Prof. Goce Spasovski, MD, PhD

1. Education

2005 Subspecialist in Nephrology - Faculty of Medicine - Skopje, "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University - Skopje, R.N. Macedonia

2002 Doctor of Medical Sciences - Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine - Skopje, "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University – Skopje, R.N. Macedonia and Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Belgium

1998 Master of Medical Sciences - Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine - Skopje, "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University – Skopje, R.N. Macedonia

1992-1996 Specialization in Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine - Skopje, "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University – Skopje, R.N. Macedonia 

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2. Additional Education

Experience and certification to operate dialysis, and as a department physician at the Kidney Transplantation Department 1990-1997

Ultrasonography since 1996 as well as Doppler of kidney blood vessels since 1999

Biopsy of transplanted kidney since 2002, puncture of acquired renal cysts with sclerosing since 2008

Monitoring and treatment of patients with transplanted kidneys 1997 - present 

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3. Working experience

2003 - Athens, Greece with Prof. H. Statakis at the Clinic for Nephrology and Transplantation for further development in performing kidney biopsies with specifics for transplanted kidneys, as well as monitoring operation at the Outpatient Transplant Clinic

1994 - 1997 (periodic stay of 1.5 years with Prof. Mark de Bru) - working on a project with laboratory animals, education in performing bone biopsy and histomorphometric analysis, as well as monitoring the clinical work at the Clinic of Nephrology, University of Antwerp

1993 - 1 month stay in Katowice, Poland with Prof. F. Kokot, working at a scientific research laboratory and clinical practice

1990 - present - Clinic of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine Skopje, UKIM 

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4. Membership

Member of: Macedonian Medical Association - MLD and Doctor’s Chamber of the Republic of Macedonia, International Transplantation Society, ESOT - European Society of Organ Transplantation, ESAO - European Society for Artificial Organs, EUTox - European Uremic Toxin group, ERA -EDTA - European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplantation Association and ASN - American Society of Nephrology.

Secretary of MZNDTVO (Macedonian Society for Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Artificial Organs) 2005/11, and since 2011 he has been the President of MZNDTVO.

Secretary ofBANTAO (Balkan Cities Association of Nephrology, Transplantation and Artificial Organs) in the period 2005-2007, and a member of the BANTAO Council since 2007.

President-elect of BANTAO - 2019.

A regular member of the Council of the International Society of Blood Purification since 2018.

A regular member of the Council of the European Renal Association 2006/2009, and elected for a second term for the period 2016/2019.

Head of the ERA-EDTA Continuous Medical Education Committee 2009/2013, including annual organization of about 30 courses for continuous medical education throughout Europe, the Balkans, Turkey and the neighboring Mediterranean countries of the African continent.

Nominated representative ofERA-EDTA at the EUTox Board 2013-.

Member of the group providing recommendations in nephrology - European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG) 2007/16-.

Head of the group providing recommendations in the field of hyponatremia in nephrology, endocrinology and intensive care medicine - European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG) Hyponatremia Group 2010-2013.

Member of the ISN - COMGAN Committee for Eastern and Central Europe of the International Society of Nephrology in the period 2007/2016-.

Chairman of the EuroKUP Working Group 1 (European Kidney and Urine Proteomics - WG1), initiated through the FP7-Programme COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research), 2008-2012, as well as an external evaluator for the COST Programme 2012-present.

Expert - reviewer for project evaluation by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency since 2015.

Nominated by the Ministry of Health as a national expert for organ donation and transplantation at the Regional Health Development Center on Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine - Zagreb, Croatia (RHDC), within the South East Europe Health Network in the period 2010-2013.

International advisor at the RHDC for the SEE network - (2012-present)

Member of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group-DICG (Transplantation) 2010-present.

Leader for implementing the KDIGO guidelines in Eastern and Central Europe - 2013-present.

Deputy Editor of BANTAO Journal in 2005-2009, and its Editor-in-Chief since 2009.

Co-Editor of Macedonian Medical Review (MMP) since 2008, and its Editor-in-Chief in 2010-2016.

Thematic Editor - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2017 - current 

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5. Publications

·         242 Medline published professional papers (the highest number of publications at the F.M. Skopje)

·         8280 Google Scholar citations

·         Hirsch index 43

·         Total number of publications (including books and chapters, textbooks, articles) more than 550

·         More than 250 presentations at congresses and participations as an invited lecturer 

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