Specialist in general surgery

Narrow professional orientation:

• Dr. Veselinović specializes in bariatric surgery, surgery of the gallbladder and hernias (both classic and laparoscopic), as well as oncological surgery of the esophagus, stomach, and colon.

Education:

• Specialist exam in General Surgery passed on July 6, 2020, with excellent results.
• Doctoral studies in Reconstructive Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, since October 2019.
• Specialization in General Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, since October 2015.
• Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, October 2003 – February 2010.
• Gymnasium ‘Veljko Petrović’, Sombor, 1999-2003..

Work experience:

• Employed as a CLINICAL ASSISTANT at the Department of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
• Employed as a SPECIALIST IN GENERAL SURGERY at the Clinic for Digestive Surgery – First Surgical Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, since July 2020.
• Employed as a SPECIALIZATION TRAINEE IN GENERAL SURGERY at the Clinic for Digestive Surgery – First Surgical Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, since October 2015.
• Employed as a MEDICAL DOCTOR at the Clinic for Digestive Surgery – First Surgical Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, since December 2010.

Interests:

• Minimally invasive surgery
• Oncology
• Radical surgery of malignant diseases of the esophagus and stomach
• Surgery of benign and functional disorders of the esophagus and stomach
• Bariatric surgery
• Colorectal surgery

Professinal memberships:

• Medical Chamber of Serbia, since 2010.
• Serbian Medical Society, since 2010.
• Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Serbia (UEHS), since 2016.
• European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES), since 2017

Professional activities and courses:

• EAES FORWARD program, advanced training in minimally invasive colorectal surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, UK, May – August 2023, Dr. Kenneth Campbell
• Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Tips & Tricks and Gastric Bypass Masterclass – MIC Istanbul, Turkey, March 1st and 2nd, 2022
• Advanced Metabolic Surgery, AKH Universitätsklinikum, Vienna, January 2020, Dr. Gerhard Prager
• Advanced clinical immersion in laparoscopic bariatric surgery, Ponderas Academic Hospital, Bucharest, March 2018, Prof. Dr. Catalin Copaescu
• EAES course on suturing in laparoscopic surgery, Košice, Slovakia, September 2017, Dr. Marek Šoltes
• Training course “Laparoscopic approach to abdominal hernias: the way I do it,” Adria, Italy, July 2017, Dr. Ferdinando Agresta
• Participant and lecturer of original papers at international congresses in the field of minimally invasive general surgery and upper gastrointestinal surgery.

Books and chapters:

• Co-author of the chapter: ‘Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass’ (Bjelović M, Veselinović M) in the textbook Surgical Treatment of Obesity: From Bariatric to Metabolic Surgery, published by the
• Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 2016.
• Co-author of the chapter: ‘Rare Diseases of the Esophagus’ (Simić A, Skrobić O, Veselinović M) in the textbook Surgery with Anesthesiology, editors Simić A, Grujičić D, Spasovski D,
• published by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 2023

Publication:

1. Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Cancer: Cut Down Complications to Unveil Positive Results of Minimally Invasive Approach.Bjelović M, Veselinović M, Gunjic D, Bukumirić Z, Babić T, Vlajić R, Potkonjak D.Front Oncol. 2022 Mar 4;12:854408. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.854408. PMID: 35311139; PMCID: PMC8931216.

2. Laparoscopic Enucleation of Frantz’s Tumor of the Pancreas: Case Report and Literature Review.Eric D, Milosavljević V, Gonzalez-Urquijo M, Tadić B, Veselinović M, Grubor N, Jelić D, Bjelović M.Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Mar 14;64:102221. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102221. PMID: 33796288; PMCID: PMC7995482

3. Clinical Investigation Study Group. Non-active implantable device treating acid reflux with a new dynamic treatment approach: 1-year results: RefluxStop™ device; a new method in acid reflux surgery obtaining CE mark.Bjelović M, Harsányi L, Altorjay Á, Kincses Z, Forsell P; Investigators of the RefluxStop™, Collaborators: Veselinović MBMC Surg. 2020 Jul 20;20(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s12893-020-00794-9. PMID: 32689979; PMCID: PMC7370422

4. Laparoscopic Management of Initially Unrecognized Splenic Hydatid Cysts: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Milosavljević V, Veselinović M, Tadić B, Galun D, Ćeranić M, Erić D, Bjelović MDecember 2019, Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) 55(12), DOI: 10.3390/medicina55120771

5. Knife swallowing ended up with esophagectomy

Boris S. Tadić, Nikola M. Grubor, Vladimir M. Milosavljević, Milan D. Veselinović

International Journal of Case Reports and Images, Vol. 9, 2018. ISSN: 0976-3198.

6. Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric neoplasms: A single center experience

Bjelović Miloš; Veselinović Milan; Gunjić Dragan; Babić Tamara; Nikolić Luka. In: Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, Vol 146, Iss 1-2, Pp 31-35 (2018); Serbian Medical Society, 2018.

7. Gastric stimulation to treat the type 2 diabetes: Results on week 16

Bjelović Miloš; Babič Tamara; Špica Bratislav; Gunjić Dragan; Veselinović Milan; Polovina Snežana. In: Vojnosanitetski Pregled, Vol 75, Iss 2, Pp 201-205 (2018); Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia, 2018.

8. Could hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy improve the treatment results of esophageal cancer?

Bjelovic M, Babic T, Spica B, Gunjic D, Veselinovic M, Trajkovic G.

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2016 Aug;42(8):1196-201. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.05.027. Epub 2016 Jun 2. PMID: 27316602.

9. Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer: Single Center Experience after 44 Consecutive Cases.

Bjelović M, Babič T, Gunjić D, Veselinović M, Špica B.

Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2015 Jul-Aug;143(7-8):410-5. PMID: 26506750.

10. The use of autologous fascia lata graft in the laparoscopic reinforcement of large hiatal defect: initial observations of the surgical technique.

Bjelovic M, Babic T, Spica B, Gunjic D, Veselinovic M, Bascarevic V.

BMC Surg. 2015 Mar 11;15:22. doi: 10.1186/s12893-015-0008-2. PMID: 25849293.

11. Laparoscopic repair of hiatal hernias: experience after 200 consecutive cases.

Bjelović M, Babic T, Gunjić D, Veselinović M, Spica B.

Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2014 Jul-Aug;142(7-8):424-30. PMID: 25233686.

12. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy – initial experience with different multichannel ports.

Raznatović ZJ, Zarić ND, Djurasić LM, Lekić NS, Djordjević VR, Radojković ZZ, Veselinović MD, Duka SV, Kerkez MD.

Acta Chir Iugosl. 2012;59(1):67-70. PMID: 22924307.

Languages:

• Srpski – native
• Engleski – advanced
• Nemački – medium

 

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