Poliklinika LEPTIR

Dr Ante Skaro,
Otorinolaringologist, head and neck surgeon
founder and director of the clinic
CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr Vinko Borcic,
Otorinolaringologist, subspecialist for head and neck plastic surgery
CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr Tatjana Samardzic,
Nuclear medicine specialist
CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr Ljiljana Stefancic,
Anaesthesiology specialist and intensive treatment specialist
CURRICULUM VITAE

Prof. dr. sci. Viktor Separovic,
Pathology specialist
CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr Mirna Barisic Smalcelj,
Clinical cytology specialist
CURRICULUM VITAE

Manuela Lovric,
Master of Biochemistry, laboratory manager
CURRICULUM VITAE

Petar Skaro, oec.
Director

Maja Bandic,
nurse

Maja Cicak,
nurse

 


CURRICULUM VITAE


 

Dr Ante skaro,
Otorinolaringologist, head and neck surgeon

founder and director of the clinic
ante.skaro@poliklinika-leptir.hr

  • 1969 born in Split
  • 1995 graduated from the Medical university in Zagreb and became a doctor of medicine
  • Internship at the Clinic for tumours in Zagreb
  • 1997 graduated as a doctor at the Officers school in Zagreb
  • 1998 started specialization in otorinolaringology, head and neck surgery at the Clinic for tumours in Zagreb
  • 2002 passed the specialist exam at the "Sestre Milosrdnice" clinical hospital in Zagreb.
  • 2002 completed the course "Ultrasound of neck and thyroid gland" at the medical university and Clinical centre "Zagreb"
  • 2004 completed the "Course of Endoscopic Endocrine Surgery", Universita di Pisa, Italy.
  • 1995- 2008 worked as a surgeon in the surgical department for head and neck tumours at the Clinic for tumours in Zagreb.

Participated in numerous domestic and international congresses, authored and co-authored several scientific professional papers and articles.

Areas of special interest are diagnostics and treatments of thyroid gland diseases, minimally invasive thyroid surgery, skin change surgery and oncosurgery.

Member of the Croatian Council of Doctors, Croatian Society for ORL, head and neck surgery, Croatian Oncological Society and European Society of Endocrine Surgeons.

Founder and director of Poliklinika Leptir d.o.o., the first private specialized centre for the thyroid gland in Croatia, which opened its doors to the public in May 2008.


 

Vinko Borcic
Otorinolaringologist, subspecialist for head and neck plastic surgery

  • Born in Komiza in 1967
  • Graduated from the Medical university in Zagreb in 1991
  • Internship at the "Sestre Milosrdnice" clinical hospital in Zagreb.
  • Participated in the Croatian war for independence as a medical commanding officer with the 144 division of the Croatian army on the Southern front in 1993
  • passed the specialist exam in otorinolaringology and head and neck surgery in 2000
  • In 2007 completed subspecialisation in plastic surgery of the head and neck.

Member of the staff in the department of otorinolaringology and cervicofacial surgery at the Clinical centre "Merkur".

Actively participating in domestic and international courses for continuous education of doctors. Special areas of interest are paediatric otorinolaringology, surgery of paranasal sinuses and aesthetic surgery of the head and neck.

Member of the Croatian Medical Assembly, Croatian Society for Otorinolaringology, head and neck surgery.

 

 

Dr Tatjana Samardzic,
Nuclear medicine specialist

  • Born July 16 1965 in Pula, where I completed elementary and high school education
  • 1984 enrolled at the Medical University in Rijeka and graduated in February 1990, with a degree of medical doctor. Internship at the Medical centre in Pula.
  • During 1990 and 1991, worked as a lecturer in the field of anatomy for the Medical school in Pula.
  • In 1991, after the completed internship, worked at the Medical centre Ogulin, where I served in the Croatian war for independence from September 1991 to December 1992 as a member of mobile medical units in the Division for treatment of the wounded.
  • After returning to Pula, worked at the Health centre in Pula in general medical practice, and then from 1996 to 2001 in medical equipment sales.
  • In April 2002, as a member of the staff of the Pula General Hospital, received my specialization in nuclear medicine and radiation protection. During internship participated in numerous professional and scientific events.
  • Passed the specialist exam in July 2006, earning the title of a nuclear medicine specialist
  • Completed first year of Specialized postgraduate studies "Nuclear medicine", and in the academic year 2008/2009 enrolled in doctoral studies.
  • Since December 2006, employed at the Clinical Centre Zagreb in the Clinical Department for Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection.
  • Member o the Croatian society for nuclear medicine since 2002, and The Croatian Medical Assembly and Croatian Medical Chamber.
  • Fluent in Italian and English languages.


