Dr. Desislava Nikolaeva

Dr. Desislava Nikolaeva is one of the four dermatologists in Bulgaria awarded the UEMS European Board of Dermatovenereology Diploma (UEMS-EBDVD) – the highest recognition and prestigious qualification of the European Board of Dermatovenereology for a high standard of dermatovenereological care. Dr. Nikolaeva has over 5 years of medical experience. She performs examinations of children and adults. She performs dermatoscopy, surgical and laser removal of growths, clinical and aesthetic manipulations. She speaks English and Spanish.

Dr. Desislava Nikolaeva is a graduate of “Dr. Petar Beron” Mathematical High School, Sofia. Varna, Mathematics and English class. She graduated with Honours in Medicine from Medical University – Varna in 2018. In the period 2020-2024 she is a specialist at the Clinic of Dermatology and Venereology at Ajibadem City Clinic, Tokuda University Hospital, Varna. She is a doctor at the University of Podocoda, Sofia. In 2024 she will acquire a specialty in Skin and Venereal Diseases.

Dr. Desislava Nikolaeva – specializations:

2024 – Masterclass “Facial dermatoses” – Malta; 18.05.2024
2023 – “Wound healing” Workshop by EADV, Berlin, Germany
2023 – Summer Workshop: Clinical Research & Epidemiology by EADV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2023 – “Masterclass: Photobiology” by EADV, Seville, Spain
2022 – 19th Euroderm Excellence Training Program in Rome, Italy
2022 – Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Dermatology by AAF in Salzburg, Austria
2022 – “Summer School: Skin Microbiota” by EADV-ESDR, Lausanne, Switzerland
2022 – “Skin Cancer Masterclass” by EADV – Ljubljana, Slovenia
2022 – “Mycology course” by EADV – Copenhagen, Denmark; 02-04.12.2021
From 2018 – Dermatology and Venereology Circle at Ajibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital
01.2019-04.2019 – Internship at Genetics Laboratory “Genica”
11.2018-01.2019 – Volunteering at the Children’s Ward, Health Hospital, Sofia. Sofia
2018 – Internship in Surgery under the Erasmus+ programme at Universität Rostock, Germany
2017 – Internship in Surgery at Sechenov University, Rostock, Bulgaria. 2017.
2017 – Internship in Surgery at Sechenov University, Moscow
2017 – Internship at CSMP – Varna
2016 – Internship in Internal Medicine and Surgery under the Erasmus+ programme at the Medical University of Warsaw
2015 – Internship in the Hyperbaric Medicine Department at the MMA – Varna Hospital
2014 – Campaign “Eye screening of children” in a nursery
Trainings on CO2 laser, Inmode Morpheus8, IPL Inmode Lumecca, Dermapen 4 microneedling, GUNA, Alma lasers, NB-UVB and PUVA phototherapy devices, microdermabrasion, Venus Viva
theoretical and practical training with injectable products Allergan, Restylane, Teoxane, Jalupro, Ellanse, Profhilo

Dr. Desislava Nikolaeva – professional experience:

Since 2024 – Dermatologist at Skin Line Aesthetic Clinics
Since 2024 – Dermatologist at Ajibadem City Clinic, Tokuda Medical Center, Sofia
From 2020 – Specialist at Adjibadem City Clinic, Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia
2019-2023 – Doctor at EuroDerma Clinic, Sofia

Prizes and awards:

2024 – UEMS European Board of Dermatovenereology Diploma (UEMS-EBDVD)
2023 – Strauss & Katz World Congress Fund Scholarship AAD 2023 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA
2022 – Michael Hornstein Memorial Scholarship – 17th EADV Spring Symposium
2017 – ^2nd place at the XV International Medical Scientific Conference for Students and Young Doctors in Pleven with a case report on “A rare case of a patient with T315I+ chronic myeloid leukemia transforming into acute myeloid leukemia”
2017 – ^1stplace at the Black Sea Symposium for Young Scientists in Biomedicine (BSYSB), case report on “Extramedullary skull base plasmacytoma progressing to multiple myeloma”
2011 – Euroscola programme – participation in simulated sessions on contemporary issues in English at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
2010 – Large Hadron Collider project at CERN
Numerous awards and recognitions in competitions and Olympiads in Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Bulgarian and English.

Membership and professional structures

Member of the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA)
Member of the Bulgarian Dermatological Society (BDS)
Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV)
Member of the International Dermoscopy Society (IDS)