ASS. DR MILIJA D. MIJAJLOVIĆ
N.sar, dr.sci med

1. Personal information

Gender: Male
Birth date and place of Birth: July the 3rd 1976, Kraljevo, Serbia
Address at work: Neurology clinic (Department for Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headaches), Clinical Center of Serbia, Dr Subotica 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
Phone at work: +381 11 306 4219; Fax: + 381 11 2684 577


2. Medical Skills

Experienced with:
Neuropsychological and behavioral examination and evaluation
Neurosonology techniques (Power Triplex Color Doppler and Transcranial Color Doppler Examination)
Ultrasound examination of the brain parenchyma (basal ganglia)
Stroke management (including thrombolytic therapy and sonothombolysis)

3. Education

1995 – 2001 (XII semesters, six years), Undergraduate studies
Graduated in July 2001
School of Medicine, University of Belgrade
Doctor of Medicine

Student Tutor
1998-2001.
Institute of path-physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade
Path physiology of the central nervous system

Internship
2001-2002. School of Medicine, University of Belgrade
Neurology, Neuropsychology

General Practitioner License
July 2002.
Ministry of Health, Republic of Serbia

Postgraduate Master’s degree studies in Neurology
2001-2007.
School of Medicine University of Belgrade
Master’s Degree in Neurology
Thesis Title: The role of insulin resistance in ischemic brain disease

Residence in Neurology
2007-2010.
Institute of Neurology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade; School of Medicine University of Belgrade
Title: Board certified Neurologist

National official expert in neuroangiology
2005.- National Society of Neuroangiology of Serbia and Medical Faculty Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia

Scientific Researcher, Research Associate
2009.-
Ministry of Sciences of Serbia; School of Medicine University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia


4. Awards-medical practice-memberships

Scholarship from the School of Medicine University of Belgrade during whole medical studies for students with high average point (average point during the studies was 9.23/10.0)
Winner of the Fellowship named “Professor Zoran Radovanovic” as the best medical student of the generation entered the School of Medicine University of Belgrade in the 1995.
Certificate in “Molecular Biology of the Ageing Nervous system”, postgraduate course organized by Inter-University Center and School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia, July 2002.
Certificate in “Clinical Epidemiology”; postgraduate course organized by School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Chair: Prof Albert Hoffman, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, February 2003.
EFNS Academy for Young Neurologists-4th Course (topics: Neurooncology, Neuroimunology, Movement Disorders), Stare Splavy, Czech Republic, 2003.
Participant of the Continuing Medical Education Program in Neurology organized by the World Federation of Neurology; since 2001.
Master’s degree in Neurology; Master degree topic: The role of insulin resistance in ischemic brain disease, granted by Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia as the part of the Scientific Project: “Risk factors for brain white matter vascular lesions” lead by Professor Nada Sternic at the Institute of Neurology, School of Medicine University of Belgrade
Clinical practice in stroke management and neurosonology, Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital in Amiens, France, as the winner of the Fellowship from the European Federation of Neurological Societies-EFNS (Department to Department Program), January-February 2004.
Attended the Symposium of the Continuing Medical Education: “Atherosclerosis, insulin resistance, diabetes, recent advances and clinical implications”; organized by Atherosclerosis Society of Serbia and Montenegro, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and School of Medicine University of Belgrade.
Winner of the Danube Neurology Fellowship-2004 from the International Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences and Continuing Education for one month clinical practice at the Department of Neurology, University of Szeged, Hungary, May 2004.
EFNS Academy for Young Neurologists-5th Course (topics: Mitochondrial Diseases, Epilepsy Therapy, Dementias), Stare Splavy, Czech Republic, 2004.
Danube Clinical Neurology Training Course 2004 (topics: Multiple Sclerosis, Headache, Parkinson’s Disease), organized by International Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences and Continuing Education, University of Szeged, Hungary, May 27-28. 2004.
9th European Stroke Initiative-EUSI, European Summer Stroke School, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2005.
Education in ultrasound examination of the brain parenchyma (basal ganglia), Neurology clinic (Head Professor H. Reichmann), University of Dresden, Germany, December 2005.
Winner of the MASHAV Fellowship of the Tel Aviv University and the Israeli Ministry of Science for three month training in neurosonology and stroke management at the Department of Neurology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University , Israel (Head of the Department Professor Natan Bornstein), January-April 2006.*Certificated for neurosonology examination, *Certificate for acute stroke management and thrombolysis
Education in brain parenchyma sonography, Department of Neurology (Head Dr Daniela Berg), University of Tubingen, Germany, February 2007.
Education in thrombolytic therapy of acute stroke and sonothrombolysis, Stroke Unit, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (Head Dr Carlos Molina), Barcelona, Spain, January-March 2007.
Education in functional transcranial sonography, Fellowship from the European Fedration of Neurological Societies, Department to Department Program; Department of Neurology, University Clinic Muenster, Germany, July-August 2008.
Fellow of The Foundation “Professor Risto Bokonjic”for six months research fellowship in neurodegenerative diseases at the Department of Neurology and Hertie Institute for clinical brain research (Professor Daniela Berg), University of Tuebingen, Germany, 2009.
Lecturer and Tutor in the National School for Neuroangiology of the National Society for Neuroangiology of Serbia


5. Membership

Chronic Daily Headache International Study Group of the International Headache Society-IHS
European Federation of Neurological Societies-EFNS
The Movement Disorders Society
European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics
World Stroke Organization
Board of the National Society of Neuroangiology of Serbia
Serbian Medical Society


6. Main fields of interests

Cerebrovascular Disorders (genetics, path-physiology of arteriosclerosis-especially the role of insulin resistance in atherogenesis, asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and vascular dementia, rare causes of stroke especially in young adults).
Ultrasound Techniques in Neurology (Power Triplex Color Doppler, Transcranial Doppler, detection of the circulating micro emboli and cerebral vasomotor reactivity testing, sonothrombolysis)
Chronic Headaches (co-morbidity of migraine, chronic tension type of headache, rare headaches-SUNCT, cluster headache, paroxysmal hemicranias)
Neuropsychology and Dementias