Srdjan Nikolovski MD

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Pharmacology (all but dissertation)  2017-Present

University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia      

Advisor: Prof. Ljiljana Gojkovic Bukarica, MD PhD

Fellow in Neurological Surgery (academic fellowship) 2019

Open Medical Institute, Salzburg, Austria*       

Case Presentation: “Tethered Cord Syndrome – Unusual Ending of Filum Terminale“

Doctor of Medicine (integrated MD/MSc studies)        2015

University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia      

Senior Project: “Prognostic significance of comorbidity indexes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia“

Advisor: Prof. Biljana Mihaljevic, MD PhD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience History

Teaching Assistant     2024-Present

Loyola University Chicago Medical Center

Senior Staff Scientist     2022-Present

Loyola University Chicago Medical Center

Research Associate     2020-Present

Serbian Resuscitation Council**

Post-Doctoral Fellow  2017-Present

University of Belgrade School of Medicine         

Research Associate     2015-Present

University Children’s Hospital, Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia       

Research Associate     2014-Present

University Children’s Hospital, Clinic for Pediatrics, Belgrade, Serbia      

Research Associate     2012-2020

University Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Hematology, Belgrade, Serbia       

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant       2009-2010

University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy

CRO Clinical Research Experience History       

Clinical Research Associate      2019

Gibson Research Consultancy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Clinical Research Consultant/Medical Reviewer  2021-Present

Prism Ideas Ltd, Nantwich, Cheshire, UK

Nominated Final Signatory      2022-Present

Prism Ideas Ltd, Nantwich, Cheshire, UK

Clinical Research Associate      2022-Present

Borliner, Zagreb, Croatia

Healthcare Experience History 

Physician         2015-2018

University Children’s Hospital, Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia       

Physician         2015

University Children’s Hospital, Clinic for Pediatrics, Belgrade, Serbia      

Undergraduate Physician Assistant      2014

University Children’s Hospital, Clinic for Pediatrics, Belgrade, Serbia

RESEARCH INTERESTS

•                     Basic (wet lab) research

•                     Hematological malignancies

•                     Thrombosis and hemostasis

•                     Oncology and cancer biology

•                     Intensive care, emergency medicine and resuscitation

•                     Epidemiology and public health in global state of emergency

•                     Neurological and neurosurgical disorders and trauma

•                     Congenital disorders in pediatric age

•                     Pediatric kidney diseases

•                     Urological abnormalities

•                     Transplantation and transplant immunology

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Current Scholar Program         

•                     Peco Antic A, Stojanovic V, Golubovic E, Djukic M, Paripovic D, Jesic M, Nikolovski S. [Research Associate] Role of biomarkers in early detection of kidney injury and monitoring of therapy response in children. Government of Serbia Federal Grant. (#175079)

•                     Raicevic M, Nikolovski S. [Co-PI] Neurosurgical treatment of pediatric congenital neurological anomalies.

•                     Spasojevic Dimitrijeva B, Kostic M, Nikolovski S. [Research Associate] The effect of immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplant pediatric patients.

•                     Vukanic D, Nikolovski S. [Co-PI] Surgical methods in vascular access creation in pediatric patients on chronic hemodialysis.

•                     Nikolovski S, Fatovic Milicevic B, Peco Antic A. [Co-PI] The effect of vibroacoustic stimulation on enuresis in children.

•                     Raffay V, Fiser Z, Nikolovski S, Bozic N, Fiser ZZ, Lazic A, Tijanic J, Obradovic I [Research Associate] EuReCa (European Registry of Cardiac Arrest).

Previous Research Projects

•                     Antic D, Mihaljevic B, Todorovic M, Bila J, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Nikolovski S. [Research Associate] Thromboembolic events in patients with lymphoproliferative diseases.

•                     Nikolovski S. [Undergraduate Researcher], Antic D. Prognostic significance of comorbidity indexes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (project presented at three international biomedical students’ meetings).

•                     Nikolovski S. [Undergraduate Researcher], Antic D. Significance of prognostic factors in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (DLBCL) of gastrointestinal tract (project presented at three international biomedical students’ meetings).

