Assoc. Prof. Goran V. Zorić, MD, PhD

Specialist in General Surgery and Subspecialist in Endocrine Surgery.

  • Examinations, diagnostics, fine-needle aspiration biopsy, minimally invasive surgical treatment with optimal aesthetic results, and postoperative monitoring of thyroid gland diseases
  • Dissection of metastatic cervical lymph nodes
  • Examinations, diagnostics, surgical treatment, and postoperative monitoring of parathyroid gland diseases
  • Surgical treatment of median and lateral neck cysts
  • Surgical treatment of adrenal gland diseases using laparoscopic and conventional surgical approaches

Education:

  • 1997 – Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, after initially studying at the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb.
  • 2004 – Completed specialization in General Surgery with excellent results.
  • 2010 – Master’s thesis titled “Prognostic Factors in Patients with Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma” at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
  • 2017 – Completed subspecialization in Endocrine Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
  • 2018 – PhD dissertation titled “Defining Predictive Factors of the Biological Behavior of Follicular Thyroid Tumors” at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
  • 2016 – Awarded the professional title of Primarius.
  • 2026 – Appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, teaching General Surgery and Emergency Medicine.

Work Experience:

  • 1998–2003 – Clinical Hospital Center “Dr. Dragiša Mišović,” Belgrade, volunteer resident in General Surgery.
  • Since 2003 – Clinic for Endocrine Surgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia (UCCS), Belgrade.
  • Since 2007 – Permanently employed at the Clinic for Endocrine Surgery, UCCS, currently serving as Head of the Operating Department.
  • Since 2004 – Endocrine Surgery Consultant at the Special Hospital for Thyroid Diseases and Metabolism “Čigota,” Zlatibor.
  • Four years of experience as an Endocrine Surgery Consultant at the Aranđelovac Health Center.
  • Performed approximately 5,100 endocrine surgical procedures to date, including thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal gland surgeries.
  • Extensive experience in the surgical treatment of aggressive, advanced, and rare thyroid tumors.

Scientific and Professional Work:

  • Author of a chapter on poorly differentiated thyroid tumors and co-author of a chapter on anaplastic thyroid carcinoma in the textbook “Thyroid Surgery” (2017).
  • Author of a chapter on rare adrenal gland tumors in the textbook “Adrenal Surgery” (2019).
  • Author and co-author of scientific and professional papers published in indexed journals and proceedings of national and international scientific conferences.
  • Lecturer at national and international professional conferences, as well as in subspecialty training programs in Endocrine Surgery.
  • Member of the organizing committees of five congresses of the Serbian Association of Endocrine Surgeons.

Professional Memberships:

  • Member of the Executive Board of the Surgical Section of the Serbian Medical Society.
  • 2014–2024 – Member of the National Expert Commission for Endocrine Surgery of the Republic of Serbia.
  • Since 2009 – Member of the Serbian Association of Endocrine Surgeons (UEHS).
  • Since 2016 – Member of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES).