Biography

Ara Garabed Kaprelyan graduated from the Higher Medical Institute of Varna in 1988. He is a specialist in Neurology and Health Management, PhD since 2005, and Professor since 2013. Recently, he is a Chief of First Clinic of Neurology, member of Advisory Council (Neurology division) at University Multiprofi le Hospital for Active Treatment “Sveta Marina", Varna. He is an expert in MS, PD, AD, epilepsy, and chronic pain at the National Health Insurance Fund and Republican Consultant of the Ministry of Health for the North-East region of Bulgaria. He is Head of the Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurosciences at Varna Medical University. His Postgraduate education includes specialization in neuro-oncology, clinical immunology, otoneurology, clinical epileptology, and movement disorders. He has over 150 scientific publications and authorship in eight medical textbooks and monographs. He is a Member of the Bulgarian Society of Neurology (Board of Managers; Chairman of regional branch at Varna district), Bulgarian Association of Neuro-oncology (Vice-president), International Medical Association Bulgaria, Balkan Medical Union (Vice-president of Bulgarian branch), and EAN (scientific panels of neuroepidemiology and neuro-oncology). He is on the Editorial Board of Journal of IMAB and Bulgarian Neurology, as well as a Correspondent member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Research Interest

Movement disorders