•                     Nikolovski S. [High School Researcher] Influence of tannins as antidotes on alkaloid intoxication (project presented at the 7th Conference of The Petnica Science Center “A Step into Science” and published in the Petnica Science Center’s journal “Petnica Papers” Vol. No 54).

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Published Journal Articles      

1.                   Nikolovski S, Mihaljevic B. Analysis of incidence of thromboembolic complications in patients with chronic lymphoproliferative diseases. Medical Youth. 2015;66(2):69-73.

2.                   Antic D, Milic N, Nikolovski S, Todorovic M, Bila J, Djurdjevic P, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Hayman S, Mihaljevic B. Development and validation of multivariable predictive model for thromboembolic events in lymphoma patients. Am J Hematol. 2016;91(10):1014-1019.

3.                   Raicevic M, Mrdak M, Radovanovic M, Nikolovski S. Spinal dysraphism – a childhood neurosurgical problem. Preventive Pediatrics. 2017;3(1-2):36-39.

4.                   Antic D, Jelicic J, Vukovic V, Nikolovski S, Mihaljevic B. Venous thromboembolic events in lymphoma patients: Actual relationships between epidemiology, mechanisms, clinical profile and treatment. Blood Rev. 2018;32(2):144-58.

5.                   Nikolovski S, Fatovic Milicevic B. Efficacy of vibroacoustic stimulation treatment of enuresis in children. J Ped Nephrol. 2020;8(1):1-5.

6.                   Markovic I, Nikolovski S, Milojevic S, Zivkovic D, Knezevic S, Mitrovic A, Fiser Z, Djurdjevic D. Public trust and media influence on anxiety and depression levels among skilled workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Serbia. Vojnosanit Pregl. 2020; 77(11): 1201–1209.

7.                   Nikolovski S, Cizmovic L. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Adult advanced life support changes related to the guidelines 2015. J Resusc Balc. 2021; 18: 298-303.

8.                   Nikolovski SS, Lazic AD, Fiser ZZ, Obradovic IA, Randjelovic SS, Tijanic JZ, Raffay VI. Initial Outcomes and Survival of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: EuReCa Serbia Multicenter Cohort Study. Cureus. 13(10): e18555.

9.                   Nikolovski SS, Bozic NB, Fiser ZZ, Lazic AD, Tijanic JZ, Raffay VI. Dispatcher-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – Influence on Return of Spontaneous Circulation and Short-Term Survival. General Reanimatology. 2021; 17(5): 52-64.

10.               Adamovic M, Milojevic S, Nikolovski S, Knezevic S. Pharmacy Reponse to Natural Disasters. International Journal of Disaster Risk Management. 2022; 3(2):25-30.

Publications in Conference Proceedings

1.                   Antic D, Milic N, Todorovic M, Bila J, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Nikolovski S, Mihaljevic B. Development of a predictive score for the identification of lymphoma patients at risk for thromboembolism. Haematologica. 2015;100:20-21.

2.                   Antic D, Nikolovski S, Milic N, Djurasinovic V, Vukovic V, Mihaljevic B. Thromboembolic complications in patients with lymphoma. J Thromb Haemost. 2015;13:553.

3.                   Antic D, Milic N, Todorovic M, Bila J, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Nikolovski S, Mihaljevic B. Decoding risk for thromboembolic events in lymphoma patients. Thromb Res. 2016;140:S171.

4.                   Antic D, Milic N, Nikolovski S, Todorovic M, Bila J, Djurdjevic P, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Mihaljevic B. Decoding risk for thromboembolic events in lymphoma patients. Haematologica. 2016;101:19-20.

5.                   Antic D, Milic N, Nikolovski S, Todorovic M, Bila J, Djurdjevic P, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Mihaljevic B. Thrombosis lymphoma score performance in female population. Thromb Res. 2017;151(1):S125.

6.                   Antic, D, Milic N, Nikolovski S, Todorovic M, Bila J, Djurdjevic P, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Smiljanic M, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Mihaljevic B. Comparative analysis of predictive models for thromboembolic events in lymphoma patients. Hematol Oncol. 2017;35(S52):416.

