General Practitioner
To strengthen our General Practice Department and provide you with another reliable community doctor at the Palm, we are glad to have Dr. Irena Dragomirova Kunova in our team.
Dr. Dragomirova Kunova is an alumna of Medical University “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov” – Varna, Bulgaria, having obtained Master Degree in Medicine in 2007. After graduation she has worked as General Practitioner at a GP Surgery and a Centre for urgent primary medical care in Varna for 4 years.
Dr. Dragomirova Kunova has joined University Hospital – Varna, the second biggest university hospital in Bulgaria with almost 1000 beds, as Registrar in Department of Internal Medicine, First Cardiology Clinic, in 2011. She gained vast experience in management of hypertension, dyslipidemia, arrhythmias, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathies and infectious endocarditis and worked as Assistant Professor in Cardiology for 2 years.
After moving to Dubai in 2014, Dr. Dragomirova Kunova joined Lifeline Hospital as a General Practitioner in the ward and ICU, providing medical care for patients with wide range of health disorders in such departments as: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, ENT, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedics and Trauma, Neurology and Post-surgical care.
After a trasnfer to Lifeline Express Clinic – Al Qasr and Jumeirah Beach Hotel, she was soon promoted as Medical Director of Jumeirah Group Clinics. At the same time she was working part time as school doctor at Jebel Ali Primary School – performing routine medical examinations, monitoring growth and development of children, monitoring compliance to National Immunization Programme recommended by DHA.
During this time Dr. Dragomirova Kunova participated in more than 10 programs for health awareness and screening (hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, breast cancer, prostate cancer, healthy lifestyle, and smoking cessation).
In 2016 Dr. Dragomirova Kunova worked for GMC Clinics, Jumeirah Branch, providing primary and continuing medical care for broad spectrum of acute and chronic health disorders and promoting health education, advising patients and community members on diet, activity, hygiene and disease prevention.
Her main areas of interest are cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, obesity, infectious disease, dermatology, anxiety and depression, sleep hygiene and sleep disorders, preventive medicine, health promotion and public health.
Dr. Dragomirova Kunova can help you with
- treatment of common medical conditions,
- providing the appropriate specialist referral,
- immunization programmes,
- travel vaccinations,
- health promotion, prevention and education.
Languages: Bulgarian and English
