‍Education

• Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montenegro
• Postgraduate Specialist Studies in Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• Specialization in Nephrology, Department of Nephrology, Arterial Hypertension, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Clinic for Internal Diseases, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb
• Postgraduate Doctoral Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 2024 – awarded the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences; doctoral dissertation "Arterial Stiffness and Target Organ Damage in Treated Hypertensive Patients", defended on December 5, 2024

Work Experience

• 2013–2016 – Clinical Doctor, Clinic for Nephrology, Clinical Centre of Montenegro
• 2016–2018 – Resident Physician in Nephrology, Clinical Centre of Montenegro
• 2018–2023 – Resident Physician in Nephrology, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Republic of Croatia
• Since 2023 – Nephrology Specialist
• Since 2024 – Head of the Hemodialysis Centre, Clinic for Nephrology, Clinical Centre of Montenegro

Academic Career

• Since 2024 – Teaching Assistant for Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montenegro

Areas of Expertise

• Clinical Nephrology
• Arterial Hypertension
• Hemodialysis
• Kidney Transplantation
• Diabetic Kidney Disease
• Nutrition for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
• Lifestyle Medicine
• Prevention and Assessment of Vascular Aging

Professional Roles and Engagements

• Member of the National Commission of the Ministry of Health for placing medicines on the positive list in the field of nephrology
• Member of the National Commission of the Ministry of Health for the review of general hospitals' operations
• Member of the National Commission of the Ministry of Health for the development of the transplantation program
• President of the Montenegrin Association for Healthy Vascular Aging (CAVS)
• Member of the Scientific Board of the International Society for Vascular Health and Ageing (International Society for Vascular Health and Ageing – ISVH)

Memberships

• Medical Chamber of Montenegro
• Croatian Medical Chamber
• European Renal Association (ERA)
• European Society of Hypertension (ESH)

Foreign Languages

• English
• Russian
• German

Professional Works and References

• Author of the chapter "Chronic nephropathy of unknown etiology in agricultural communities" in the publication Tubulointerstitial Diseases, Medicinska naklada, Zagreb
• Author and co-author of 31 papers published in international journals indexed in SCI, SCIE, SSCI, and A&HCI lists:
  • six papers in leading international journals, ranked among the top 25% of journals
  • three papers in eminent international journals, ranked among the top 50% of journals
  • 22 papers in international journals, ranked among the top 75% of journals
• Author of the professional monograph "Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease"
• Participant in two international projects: "HLA Typing in MNE – HERIC" and "EHUH 2 – Epidemiology of Arterial Hypertension in the Republic of Croatia"
• Participant in more than 70 international conferences with poster and oral presentations
• Invited speaker at one international and one national conference

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