Prof. Aleksandar Nikolic MD, PhD
Specialist in Cardiac Surgery
Undergraduate:
1979 – 1983 Medical Gymnasium
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
- Military service
Military Hospital “VMA”
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1984 – 1990 M.D.
University of Novi Sad
School of Medicine
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
Postgraduate Education:
1990 – 1991 Internship
The University of Novi Sad Hospitals and Clinics
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
1991 – 1995 Resident, General surgery
The University of Novi Sad Hospitals and Clinics
Novi Sad, YU
1995 – 2006 Cardiac Surgery Department, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute
Cardiac surgeon – Senior Consultant and since 2003 visiting senior consultant –Cardiothoracic surgery department, Mother and Child Health Institute-Belgrade
Other Educational Experience:
1990, Aug –Sept. Exchange student visitor
Department of General Surgery
Pontevedra, Spain
1998, July– Dec. Visiting Cardiac surgeon
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, U.S.A.
2003, May-Nov. Training Fellow in heart surgery department
Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco,
Principaute de Monaco
2015 – present
Acibadem Sistina Hospital
Department of Cardiac Surgery
Since 2018, Medical consultant to many western embassies inculuding the US DOS Regional Medical Office Belgrade, Serbia
2006-2015
Clinical Center, Podgorica
Director of Cardiac Surgery Center
2006-2007
Director of the Cardiac Surgery Clinic, Sremska Kamenica
2002-2003
Special hospital “Filip II”, Skopje, cardiac surgeon
1995 – 2006
“Dedinje Institute”, Belgrade, cardiac surgeon
1990- 1995
Cardiac Surgery Clinic, Sremska Kamenica, Specialist in cardiac surgery
Surgical Section of Medical Society of Serbia
Serbian Society for Cardiovascular surgery
International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
International society of Cardio-Thoracic surgeons
Europian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Macedonian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
Society of thoracic surgeons STS
1995 Final exam of general surgery specialisation with score exellent. Medical School of Belgrade
2000 Title of Master of Science Thesis:
“Importance of homocyisteine as a risk factor in coronary heart disease” Medical School of Belgrade
2002 Completed the required training in the generality surgery and in speciality of cardiovascular surgery FEBTCS – european board of thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons
- PhD Belgrade University School of Medicine
“Evaluation of oxidative stress of the heart muscle and antioxidative protection during open heart surgery”
Surgical treatment of ischemic heart disease
Surgical treatment of valvular heart disease
Surgical treatment of Aorta
Minimally invasive valve surgery
Heart – lung transplantation
Surgical treatment of heart insufficiency
Author of sixteen papers published in international and domestic medical journals, and three text books as coauthor
Participated in many international and domestic meetings in the field of cardiovascular surgery
MD Nikolic performed more than 8000 open heart procedures as a Senior Consultant Surgeon (ischemic heart disease, valvular surgery, minimally invasive valve surgery, surgery of the aorta and supraaortic branches, congenital heart disease – in adults, TAVI, TAH).
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