Meet our leadership team

Blue Longevity Clinic is built on decades of hands-on experience in operating hospitals and healthcare facilities across Bulgaria and Greece — including building the country's largest private hospital group and a network of rehabilitation hospitals and senior care centers. This is a medical foundation proven in real clinical practice: hundreds of physicians, thousands of patients, rigorous quality standards and continuously refined protocols. That same expertise is now fully focused on preventive and longevity medicine — so you receive world-class care in Athens, Sofia and Istanbul.

Ilian Grigorov

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

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Ilian Grigorov

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Ilian Grigorov is an entrepreneur, investor, and healthcare executive with extensive experience in health services and management. He is the founder and chairman of Blue Longevity Clinic and Blocks Health, which operate rehabilitation hospitals and senior living facilities in Greece and Bulgaria. He previously founded City Clinic, later Acibadem City Clinic — Bulgaria's largest healthcare provider. He built a successful career in M&A and private equity at Soros Funds Management and KPMG Corporate Finance. He holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Master's in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota, a Master's in Senior Housing & Hospitality from the University of Southern California, and is currently completing a Master's in Clinical Operations at Harvard.

Blagoy Palev

Chief Financial Officer & Co-founder

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Blagoy Palev

Chief Financial Officer & Co-founder

Blagoy Palev is an entrepreneur and former commercial banker with extensive experience in SME financing and business transformation. He began his career in banking with major financial institutions in Bulgaria before moving into entrepreneurship, where he acquired, restructured, and sold one of the country's leading road construction companies.

Veronika Nakova

General Manager — Sofia

Veronika Nakova

General Manager — Sofia

Dr. Vesselin Dimitrov Gavrilov

Chief Medical Officer — Sofia

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Dr. Vesselin Dimitrov Gavrilov

Chief Medical Officer — Sofia

Dr. Vesselin Dimitrov Gavrilov is a consultant anesthesiologist and intensivist with over 15 years of clinical experience in Bulgaria and the United Kingdom. His expertise includes ICU leadership, interventional pain management, and integrative medicine with a focus on longevity and metabolic optimization.

Dr. Diana Molander

Functional Medicine Physician

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Dr. Diana Molander

Functional Medicine Physician

Dr. Molander is the leading functional medicine specialist in Bulgaria. She completed her specialty in Nutrition & Dietetics and a PhD in Immunology. Dr. Diana Molander brings extensive clinical experience from both the United States and Bulgaria.