Orthopedics and Traumatology

Dr. Chanko Chankov is an orthopedic specialist in Sofia with over 30 years of experience. He has completed numerous specializations in Bulgaria, Australia, Switzerland, and Israel.

Graduated from the Medical University – Sofia in 1998.

Holds a recognized specialty in Orthopedics and Traumatology – since 2004.

In 2013, he defended a dissertation on the topic:
"Unstable fractures of the distal radius AO types A3, C1-3, fixed with a volar locking plate."

Author of the monograph:
"Fractures of the Distal Radius" – published in 2014.

Specialized in pelvic and acetabular surgery in Israel in 2010.

Dr. Nikola Simeonov is an orthopedic specialist based in Sofia, with expertise in upper limb surgery (shoulder, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers). He focuses on traumatic injuries of bones and soft tissues – including tendons and nerves – as well as the consequences of such injuries, microsurgery, and bone and ligament damage. His professional interests include ultrasound diagnostics of the upper limb, as well as conservative and surgical treatment of musculoskeletal injuries of the hand. Since 2021, he has served as the secretary of the Bulgarian Society for Surgery of the Hand. He is the author and co-author of 24 scientific articles in the field of orthopedics and traumatology.
Dr. Ernesto Pintore is an orthopedic and trauma specialist with over 30 years of experience, gained across various institutions and healthcare systems in Europe and worldwide.
Vladimir Rusimov, MD, is an orthopedic specialist in Sofia with over 20 years of medical experience. His main professional interests are in shoulder surgery – fractures, endoprosthetics, arthroscopic reconstructions, and muscle-tendon transposition.
Dr. Lyudmil Blagoev is an orthopedic and trauma specialist with over 30 years of experience.
Dr. Ivo Matanov is a resident specializing in orthopedics. In 2019, he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Sofia University in Sofia, Bulgaria.