Editorial Team

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor-in-Chief – Prof. Dr. Manol Sokolov
Clinic of Surgery, University Hospital “Alexandrovska”, Sofia, Department of Surgery, Medical University-Sofia

Deputy Editor-in-Chief – Prof. Dr. Kirien Kyosev
Military Medical Academy - Sofia, 2nd Clinic of Abdominal Surgery

Secretary-in-Chief – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elena Arabadzhieva
Department of General and Hepato-Pancreatic Surgery, University Hospital “Alexandrovska”, Sofia, Department of General and Operative Surgery, Medical University-Sofia

Secretaries:
Dr. Tsvetan Popov
Clinic of Surgery, University Hospital “Alexandrovska”, Sofia

Dr. Tsvetan Trichkov
Clinic of Hepato-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Military Medical Academy - Sofia

Dr. Radoslav Kostadinov
Clinic of Hepato-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Military Medical Academy – Sofia

Editorial Council:
Prof. Dr. Nikola Vladov
Clinic of Hepato-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Military Medical Academy - Sofia

Prof. Dr. Kiril Draganov
Clinic of Hepatic, Biliary, Pancreatic and General Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic, Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia

Acad. Dr. Damyan Damyanov
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Prof. Dr. Alexander Yulianov
Hospital "Trakia" - Park, Stara Zagora

Prof. Dr. Sergey Iliev
Department of Coloproctology and Purulent-septic Surgery – University Hospital "Dr G. Stranski" - Pleven, Medical University – Pleven; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

Prof. Dr. Nikolay Belev
Department of Surgery, Multi-specialty Hospital “Eurohospital”, Medical Simulation Training Center, Medical University – Plovdiv;

Prof. Dr. Ivelin Takorov
First Clinic of Abdominal Surgery, Military Medical Academy-Sofia

Prof. Dr. Vasil Mihaylov
Clinic of Hepato-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantology, Military Medical Academy - Sofia

Prof. Dr. Dimitar Bulanov
Department of General and Hepato-Pancreatic Surgery, University Hospital "Aleksandrovska", Sofia, Department of General and Operative Surgery, Medical University-Sofia, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

International Editorial Board:

Prof. Dr. Irinel Popescu,
Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania

Assoc. Prof.  Dr. Florin Botea
Universitatea „Titu Maiorescu”; Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania

Prof. Dr.  Yaman Tokat
Acibadem Healthcare Group and International Liver Center, Istanbul, Türkiye

Prof. Dr.  Ender Dulundu
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Türkiye

Editorial Board:

Major General Prof. Dr. Ventsislav Mutafchiyski
Head of Military Medical Academy, Sofia

Prof. Dr. Atanas Yonkov
Department of General and Hepato-Pancreatic Surgery, Executive Director of University Hospital "Alexandrovska", Sofia, Department of General and Operative Surgery, Medical University -Sofia

Prof. Dr. Nikola Kolev
First Clinic of Surgery, University Hospital "St. Marina", Varna, Department of General and Operative Surgery, Medical University -Varna

Prof. Dr. Vasil Bozhkov
Second Clinic of Surgery, University Hospital "St. Marina"– Varna, Department of Surgical Diseases, Medical University of Varna

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veselin Marinov
Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Surgery Department, Acibadem City Clinic, Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Minkov
Deputy Director of the University Hospital "Professor Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Thracian University

Prof. Dr. Iliya Lozev
Clinic of General, Abdominal and Vascular Surgery, Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Sofia

Prof. Dr. Yovcho Yovchev
Executive Director of University Hospital "Professor Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich" EAD, Stara Zagora, Thracian University - Stara Zagora

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oleg Cholakov
Clinic of Surgery, University Hospital "Lozenets" - Sofia

Prof. Dr. Penka Stefanova
Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital “St.George”, Plovdiv, Medical University-Plovdiv

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Yankov
Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital “St. Ivan Rilski”

Col. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Plamen Ivanov
Clinic of Endoscopic, Endocrine Surgery and Coloproctology, Military Medical Academy-Sofia

Prof. Dr. Plamen Chernopolski
Second Clinic of Surgery, University Hospital “St. Marina”-Varna, Department of Surgical Diseases, Medical University-Varna

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Radosvet Gornev
Department of General, Abdominal and Laparoscopic Surgery, Vita Hospital, Sofia

Prof. Dr. Rumen Pandev
St.Pantaleon Hospital, Sofia

Prof. Dr. Hristo Tsekov
Clinic of Neurosurgery in Acibadem City Clinic, Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia

Prof. Dr. Hristo Shivachev
Clinic of Pediatric Surgery,  UMHATEM“N.I.PIROGOV”, Sofia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsvetan Minchev
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic, Tokuda University Hospital.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pencho Tonchev
University Hospital “Georgi Stranski ”, Pleven, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Health Care, Medical University - Pleven

E-publishing & Technical Support:

Cyril Kamburov
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

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Edition: 11/2025