Education and professional development
- 1996 Medical doctor degree at University of Zagreb School of Medicine
- 2006 Consultant Dermatologist and Venerologist
- 2011 PhD thesis, title: Expression of E-cadherin and N-cadherin in primary cutaneous melanoma and nodal metastases as prognostic markers
- 2017 Assistant professor at Croatian Catholic University in Zagreb
- 2018 Consultant paediatric dermatologist
Postgraduate education
- 2002 Postgraduate study Clinical Pharmacology and Toxycology, University of Zagreb School of Medicine
- 2006 Postgraduate study Dermatology and Venereology, University of Zagreb School of Medicine
- 2009 International Short Course on Dermoscopy, Department of Dermatology Medical University of Graz, Austria
- 2010 Postgraduate course Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Trials,University of Zagreb School of Medicine
- 2011 Postgraduate doctoral study Biomedicine and health, University of Zagreb School of Medicine
Work experience
- 1997 internship at Primary health care centre Zagreb West, Zagreb, Croatia
- 1997-2001 Product Manager for oncology and psychiatry at Novartis Pharma Services in Zagreb, Croatia
- 2001-2006 registrar in Dermatology and Venerology at University Hospital Centre “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
- 2003-2004 clinical fellow in Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, The Royal London Hospital and St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, UK
- 2006-2018 consultant dermatologist at University Hospital Centre “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
- 2010-2011 assistant at University of Zagreb School of Dentistry
- 2014-2020 Locum consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
- 2018- consultant paediatric dermatologist at Children’s Hospital Zagreb, Croatia
- 2019-2022 head of Department of medical genetics and reproductive health, Children’s Hospital Zagreb, Croatia
Scientific and teaching activities
Scientific research
- Principal investigator in five multicenter international clinical trials in Psoriasis and Atopic dermatitis
- PhD degree in Biomedicine and Sciences in December 2011 at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine. Title of PhD thesis: Expression of E-cadherin and N-cadherin in primary cutaneous melanoma and nodal metastases as prognostic markers.
- Research associate at University of Zagreb School of Dentistry from 2013
Presentations
- Active participant and invited speaker at numerous national and international symposia and conferences
Teaching and training
- Associate professor, Croatian Catholic University, Zagreb, Croatia (2017- current)
- Dermatology seminars and teaching clinics for medical students (2014-2015) Dermatology Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
- Assistant at University of Zagreb School of Dentistry. Subject: Dermatology and Venerology (2010-2011)
- Associate at University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Subject: Basic Medical Skills (2013-2015)
- Supervising junior doctors and registrars
Professional meetings and Membership
Reviewer
- Reviewer in Clinical and Experimental Dermatology Journal (CED)
- Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica
Registrations
- Licence to practice in Croatia
- Full registration with licence to practice in UK (GMC)
- Scientific research fellow University of Zagreb School of Dentistry
Membership
- British Association of Dermatologists (BAD)
- British Society for Paediatric Dermatology (BSPD)
- Croatian Dermatology and Venerology Society (HDVD)
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