7.                   Milosevski Lomic G, Radojevic Skodric S, Basta Jovanovic G, Kostic M, Milicic B, Paripovic D, Nikolovski S, Spasojevic Dimitrijeva B, Gojkovic I, Cvetkovic M, Kruscic D, Peco Antic A. Tubulointerstitial expression of kidney injury molecule-1 in children with chronic glomerulopathies. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018;33(10):1873.

8.                   Raicevic M, Nikolovski S, Sretenovic A, Kostic A, Sebecevac Dz. Anterior sacral meningocele in children – diagnostic dilemmas and treatment. Acta Med Acad. 2019;48(S1):24.

9.                   Raicevic M, Nikolovski S, Golubovic E. Pleural effusion as a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt complication in children. Acta Med Acad. 2019;48(S1):26.

10.               Nikolovski S. Slow Code Resuscitation – A Justified Cancer of Emergency Medicine. III International Ethics Congress Proceedings Book. 2021:15.

11.               Nikolovski S, Lazic J, Dokmanović L, Krstovski N, Skoric D, Rodic P, Milosevic G. Prediction of Tumor Severity, Overall and Relapse-free Survival in Children with Wilms Tumor – A Report from Single Tertiary Pediatric Center in Serbia. Acta Med Sal. 2021;51(S1):22-23.

12.               Raicevic M, Nikolovski S, Nedovic S, Milojevic I. Orbital Manifestations of Hydrocephalus – From Papilledema to Exophthalmos. Acta Med Sal. 2021;51(S1):23.

13.               Raicevic M, Nikolovski S. Displacement of Filum Terminale in Patients with Tethered Cord Syndrome. Acta Med Sal. 2021;51(S1):28-29.

14.               Nikolovski S, Paripovic D, Peco Antic A. Factors Influencing the Overall Survival of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Childhood and Adolescent Age. 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences Proceedings Book. 2021:178.

15.               Nikolovski S. Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant – Transmissibility, Virulence, Illness Severity, Prevention, and Vaccine Efficacy Compared to Previous and Future Variants. 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences Proceedings Book. 2021:132.

16.               Nikolovski S. Pandemic, Ecology, and Human Rights – A Bermuda Triangle of COVID-19. 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences Proceedings Book. 2021:131.

17.               Nikolovski S. Pharmacotherapeutic Immunomodulation Targets of Ischemia-Reperfusion Kidney Injury - Where are we now? 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences Proceedings Book. 2021:130.

18.               Petronijevic A, Nikolovski S, Paripovic D, Milosevski Lomic G, Vukanovic M, Spasojevic B, Kostic M. Changes in antibiotic resistance in children with the first febrile urinary tract infection in last two decades. Pediatr Nephrol. 2022 [Published Online 23 June 2022].

19.               Spasojevic B, Cvetkovic M, Gojkovic I, Milosevski Lomic G, Nikolovski S, Petronijevic A, Vukanovic M, Veselinovic B, Paripovic D, Kostic M. Immunoglobulin A vasculitis in children and its association with nephritis – a single center experience. Pediatr Nephrol. 2022 [Published Online 23 June 2022].

Book Chapters

1.                   Nikolovski S. Healthcare fraud and specifics of its identification. In: Knezevic S, ed. Forensic accounting, investigative activities, human factor and applied tools. 1st ed. Belgrade, University of Belgrade Faculty of Organizational Sciences; 2021:197-216.

2.                   Nikolovski S, Milojevic S, Marjanovic J. Fraud and human factor. In: Knezevic S, ed. Forensic accounting, investigative activities, human factor and applied tools. 1st ed. Belgrade, University of Belgrade Faculty of Organizational Sciences; 2021:803-826.

3.                   Srebro B, Vujic T, Vujic M, Milasinovic M, Nikolovski S. Strategic approach to the sustainable development of spa tourism in Serbia. In: Runcheva Tasev H, Makrevska Disoska E, eds. Business Threats and Opportunities in the Western Balkans. Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 2021:125-146.