 

Dr Ljiljana Stefancic,
Specialist of anaesthesiology and intensive treatment

  • Born in 1958 in Mostar. Finished elementary and high school education in Osijek.
  • Graduated from the Medical University of Zagreb in 1982
  • After five years in family practice, I began specialization in anaesthesiology and intensive treatment in Osijek in 1987
  • Completed the specialist examination in 1992 at the Clinical Centre in Zagreb
  • During the Croatian war for Independence served with the mobile medical teams.
  • From 1992 to 2006 worked at the Clinical Centre in Zagreb in the Institute for anaesthesiology and intensive treatment at the Clinical Centre Rebro where I gained experience in cardiac, vascular and abdominal anaesthesia. During this period I participated (as a lecturer and attending) a number of postgraduate continuous education courses, professional congresses and seminars with special emphasis on pain management as well as internal and parenternal patient diet.
  • Since 2006 -employed at the Clinic for tumours where pain treatment has been related with a nutritive support for the patients and proven to be an important factor of modern multi-modal approach to treating patients.
  • Importance of food and diet in prevention, as well as treating, encouraged me to enrol is a postgraduate study of nutritionism in 2007, at the Faculty of food technology and biotechnology at the University of Zagreb.


 

Prof. dr. sci. Viktor Separovic,
Pathology specialist

  • Born on April 27, 1939 in Vela Luka, Korcula
  • In 1975 finished high school in Split, and then continued studying medicine at the Medical University in Zagreb. Graduated June 1, 1964.
  • Mandatory internship was served at the Medical Centre Pakrac, completed October 5, 1966, where he continued working as a doctor of general practice
  • Specialization in pathological anatomy completed at the Institute for pathology of the Medical University in Zagreb. Specialist exam passed in 1975
  • After the completed exam, returned to Pakrac to form the Department of Pathology and Cytology, where he served as the head of the department until 1984.
  • General Manager of the Medical Centre Pakrac from 1978 to 1982. During the years in MC Pakrac, founded the Department for Experimental Pathology with a corresponding farm of experimental animals.
  • From August 1, 1984 worked as a pathology specialist at the Institute for tumours in Zagreb
  • From 1985 manager of the Department of clinical, histological and cytological diagnostics
  • From 1986 to 1988 served as the v.d. director of the Institute.
  • Completed postgraduate studies in medical diagnostics in 1974
  • Doctorate in 1979
  • In 1986 elected a Scientific fellow, and from the same year holds the title primarius
  • In 1987 elected Docent in part-time employment
  • In 1991, elected the title of Higher Scientific fellow
  • 1992 elected visiting professor of the Department of pathology of the Medical University

Managed and participated in numerous scientific and professional project, active in social work as well as a mentor for 12 graduate papers, 3 postgraduate papers and 5 doctoral dissertations



 

Dr Mirna Barisic Smalcelj,
Clinical cytology specialist

  • Born October 1, 1961 in Vinkovci
  • Finished the 5th gymnasium in 1980 in Zagreb, enroled in the Medical University of Zagreb the same year.
  • Mandatory intership completed at the Samobor health centre.
  • Passed the proficiency exam in 1989
  • The same year passed the final exam of postgraduate studies in clinical citology
  • Worked for two years at the school infermery at the Sisak health centre.
  • In 1991, started specialization in clinical citology at the Clinical hospital "Sestre Milosrdnice".
  • Passed the specialist exam on December 12, 1994.
  • In February 1995, transferred to the Clinic for tumours
  • From 1997 to 2007, serving as the head of the clinical citology department
  • From May 2008 advanced to the position of head of the citologic diagnostics department of the Zagreb-Centar health centre.


 

Manuela Lovric,
Master of Biochemistry

laboratory manager

  • 1990. - 1997. Pharmaceutical-Biochemical faculty of the University of Zagreb, graduated as Master of Biochemistry.
  • Postgraduate doctoral studies enrolled in 2000 at the Pharmaceutical-Biochemical faculty of the University of Zagreb, pending
  • Started a three year specialization program in medical biochemistry in 2007, specialist exam pending
  • 1998-1999 - Intership at the Department for serologic diagnostics of the Croatian institute for transfusion medicine, Zagreb.
  • 2001, passed the State exam mandatory for medical biochemists in Croatia
  • the Ministry of health issues my licence to work
  • 2001-2002 worked in Biomax, Zagreb, as a professional associate in sales of Bio-Rad products (reagents and diagnostic machines)
  • From 2002 employed in the Department of serologic diagnostics of the Croatian institute for transfusion medicine, Zagreb.
  • 2005 completed the LRQA Internal Quality Auditor Training Course - Quality control course.

Member of:

  • Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists
  • Croatian Society of Hematologists and Tranfusiologists
  • Crotian Society for Infectious Diseases
  • International Society for Infectious Diseases
  • International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT)

 

 

 

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