The clinic has two neurological departments, each of which has 16 hospital beds:
- 1st Neurological Department for Parkinson's Disease
- 2nd Neurological Department for Multiple Sclerosis
Activities:
- Consultative, diagnostic and therapeutic activities, patient monitoring, primarily aimed at patients with motor, degenerative and demyelinating diseases, diseases of the peripheral nervous system, etc.
- Preventive activities.
- All modern diagnostic tests (EMG, EEG, evoked visual and auditory potentials, SPECT, Doppler sonography) are performed at a highly professional level in the clinic.
- Clinical studies are conducted for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
- Examination of the working capacity of patients.
- Sanitary treatment of patients.
- Active monitoring of patients.
- Training of students and residents.
- Educational and scientific activities.
- Maintains and issues medical documents related to the activities of the clinic.
Management
Associate Prof. Sonya Ivanova, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Prof. Sonya Ivanova, M.D.Education:
- Higher medical degree (1998) - doctor.
- Graduated from medicine and specialized in the Department of Neurology of the Medical University - Sofia.
- Lecturer at the Department of Neurology of the Medical University - Sofia.
- Obtained a scientific degree "Doctor" in the field of multiple sclerosis.
- 26 years of professional experience. Specialist neurologist with experience in clinical practice in the field of multiple sclerosis, headache, pain, movement disorders, Parkinson's disease, neurophysiological studies - evoked potentials, clinical electromyography.
- Has clinical and scientific specializations in Pavia - Italy and Copenhagen - Denmark.
- Member of the Bulgarian Association of Neurology
- Member of the Bulgarian Multiple Sclerosis Association
- Member of the Bulgarian Headache Society
- Member of the Bulgarian Scientific Society of EEG, EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology
- Member of the Bulgarian Association of Movement Disorders
- Secretary of the Bulgarian Headache and Pain Society, Bulgaria - 1999-2006
- Technical Secretary of the official publication of the BHS - CEPHAGIA - 1999-2006
- Secretary of the Association "Movement Disorders" - 2004-2006
- Scientific Secretary of the official publication of the Movement Disorders Association - "Movement Disorders - Bulgaria" - 2004-2006
- Secretary of the Multiple Sclerosis Association - 2010
- Representative of Bulgaria in the European Committee for the Treatment and Research of Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) - 2013-2014.
- Participates in clinical trials of innovative molecules in the field of neurology.
- Author of more than 75 publications in national and international journals, as well as co-author of a textbook for neurologists since 2021.
- Reviewer of articles for leading neurological journals.
Julia Maximova
Senior medicine nurse
Curriculum Vitae
Department of Parkinson`s Disease
D-r Nevena Kamenova
Curriculum Vitae
D-r Nevena KamenovaSpecialty: Nervous diseases, neurologist
Current position: Head of Department at the Clinic of Nervous Diseases for Movement Disorders - Parkinson's Disease Department
Professional experience: >12 years.
She graduated from the Medical University - Pleven in 2013 and acquired a specialty in nervous diseases in 2018 after specialization at the Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry «St. Naum», Sofia.
Professional interests: movement disorders - Parkinson's disease (including device-assisted therapies for late-onset Parkinson's disease), atypical parkinson's syndromes, dystonias and other extrapyramidal disorders. She also actively works in the field of diagnostics and treatment of multiple sclerosis, demyelinating diseases and chronic pain syndromes.
Qualifications for the application of botulinum toxin in neurological diseases, as well as for conducting studies with evoked potentials.
Since 2021, Dr. Kamenova has been an assistant professor at the Department of Neurology of the Medical University - Sofia.
Member of the team of the Expert Centers for Dystonias and Huntington's Chorea.
Active member of the European Academy of Neurology, the Bulgarian Society of Neurology, the Bulgarian Medical Union and the Bulgarian Society of Headache and Pain.
Vice-Chairman of the Association for Movement Disorders and Multiple Sclerosis.