4.                   Knezevic S, Milojicic M, Nikolovski S, Milojevic S, Travica J. Analysis of key financial performance indicators of private laboratories. In: Runcheva Tasev H, Makrevska Disoska E, eds. Business Threats and Opportunities in the Western Balkans. Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 2021:147-164.

5.                   Nikolovski S, Milojevic S, Markovic I, Stojanovic Alcaraz J, Milosevic M. Healthcare fraud and specifics of its identification. In: Knezevic S, ed. Fraudulent financial reporting: methods, case studies, and investigations. Belgrade, Moodys Standards; 2022:255-356.

6.                   Nikolovski S. Specific ethical aspects of first aid triage in mass-casualty incidents. In: Cvetkovic VM, ed. Legal and security aspects of natural and man-made disaster management. Belgrade, Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management; 2022:322-362.

Other Publications

1.                   Nikolovski S. Healing Yourself by Practicing Medicine. American College of Physician’s IMpact Newsletter Special Edition. [Online] 2020 July.

2.                   Nikolovski S. Annals Story Slam – Being a Doctor Under Oppression. Ann Intern Med. 2022; SS1.

Oral Conference Presentations

1.                   Antic D, Nikolovski S, Milic N, Djurasinovic V, Vukovic V, Mihaljevic B. Thromboembolic complications in patients with lymphoma. Paper presented at: 18th International Meeting of the Danubian League against Thrombosis and Haemorrhagic Disorders (DLTH); 2015 May 14-16; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2.                   Antic D, Milic N, Todorovic M, Bila J, Andjelic BM, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Nikolovski S, Mihaljevic B. Development of a Predictive Score for the Identification of Lymphoma Patients at Risk for Thromboembolism. Paper presented at: 20th Congress of the European Hematology Association; 2015 Jun 11-14; Vienna, Austria.

3.                   Raicevic M, Mrdak M, Sebecevac DZ, Nikolovski S, Pantic D. Skull fractures in newborn children: a 10-year review from a single center. Paper presented at: Controversies in Neurotraumatology; 2016 Oct 20-22; Novi Sad, Serbia.

4.                   Raičević M, Mrdak M, Radovanović M, Nikolovski S. Spina bifida – childhood neurosurgical problem. Paper presented at: Fourth Congress Association of Preventive Pediatrics Serbia with international participation “Prevention in Pediatrics – Basis for Health and Welfare”; 2017 Apr 7-9; Novi Sad, Serbia.

5.                   Nikolovski S, Vukanic D. Microsurgery - method of choice in arteriovenous fistula creation in children with recipient vein diameter less than 2 millimeters. Paper presented at: 31st Panhellenic Congress of Paediatric Surgery with International Participation; 2017 Oct 6-8; Thessaloniki, Greece.

6.                   Vukanic D, Nikolovski S. Dorsal lumbotomy incision as an approach for nephrectomy in children with chronic kidney diseases. Paper presented at: 31st Panhellenic Congress of Paediatric Surgery with International Participation; 2017 Oct 6-8; Thessaloniki, Greece.

7.                   Vukanic D, Nikolovski S. A new technique for redo hypospadias repair: reducing the risk of fistula and meatal stenosis. Paper presented at: 31st Panhellenic Congress of Paediatric Surgery with International Participation; 2017 Oct 6-8; Thessaloniki, Greece.

8.                   Vukanic D, Nikolovski S. Multiple usage of external jugular vein for placement of tunneled central venous catheters in children on chronic hemodialysis. Paper presented at: 31st Panhellenic Congress of Paediatric Surgery with International Participation; 2017 Oct 6-8; Thessaloniki, Greece.

9.                   Raicevic M, Mrdak M, Radovanovic M, Rankov Petrovic B, Nikolovski S. Spinal dysraphism in children. Paper presented at: 4th Congress of Pediatric Surgeons of Serbia with International Participation; 2018 Apr 12-14; Belgrade, Serbia.

10.               Rankov Petrovic B, Raicevic M, Mrdak M, Radovanovic M, Nikolovski S. Epidural hematoma in children - therapeutic approach. Paper presented at: 4th Congress of Pediatric Surgeons of Serbia with International Participation; 2018 Apr 12-14; Belgrade, Serbia.

