Clinical Hospital
Vijenac 5b
Zagreb 10000
Croatia
+385 1 2903516
+385 1 2903819 (fax)
http://www.kbd.hr/kardkir
Practice Areas
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Background
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb (M.D., 1977)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb (B.S., 1981)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb (PhD, 1990)
- University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Dept of Surgery (General Surgery Residency 1979-83)
- Medizinisch Hochschule Hanover (Residency Heart transplatation, 1987-88)
- University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Dept of Cardiac Surgery (Cardiac surgeon Residence, 1984-1995)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, Ambassador Programme 1985, 1989
- University Hospital Dubrava, Dept of Cardiac Surgery (Head of Dept, 1995-till today)
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA, Further education in cardiac surgery (1994-till today)
Interests
- chronic heart failure
- mechanical heart support
- heart transplantation
- endovascular surgery of the aorta
Organizations
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
- European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons