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Sanja Medenica

Internal Medicine Specialist
Endocrinology Subspecialist
Education
  • Completed primary and secondary education in Bar, as a recipient of the "Luča" diploma
  • 2009. – graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
  • Recipient of a Commendation from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, for the best fifth-year student
  • Completed postgraduate specialist academic studies in endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, with the highest grade
  • Completed doctoral studies in endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, and earned the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences
  • 2019. – completed specialization in internal medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, with the highest grade
  • 2022. – completed subspecialization in endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, with the highest grade
Work Experience
  • Completed medical internship at Clinical Hospital Center Zvezdara, Belgrade
  • Volunteer clinical physician in the Department for Thyroid Gland Diseases of the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases at the University Clinical Center of Serbia
  • Since 2012. – employed in the Department of Endocrinology, Internal Clinic, Clinical Center of Montenegro, first as a clinical physician, then as a resident physician, and subsequently as an internal medicine specialist and endocrinology subspecialist
Academic Career
  • Assistant Lecturer for Histology with Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montenegro
  • Assistant Lecturer for Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montenegro
  • Since 2022 – Assistant Professor for Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montenegro
Areas of Expertise
  • Endocrinology
  • Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
  • Thyroid Diseases
  • Thyroid Ultrasound Diagnostics
  • Insulin Pump Therapy
  • Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Growth Hormone and Growth Factor Disorders
  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Modern Diagnostics and Treatment of Endocrine Diseases
Professional Development
  • 2014 – Thyroid Ultrasound Diagnostics Course, "Čigota" Special Hospital for Thyroid and Metabolic Diseases, Zlatibor
  • 2014 – Training "Basic Principles of Insulin Pump Therapy", Belgrade
  • 2017 – EASD Postgraduate Course „Zdenko Škrabalo“, Zagreb
  • 2017. – continuing medical education program on emergency care for critically ill patients in an in-hospital setting, Belgrade
  • 2018. – ultrasound diagnostics course in endocrinology, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases of the University Clinical Center of Serbia
  • 2022. – ultrasound diagnostics course for the thyroid gland, „Antamedica“ Clinic, Belgrade
  • 2022. – one-month training as part of the EYES Clinical Observership Programme, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Alfredo Pontecorvi
  • 2024. – Postgraduate Course „GH and Growth Factors – Metabolic Disorders“, Gothenburg and Marstrand, Sweden
  • Training in insulin pump therapy at the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases of the University Clinical Center of Serbia
Memberships and Professional Roles
  • Since 2018 – EYES Ambassador for Montenegro
  • Vice President of the Global Regenerative Academy
  • Honorary Member of the Global Regenerative Academy
  • President of the Fifth Global Congress of Regenerative Medicine, held in Budva in 2024
Awards and Recognitions
  • Commendation from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, for the best fifth-year student
  • Award for the best presentation of the paper "Application of modified-release sulfonylurea derivatives in type 2 diabetics to assess the quality of glycemic control, cardiovascular and renal protection," awarded by the Croatian Society for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases of the Croatian Medical Association
  • Award for the best oral presentation in the reproductive endocrinology session at the EYES 2022 congress
  • First-place candidate of the EYES Clinical Observership Programme 2022
Foreign Languages
  • English – fluent
  • Italian – fluent
Publications and References
  • Author and co-author of numerous scientific papers published in reputable medical journals
  • Presented scientific research findings at national and international conferences through oral and poster presentations
  • Invited speaker, moderator, and participant in numerous national and international congresses, symposia, and seminars
  • Reviewer for eminent professional and scientific journals indexed in international databases
  • Organizer of several national congresses and symposia with international participation