11.               Nikolovski S. Prognostic factors in patients with gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Paper presented at: 17th International Congress of Medical Sciences; 2018 May 10-13; Sofia, Bulgaria.

12.               Raicevic M, Nikolovski S. Spinal epidural abscess in neonates, a rare complication of generalized infection – report of two cases. Paper presented at: 10th BHAAAS Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery Symposium; 2018 Jun 21-24; Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

13.               Raicevic M, Sretenovic A, Nikolovski S. Anterior sacral meningocele in children – diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Paper presented at: Spine Surgery in XXI Century – Current Concept, Controversies, Perspectives; 2018 Oct 4-7; Nis, Serbia.

14.               Raicevic M, Nikolovski S, Golubovic E. Pleural effusion as a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt complication in children. Paper presented at: 11th BHAAAS Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery Symposium; 2019 Jun 20-23; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

15.               Raicevic M, Nikolovski S, Sretenovic A, Kostic A, Sebecevac Dz. Anterior sacral meningocele in children – diagnostic dilemmas and treatment. Paper presented at: 11th BHAAAS Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery Symposium; 2019 Jun 20-23; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

16.               Nikolovski S, Paripovic D, Kostic M, Paripovic A, Stajic N, Golubovic E, Milosevic B, Spasojevic Dimitrijeva B, Bogdanovic R, Peco Antic A. Epidemiologic analysis of the Serbian Pediatric Registry of Chronic Kidney Disease. Paper presented at: 8th Southeastern Europe Pediatric Nephrology Working Group (SEPNWG) Meeting; 2019 Sep 5-7; Belgrade, Serbia.

17.               Raicevic M, Mrdak M, Sopta J, Culafic S, Nikolovski S. Skull-Base Osseous Arteriovenous Malformation - A Rare Clinical Entity in Pediatric Patients. Paper presented at: 5th Annual Meeting of Serbian Neurosurgical Society with international participation “Neurovascular supersessions: Exo? Endo? Hybrid? Quo vadis?”; 2019 Oct 24-27; Kragujevac, Serbia.

18.               Nikolovski S, Lazic A, Fiser Z, Obradovic I, Tijanic J, Raffay V. Survival of Patients after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – EuReCa Serbia Registry Report. Paper presented at: 12th BHAAAS 1st Symposium of Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Nursing; 2021 Jun 24; Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

19.               Nikolovski S, Lazic A, Fiser Z, Obradovic I, Tijanic J, Raffay V. Intensive Care Unit-Related Factors Influencing Recovery and Survival of Patients after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Paper presented at: 12th BHAAAS 1st Symposium of Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Nursing; 2021 Jun 24; Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

20.               Nikolovski S, Lazic J, Dokmanovic L, Krstovski N, Skoric D, Rodic P, Milosevic G. Prediction of Tumor Severity, Overall and Relapse-free Survival in Children with Wilms Tumor – A Report from Single Tertiary Pediatric Center in Serbia. Paper presented at: 12th BHAAAS International Symposium in Oncology and Pathology; 2021 Jun 25; Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

21.               Raicevic M, Nikolovski S, Nedovic S, Milojevic I. Orbital Manifestations of Hydrocephalus – From Papilledema to Exophthalmos. Paper presented at: 12th BHAAAS International Symposium in Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery; 2021 Jun 27; Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

22.               Nikolovski S. Slow Code Resuscitation – A Justified Cancer of Emergency Medicine. Paper presented at: 3rd International Ethics Congress; 2021 Oct 10; Ankara, Turkey [Online].

23.               Markovic I, Nikolovski S. Psychosocial Aspects of Fraudulent Behavior and Antisocial Personality Disorder. Paper presented at: 3rd International Baku Scientific Research Congress; 2021 Oct 16; Baku, Azerbaijan [Online].

24.               Nikolovski S. Nerve Conduction Studies in Children with Diabetes – Not only a Diagnostic Tool. Paper presented at: 3rd International Baku Scientific Research Congress; 2021 Oct 16; Baku, Azerbaijan [Online].

