Faculty of Medicine
Biography
Rifat Medjedovic, MD, specialist of Internal medicine and Rheumatologist
Associate on Internal medicine, Medical faculty, University of Montenegro
Member of EULAR Standing Committee for Musculoskeletal Imaging
Born - 17.05.1980. Bijelo Polje, Montenegro.
Adress – Avda Medjedovica 58/38, 81000 Podgorica.
E-mail - rifat.medjedovic@gmail.com rifat.medjedovic@kccg.me
Education:
1999.High school, “Miloje Dobrasinovic” Bijelo Polje – average mark excellent 5.0.
2007.Faculty of medicine, University of Montenegro – average mark 9.08.
2011.Student of second year on Doctoral studies in Internal medicine, Faculty of medicine, University of Montenegro – given all exams on first year - average mark 9.8.
From 2017. The report od the topic of initial research was adopted: “Ultrasound findings of subclinical joint and tendon inflammation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus - potential marker of disease activity and signal for change of therapeutic approach” and the acquired condition for applying for the topic of doctoral dissertation
- Passed specialisation of Internal medicine, mark 5 (exellent), Facullty of medicine Belgrade, University of Belgrade – became specialist of internal medicine.
2018. Passed subspecialisation of Rheumatology, mark 10 (exellent), Institute for Rheumatology and Facullty of medicine Belgrade, University of Belgrade – became subspecialist of Rheumatology (Rheumatologist)
Foreign languages:
English (exellent, proficiency).
Work at computer:
Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Power Point, Microsoft Office Excel, exploring Internet – exellent. Exploring base of medical data - exellent.
Work expirience:
2007 - 2008. Training period as MD – Community Health Center Podgorica.
- Passed professional exam in medicine.
- Emergency department, Community Health Center Podgorica.
2008 - 2009. Clinical doctor on Department of hematology, Clinical center of Montenegro.
2009 - 2013. Doctor on specialization of Internal medicine, worked at Internal clinic, Clinical center of Montenegro.
From 2009. Proffesor of hematology and transfusiology and Internal medicine in Secondary medical school in Podgorica.
From 2009. Doctor at Football Club “Kom”, Podgorica.
From 2009. Instructor of first aid in Red cross of Montenegro
2012 - 2013. Doctor in Summer Turistic ambulance – Community Health Center Budva.
2014. Specialist of Internal medicine, worked at Department of hematology, Internal clinic, Clinical center of Montenegro.
2014 - 2016. Specialist of Internal medicine, worked at Department of rheumatology, Internal clinic, Clinical center of Montenegro - as of 01.12.2014, the independent rheumatological work at the department for rheumatology, in the rheumatology clinic, the osteodensitometric cabinet, and the daily hospital for biological therapy.
2014 - 2018. Secretary of Rheumatology Association of Montenegro.
From 2014. Member of EULAR Standing Committee on Musculoskeletal Imaging
From December 2016. Doing expert ultrasound of musculoskeletal system and capillaroscopy.
Personal qualities:
Obduracy, devotion, appreciation and liability.
Courses and congressis:
1999 – 2007. as a student of medicine, a lot of scientific works at national and international congressis (as autor and co-autor)
- GCP (Good clinical practice) training for investigators in clinical studies – Basic level, in organisation od CRA Academy Belgrade and Montenegrin Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices
- XIII congress of doctors in Montenegro – poster presentation „Chronic Myeloid Leukemia – case presentation“, Budva, Montenegro
- WHO Workshop on Patient Blood Management and Supportive Guideline Development/Update, Montenegro, in organization of Ministry of health and World health organization.
From 2009 to 2012 – co-investigator in two observational clinical studies for safiety and effeciency of MabThera and Recormon with hematologycal malignancies (Non Hodgkin lymphomas).
- GCP (Good clinical practice) training for investigators in clinical studies – Basic level, in organisation od CRA Academy Belgrade and Montenegrin Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices
2009 – 2011. for free times Oncologycal days, Montenegro, in organisation of Hoffman la Roche.
- Annual world congress of Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), Congress center Basel, Swiss.
- Annual congress of rheumatologists of Serbia with international participation – poster presentation „Efficacy and safety of Tocilizumab in RA therapy during twelve months follow up“
- 2nd congress of hematologysts of Serbia with international participation and 6th Balcan's day of haematology.
- OMI seminar “Salzburg Weill Cornell - Hematologic malignancies” – active fellow and winner of recognition for excellent case presentation (oral presentation) – “Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in patient with selective IgA immunodeficiency”, Salzburg, Austria.
