Our Team

Other team members

Introducing the specialists who contribute to the creation of Inkmed’s high-quality Food supplements. Thanks to their professionalism and expertise, we are able to provide the best for our patients.

Nevan McLeay: partner

Nevan McLeay is a business and marketing specialist.

Between 1989 and 2000, Mr MacLeay established and marketed his own brand of nutraceuticals, NFS Nutraceuticals, in Australia and New Zealand. Subsequently, Mr MacLeay sold his registered brand “NFS Nutraceuticals” to his New Zealand distributor Creative Energy Holdings Limited and became a consultant to All American Pharmaceutical and Natural Foods Corporation. He formed and developed an entire distribution network for the corporation in the EU as well as in other countries around the world – Japan, Australia, China, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia.

Today, Nevan McLeay is involved in product development and distribution for Inkmed Ltd – therapeutic Food supplements and Membrane Technologies Ltd – Food supplements for athletes.

Doctors and consultants

Our team includes doctors and consultants who have many years of experience in their field and a number of achievements in their professional and academic development.

Assoc. Dr Ioannis Papatanassiou

Assoc. Dr. Ioannis Papatanassiou is an Associate Professor at the Department of Kinesitherapy at the Faculty of Public Health at MU – Sofia.

Education:

• 1991 – Graduated from the Second Lyceum, Galati district, Athens, Greece;
• 1993 – 1999 – acquired Master’s degree in Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thrace – Stara Zagora;
• 2012 – obtained a second Master’s degree in Health Management and Health Economics at the National School of Public Health in Athens, Greece;
• 2012 – acquired the educational and scientific degree “Doctor” in the scientific specialty 03.01.58: “Physiotherapy, Resortology and Rehabilitation”, defending a dissertation on “Study of the effects of group high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity prolonged cardiac rehabilitation model in patients with CHF” in Medical University – Plovdiv.

Professional and academic development:

• 2006 – Clinical resident at the Clinic of Early Rehabilitation of the University Hospital “St. Clinical Clinical Fellow in Rehabilitation Clinic at St. George’s Hospital – Plovdiv;
• 2007 – Academic position “Assistant Professor” in the Section of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation of the First Department of Internal Medicine at the Medical University of Plovdiv;
• 2011 – Academic position “Assistant Professor” in the Department of Imaging Diagnostics, Dental Allergology and Physiotherapy at the Medical Faculty of Medical University – Plovdiv;
• 2013 – Academic position “Senior Assistant Professor” at the Department of Imaging Diagnostics, Dental Allergology and Physiotherapy at the Medical Faculty of Plovdiv Medical University;
• 2013 – Honorary lecturer at the Branch – Haskovo of the Thracian University – Stara Zagora;
• 2013 – lecturer at the Master’s Program “Sport in School” of the Pedagogical Faculty of Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”;
• Since 2013 – academic position “Associate Professor” at the Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University – Sofia;
• Since 2015 – academic position “Associate Professor” at the Department of Imaging Diagnostics, Dental Allergology and Physiotherapy of the Medical Faculty of Medical University – Plovdiv;
• Since 2016 – appointed “Associate Professor” at the Department of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Italy.

Specialisations and qualifications:

• In 2008 – qualification in “E-learning” at the MF of Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece;
• In 2008 – qualification in “Research in Rehabilitation Medicine” at the specialized school for young PhD students of Syddansk Universitet, Copenhagen, Denmark;
• In 2010 – acquired the specialty “Physiotherapy, Resortology and Rehabilitation”;
• In 2012 – qualification in “Laser Therapy” at the Dental Laser Academy with international participation of the Dental Laser Society of the Medical Faculty at Medical University – Plovdiv.

Prof. Georgi Popov

Prof. Georgi Popov, MD is a specialist in infectious and internal diseases, as well as an expert consultant in infectious diseases. He has participated in international clinical trials related to various therapeutic aspects of influenza B, hepatitis C, clostridial infections and COVID-19.

