Assoc. Prof. Dr Viktoria Atanasova, PhD

My approach

I am a mother of two sons. I have cared for children for over 35 years and taught students for over 15 years.

What I have learned is that a child’s health depends on many things, and illness reflects disturbances throughout the body. Treating the same problem in different children requires an individual approach.

A paediatrician’s main task is prevention: helping children avoid illness. This is what I have sought to teach my students, and what I want to share with you, the parents.

I want to do more than treat illness and save lives. I want children to be born healthy and to grow up healthy. That is why I want to start talking with you from the moment you decide to become parents.

I want to help you understand how to give your child a healthy start and what you can do to keep them healthy. I want to be there when you need my help, so that together we can raise a healthy, happy child who will carry your family forward.

This is the idea behind our practice, an idea I had carried with me for years. If you are ready to listen, you are welcome!

Education and qualifications

• 1983 — Geo Milev Mathematics High School, Pleven, Bulgaria.
• 1990 — Master’s degree in Medicine, Saint Petersburg Paediatric Medical Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
• 1998 — Specialty in Paediatrics.
• 2004 — Specialty in Neonatology.
• 2013 — Doctoral degree (PhD), scientific specialty 03.01.50, Paediatrics.
• 2014 — Master’s degree in Health Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University — Pleven.
• 2015 — Appointed Associate Professor in Micropaediatrics.

Professional experience

• 1991–2000 — District paediatrician at a polyclinic in Dolni Dabnik.
• 2000–2010 — Neonatologist, Neonatology Department, Dr G. Stranski University Hospital, Pleven.
• 2010–2025 — Head of the Neonatology Department / Clinic, Dr G. Stranski University Hospital, Pleven.
• Since 2021 — Paediatrician and neonatologist at the individual specialist medical practice of Assoc. Prof. Dr Viktoria Atanasova, PhD.

Professional interests

• Neuropsychological and motor development and conditions affecting children at risk, including extremely premature and extremely low birth weight infants, children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART), and late preterm infants.
• Promoting sound nutrition during the early years of life as a means of preventing metabolic disease in adulthood.
• Immunomodulation and prevention of recurrent illness in early childhood.

Further training and specialisation

Memberships

• Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA).
• Bulgarian Association of Neonatology — member of the Management Board, 2011–2026.
• Bulgarian Paediatric Association.
• Bulgarian Scientific Society of Human Genetics and Genomics.
• Newborn Brain Society (NBS).

Languages

• Russian — written and spoken, C2.
• English — written and spoken, B2.
• German — written and spoken, B1.