Asst. Prof. Doncho Barbalov, PhD

Biography

Doncho Barbalov was born in Sofia. He completed his secondary education at the English language school in 1985. In 1992 he obtained a master's degree from the Technical University of Sofia. In 2006 he completed a master's degree in business administration - financial profile at the City university, Seattle .

In 2018 he acquired master's degree degree in Public Health and health management at the Faculty of public health" Prof. Dr. Cekomir Vodenicharov , MD”’ . In 2020 he acquired​ educational and scientific degree " doctor " in scientific specialty "Social medicine and organization of health and pharmacy" on the basis on successfully defended dissertation . The dissertation was on the topic of "Economic aspects of the establishment and development of long-term care facilities supported by the public sector".

In the period 1996-2011. Doncho Barbalov worked at a number of international institutions including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank. In the period 2011-2023 he was Deputy Mayor of Sofia Municipality for Finance, and in the period 2015-2023 he was also Deputy Mayor for Health. Since the end of 2023. he has been a member of the Management Board of the Bank Deposit Guarantee Fund.

After winning a competition in 2024, he was appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of "Health Management and Health Economics" at the Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Dr. Tsekomir Vodenicharov, MD".

He lectures to postgraduate students on the topic of financing hospital care and, in particular, public medical facilities.