25.               Nikolovski S, Knezevic S. Prevention, Detection, and Investigation of Healthcare Fraud. Paper presented at: 3rd International Baku Scientific Research Congress; 2021 Oct 16; Baku, Azerbaijan [Online].

26.               Nikolovski S. Web of Public Health Emergency – Does Obeying Human Rights and Public Trust Correlate? Paper presented at: 3rd International Baku Scientific Research Congress; 2021 Oct 16; Baku, Azerbaijan [Online].

27.               Petronijevic A, Nikolovski S, Paripovic D, Milosevski Lomic G, Tegeltija S, Vukanovic M, Spasojevic Dimitrijeva B, Kostic M. Antibiotic Resistance in the First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Children. Paper presented at: 9th Southeastern Europe Pediatric Nephrology Working Group (SEPNWG) Meeting; 2021 Oct 22-23; Brijuni, Croatia.

28.               Nikolovski S, Paripovic D, Peco Antic A. Factors Influencing the Overall Survival of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Childhood and Adolescent Age. Paper presented at: 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences; 2021 Dec 24; Bingol, Turkey [Online].

29.               Nikolovski S. Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant – Transmissibility, Virulence, Illness Severity, Prevention, and Vaccine Efficacy Compared to Previous and Future Variants. Paper presented at: 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences; 2021 Dec 24; Bingol, Turkey [Online].

30.               Nikolovski S. Pandemic, Ecology, and Human Rights – A Bermuda Triangle of COVID-19. Paper presented at: 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences; 2021 Dec 24; Bingol, Turkey [Online].

31.               Nikolovski S. Pharmacotherapeutic Immunomodulation Targets of Ischemia-Reperfusion Kidney Injury - Where are we now? Paper presented at: 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences; 2021 Dec 24; Bingol, Turkey [Online].

32.               Raicevic M, Nikolovski S. Why "Mild" Head Injuries in Pediatric Age may be Serious? Paper presented at: 13th BHAAAS International Symposium in Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery; 2022 Jun 25; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

33.               Nikolovski S, Paripovic D, Kostic M, Paripovic A, Stajic N, Golubovic E, Milosevic B, Spasojevic Dimitrijeva B, Milosevski Lomic G, Bogdanovic R, Peco Antic A. Overall Survival Analysis in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease in Serbia. Paper presented at: 13th BHAAAS International Symposium in Pediatrics; 2022 Jun 26; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

34.               Nikolovski S, Paripovic D, Kostic M, Spasojevic Dimitrijeva B, Milosevski Lomic G, Krstic Z, Vukanic D, Peco Antic A. Pediatric Kidney Transplantation in Serbia and Early Indicators of Graft Survival Time. Paper presented at: 13th BHAAAS International Symposium in Pediatrics; 2021 Jun 26; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Poster Conference Presentations

1.                   Kovačević S, Nikolovski S, Miloševski-Lomić G, Kostić M, Paripović D, Trojanović S, Mandžukić D, Dimitrijević N, Bogićević D, Peco-Antić A. Pelvic floor muscle biofeedback in the treatment of dysfunctional elimination syndrome and urinary tract infection in children with bladder disfunction. Paper presented at: Primary Care Topics Western Mediterranean Cruise; 2015 May 28-Jun 4; Rome, Italy.

2.                   Antic D, Nikolovski S, Milic N, Djurasinovic V, Vukovic V, Mihaljevic B. Thromboembolic complications in patients with lymphoma. Paper presented at: XXV Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis and 61st Annual SSC Meeting; 2015 Jun 20-25; Toronto, Canada.

3.                   Nikolovski S, Fatović-Milićević B, Trojanović S. Efficacy of vibroacoustic therapy in enuresis treatment in children. Paper presented at: 12th BANTAO DiaTransplant; 2015 Oct 15-18; Opatija, Croatia.

4.                   Antic D, Milic N, Nikolovski S, Todorovic M, Bila J, Djurdjevic P, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Mihaljevic B. Decoding risk for thromboembolic events in lymphoma patients. Paper presented at: 21st Congress of the European Hematology Association; 2016 Jun 9-12; Copenhagen, Denmark.

