Dimitar Raykov
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Dimitar Ivanov Raykov is a Bulgarian orthopedic traumatologist, professor, and Rector of the Medical University of Varna (since 2024).
Raykov was born in 1963 in Varna and studied at the First Language School in his native city. Raykov is a graduate of the Medical University of Varna (1990) and his specialty is in the field of Orthopedics and Traumatology (1997). He has done specializations in Austria (2003–2007).
He received his PhD in medicine (2008) by defending his dissertation titled Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Limb Traumas and Diseases. His Associate Professor degree was acquired at the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at MU–Varna (2010). A DSc degree followed with a dissertation titled Conservative Treatment in Congenital Equinovarus Foot. The Ponseti Method—an Established Standard (2017). He became a professor in 2018.
Raykov was head of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (2015–2024).[1]
He is the 15th Rector of the Medical University of Varna (2024).[2][3][4]