Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine (PhD) cum laude. Erasmus University Rotterdam, ’s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015CE Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2015 – 2019)
Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSc) in Clinical Epidemiology. Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, Wytemaweg 80, 3015CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2015-2016)
Doctor of Medicine (MD) (average grade: 10,00/10,00). Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia (2008 – 2014)
Postdoctoral training
Post-doc Fellow, Dept. of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2019 – 2020)
Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2015 – 2019)
M.Sc. Candidate, Erasmus University Rotterdam and University of Cambridge (2015 – 2016)
Research Fellow, Dept. of Nephrology, UMCG, Groningen, the Netherlands (2014)
Professional Training
General Cardiology Fellowship, University of Minnesota, MN, USA (2023 – present)
Internal Medicine Residency, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ, USA (2020 – 2023)
Other Training
Clinical Observer, Dept. of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, USA (2019)
Resident Physician, Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia (2014 – 2015)
Clinical Observer, Texas Heart Institute, TX, USA (2013, 2014)
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia (2013 – 2014)
Teaching Assistant, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia (2011 – 2012)
Teaching Assistant, Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia (2009 – 2010)
Honors and Awards
Graduation Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills by Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ, USA (2023)
Sargis Khooblar Outstanding Teaching Resident Award by Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, NJ, USA (2022)
Cum Laude Recognition for an outstanding achievement to the top 1-2% of doctorates in the Netherlands by Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2019)
Top Downloaded Article Award by the European Journal of Clinical Investigation (2019)
Best Master’s Thesis Award by the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, the Netherlands (2016)
Doctorate, masters, and undergraduate scholarships by European Commission (ERAWEB) (2014 – 2017)
Nikola Spasic Best-Graduated Student Award by University of Belgrade, Serbia (2014)
Best-graduated Student of Faculty of Medicine Recognition by University of Belgrade, Serbia (2014)
Texas Heart Institute & MedSAP clinical scholarship (2013)
Editorial/Committee activities
Academic Editor, PLOS One journal (2022 – present)
Ad hoc reviewer, multiple international medical journals (2017 – present)
Editor-in-Chief, Medical Youth, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade (2012 – 2013)
Vice-President, Global Students’ Conference of Biomedical Sciences, Serbia (2013 – 2014)
Scientific Board Member, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade (2012 – 2013)
Student Research Committee Member, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade (2012 – 2013)