5.                   Mrdak M, Raicevic M, Sebecevac DZ, Nikolovski S. Growing skull fractures in children: a 10-year follow up study from a single center. Paper presented at: Controversies in Neurotraumatology; 2016 Oct 20-22; Novi Sad, Serbia.

6.                   Antic D, Milic N, Nikolovski S, Todorovic M, Bila J, Djurdjevic P, Andjelic B, Djurasinovic V, Sretenovic A, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Mihaljevic B. Thrombosis lymphoma score performance in female population. Paper presented at: 7th International Symposium on Womenʼs Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis; 2017 Mar 3-5; Barcelona, Spain.

7.                   Nikolovski S, Vukanic D, Savic I. Congenital prepubic sinus as a type of urethral duplication: a case report. Paper presented at: 31st Panhellenic Congress of Paediatric Surgery with International Participation; 2017 Oct 6-8; Thessaloniki, Greece.

8.                   Milosevski Lomic G, Radojevic Skodric S, Basta Jovanovic G, Kostic M, Milicic B, Paripovic D, Nikolovski S, Spasojevic Dimitrijeva B, Gojkovic I, Cvetkovic M, Kruscic D, Peco Antic A. Tubulointerstitial expression of kidney injury molecule-1 in children with chronic glomerulopathies. Paper presented at: 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Pediatric Nephrology; 2018 Oct 3-6; Antalya, Turkey.

9.                   Raicevic M, Mrdak M, Nikolovski S, Radovanovic M, Rankov Petrovic B. Spinal dysraphism in children: our experience in ninety-nine patients. Paper presented at: Spine Surgery in XXI Century – Current Concept, Controversies, Perspectives; 2018 Oct 4-7; Nis, Serbia.

10.               Nikolovski S, Antic D, Vukovic V, Jelicic J, Djurasinovic V, Andjelic B, Mihaljevic B. Chemoresistant Primary Adrenal Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Presenting with Hypercalcemia. Paper presented at: American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2020; 2020 Apr 23-25; Los Angeles, CA, US [Online].

11.               Nikolovski S, Budimski Soldat M, Fiser Z, Obradovic I, Raffay V. Predicting outcomes of cardiac-cause out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in patients receiving bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Paper presented at: American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 28-30; Chicago, IL, US.

12.               Petronijevic A, Nikolovski S, Paripovic D, Milosevski Lomic G, Vukanovic M, Spasojevic B, Kostic M. Changes in antibiotic resistance in children with the first febrile urinary tract infection in last two decades. Paper presented at: 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Pediatric Nephrology; 2022 Jun 25; Ljubljana, Slovenia.

13.               Spasojevic B, Cvetkovic M, Gojkovic I, Milosevski Lomic G, Nikolovski S, Petronijevic A, Vukanovic M, Veselinovic B, Paripovic D, Kostic M. Immunoglobulin A vasculitis in children and its association with nephritis – a single center experience. Paper presented at: 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Pediatric Nephrology; 2022 Jun 22-25; Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Invited Lectures

1.                   Outcome epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Serbia. ERC Recommendations 2021 Symposium; 2021 Jul 23; Online.

2.                   Vibroacoustic Stimulation as a Treatment Option in Children with Enuresis – A Simple Aid for a Serious Problem. World Nephrology Congress; 2021 Oct 4-6; Barcelona, Spain.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant (University of Belgrade School of Medicine) Fall 2009, Spring 2010

Human Anatomy        

Enrollment: Approximately 150 undergraduate students each semester

HONORS, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIPS

Honors

•                     American College of Physicians’ Young Achiever     2022

Awards

•                     3rd International Student Congress in Austria ISC 2015 – Award for one of the six best abstracts (Graz, Austria)    2015

•                     8th Southeastern Europe Pediatric Nephrology Working Group (SEPNWG) Meeting – 1st Prize for the best oral presentation (Belgrade, Serbia) 2019

