PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Professor of surgery with 30 years experience in healthcare.
Skill in providing wide range of surgical procedures in the field of visceral surgery using open and minimally invasive approach.
High volume surgeon with more than 350 surgical and more than 300 endoscopic procedures performed annually. Professionally trained in advanced minimally invasive (laparoscopic and thoracoscopic) surgery of the upper digestive tract with experience ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs.
Leader in the filed of minimally invasive surgery. Consultant in the field of upper digestive and bariatric surgery in several University and Community Hospitals in the region. Surgeon with busy private practice.
High-performing manager with more than 10 years of Managerial experience in hospital environment.
Experienced lecturer with 20 years of teaching experience in the field of medicine, surgery and management in medicine.
For more than 10 years, Head of the Department for Minimally Invasive Upper Digestive Surgery at the University Hospital for Digestive Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia
President of the National Society of Endoscopic Surgeons. Advisory board member at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Chair of the E&T (Education and Training) Committee and Executive board member of the EAES (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery).
Academic Council Member and Scientific and Research Center Member in Euromedik System. Director of General Surgery, Euromedik General Hospital, Bulevar Umetnosti 29, Belgrade, Serbia and Medical Director in Quality Assurance & Process Improvement/Standardization, Euromedik System.
WORK HISTORY
2023
Chair of the E&T (Education and Training) Committee and Executive board member
European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
2022
Medical Director in Quality Assurance & Process Improvement/Standardization,
Euromedik System,Belgrade,Serbia
2022
Director of General Surgery
Euromedik General Hospital, Bulevar Umetnosti 29, Belgrade, Serbia
2022
Academic Council Member
Euromedik System, Belgrade, Serbia
2018
Advisory Board Member
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
2017
Full Professor of Surgery
University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
2014
Head of the Bariatric Surgery
University Hospital for Digestive Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia
2012
Professor of Management in Medicine
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
2010
Assistant Director of the Hospital
University Hospital for Digestive Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia
2010
Head of the Department for Minimally Invasive Upper Digestive Surgery
University Hospital for Digestive Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia
2008
Head of the Emergency Surgical Team
Emergency Center, Clinical Center of Serbia
2000
Board Certificied Visceral Surgeron
University Hospital for Digestive Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia
1994
Board Certified General Surgeon
Surgical Clinics, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
EDUCATION
2021
Post-Graduate Studies in Medical Oncology
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
2009
MSc in Healthcare Management
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
2002
PhD in Surgical Oncology
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
2000
Board Certified Visceral Surgeon
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
1995
MSc in Surgical Oncology
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
1994
Board Certified General Surgeon
Surgical Clinics, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
1988
Medical Licence
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
SURGICAL EDUCATION ABROAD
2019
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course with Cadaver Lab and Live Surgery Cases
Ayhan Kuzu; University of Ankara, Turkey
2011
Master Course TME
Covidien Training Center Erlancourt, France
2011
Single Incision and Reduced Port Surgery Training Course
Vienna, Austria
2010
LEES Training Course
Olympus Training Center Hamburg, Germany
2009
Minimal Invasive Surgery of the Incisional and Umbilical Hernias
Tim Tollens; Bonheiden, Belgium
2007; 2009
Minimal Invasive Surgery of the Esophagus
James D. Luketich; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2004; 2010
Bariatric Surgery
Karl A. Miller; KH Hallein, Austria
2004
Training Course in Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures
Center for the Experimental and Microsurgery, University “Victor Babas” Temisuara, Romania
2002
Digestive and Oncologic Surgery
Hitoshi Katai; National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Scholarship of the Serbian Government Scientific and Art Foundation, 1989 – 1991
Original surgical technique: The use of Autologous Fascia Lata Graft in the Laparoscopic Reinforcement of Large Hiatal Defect; Published in BMC Surgery 2015 2015; 15(1):8 and Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2014(7-8):424-430
First procedure performed worldwide: Non-active implantable device (RefluxStop®) treating acid reflux with a new dynamic treatment approach: 1-year results; Published in BMC Surg. 2020 Jul 20;20(1):159
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSES FACULTY
October 21-22, 2021.
Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Cours, with live surgery case
Clinical Center of Serbia, University Hospital for Digestive Surgery in Belgrade. President: Milos Bjelovic
October 14, 2021.
Panelist at the UGI (Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland) Congress 2021.
RefluxStop, a new innovation in the treatment of GERD, 3-year follow-up results
October 03, 2021.
Panelist at the WEBINAR – XL TMD 2021.
Surgical treatment of Obesity
Laparoscopic gastrectomy, new standard in the surgical treatment of gastric cancer
May 13, 2021.
Chai at the EAES FORWARD Program Live Streaming WEBINAR; Minimally Invasive HBP Surgery
April 09, 2021.
Panelist at the WEBINAR - World Hearing Day 2021: Hearing care for all
Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease
November 25, 2020.
