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Menka Lazareska, MD

Specialist in Neuroradiology

Radiology

Acibadem Sistina

menka.lazareska@acibademsistina.mk

2000

Faculty of Medicine

“Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University, Skopje, Macedonia

  

2001

State exam at the Faculty of Medicine

“Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University, Skopje, Macedonia

 

 

2007

Residency in Radiology,

Faculty of Medicine

“Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University, Skopje, Macedonia

 

2019

Postdoctoral studies,

Faculty of Medicine

“Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University, Skopje, Macedonia

 

2020

Subspecialization in Neuroradiology, Faculty of Medicine

“Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University, Skopje, Macedonia

 

Important stays/educations:

 

2003/05/06/09

Travel grant for attending the European Congress of Radiology

Invest in Youth Program, sponsored by the ECR, Vienna, Austria

 

2006

Introduction to Research for International Young Academics (IRIYA)

Program sponsored by RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA

RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting

November 26 – December 1, 2006 Chicago, Illinois, USA

 

2006

Extended stay one month in Cardio-Thoracic Radiology Division at University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

 

2007

School of MR Advanced Head and Neck MR Imaging, ESMRMB, June 7-9, 2007 Brescia, Italy

 

2007

Educative Seminar for Multislice CT, November 5-10, Novi Sad, Serbia

 

2007

Symposium with international participation

NEUROINTERVENTIONS 2, June 12-14, 2008, Nish, Serbia

 

2008

ESR/ESCR Exchange Programme for Cardiac Imaging Fellowship 2008

European School of Radiology,

Training Centre: University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy,

Duration: 2 months

 

2010

ESMINT Teaching Course, December 5-10, 2010, Barcelona, Spain;

Special Topics 2010: Intracranial Aneurysms, Spine and Stroke

 

2010

Live Interventional Neuroradiology & Neurosurgery Course, LINNC & ACINR,

May 23-25, 2011, Paris, France

 

2011

CLINICAL CLARKSHIP in the field of Interventional and Interventional

Neuroradiology at Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of

Radiology, Ankara, Turkey, October 16-29, 2011

 

2012

WFNS Educational Course, February 10-11, 2012, Skopje, Macedonia

 

2012

Covidien training course for advanced techniques in brain aneurysm treatment,

November 29 & 30, 2012 led by Prof. Francis Turjman at Neurologic Hospital, Lyon, France

 

2012

Terumo training course Interventional Workshop on PAD Treatment with RX

Devices, November 26-27, 2012, Flensburg, Germany

 

2013

Theoretical and Practical MRI, neurovascular and vascular radiology training course

at both north and south campus at the Hospital Nuremberg, Germany from

May 15th to June 15th, 2013; teaching hospital of the University Erlangen – Nuremberg

 

2014

UCLA, Los Angeles, USA five weeks training in interventional neuroradiology,

Endovascular Treatment of Brain Aneurysm, Vascular Malformation and Stroke

 

2015

3rd Neuroradiology School, Belgrade, Serbia, May 29-31, 2015

 

2016

RFA VNUS Closure Procedure Training, February 12-13, 2016, Bratislava, Slovakia

 

2016

Pipeline Flex Embolization Device Workshop, April 21-22, 2016 led by Prof. Szikora in Budapest, Hungary

 

2017

Second Diabetes Days with international participation, March 31 – April 02, 2015, Dojran, Macedonia

 

2017

Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatments, September 27-28, 2017 led by Prof. Bonafe, Prof. Costalat & Dr. Gascou at Gue de Chuliac Hospital, Montpellier, France

 

2017

Clot and Device Hands-on Session at University Medical Centre, November 23-24, Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

2017

Carotid Artery Stenting Workshop, University Clinic of Cardiology, December 18-19, Skopje, Macedonia

 

2018

TAIEX Regional Workshop on Biomedical Engineering: Medical Physics, June 25-26, 2018, Tuzla, BIH

 

2018

2nd International Symposium on Echocardiography, June 29-30, 2018, Banja Luka, RS, BIH

 

2018

Interventional Neuroradiology Alfried Krupp Workshop, led by Prof. Chapot and his team at Alfried Krupp Hospital, July 12-13, 2018, Essen, Germany

 

2018

Stroke Live Course (SLICE), October 1-3, Nice, France

 

2018

Aneurysm Treatment (balloon and stents) & Mechanical Thrombectomy – aspiration technique, live cases workshop, University Hospital Center, December 12-13, 2018, Zagreb, Croatia

 

2019

In-hospital Training: CIV – Thrombectomy, hands-on session,

KBC Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia, 06.02.2019

 

2019

Workshop in Neurointervention – hands on by Microvention, April 23- 24, 2019, Barcelona, Spain

 

2019

Full Immersion: Acute Stroke Case Aneurysm, AVM, Fistula, Flow Diverter, Coiling, web case, Montpellier, France, May 6-10, 2019

Clinical Immersion and Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment Workshop, May 6-10, 2019 in Montpellier, France

 

2019

Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatments, Montpellier, France, May 9-10, 2019

 

2020

Interactive Vascular Summit, February 27th – 28th, 2020, Madrid, Spain

 

2020

Pipeline Flex with Shield Technology – virtual classroom, September 24-25, 2020 Budapest, Hungary

 

2020

Advanced Course for Acute Ischemic Stroke Management – virtual classroom, December 10-11, 2020, Bern, Switzerland

 

2022

Vesalio Clot Interaction Workshop on the NEVA™ Thrombectomy Device, June 16th 2022, Barcelona, Spain

 

2022-

Acibadem Sistina Hospital

Department of Oncology, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Specialist in Neuroradiology

 

2020-2022

PHI University Institute of Radiology, Skopje

Subspecialist

Neuroradiologist

 

2018 -2022

PHI University Institute of Radiology, Skopje Head of the Department of Neuroradiology and Vascular and Neurovascular Interventional Radiology

 

2014-2018

PHI University Institute of Radiology, Skopje

Head of the Department of Neuroradiology

 

2010-2014

PHI University Institute of Radiology, Skopje

Head of the Department of Vascular and Neurovascular Interventional Radiology

 

2007-2020

PHI University Institute of Radiology, Skopje

Specialist in Radiology

 

2002-2007

PHI University Institute of Radiology, Skopje

Resident in Radiology

 

2001

PHI University Institute of Radiology, Skopje

Doctor

2000                       Macedonian Chamber of Medicine

2001                      European Society of Radiology

2001 new 2021                 Macedonian Association of Radiology (MAR)

2002                       American Roentgen Ray Society

2005                     Radiological Society of North America

2006                     European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB)

2008                     International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)

2010                     Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE)

2010                     European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT)

2013                     Live Interventional Neuroradiology, Neurology & Neurosurgery Course (LINNC)

2015                     SLICE Multidisciplinary Stroke Live Course

2019                     Macedonian Society of Cardio-thoracic-vascular and Endovascular Surgery

2020                     Macedonian Spinal Society

Chamber of Evidence Experts

Commissions at the Ministry of Health

Commissions at the Faculty of Medicine and Department

2006-2020          National representative of young radiologists at the European Congress of Radiology

English, fluent

130 abstracts, 25 published papers…

  1. Radiological evaluation of superior sulcus tumor – Pancoast tumor. A. Gligorievski, S.Temelkovska, M. Lazareska, V. Aliji. Makedonski Medicinski Pregled, Mld Mak Med 60, 2006; 181-257, no. 5-6 pg. 194

 

  1. Jakimovska Dimitrovska M, Gurcinov D, Lazareska M. Mammography and echosonography in pathology of male breast. Acta Morphol. 2008; 5(1):34-37.

 

  1. Dodevski A, Lazareska M, Aliji V, Zafirova B, Trpkovska B. Anomalous origin of the vertebral artery. Acta Morphol. 2010; 7 (2): 23-26.

 

  1. Dodevski A,Lazareska M, Tosovska-Lazarova D, Zhivadinovik J, Stojkoski A. Basilar artery fenestration. Folia Morphol. 2011; 70 (2): 80-83.

 

  1. Dodevski A, Lazareska M, Chadikovska E, Aliji V, Janevski P. Variation in level of entry of the vertebral artery into the transverse foramen. Acta Morphol. 2011; 8(1): 14-17.