•                     5th Annual Meeting of Serbian Neurosurgical Society with international participation "Neurovascular supersessions: Exo? Endo? Hybrid? Quo vadis?" – Award for one of the 20 best oral presentation abstracts, registration, and accommodation grant (Kragujevac, Serbia)        2019

•                     Finalist of the American College of Physicians’ National Abstract Competition 2020 (Los Angeles, CA, US)    2020

•                     Finalist of the American College of Physicians’ National Abstract Competition 2022 (Chicago, IL, US)   2022

•                     Resident/Fellow Poster Winner of the American College of Physicians’ National Abstract Competition 2022 (Chicago, IL, US)    2022

Scholarships  

•                     Twenty Petnica Science Center seminars – Tuition scholarship and accommodation grant (Petnica, Serbia)    2006, 2007, 2008

•                     Salzburg-Weill Cornell Open Medical Institute Neurosurgery (Spine) Fellowship Seminar – Tuition scholarship, accommodation, and travel grant (Salzburg, Austria)   2019

Travel Grants

•                     24th European Students' Conference (Berlin, Germany)      2013

PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC SERVICE

Professional Service  

•                     Organizational team member, 10th Congress of European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (Belgrade, Serbia) 2013

•                     Organizational team member, 1st Global Student’s Conference of Biomedical Sciences (Belgrade, Serbia)    2014

•                     Conference sessions moderator, International Academic Institute’s Belgrade International Academic Conference (Belgrade, Serbia)        2020

•                     Conference sessions moderator, 3rd International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences (Bingol, Turkey [Online])   2021

Board Member Positions

•                     International Academic Institute

•                     Acta Scientific Paediatrics

Reviewer Positions    

•                     LIFE: International Journal of Health and Life-Sciences        

•                     American Journal of Pediatrics       

•                     European Journal of Medical Case Reports

•                     British Medical Journal      

•                     Academic Pediatrics

•                     Acta Scientific Paediatrics

•                     Vojnosanitetski pregled (Serbian)

•                     Journal Resuscitatio Balcanica        

•                     Cureus Journal of Medical Science

•                     Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases

•                     Current Pediatric Reviews

•                     Academia Letters

•                     American Heart Journal    

•                     American Journal of Emergency Medicine

•                     Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery         

•                     Experimental Hematology

•                     Hematology, Transfusion, and Cell Therapy  

•                     Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal     

•                     The American Journal of Surgery  

•                     World Neurosurgery          

Academic Editor Positions      

•                     IntechOpen

Editorial Board Member Positions      

•                     LIFE: International Journal of Health and Life-Sciences        

Medical Translator Positions 

•                     European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology      

Professional Affiliations          

•                     Excellence in Pediatrics (EIP)          

•                     International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)

•                     American College of Physicians (ACP)         

•                     European Academy of Pediatrics (EAP)      

•                     American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)

•                     European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)      

•                     Global Tracheostomy Collaborative (GTC) 

•                     American Psychiatric Association (APA)     

•                     Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE)    

•                     World Young Doctors Organization (WYDO) 

•                     Genoma International       

•                     Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)  

•                     Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)        

•                     American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)         

•                     Serbian Spine Society        

•                     Human Brain Project Collaboratory  

•                     Eurasia Research 

•                     International Society for Evolution, Medicine & Public Health (ISEMPH)

•                     American Academy of Neurology (AAN)    

•                     Scientific and Technical Research Association (STRA)

•                     Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

•                     International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society   

•                     Serbian Resuscitation Council*      

•                     Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management

•                     European Pain Federation (EFIC)  

•                     Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS)

Other Synergistic Activities    

•                     Participation at more than 50 international medical conferences

•                     Completion of more than 30 live medical courses and training programs

CERTIFICATIONS

Good Clinical Practice

Basic Life Support – Provider Level

Advanced Life Support – Provider Level

SKILLS

Computer skills

•                     Frequentist and bayesian statistics (SPSS, SAS, R, Stata), artificial neural networks, GraphPad Prism, Endnote, MS Office, Linux, Mac OS, Windows OS

Personal skills  

•                     Languages: English (full professional proficiency), South Slavic languages (native proficiency)