- Annual congress of rheumatologists of Serbia with international participation – poster presentation “Pregnancy like provocation factor in the presentation of SLE with secondary APS”
- Lecturer in Center for Science of Clinical center of Montenegro – „Thrombocytopenias – etiology and differential diagnosis“
- XIV congress of doctors in Montenegro – poster presentation „Chronic Myeloid Leukemia – patient with Nilotinib therapy (a tyrosine kinase inhibitor second generation)“, Budva, Montenegro
- OMI seminar “Salzburg Weill Cornell – International Atherosclerosis Society Seminar in Lipid Metabolism” – active fellow, Salzburg, Austria.
- Training in “Implementation of the European Blood Transfusion System in Montenegro” – (EU/IPA procejt implemented by WHO regional Office for Europe), Budva, Montenegro.
- Lecturer in Center for Science of Clinical center of Montenegro – „Congenital Thrombophilia“
March 2015. Lecturer in Virpazar, Montenegro, in organisation pharmaceutical company „Phiser“ - continuing medical education „Case report patient with rheumatoid arthritis – change of biological therapy or no?“
April 2015. Lecturer in Hotel „Podgorica“ in organisation pharmaceutical company „MSD“ - continuing medical education „Case report patient with rheumatoid arthritis – side effect of biological therapy or no?“
April 2015. has attended and passed Basic Course of musculoskeletal ultrasonography which has been scientifficaly endorsed by EULAR, Antalya, Turkey
June 2015. EULAR 2015, Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, Rome, Italy
September 2015. Annual congress of rheumatologists of Serbia with international participation.
October 2015. Lecturer in „5th Rheumatological days in Montenegro“ in organisation Rheumatology assosiation of Montenegro and pharmaceutical company „Hoffman La Roche“ – continuing medical education „The role of ultrasound and magnetic resonance in monitoring of clinical remission of rheumatoid arthritis“
Februar 2016. Lecturer in Hotel „Podgorica“ in organisation pharmaceutical company „Pharmalife“ - continuing medical education „Hondroprotectives in osteoarthritis treatment“
March 2016. ABIF regional forum about biological therapy, Osijek, Croatia -oral presentation „HLA B27 positive ankylosing spondylitis in inactive HbsAg carrier – therapy choice“
From March to December 2016. Lecturer „Principles of Menagement of Acute Internistic diseases“: (continuing medical education in organisation Center for Science of Clinical center of Montenegro and Ministry of health of Montenegro)
- in Center for Science of Clinical center of Montenegro
- in General Hospital Berane
- in Community Health Center Ulcinj
From March to December 2016. Lecturer „Pain Therapy in chronic degenerative musculosceletal diseases“: (continuing medical education in organisation Center for Science of Clinical center of Montenegro and Ministry of health of Montenegro)
- in Center for Science of Clinical center of Montenegro
- in Community Health Center Tivat
- in Community Health Center Pljevlja
- in Community Health Center Ulcinj
- in Community Health Center Kotor
- in General Hospital Niksic
April 2016. „10th Congress on Autoimmunity“, Leipzig, Germany – poster presentation „Immunological profile of SLE in patient with NHL – case report“
April 2016. „7th Inflammation Forum INFORM“, Berlin, Germany
June 2016. EULAR 2016, Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, London, UK.
September 2016. Lecturer in Center for Science of Clinical center of Montenegro – continuing medical education „Early arthritis – early detection and treatment“
September 2016. GCP (Good clinical practice) training for investigators in clinical studies – Advanced level, in organisation od CRA Academy Belgrade and Montenegrin Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices
October 2016. 1st Annual congress of rheumatologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina with international participation.
October 2016. Lecturer in „6th Rheumatological days in Montenegro“ in organisation Rheumatology assosiation of Montenegro and pharmaceutical company „Hoffman La Roche“ – continuing medical education „Tocilizumab - Current Perspectives and Future Directions for the Treatment of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases”
November 2016. 3rd National Rheumatology Congress of Kosova with International participation – Lecturer „Updates in pathogenesis and therapy of psoriatic arthritis“
December 2016. has attended and passed Intermediate Course of musculoskeletal ultrasonography which has been scientifficaly endorsed by EULAR, Athens, Greece
June 2017. EULAR 2017, Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain.
