Latchezar Traykov

Prof. Latchezar Traykov, MD, PhD, DSc is a neurologist, academician of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and former Rector of the Medical University of Sofia. He has worked for 9 years as a researcher at INSERM Unit 324, Paris, France. In 1999, he was habilitated as Head of Research at the Faculty of Medicine, Cochin Port-Royal, Rene Descartes University, Paris and was elected as University Professor of Neuroscience by the National University Council of France. After his return to Bulgaria, he established the first memory centre in Bulgaria. The memory centre is a member of European Alzheimer’s disease Consortium since 2007. It was nominated as an expert centre in rare neurodegenerative disorders in 2023 by Ministry of Health. Prof Traykov has won numerous national and international awards. He has published more than 300 papers in national and international scientific journals. He is the president of Bulgarian Society of dementia, former vice-Dean of Medical University-Sofia, as well as former executive director of UH “Alexandrovska”.