Vladimir Papic

Consultant neurosurgeon at Clinical center of Vojvodina, Clinic for neurosurgery

• Serbia
• My current job since June 1997

Perform independent clinical work ( diagnosis and surgery ) from the field of surgery of the brain, spinal cord and nerves. It includes:
- Cranial base tumours including endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches
- Intracranial aneurysms and AVMs
- Tumours of the brain, spinal cord and nerves
- Degenerative spinal diseases of the neck and lumbar area with anterior et posterior stabilization
- Brain Injury
- Intracranial and spinal abscesses and empyema of all localisation
- Adult hydrocephalus including endoscopic third ventriculostomy
- Nerve surgery including nerve entrapment syndromes
- Artificial and autologous cranioplasty
- Diagnosis and emergency surgical treatment of emergency disease and syndrome of organ (four-year experience in the Emergency Department of Surgery )



Additional training (scholarships and specializations) :

1. Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery in Belgrade, Serbia from 01.05.2003 . to 01.06.2003 .
2. Neurosurgery, Medical Seminars Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria from 13.11.2005 . to 19.11.2005 .
3. Minimal Invasive and Endoscopic Neurosurgery, Clinic of Neurosurgery, Johannes Guttenberg University, Mainz, Germany from 15.02.2007 . to 17.03.2007 .
4. Basic Spine Course, AO Spine Course, Porto Carras, Greece 19 -23- April 2007.
5. Investigator meeting, Nice, France from 16.11.2007. to 19.11.2007 .
6. Deep brain stimulation, Clinic of Neurosurgery, Pecz, Hungary from 25.04.2010 . to 27.04.2010 .
7. Medtronic course for cervical stabilization, Zagreb, Croatia, 09.11.2010 . to 11.11.2010.
8. 12th Hand -On Workshop on endoscopic transnasal approaches to the skull base, Trier, Germany 04.05.2011 . to 06.05.2011 .
9. Live on surgery of intracranial aneurysms, Torino, Italy 21.- 23.11.2012 .
10. MIS Symposium with Hands on Cadaver Course, December 13th, 2014, Vienna, Austria
11. Midas Rex Hands-On Workshop for Neurosurgeons Eastern Europe Exclusive, Medtronic Training Center, Tolochenaz, Switzerland 21.-22. 04. 2015.
12. Endoscopic and Microsurgical Approaches to the Skull Base and Vascular Anatomy 8th Hands-On Cadaver Course Zurich, Switzerland, August 17-19, 2015
13. Microvascular hands-on workshop, Athens, March 7-12, 2016
14. Cranial base surgery, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris January 8-12, 2018.

Participation in scientific projects :

1. Since 2003. till 2009. VITATOPS - Vitamins to Prevent Stroke, VITATOPS Trial Office, Stroke Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia, 6847
2. Since 2007. till 2009. CONSCIOUS -2, aneurysmal subarachnoidal haemorrhage, Pharmacetuticals Actelion, Switzerland, AC 054-301 study as cordinator
3. Since 2010. till 2013. PRESTIGE Observational Study, Cervical prosthesis, Medtronic Spinal and Biologics, as NCT00875810 study coordinator