Researcher: Professor Ralitsa Raycheva, PhD

Professor Ralitsa Raycheva, PhD, works in the fields of public health, health economics and health technology assessment. Since 2023, she has served as Scientific Secretary of the Research Department at the Medical University of Plovdiv.
She holds a master’s degree in Macroeconomics from Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. In 2016, she defended her doctoral dissertation entitled “Health Technology Assessment – Capacity Building and Institutionalisation. Prospects for Bulgaria”. She holds specialist qualifications in Health Economics and in Medical Informatics and Health Management. Her academic career at the Medical University of Plovdiv has progressed through the positions of Assistant Professor (2010), Chief Assistant Professor (2016), Associate Professor (2022) and Professor (2025).
Her research interests encompass health policy, pharmacoeconomics, health technology assessment, rare diseases and evidence-based decision-making in healthcare. She participates in national and international research projects and provides consultancy and analytical expertise to organisations and institutions in the healthcare sector.
She has authored or co-authored more than 160 scientific publications, of which over 100 have appeared in sources indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, including more than 50 articles in journals with an impact factor. Her research and educational output includes 3 monographs, 6 chapters in 4 monographs, 3 textbooks and 2 teaching guides. Her work has received more than 700 citations, including over 350 in sources indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
She teaches public health, health economics, biostatistics, research methodology and health technology assessment. She contributes to the education of students in Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Health Management, and Medical Speech and Language Pathology. She has supervised 5 doctoral students, 2 of whom have successfully obtained their doctoral degrees.
She is a member of the international professional organisations ISPOR and HTAi. She reviews manuscripts for international journals, including Value in Health, Frontiers in Public Health and Folia Medica.