Panelist at the EAES FORWARD Program Live Streaming WEBINAR
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Neoplasms
November 04, 2020.
Panelist at the EAES FORWARD Program Live Streaming WEBINAR
Bariatric Surgery
October 21, 2020.
Panelist at the EAES FORWARD Program Live Streaming WEBINAR
Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign Esophageal and Gastric Disorders
July 9, 2020
Panelist at the Medtronic WEBINAR
Managing Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) during a Pandemic, impossible Mission? In co-organization with Websurg – IRCAD France
December 30, 2019.
Experts’ assistance for a new procedure: Use of the RefluxStop device in the management of GERD
University Hospital of Charité in Berlin, with Prof. Matthias Biebl
September 24, 2018
Experts’ assistance for a new procedure: Use of the RefluxStop device in the management of GERD
Inselspital, Bern University Hospital with Dr Yves Borbely
September 04, 2018
Experts’ assistance for a new procedure: Use of the RefluxStop device in the management of GERD
Hirslanden Hospital, Surgical Center Zurich with Prof. Dr Otmar Schob
July 02-03, 2018
Clinical Expertise, with live surgery cases. Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for Cancer
Clinical Center of Serbia, Hospital for Digestive Surgery in Belgrade. President Milos Bjelovic
April 27, 2018
Digest on Gastroenterology and Minimally Invasive Surgery: From GERD to Adenocarcinoma
Belgrade, President Milos Bjelovic
January 19-20, 2016
Clinical Expertise, with live surgery case. Total Minimally Invasive Esophageactomy for Cancer
Clinical Center of Serbia, Hospital for Digestive Surgery in Belgrade. President Milos Bjelovic
December 11, 2015
ESGAR/ESCP Workshop on GI tract tumour - a multidisciplinary approach
Clinical case based discussions
December 10, 2015
ESGAR/ESCP Workshop on GI tract tumour - a multidisciplinary approach
Lecture: Surgical treatment of the oesophageal cancer
March 15-19, 2014
Clinical Expertise, with live surgery cases. Minimally Invasive Esophageal Surgery
Clinical Center of Serbia, Hospital for Digestive Surgery in Belgrade. President Milos Bjelovic
March 1-2, 2010
Abdominal Wall Defects; Open and Laparoscopic Treatment. Second International Course
S.Camillo Hospital, Trento, Italy; March 1-2, 2010. President Giusto Pignata
Live surgery: Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Serbian Association of Endoscopic Surgeons, President
Serbian Group for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Member of the Expert Team
Serbian Association for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Board Member
Serbian Society for Bariatric Surgery, Board Member
New Frontiers in Medicine, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Member of the Organizing Committee
The International Federation for Surgery of the Obesity (IFSO), Communication Committee Member
The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), National Delegate
The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), E&T Committee member
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Examiner at the UEMS Minimally Invasive Surgery Board Exam 2021.
External Examiner for the BST and HST Assessment in General Surgery. University of Malta, Mated Dei Hospital 2019.
Principal Investigator (PI) in the academic (non-commercial) clinical trials
The use of autologous fascia lata graft in the laparoscopic reinforcement of large hiatal defect
The efficiency and effectiveness of minimally invasive esophagectomy in the treatment of esophageal cancer
Laparoscopic esophageal lengthening procedure in the patients with secondary short esophagus
The effectiveness of laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for the treatment of stomach neoplasms
The effectiveness of the citoreductive surgery and HIPEC in serosa positive gastric cancer
HRQoL of the patients with functional gastrointestinal dissorders
Co-investigator in the Regional Project for Labor Relations and Social Dialogue in South-East Europe. Project entitled The Performance of Public Health-care Systems in South-East Europe; A comparative qualitative study was organized and funded by the Fridrich-Ebert-Stiftung during the 2012 and 2013; and published in 2014.
Principal Investigator (PI) in the commercial clinical trials
Prospective, Single-blind, Randomized, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy Study of Fibrin Sealent Grifols (FS Grifols) as an Adjunct to Hemostasis During Soft Tissue Open Surgery
Prospective, Single-blind, Randomized, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy Study of Fibrin Sealent Grifols (FS Grifols) as an Adjunct to Hemostasis During Parenchymous Tissue Open Surgery
The DIAMOND® for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Can blood Triglycerides level be the predictor for therapy efficiency ? A Multicentre, Prospective, Semi-randomized Study
Evaluation of Safety and Effectiveness of the RefluxStop device in the management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Co-investigator in the projects funded by Serbian Ministry of Sciences
Synthesis, development, technology acquisition and application of nanostructured multifunctional materials with predefined properties
Local neuroendocrine immunological axle on inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) – Molecular, biochemical and immunohistochemical studies
Regulatory peptides, cytokines and growth factors; neuroendocrine immunological axis in ontogenesis, oncogenesis and inflammation of the digestive system
Editorial Board Member
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2011 – 2015
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2016 – 2019
Reviewer
Surgical Endoscopy
European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Journal of Investigative Surgery
American Journal of Translational Research
VSP
Serbian Archives of Medicine
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Bracale U, Corcione F, Pignata G, Andreuccetti J, Dolce P, Boni L, Cassinotti E, Olmi S, Uccelli M, Gualtierotti M, Ferrari G, De Martini P, Bjelović M, Gunjić D, Cuccurullo D, Sciuto A, Pirozzi F, Peltrini R. Impact of neoadjuvant therapy followed by laparoscopic radical gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection in Western population: A multi-institutional propensity score-matched study. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Aug 25. doi: 10.1002/jso.26657. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34432291.