Active member of the European Academy of Neurology, the Bulgarian Society of Neurology, the Bulgarian Medical Union and the Bulgarian Society of Headache and Pain.
Her approach to patients is aimed at an individualized, comprehensive and long-term care based on modern scientific evidence and active multidisciplinary collaboration, with the aim of improving quality of life and maintaining maximum functional independence.
Languages spoken: English, native - Bulgarian
Department structure:
The Parkinson's Disease Department is part of the Clinic for Movement Disorders and is a leading national center for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with Parkinson's disease, dystonias and related extrapyramidal disorders. With many years of clinical and scientific experience, the team of the department provides multidisciplinary care, combining established therapeutic approaches with the most modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods in the conditions of an individualized approach to each patient. Implements the latest highly effective therapeutic strategies for the treatment of late-stage Parkinson's disease and the best global practices in the care of patients with hyperkinetic movement disorders.
Main activities:
- Diagnosis and follow-up of Parkinson's disease, atypical Parkinson's syndromes, dystonias and other extrapyramidal disorders through clinical assessment, neuroimaging methods and neurophysiological studies.
- Individualized drug therapy according to the stage and needs of the patient.
- Multimodal approach to non-motor symptoms - cognitive disorders, depression, sleep disorders, autonomic dysfunction.
- Education and support for patients and their loved ones.
Diagnostic and therapeutic options:
- Neuroimaging methods (CT, MRI)
- Laboratory diagnostics
- Highly specialized neuroimaging diagnostics (DaTSCAN)
- Neurophysiological studies (Tremorography, ENG, EMG)
- Individualized drug therapy, tailored to the stage and phenotype of the disease.
- Device-assisted therapies in patients with late-stage Parkinson's disease approved for funding by the National Health Insurance Fund.
- Application of botulinum toxin to patients with focal dystonia (blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, etc.), facial hemispasm, primary headaches, etc. by certified specialists.
- Center for international clinical trials of new drugs.
Team profile:
- The medical team of the department consists of five doctors - three neurology specialists and two neurology specialists. There are four health care specialists, including a senior nurse.
- The department is actively involved in the training of residents, doctoral students and medical students.
Patient referral/schedule:
Doctors perform consultative examinations after prior registration by phone or booking an appointment through the Superdoc.bg platform (for some specialists). They perform examinations financed by voluntary health funds (supplementary health insurance) or by the patient (paid admission) according to a price list approved by the medical institution.
Dr. Karina Atanasova
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Karina AtanasovaDevelops a dissertation on the topic: "Assessment and treatment of pain in diabetic polyneuropathy".
Scientific interests: mainly in the field of motor disorders, demyelinating diseases, pain in neurological practice, treatment and neuromodulation with botulinum toxin.
Professional experience
From 01.06.2024 to the present
Doctor-specialist in neurology, Diploma No. 027159/03.07.2024; MHALNP "St. Naum" EAD, Clinic for Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease Department
From 08.2018. until 01.06.2024.
Residency, St. Naum Hospital, Clinic for Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease Department
Education and acquired specialty
2017.
Higher medical degree - doctor; Department of Neurology of the Medical University - Sofia based at St. Naum Hospital. Diploma No. 31946/28.12.2017.
Additional information
Membership in scientific organizations:
- Member of the Bulgarian Society of Neurology
- Member of the Bulgarian Society of Headache and Pain
- Member of IASP
Languages: Bulgarian, Spanish and English
Experience: over 7 years.
Dr. Elena Zlatareva
Neurologist
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Elitsa Mihaylova
Specializing student
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Dr. Antonia Murgova
Specializing student
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Department for Multiple Sclerosis
Associate Prof. Sonya Ivanova, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Prof. Sonya Ivanova, M.D.Education:
- Higher medical degree (1998) - doctor.
- Graduated from medicine and specialized in the Department of Neurology of the Medical University - Sofia.
- Lecturer at the Department of Neurology of the Medical University - Sofia.
