Education

• 1991. – Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 1996. – Master of Medical Sciences degree obtained
• 2000. – Completed specialization in Internal Medicine
• 2005. – Doctor of Medical Sciences degree obtained
• 2007. – Completed subspecialization in Rheumatology

Work Experience

• 1996–2000. – Resident physician in Internal Medicine, Military Medical Academy
• 2000–2007. – Specialist in Internal Medicine, Clinic for Rheumatology, Military Medical Academy
• 2007–2011. – Head of the Polyclinic Department, Clinic for Rheumatology, Military Medical Academy
• 2011–2017. – Head of the First Department, Clinic for Rheumatology, Military Medical Academy
• Since 2017 – Head of the Clinic for Rheumatology, Military Medical Academy

Academic Career

• 1992–1996. – Assistant for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kragujevac
• 2001–2005. – Assistant for Internal Medicine, Military Medical Academy
• 2005–2011. – Assistant Professor for Internal Medicine, Military Medical Academy
• 2011–2017. – Associate Professor for Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence in Belgrade
• 2012–2018. – Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence in Belgrade
• Since 2017 – Full Professor for Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, University of Defence in Belgrade

Areas of Expertise

• Internal Medicine
• Rheumatology
• Clinical Immunology
• Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases
• Diagnosis and treatment of systemic connective tissue diseases
• Diagnosis and treatment of degenerative rheumatic diseases
• Assessment and monitoring of patients with autoimmune diseases

Professional Roles and Engagements

• Since 2011 – Member of the Presidency of the Serbian Society of Rheumatology
• 2015–2017 – President of the Serbian Society of Rheumatology
• Mentor for undergraduate, subspecialty, master's, and doctoral theses and dissertations

Memberships

• Serbian Society of Rheumatology (URES)
• European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
• American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Foreign Languages

• English

Professional Publications and References

• Author and co-author of over 200 professional and scientific papers published in domestic and international books and journals
• Author and co-author of 38 papers published in SCI-indexed journals
• Scientific papers cited 421 times, as of December 2025.
• H-index 10, as of December 2025.
• Editor of two professional monographs
• Mentor of numerous undergraduate, specialist, master's, and doctoral dissertations

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