Present academic rank and position 2014- Consultant neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Bamberg General Hospital, Bamberg, Germany 2021- Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia Education 2001-2011 Neurosurgical resident at the Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, mentor Acad. Prof. Vinko V. Dolenc, MD, PhD, board exam in neurosurgery with distinction 2005-2008 The European training courses in neurosurgery (a 4-year cycle EANS course) 2002 PhD degree, Department of Physiology and Immunology, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, dissertation title: Doppler assessment of the fetal cerebrovascular response to chronic hypoxia 1998-2001 PhD program in Medical Sciences at University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia 1997-1998 Postgraduate study Ultrasound in Clinical Medicine, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia 1998 Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medical Ultrasound, Dubrovnik, Croatia 1996-1998 Internship in different health care institutions in Zagreb, Croatia 1996 MD degree at University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia 1990 Diploma in organ performance at the University of Zagreb, Academy of Music, Zagreb, Croatia. Certification and licensure: 2015 German medical license 2011 Board exam in neurosurgery with distinction, Slovenia 2000 Professional certification exam in Slovenia 1999 Professional certification exam in Croatia Awards 2003 Award for outstanding PhD dissertation, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia 1991 Award for best student teaching assistant at Department of Physiology and Immunology at University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia Previous professional positions and appointments 2011-2016 Neurosurgeon at Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2001-2011 Neurosurgical resident at the Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia 1996-2001 Research assistant, Department of Physiology and Immunology, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia Teaching 2012-2021 Teaching Assistant, Department of Surgery, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia for courses Surgery and Nervous System (integrated master`s course in medicine) 1996-2001 Teaching Assistant, Department of Physiology and Immunology, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, for courses Physiology and Fundamentals of Neuroscience (integrated undergraduate and graduate study of medicine) Research interests Minimally invasive neurosurgery Endoscopic neurosurgery Skull base neurosurgery Pediatric neurosurgery Fetal hypoxia and brain damage