- Obtained a scientific degree "Doctor" in the field of multiple sclerosis.
- 26 years of professional experience. Specialist neurologist with experience in clinical practice in the field of multiple sclerosis, headache, pain, movement disorders, Parkinson's disease, neurophysiological studies - evoked potentials, clinical electromyography.
- Has clinical and scientific specializations in Pavia - Italy and Copenhagen - Denmark.
- Member of the Bulgarian Association of Neurology
- Member of the Bulgarian Multiple Sclerosis Association
- Member of the Bulgarian Headache Society
- Member of the Bulgarian Scientific Society of EEG, EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology
- Member of the Bulgarian Association of Movement Disorders
- Secretary of the Bulgarian Headache and Pain Society, Bulgaria - 1999-2006
- Technical Secretary of the official publication of the BHS - CEPHAGIA - 1999-2006
- Secretary of the Association "Movement Disorders" - 2004-2006
- Scientific Secretary of the official publication of the Movement Disorders Association - "Movement Disorders - Bulgaria" - 2004-2006
- Secretary of the Multiple Sclerosis Association - 2010
- Representative of Bulgaria in the European Committee for the Treatment and Research of Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) - 2013-2014.
- Participates in clinical trials of innovative molecules in the field of neurology.
- Author of more than 75 publications in national and international journals, as well as co-author of a textbook for neurologists since 2021.
- Reviewer of articles for leading neurological journals.
Department structure:
The department is part of the Clinic for Movement Disorders and is a leading national center for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with demyelinating diseases, the most common of which is multiple sclerosis.
With many years of clinical and scientific experience, the department's team provides multidisciplinary care, combining established therapeutic approaches with the most modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods in the conditions of an individualized approach to each patient.
The team's goal is to make the correct diagnosis in a timely manner. The latest highly effective therapeutic strategies for treatment and prevention are applied in patients with multiple sclerosis and those from the spectrum of neuromyelitis optica.
Doctors and medical specialists implement good global practices in patient care.
A kind of infusion center is attached to the structure, where modern therapies for immunoprophylaxis are applied in patients with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica.
The patient is provided with complete medical science-based information in an accessible language and the steps for long-term "cooperation" in the treatment process are explained in order to achieve better results.
Patients are monitored during their stay and informed about further behavior.
The Multiple Sclerosis Department together with the office (at the DKB) is a specialized center for the diagnosis and treatment of primary demyelinating diseases.
The experience of specialists has accumulated over several decades based on thousands of clinical cases.
Open days are organized to emphasize novelties and advances in therapies, as well as to answer important questions for patients.
Main activities:
- Diagnosis and follow-up of patients with multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases through clinical assessment, neuroimaging methods and neurophysiological studies.
- Individualized drug therapy according to the stage and needs of the patient.
- Proactive dialogue with patients regarding their possible reproductive intentions and vaccinations in accordance with their immunization schedule
- Multimodal approach to concomitant symptoms - cognitive disorders, depression, sleep disorders, autonomic dysfunction, chronic fatigue, visual disorders, motor difficulties, pain, etc.
- Discussion and referral to physiotherapy treatment methods.
- Education and support for patients and their relatives.
Diagnostic and therapeutic options:
- Neuroimaging methods (CT, MRI).
- Laboratory diagnostics, including cerebrospinal fluid.
- Neurophysiological studies.
- Individualized drug therapy, tailored to the course of the disease, age and concomitant conditions.
- Application of botulinum toxin to patients with focal dystonia (blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, etc.), facial hemispasm, primary headaches, etc. by certified specialists.
- Center for international clinical trials of new drugs.
Team profile:
- The medical team of the department consists of six doctors - three neurology specialists and three neurology specialists. There are four health care specialists, including a senior nurse (for both departments).
- The department is actively involved in the training of residents, doctoral students and medical students.