October 2017. has attended and passed 1st Focussed Course on ultrasound guided procedures which has been scientifficaly endorsed by EULAR, Belgrade, Serbia
October 2017. 18th EULAR Postgraduate Course in Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia
June 2018. has attended and passed Advanced Course of musculoskeletal ultrasonography which has been organised by EULAR Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 2018. EULAR 2018, Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
List of publications:
- “Neoplasms and diabetes mellitus” Medjedovic R – 5th Zagreb international medical summit, Zagreb, Croatia
- “Relation between arterial hypertension and dysfunction of the lipid status in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2” Medjedovic R, Pocek L, Jaredic M, Grdinic Z – 5th Zagreb international medical summit, Zagreb, Croatia
- „Neuropathy as complication of diabetess mellitus“ Medjedovic R, Pocek L– 4-th international congress of medical sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
- “Effects of growth hormone and estrogen therapy on liver's function of Turner syndrome patients“ Jaredic M, Medjedovic R, Grdinic Z – International medical students research congress, Istanbul, Turkey
- „Oral manifestation correlated with metabolism calcium and phosphorus of Turner syndrome patients“ Grdinic Z, Medjedovic R, Jaredic M – International medical students research congress, Istanbul, Turkey
- „Cholelithiasis in diabetes mellitus patients“ Pocek L, Medjedovic R - 4th international congress of medical sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
- „Chronic Myeloid Leukemia – case presentation“ Rifat Medjedovic, A.Popović, V.Vujičić, N.Bakić - XIII congress of doctors in Montenegro, May 2009, Budva, Montenegro (“Medical Records”, 2009 - Professional magazine of Medical Association of Montenegro)
- “Essential Thrombocythemia and pregnancy – case presentation” A.Popovic, Rifat Medjedovic, V.Vujicic, N.Bakic - XIII congress of doctors in Montenegro, May 2009, Budva, Montenegro (“Medical Records”, 2009 - Professional magazine of Medical Association of Montenegro)
- “Modern Treatment Tricholeukemia – case presentation” N.Bakic, Rifat Medjedovic, A.Popovic, V.Vujicic - XIII congress of doctors in Montenegro, May 2009, Budva, Montenegro (“Medical Records”, 2009 - Professional magazine of Medical Association of Montenegro)
- “Maxilla as an unusual localisation of Non Hodgkin Lymphoma – case presentation” Dj.Krnjevic, Rifat Medjedovic, A.Popovic, V.Vujicic, N.Bakic - XIII congress of doctors in Montenegro, May 2009, Budva, Montenegro (“Medical Records”, 2009 - Professional magazine of Medical Association of Montenegro)
- „Efficacy and safety of Tocilizumab in RA therapy during twelve months follow up“ Rifat Medjedovic, Svetlana Aligrudić, Nataša Miketić, Koviljka Kažić - Annual congress of rheumatologists of Serbia with international participation, September 2011, Novi Sad, Serbia (“Acta Rheumatologica Belgradensia” 2011)
- “Pregnancy like provocation factor in the presentation of SLE with secondary APS” Rifat Medjedovic, Natasa Miketic, Vesko Vujicic, Svetlana Aligrudic – Annual congress of rheumatologists of Serbia with international participation, September 2012, Subotica, Serbia (“Acta Rheumatologica Belgradensia” 2012)
- “Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in patient with selective IgA immunodeficiency” Rifat Medjedovic - American Austrian Foundation – Open Medical Institute (OMI) Case library 2012.
- „Chronic Myeloid Leukemia – patient with Nilotinib therapy (a tyrosine kinase inhibitor second generation)“ Rifat Medjedovic, A.Popovic, M.Dapcevic, E.Zaric, K.Katana - XIV congress of doctors in Montenegro, May 2013, Budva, Montenegro („Medical Records“, 2013 - Professional magazine of Medical Association of Montenegro)
- “October – the Month of Rheumatology” – Medical No79 (Montenegro)
- “Immunological profile of SLE in patient with Non Hodgkin Lymphoma” Rifat Medjedovic, Natasa Miketic, Tamara Jovicevic, Amela Medjedovic, Elvira Strujic, Dragana Pravilovic Lutovac, Jovan Bubanja - 10th International Congress on Autoimmunity, April 2016, Leipzig, Germany
- “Osteoarthritis – new therapeutic options” Rifat Medjedovic, Bilten No5 (Professional magazine of Pharmaceutical Chamber of Montenegro)
- “Secondary failure of etanercept therapy in case of good drug level and anti-drug antibodies absence”Rifat Medjedovic, Elvira Strujic, Amela Medjedovic, Natasa Miketic, Dragana Pravilovic Lutovac - Prague European Days of Internal Medicine (PEDIM) Conference, October 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
- “Tuberculosis during infliximab therapy – latent infection activation or unwanted therapy consequence?” Rifat Medjedovic, Elvira Strujic, Amela Medjedovic, Natasa Miketic, Dragana Pravilovic Lutovac - Prague European Days of Internal Medicine (PEDIM) Conference, October 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
- “Updates in pathogenesis and therapy of psoriatic arthritis” Rifat Medjedovic – 3rd National Rheumatology Congress of Kosovo with International Participation, November 2016.