Research:

• Dissertation and abstract on “Clinico-epidemiological studies on viral hepatitis in closed collectives”;
• 2 monographs: “Infectious diseases during military missions” and “Lyme Neuroborreliosis”;
• Participation in the writing of the textbook “Nervous diseases” with 4 chapters;
• 172 scientific articles in scientific journals in Bulgaria and abroad, of which 18 with Impact factor and 28 with SJR.

Education:        

• 1990 – Medical Academy, Sofia;
• 1996 – Acquired specialty in Infectious Diseases;
• 1999 – Acquired specialty in Internal Medicine;
• 2010 – scientific and educational degree “Associate Professor”.

Completed courses and specializations abroad:

• 2007 – “Infectious Diseases and Tropical Pathology”, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
• 2006 – “Advanced medical officers course”, San Antonio, Texas, USA;
• 2003 – NATO English Course, Budapest, Hungary;
• 2001 – “HIV-AIDS Policy and Strategy”, Monterey, California, USA.

Participation in military missions abroad:

• 2011 – EUFOR military mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• 2010 – EUFOR military mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• 2009 – Humanitarian mission to Ukraine;
• 2004 – KFOR military mission in Kosovo;
• 2003 – Military mission in Radusha refugee camp, Macedonia.

Career:

• 2022 – until now she has been in charge of the COVID unit of SofiaMed Hospital;
• 2020 – 2021 – Professor at KIPTB, MMA;
• 2015 – 2020 – Associate professor at KIPTB, MMA;
• 2015-present – NATO civil expert in the field of Contagious Diseases, including Tropical Medicine;
• 2004-2015 – Chief Assistant at the CIRTB, MMA;
• 2001-2004 – Senior assistant at the Institute of Pediatrics, MMA;
• 1996-2001 – Assistant at the KIPTB, MMA;
• 1993-1996 – Clinical resident in infectious diseases;
• 1991-1993 – Chief of Medical Service in the Air Force – Bojurishte;
• 1990-1991 – Intern at the MMA.

Scientific career:

• 2021 – elected professor at MMA;
• 2015 – appointed Associate Professor at the MMA;
• 2015 – elected member of the Academic Council of the MMA;
• 2010 – defended scientific and educational degree “Doctor”;
• 2004 – enrolled for postgraduate studies and started dissertation on “Viral hepatitis in organized collectives – military, prisons”;
• 2004 – Elected Chief Assistant by the Academic Council of the MMA;
• 2001 – Elected Senior Assistant Professor by the Academic Council of the MMA;
• 1996 – Won a competition and was elected assistant professor by the Academic Council of the MMA.

Assoc. Prof. Dimitrinka Mihaylova

Assoc. Prof. Dimitrinka Mihaylova is a specialist in pediatric rheumatology and pediatric diseases. She graduated in medicine in 1973 at the University of Medical Sciences – Sofia. Until 1976 she was a resident in the “Ambulance” and children’s ward at the District Hospital – Pernik. In 1991 he defended his thesis on “Immunological studies in systemic lupus erythematosus and juvenile chronic arthritis”.

From 1976 to 2003 he worked as assistant, senior assistant and chief assistant at the Clinic of Pediatric Rheumatology at the Scientific Institute of Pediatrics – MA. In 2003 she was elected Associate Professor of Paediatrics, and since 2004 she has been the Head of the Clinic of Paediatric Rheumatology, Cardiology and Haematology at the Hospital of Paediatric Rheumatology – Sofia.

Assoc. Mihaylova specializes and works in the field of clinical immunology in systemic connective tissue diseases. She has over 60 publications in our and foreign scientific journals, participation in congresses and conferences.

She is a member of the Bulgarian Paediatric Association, as well as the leadership of the Bulgarian Rheumatological Society. He is also a member of the European Association of Paediatric Rheumatology and a national coordinator of the Paediatric Rheumatology International (PRINTO).