Dimitar Raykov
Dimitar Ivanov Raykov is a Bulgarian orthopedic traumatologist, professor, and Rector of the Medical University of Varna (since 2024).Raykov is a graduate of the Medical University of Varna (1990) and his specialty is in the field of Orthopedics and Traumatology (1997).He received his PhD in medicine (2008) by defending his dissertation titled Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Limb Traumas and Diseases.[2][3][4] Raykov's professional interests and specializations are in the following fields: ultrasound diagnostics and treatment of hip joint dysplasia in children (Stolzalpe AKH, Dr. Reinghard Graf, Austria); arthroscopy of the knee joint, hip and knee joint endoprosthesis, fundamentals of spinal stabilization, treatment of musculoskeletal deformities in children (AKH Wien, Universitätsklinikum); extracorporeal shockwave therapy in orthopedics (Stosswellenzentrum Wien, Dr. Wolfgang Shaden, Austria); osteosynthesis in bone fractures in children and adults.Raykov is a chair of the Bulgarian national examination board for the Orthopedics and Traumatology specialty.