life Sciences, Health and Health Professions, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Link Campus University, Rome, Italy.

PD Philippe Dodier, MD PhDAustria
Austria Medical University of Vienna Department of Neurosurgery

Zoltan Ruzsa MD, PhDHungary
Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology Specialist, Associate Professor at Cardiac and Vascular Centre, Semmelweis University in Budapest, President of Hungarian Association of Cardiovascular Interventions.

Dinko Kamburov, MDBulgaria
University Hospital ''St. Anna'', София

Dr. Plamen PetrovBulgaria
Head of Gastroenterology Department, Sofiamed University Hospital

Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhDPoland
Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Dr. Jack Parker, FdSc, BScFinland
BSc. Founder of AIATELLA, from Helsinki
Tatum Jackson, MDUK
Sheffield Vascular Unit, UK & Aiatella

Dr. Haytham Hamid, MDUnited Kingdom
Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, South Tynside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Matteo Tozzi, MDItaly
Surgeon – Cardiothoracic, University of Insubria, Department of Vascular Surgery and Department of Surgical Sciences, Varese

Deniz Bulja, MDBosnia & Herzegovina
Clinical center University of Sarajevo

Prof. Sándor Nardai, MD, PhDHungary
Associate Professor and chief of the department of neurointervention, Semmelweis University Center of Neurosurgery and Neurointervention, Budapest
Mariano Palena, MDItaly
Director endovascular surgery presso GVM Care & Research - Maria Cecilia Hospital, Abano Terme, Veneto, Italy; Università di Bologna

D-r Mariana KontewaBulgaria
invasive specialist and surgeon, University Hospital "Deva Maria", Head of the Department of Invasive Cardiology.

Dr Michelle CooperUnited Kingdom
IGTRF Operations Support Manager
University of Dundee, Scotland

Ramon TORNÉ, MD, PhDSpain
Neurosurgeon and Neuroendovascular Interventionist, University of Barcelona Assistant Professor

Dr Sashko ZhezhovskiBulgaria
Interventional Cardiologist at specialized hospital for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Maria Politi, MD, PhDGreece
Head of Neurointerventions, Department of Interventional Radiology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens

Dr. Haytham Hamid, MD, FRCSUnited Kingdom
Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, South Tynside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Rahul Velineni, MD, FRCSUK
Rahul Velineni MD FRCS
Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

Dr. Dara NiknejadNetherlands
neurosurgeon, present Neurosurgeon, International Spine Center Amsterdam (ISCA), Acibadem

Prof. Juan Miguel Macho FernándezSpain
specialist in interventional neuroradiology, Chief of Angioradiology at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Bryce Renwick, MDUK, Scotland
Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Assoc. prof. Petar Janevski MDNorth Macedonia
Interventional radiologist. Associate professor, University Clinic of Radiology- Skopje

Ivan Martinov, MDBulgaria
Chief of Invasive Cardiology Department University Hospital for emergencymedicine N.I. PIROGOV, Sofia

Prof. Menka Lazareska, MD, PhD North Macedonia
Specialist in Neuroradiology Radiology, Acibadem Sistina

Lachezar Dobrichkov, MD, MPHBulgaria
Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon at University General Hospital SofiaMed

Sashko Nikolov, MD North Macedonia
Сpecialist of internal medicine at Hospital Stip - interventional cardiology and echocardiography

Dimitar Nikolov, MD, PhDBulgaria
The head of the Department of Vascular Surgery at University General Hospital SofiaMed

Prof. Ivan Vukasinovic, MD, PhD Serbia
Fellow of EBNI, Neurointerventionalist at Clinical Center of Serbia

Kristian Ivanov, MDBulgaria
Specialist in Invasive Cardiology and Internal Medicine
SBALK MEDIKA KOR, Ruse

Stefan Manasiev, MDBulgaria
Endovascular and hybrid procedures in vascular diseases, Hospital Lozenets, Sofia

Nikola Kolev, MDBulgaria
Specialist vascular surgeon, Neo Clinic, Sofia

Nikolay Mihnev, PhDBulgaria
Invasive Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Neurologist, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital Sofia

Jivka Stoikova, MDBulgaria
Interventional cardiologist, Associate Professor,
Acibadem City Clinic, Sofia

Stefan TunevUSA
Senior Distinguished Scientist and Bakken Fellow, Medtronic, Santa Rosa, California

Ass. Prof. Marko Klisurski, MDBulgaria
Specialist neurology, Consultant Neurologist at Specter Medical Center, Sofia

Josep Ma PellicerSpain
Commercial Director Neuro Division, iVascular

Mihail Kalnev, MDBulgaria
University hospital St. George, Plovdiv

Sigitas Cesna, PhDLithuania
Head of the Interventional Cardiology Department. Vilniaus Universitetas / Vilnius University

Jeroen Boogaarts, MD Netherlands
Specialist in the treatment of neurovascular diseases Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc)
Prof. Vassil Chrevenkoff, MD, PhDBulgaria
Head of Vascular Surgery Department, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, co-president of the Bulgarian Society for Endovascular Therapy

Mihail Petrov, MDBulgaria
Neurosurgeon, Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine N.I.Pirogov

Grant Milne, MScScotland, UK
Senior Specialist Radiographer, NHS Tayside
Lead Radiographer, Image Guided Therapy Research Facility, University of Dundee

Prof. Ivan StaikovBulgaria
Head of the Clinic of Neurology and Sleep Medicine, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital

Petar Polomski, MDBulgaria
Interventional cardiology, Acibadem City Clinic, Sofia

Valeri Gelev, MD, PhDBulgaria
Head of Cardiology Clinic, Acibadem City Clinic, Sofia
Hristo Georgiev, MDBulgaria

Alexander Sirakov, MDBulgaria
The Reference Center for Cerebrovascular Diseases at the University Hospital "St. Ivan Rilski" in Sofia