 

  1. Dodevski A,Lazareska M, Tosovska-Lazarova D, Zhivadinovik J, Aliji V. Morphological characteristics of the first part of the vertebral artery. Contributions 2011; XXXII (1): 173-188.

 

  1. Dodevski A, Tosovska-Lazarova D, Lazareska M, Aliji V, Gjoreski A. Tortuosity of the vertebral artery. Acta Morphol. 2011; 8 (2): 19-21.

 

  1. Dodevski A, Lazarova-Tosovska D, Zhivadinovik J, Lazareska M, Stojkoski A. Morphological analysis of the fabella. Acta Morphol 2012; 9 (1): 24-26.

 

  1. Josifov A, Simeonova A, Masin-Spasovska J, Dohcev S, Stankov O, Stavridis S, Saidi S, Rambabova -Busletic I, Lazarevska M, Mojsova-Miovska M, Spasovski G. Iliaco-renal bypass surgery with saphenous vein graft in kidney transplant recipient. Mak Med Pregled 2013; 67(2): 123-125.

 

  1. Dodevski A, Lazarova Tosovska D, Zhivadinovik J, Lazareska M, Stojovska Jovanovska E. Morphological characteristics of the superior cerebellar artery. Contributions Sec. Med. Sci. 2015; XXXVI( 1): 79-83

 

  1. Dimitrovska Jakimovska M, Mitreska N, Lazareska M, Stojovska Jovanovska E, Dodevski A, Stojkoski A. Hook wire localization procedure and early detection of breast cancer-our experience. OA Maced J Med Sci. 2015; 3(2):273-277.

 

  1. Bundovska Kocev S, Lazareska M, Mitreska K, Mihajlovska Rendevska A, Kuzmanovska D. Renal outcome in patients diagnosed with vesicouretral reflux in childhood. Physioacta 2017; 11(1):117-122.

 

  1. Chepreganova Changovska T, Kuzmanovski I, Boshkovski B, Petrovska Cvetkovska D, Jovanovska Srceva M, Mojsova M, Lazareska M, Isjanovski V, Stojcev S. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of brain (H-MRS) in patient with temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy and Neurology 2017; 15-16 (47-48):60-67

 

  1. Kocova M, Kacarska R, Kuzevska-Maneva K, Prijic S, Lazareska M, Dordoni C, Ritelli M, Colombi M. Clinical variability in two Macedonian families with arterial tortuosity syndrome. BJMG 2018; 21(1):47-52

 

  1. Lazareska M, Aliji V, Jakimovska Dimitrovska M, Businovska J, Janevski P, Daskalov D, Kostov M, Papazova M. Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysm on anterior circulation. Acta morphol. 2018; 15(1):29-38

 

  1. Lazareska M, Aliji V, Stojovska Jovanovska E, Businovska J, Mircevski V, Kostov M, Papazova M. Endovascular treatment of wide neck aneurysms. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2018, 6(12):2316-2322

 

  1. Kostov M, Lazareska M, Bushinoska J, Dodevski A, Asani E (2020) Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Lumbar Catheter Insertion in a Patient who Underwent TEVAR for an Aneurysm of the Descending Aorta. J Spine Neurosurg 9:1.

 

  1. Vraynko E, Zafirovska P. Lazareska M, Milev I, Grueva E, Srbinovska E, Andova V, Case report: Secondary Hypertension Associated with Aortic Coarctation in 21-year-old female patient. IJMSHR; 2022; 6(1)10-15:2581-3366

 

  1. Panovska-Stavridis I, Pivkova-Veljanovska A, Trajkova S, Lazarevska M, Grozdanova A., Filipche V., A Rare Case of Superior Ophthalmic Vein Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia Following chadox1 ncov-19 Vaccine Against SARS-cov-2. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2021; 13(1)

 

  1. Rambabova Bushljetik I, Lazareska M , Barbov I , Stankov O , Filipce V , Spasovski G. Bilateral renal angiomyolipomas and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma associated with tuberous sclerosis complex: a case report and review of the literature BJMG 23 (2), 2020 l 93-98

 

  1. Zdravkovski P., Ilievski,B. , Janevska V., Jovanovik R., Cvetkovski P, Rendevski V., Shuntov B., Lazareska M., Zdravkovska M., Petrushevska G., Craniopharyngiomas: A 20-Year-Period Evaluative Single Center Study. (2021) J Clin Surg Pathol 3(1):16-20

 

  1. N. Kuzmanovski, Z. Sopova, A. Osmani, M. Lazareska, P. Janevski, S. Bogoeva Tasevska, K. Kapsarov. A case report – Embolization treatment of rectus sheath hematoma in a Covid-19 patient, Мед Преглед 2021; 75(3): 146-150

 

  1. J. Bushinoska, A. Chaparoski, M. Lazareska, G. Bushinoska-Ivanova, Lj. Ognjenovic, M. Kostov, E. Asani, D. Zafirova, M. Vesova. Continuous intravenous nimodipine application for prevention of vasospasm before endovascular treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurisms. JMS 2022; 5(2):142-149

 

Invited Lectures – EXTRAMURAL INVITED PRESENTATIONS

 

  1. Radiological Evaluation of Scoliosis: Stojanovska J., Lazareska M., Trajkovski Z.

Annual Meeting of Physiotherapists in Macedonia, October 15, 2004, Veles, MK

 

  1. 2. Value of Conventional MR in Detecting and Monitoring Treatment Response in Multiple Sclerosis (pilot study):

Menka Lazareska

Introduction to Research for International Young Academics (IRIYA) at RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 26 – December 1, 2006, Chicago, USA

 

  1. 3. Endovascular Treatment (Angioplasty and Stenting) of Peripheral Arterial Disease – our experience,

Menka Lazareska, Dusko Mihajloski, Gjorgji Damjanoski

5th Congress of Radiologists of Macedonia with International Participants

 

  1. 4. Diagnostic Methods in Evaluation of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhages

Menka Lazareska, Aleksandra Gavrilovska

Society of Neurosurgeons of Macedonia, June 11, 2010, Skopje, Macedonia

 

  1. 5. MRI Preoperative Staging of Cervical Carcinoma

Menka Lazareska

Macedonian Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians, 4 March 2011, Skopje, Macedonia

 

  1. Management of Complication during Endovascular Treatment of Brain Aneurysm

Can all be managed? Can we resolve most of them? Is it enough market devices available?

Menka Lazareska

  1. Aliji, Gj. Damjanoski, N. Mitreska, P. Janevski, D. Daskalov

XI Balkan Congress of Radiology, October 03-06, 2013, Ohrid, Macedonia

 

  1. Diffusion MRI of the Brain Lesion

Menka Lazareska

  1. Mitreska, V. Aliji, A. Dodevski, P. Janevski, S. Bundovska-Kocev, D. Daskalov

Balkan Congress of Radiology, October 15-19, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey

 

  1. Role of Diffusion MRI in Differentiation of Brain Lesions

Menka Lazareska

Macedonian Society of Radiology, December 20-21, 2014, Dojran, Macedonia

 

  1. Value of MDCT in PE

Menka Lazareska

Macedonian Society of Cardiology, Group for Echocardiography, May 15, 2015, Skopje, Macedonia

 

  1. Peripheral Arterial Disease and Diabetic Foot – endovascular treatment

Menka Lazareska

  1. Aliji, P. Janevski, D. Daskalov

Second Diabetes Days with International Participation, March 31 – April 02, 2015, Dojran, Macedonia

 

  1. 11. Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms – our eleven years’ experience,

Menka Lazareska

  1. Aliji, Gj. Damjanoski, D. Mihajloski, P. Janevski, D. Daskalov

6th Macedonian Congress of Radiology with International Participation, September 22-25, 2016 Ohrid, Macedonia

 

  1. 12. Role of DWI/ADC in Evaluation of Brain Tumor and Treatment Response

Menka Lazareska

  1. Dodevski, V. Aliji, N. Mitreska, A. Doreski, D. Daskalov, P. Janevski

6th Macedonian Congress of Radiology with International Participation, September 22-25, 2016 Ohrid, Macedonia

 

  1. Role of CT in Assessment of Aortic Stenosis and TAVI

Menka Lazareska

2nd International Symposium on Echocardiography, June 29-30, 2018, Banja Luka, RS, BiH

