Mr sci med dr Zlatko Bokun

Professional Experience

Atlas General Hospital
April 2026 – Present

Head of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Department
KBC “Zvezdara”, Belgrade
2025 – 2026

Research Associate – Department of General Surgery
School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade
2010 – 2017

Specialist in General Surgery
KBC “Zvezdara”, Belgrade
2007 – 2026

Specialist in General Surgery
Special Hospital for Hyperbaric Medicine “Banjica”
2006 – 2007

Residency in General Surgery
KBC “Zvezdara”, Belgrade
2001 – 2006

Medical Internship
KBC “Zvezdara”, Belgrade
2000 – 2001

Areas of Professional Expertise

Dr. Bokun has been practicing advanced laparoscopic surgery for more than two decades, with a particular focus on:

  • laparoscopic gallbladder surgery
  • abdominal wall hernia surgery
  • oncologic surgery of colorectal tumors
  • emergency laparoscopic surgery
  • surgery of the stomach, spleen, and adrenal glands

He introduced several advanced laparoscopic procedures into the regular surgical practice at KBC “Zvezdara” and actively participates in the education of young surgeons and residents.

He is also an educator and instructor for the Serbian Association of Endoscopic Surgeons in the field of inguinal hernia surgery.

Education

Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade – Doctor of Medicine (MD)
1993 – 2000

Specialization in General Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
KBC “Zvezdara”
2001 – 2006

Master of Medical Sciences – Surgical Anatomy
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
2010

Professional Training

Completed numerous professional training programs and educational courses in Serbia and abroad.

Particularly notable are two study visits to Italy in 2005 and 2012 under the mentorship of Prof. Giusto Pignata, one of Europe’s leading laparoscopic surgeons.

Scientific and Professional Work

Author and co-author of numerous scientific and professional papers in the field of laparoscopic surgery.

Guest lecturer at national and international surgical congresses.

Professional Memberships

  • Serbian Medical Society
  • Serbian Association of Surgeons
  • Serbian Association of Endoscopic Surgeons
  • Serbian Hernia Society
  • Serbian Association of Ambulatory Surgery
  • European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
  • IASGO – International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists