Dr. Med. Sc., Professor of Radiology, Medical School University of Zagreb, Croatia

Birth date: September 19, 1963.

Place of birth: Zagreb, Croatia

Graduated in 1988 Internship: University Hospital Center, Zagreb,

1989 Residency in radiology, University Hospital «Merkur», Zagreb-board exam, April 1994.  Subspecialty exam in Ultrasound, 2002. Visiting fellowship in ultrasound: Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. (1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003) M.Sc.thesis: «Significance of ultrasound and US-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in diagnosis of tumors in multinodular thyroids», 1991.

Ph.D. thesis: «Pulsed-wave and color Doppler Study of Renal Flow in Diabetic Patients»,

1994 Hospital and Faculty positions: Consultant radiologist, Department of Radiology, University Hospital «Merkur», Zagreb,

1994-2001. Docent (assistant professor) of radiology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 1997/2002 Associate (extraordinary) professor of radiology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, July 2002- November 2007.

Full (ordinary) professor of radiology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, elected November 2007 Chairman, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital «Dubrava», Zagreb, since October 2001. 

Awards: Rector's award for the best student of Zagreb Medical School, 1987. Croatian Academy of Medical Sciencies "Borislav Naki" award for scientific work, 1996. Membership and positions in Croatian professional associations: Vice-president of Croatian Society of Radiology, vice-president of Croatian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, member, Croatian Society of Senology Memberships and positions in international associations: Executive committee member of Central European Vascular Forum, vice-president of Adriatic Vascular Ultrasound Society, fellow of European Society of Urogenital Radiology, member of European Society of Radiology, national delegate in UEMS/POC for radiology, Education committee member of European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, honorary member of Hungarian Society of Radiologists Professional journals: Editorial board: Ultraschall in der Medizin – European Journal of Ultrasound;

International editorial board: Journal of Ultrasound (Italy)  Reviewer for “European Radiology”, «Acta Radiologica", «European Journal of Radiology», “Croatian Medical Journal”, “Collegium Antropologicum”, “Radiology and Oncology”, “Acta Clinica Croatica”, “Pediatria Croatica”, “Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine “

Appointments at Medical School, University of Zagreb:  Head of English undergraduate curriculum in Radiology; member of the committee for doctoral thesis aprovals and evaluations and scientific promotions; member of the committee for international relations

Other appointments: in charge of professional advisory board for the National mammographic screening program in Croatia Mentor of 13 completed MSc thesis and 2 completed Ph.D. thesis Languages: English, German

Invited speaker: 75 invited lectures at meetings abroad (40; U.S.A., Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Romania, Serbia, BH) and Croatia (35). As author and coauthor 44 presentations at international congresses and meetings and 57 presentations at local congresses and meetings.

Publications: 1 book, 28 chapters in books, 39 papers in magazines cited in CC, 30 papers in other publications

Fields of work: vascular radiology, breast imaging, urogenital radiology, vascular and nonvascular interventions