Bracale U, Merola G, Pignata G, Andreuccetti J, Dolce P, Boni L, Cassinotti E, Olmi S, Uccelli M, Gualtierotti M, Ferrari G, De Martini P, Bjelović M, Gunjić D, Silvestri V, Pontecorvi E, Peltrini R, Pirozzi F, Cuccurullo D, Sciuto A, Corcione F. Laparoscopic gastrectomy for stage II and III advanced gastric cancer: long‑term follow‑up data from a Western multicenter retrospective study. Surg Endosc. 2021 Apr 20. doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08505-y. Online ahead of print
Bjelović M, Harsányi L, Altorjay Á, Kincses Z, Forsell P; Investigators of the RefluxStop™ Clinical Investigation Study Group. Non-active implantable device treating acid reflux with a new dynamic treatment approach: 1-year results: RefluxStop™ device; a new method in acid reflux surgery obtaining CE mark. BMC Surg. 2020;20:159.
Milosevic M, Stojanovic DB, Simic V, Grkovic M, Bjelovic M, Uskokovic PS, Kojic M. Preparation and modeling of three-layered PCL/PLGA/PCL fibrous scaffolds for prolonged drug release. Sci Rep. 2020;10:11126.
Milosavljevic V, Veselinovic M, Tadic B, Galun D, Ceranic M, Eric D, Bjelovic M. Laparoscopic Management of Initially Unrecognized Splenic Hydatid Cysts: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019;55:771.
Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Study Group on behalf of the West Midlands Research Collaborative. International Variation in Surgical Practices in Units Performing Oesophagectomy for Oesophageal Cancer: A Unit Survey from the Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA). World J Surg. 2019;43:2874-84
Bjelović M, Ayguasanosa J, Kim RD, Stojanović M, Vereczkei A, Nikolić S, Winslow E, Emre S, Xiao G, Navarro-Puerto J, Courtney K, Barrera G. A Prospective, Randomized, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fibrin Sealant Grifols as an Adjunct to Hemostasis as Compared to Cellulose Sheets in Hepatic Surgery Resections. J Gastrointest Surg. 2018;22:1939-49
Sladojevic M, Bjelovic M, Ilic N, Mutavdzic P, Koncar I, Dragas M, Markovic M, Davidovic L. Open Surgical Treatment of Secondary Aortoesophageal and Aortobronchial Fistula after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair and Esophagocoloplasty in a Second Procedure. Ann Vasc Surg. 2017;44:417.e11-417.e16
Bjelovic M, Polovina S. Surgical treatment of obesity – from bariatric to metabolic surgery. Belgrade:CIBID; 2016.
Bjelovic M, Babic T, Spica B, Gunjic D, Veselinovic M, Trajkovic G. Could hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy improve the treatment results of esophageal cancer? Eur J Surg Oncol. 2016; 42:1196-201
Bjelovic M, Babic T, Dragicevic I, Corac A, Trajkovic G. The Burden of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease on Patients’ Daily Lives: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in a Primary Care Setting in Serbia. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2015; 143:676-80.
Bjelovic M, Babic T, Gunjic D, Veselinovic M, Spica B. Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer: Single Center Experience after 44 Consecutive Cases. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2015; 143:410-5.
Bjelovic M, Babic T, Spica B, Gunjic D, Veselinovic M, Bascarevic V. The use of autologous fascia lata graft in the laparoscopic reinforcement of large hiatal defect: initial observations of the surgical technique. BMC Surg. 2015; 15:22.
Bjelovic M, Babic T, Gunjić D, Veselinović M, Spica B. Laparoscopic repair of hiatal hernias: experience after 200 consecutive cases. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2014; 142:424-30.
Bjelovic M, Spica B, Gunjic D, Skrobic O, Babic T, Pesko P. [Laparoscopic myotomy in achalasia cardia treatment: experience after 36 operations]. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2013; 141:475-81.
Bjelovic M, Micev M, Spica B, Babic T, Gunjic D, Djuric A, Pesko P. Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the stomach in an adult woman: a case report and review of the literature. World J Surg Oncol. 2013;11:35
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