About

Dr Elena Goranova, PhD

Vascular surgeon with over 25 years of experience and a doctoral degree in medicine. Sees patients at Hubcha 16 Medical Centre in Sofia.

Biography

Dr Goranova is a specialist in vascular surgery whose practice covers the diagnosis and treatment of venous and arterial diseases, wounds of vascular origin and lymphoedema. A particular focus of her work is venous disease and the modern minimally invasive methods for its treatment, including radiofrequency ablation and sclerotherapy, applied according to the individual indications of each patient.

Her professional career has taken her through the National Cardiology Hospital and other medical institutions, and today it is centred on her outpatient practice at Hubcha 16 Medical Centre.

Education and qualifications

1. 1982

   Graduated in medicine from the Medical University of Sofia.

2. 1992

   Qualified as a specialist in General Surgery. Specialist training at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris.

3. 1996

   Qualified as a specialist in Vascular Surgery.

4. 2007

   Specialist training in venous radiofrequency ablation in Paris.

5. 2008

   Specialist training in venous radiofrequency ablation in Hamburg.

Professional experience

• Over 25 years of practice as a vascular surgeon in Sofia.
• Professional experience at the National Cardiology Hospital and other medical institutions.
• Currently — Hubcha 16 Medical Centre, Sofia.

Scientific activity

• Doctoral degree in medicine (PhD).
• Scientific publications and participation in Bulgarian and international forums on vascular surgery and phlebology.
• Co-authorship of European and Bulgarian professional guidelines and standards in the field.

Languages

Consultations can be held in Bulgarian, English, Russian and French.