I was born on 3 December 1961 in Kystendil, Bulgaria. In 1987, I graduated from the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria (Diploma of Physician (Hons), MD). In 1991, I finished my postgraduate training in anesthesiology and intensive care at the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria (Board Certification - Diploma of Specialist in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care). In 2001, I finished my PhD at the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria (Diploma of Education and scientific degree of "Doctor"). From 1991 to the present, I work as a consultant anaesthesiologist at the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital "Tsaritsa Yoanna - ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria. From 1991 to the present, I am a faculty member at the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. During the period from 2011 to 2016, I held the position of an associate professor in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the National Transport Hospital "Tsar Boris III", Sofia, Bulgaria. I am an active member of the Bulgarian Medical Association, the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, and the International Anesthesia Research Society, as well as the European Pain Federation (EFIC) Academy. I also have international experience as an anesthesia specialist during my stay in Kuwait and the Republic of Ireland.