Patient referral/schedule:
Doctors perform consultative examinations after prior registration by phone or booking an appointment via the Superdoc.bg platform (for some specialists). They carry out examinations financed by voluntary health funds (supplementary health insurance) or by the patient (paid admission) according to a price list approved by the medical facility.
Dr. Veronika Geneva
Neurologist
Curriculum Vitae
Veronika Dzheneva, MDGraduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“ - 2016.
Since the same year, she has been part of the team of the Clinic of Nervous Diseases for Movement Disorders in the Department of Multiple Sclerosis.
She acquired a specialty in nervous diseases in 2023.
Clinic KNBDN III-II - Multiple Sclerosis, MHALNP "St. Naum" EAD, Sofia
9 years of professional experience
Clinical and scientific interests: demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, neurodegenerative diseases, movement disorders, pain syndromes.
Dr. Dzheneva is a member of the Bulgarian Medical Association, the Bulgarian Society of Neurology, the Association of Movement Disorders and Multiple Sclerosis, and the Bulgarian Society of Headache and Pain.
Education and acquired specialty
2016 - Higher medical education - doctor; Faculty of Medicine, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“
2023 - Acquired specialty: Nervous diseases at the MHALNP "St. Naum" EAD, Sofia
Languages spoken: Bulgarian and English
Dr. Nora Hristova
Neurologist
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Nora HristovaEDUCATION AND TRAINING
2006 - 2011: National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures “Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher”; acquired qualification: completed secondary education.
2011 - 2017: Medical University, Sofia; acquired qualification: higher education, specialty Medicine (Master of Medicine). Graduated with full honors from state exams.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 - 2024: Clinic for Movement Disorders at the “St. Naum” Hospital, Sofia with scientific supervisor Acad. I. Milanov, MD; acquired specialty: nervous diseases.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Membership in scientific and professional organizations:
- Bulgarian Society of Neurology, Bulgarian Society of Headache and Pain, Bulgarian Medical Union, EAN and MDS.
- Participates in academic and research activities in national and international projects.
- Active participant in numerous congresses and forums in the country and abroad.
Awards and distinctions:
In 2020, he won the award "Most Current and Interesting Clinical Case in Neurology" at the "Gedeon Richter" competition.
Languages: English, Spanish and Russian.
Dr. Elitsa Tsacheva
Specializing student
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Dr. Stefan Nanov
Specializing student
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Kristian Yordanov, MD
Curriculum Vitae
Kristian Yordanov, MDPosition: Specialist in nervous diseases in the Department of Multiple Sclerosis, Clinic for Nervous Diseases for Movement Disorders, MBALNP „St. Naum“, Sofia
Education: Graduated from the Medical University of Varna "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" in 2023 with excellent results.
During his student years, he volunteered at the Clinic for Neurological Diseases at the University Hospital "St. Marina", where he participated in practical exercises in neurology as a student demonstrator.
He has completed an internship in Imaging Diagnostics and Neurosurgery under the program of the Ministry of Education and Science.
His professional interests are in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, autoimmune neurological diseases (in particular Multiple Sclerosis), diseases of the peripheral nervous system, headaches, vertigo.
The approach to patients is individual, tailored to the needs of each patient and providing appropriate care for this.
Skills: Good communication skills, teamwork
Languages: English and German
Highlights:
- The team members participate annually in national and international scientific conferences and congresses, are authors of publications in renowned scientific journals and members of Bulgarian and international scientific societies.
- The specialists of the department's team are members of the Specialized Commission for conducting an expertise of the Health Insurance Fund on "NHIF Requirements for the Treatment of Patients with "Multiple Sclerosis", Patients with "Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease" Parkinson's Disease" and Patients with "Primary Focal Dystonia"
Why choose the Multiple Sclerosis Department of the St. Naum Hospital:
- A systematic approach to diagnostics and treatment, in line with international standards.
- Highly specialized equipment
- Access to the latest therapies in the country and participation in clinical research.
- A team of doctors and medical specialists with scientific, clinical and pedagogical experience