 

  1. Mechanical Thrombectomy in Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Menka Lazareska

Macedonian Neurology Society, World Day of Stroke, November 12, 2018, Skopje, Macedonia

 

  1. Importance of CT in Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis

Menka Lazareska

6th Macedonian Congress of Cardiology with International Participation, October 3-6, 2019 Ohrid, North Macedonia

 

  1. Endovascular Treatment of Wide Neck Aneurisms on Anterior Circulation

Menka Lazareska

17th Balkan Congress of Radiology, October 17-19, 2019 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

 

  1. 1. Challenges in Endovascular Treatment of Wide Neck Aneurysms
  2. Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke – our ten months experience

Menka Lazareska

5th Annual Meeting of Serbian Neurosurgical Society with International Participation “Neurovascular Supersessions: Echo? Endo? Hybrid? Quo Vadis?” October 24-27, 2019, Kragujevac, Serbia

 

  1. 1. Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
  2. Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke Treatment – our 1 year experience

Menka Lazareska

I Bazičnom kursu neurointerventnih procedura, November 16-17, 2019, Sarajevo, FBiH.

 

  1. Imaging техники на големите крвни садови како нов стандард во дијагностика на GCA Menka Lazareska

Улогата на мултидисциплинарниот пристап во раната дијагноза и современ третман со ACTEMRA кај пациенти со гиганто целуларен артеритис, Zoom состанок 28.04.2020, ЈЗУ Универзитетска клиника за ревматологија

 

  1. Neurointerventions in Republic of North Macedonia – where we are today

Menka Lazareska

October 1ST 2020, VIRTUAL CONGRES REGIONAL (EAST EU) NEUROVASCULAR e CONFERENCE

 

  1. Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke – where we are today

Menka Lazareska

VII Congress of Macedonian Neurological Society, May 7-9, 2021

 

  1. Магнентна резонанца на срце – основни принципи, техники, индикации

Менка Лазареска, Наташа Хаџи-Николова

„Дијагностички постапки во пост-КОВИД синдромот, Македонско Здружение по Кардиологија, 16.06.2021

 

  1. Role of MRI in Staging and Follow-up of Cervical Cancer: Pitfalls and Mimickers

Menka Lazareska

Regional Hybrid Symposium: Prevention and Treatment of Cervical Cancer, January 28, 2022, Skopje, N. Macedonia

 

  1. Напредни МРИ техники во неврорадиологијата – индикации и апликација

Менка Лазареска

Стручен симпозиум на Македонската Асоцијација на Радиолози, „Новитети во

неврорадиологија”, 25 февруари 2022, Скопје, Р. Македонија

 

  1. Novel Approaches for Improvement of Stroke Management

Menka Lazareska

Symposium ”News in Neurology. A Review of the Pandemic and what Direction Further”

May 6-8, 2022, Struga, N. Macedonia

 

  1. Имиџинг на нарушувања и заболувања на торакален сегмент на рбетот: стапици и мимикрии

Менка Лазареска

Македонско Спинално Здружение, прв состанок, Заболувања во торакалниот сегмент на рбетот, 20 мај 2022, МАНУ, Скопје, Р. Македонија

 

  1. Напредни МРИ техники во неврорадиологијата – прехируршко планирање и следење на терапевтски одговор

Менка Лазареска

Новини во неврохирургијата, 3 јуни 2022, Скопје, Р. Македонија

 

  1. Neurointerventions in Macedonia – where are we today

Menka Lazareska

Прв Интерсекциски Симпозиум на Македонското и Српското здружение за кардијална, торакална, васкуларна и ендоваскуларна хирургија, Современи хируршки пристапи 18 јуни 2022, Скопје, Р. Македонија

 

  1. Image Artefacts

Menka Lazareska

CMR Level I Course, July 7-8, 2022, Skopje, N. Macedonia

  • Television 24, Faktor Zdravje – Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke, 7.12.2018
  • Sitel Television, Magazin Zdravje, Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke, 30.11. 2021
  • Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments from the Macedonian Chamber of Medicine

  • Awards

November 13 Award in 2020 for participation in a heart transplant team