Medical Clinical

CURRICULUM VITAE

Edina Bilić - Komarica, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine Specialist

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: May 26, 1964

Place of Birth: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gender: Female

Marital status: Married, 2 children

Nationality: Bosnian

Profession: Medical Doctor

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Office Address: University of Sarajevo Clinical Center Koševo“

Bolnicka 25, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Home Address: Borak 8, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tel: +387-**-***-***

Fax: +387-**-***-***

Email : **********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an MD position in a dynamic and challenging environment where I can make a noticeable contribution as a team member and make the best use of my multidiscipline expertise, outstanding enthusiasm, and dedicated service to the patients.

CURRENT POSITION (2008 - Present)

-Currently a Head of the Internal Medicine Department, Clinic for Anesthesiology and Reanimation, serving multiple surgical clinics (thoracic, glandular and urological) at the University of Sarajevo Clinical Center "Kosevo" in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

-Clinical Center ”Kosevo” (www.kcus.ba) is the leading professional, educational, teaching and scientific research medical institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With its 41 clinics and institutes, 2,100 beds, modern diagnostics and therapy, it is a modern, successful health and university institution providing all levels of care.

-Primary job duty is to evaluate patients recommended for surgery and grant an approval for the procedure as well as examining and providing opinion for the acute patients before they are taken into the operating room for a surgery.

-Examining the postoperative patients who have symptoms such as chest pain, breathing difficulties, high blood pressure and ordering additional diagnostic tests and referrals.

-Extensive knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat diseases including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive healthcare measures.

-Excellent diagnostic skills, interpretation skills (EKG, X-rays, blood work, auscultation, etc.), ability to apply a broad knowledge of clinical medicine to the management of patients with chronic, complex, and multiple diseases.

-Managerial duties: staff supervision and planning, organization, coordination, equipment selection, professional development, mentorship, and all other day to day activities related to the Department.

EDUCATION

1994 Doctor of Medicine (MD)

University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2007 Specialist of Internal Medicine

University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2011 Appointed as a Head Doctor or Primarius

2012 Master of Science (MSc), Clinical Medicine

University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2014 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), ongoing, working on a thesis "The clinical significance and correlation between the use of antihypertensives in treatment of hypertension and heart frequency as incidence of prostate cancer".

LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION

1995 Ministry of Health, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Medical Doctor, certified

2007 Ministry of Health, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Specialist of Internal Medicine, certified, License No 1091

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Sarajevo Clinical Center "Kosevo" (KCUS), Surgical Clinics, March 2008 - present

Clinic for Hemodialysis, University of Sarajevo Clinical Center "Kosevo" (KCUS), March 2007 - February 2008

Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases, University of Sarajevo Clinical Center "Kosevo" (KCUS), September 1994 - February 2007

Emergency and Trauma Clinic of "Kosevo", University of Sarajevo Clinical Center "Kosevo" (KCUS), on call 3 - 5 times per month, 1995 - 2008

MEDICAL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

During the war in Bosnia (1992 - 1995), while still a medical student, volunteered to deliver care to the sick and wounded, helped with the organization of field clinics, population evacuation, and body identification at the morgue of Clinical Center "Koševo".

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emergency and Trauma Clinic of "Kosevo", University of Sarajevo Clinical Center "Kosevo" (KCUS), 1992 - 1995

Orphanage "Bjelave", Sarajevo, 1992 - 1995

War Outpatient Clinic, Sarajevo, 1992 - 1995

MEMBERSHIP

European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Nice, France

Medical Chamber of Sarajevo Canton, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cardiology Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDENCE

-"IX Belgrade International Summit of Interventional Cardiologists", Clinical Center of Serbia, The European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC), Certificate of Attendance along with 18 external CME credits for participation,

April 2015, Belgrade, Serbia

-"Cardiovascular diseases and anticoagulant therapy", Bayer, December 2014, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"The First Symposium on Heart Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing", Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 2014, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"6th Internal Medicine Congress with International Participation", October 2014, Opatija, Croatia

-"IV Congress of Serbian Society of Hypertension", March 2014, Belgrade, Serbia

-"The importance and advantage of fixed combinations in the treatment of hypertension", Department of Cardiology, Clinical Center of Serbia (KCS), March 2014, Belgrade, Serbia

-"When is the fixed combination of bisoprolol and amlodipine therapeutic choice?", Department of Cardiology, Clinical Center of Serbia (KCS), March 2014, Belgrade, Serbia

-30th Professional Meeting of the Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease", Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 2013, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"VI Congress of the Association of Cardiologists and Angiologists and II Congress of Nurses and Technicians in Cardiovascular Medicine", The European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC), Certificate of Attendance along with 14 external CME credits for participation, June 2013, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"International Urological Symposium", December 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"Accomplishments in urology, guidelines for young urologists and urology residents", GlaxoSmithKline, December 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"Citram-Escitalopram - Potent and most selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor", Department of Psychiatry, Medical Chamber of Sarajevo Canton and FarmaVita, December 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"Current treatment of hypertension, Val (valsartan) and Val plus (valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide)", Medical Chamber of Sarajevo Canton and FarmaVita, December 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"Zaracet - Optimal analgesic fixed combination", Medical Chamber of Sarajevo Canton and FarmaVita, December 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"Zofenopril a new approach to blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system: higher efficiency and reduced side effects", Berlin-Chemie Menarini, June 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"7th Joint Meeting", Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkish Society of Cardiology, May 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"School of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Sarajevo", European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), April 2008, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"New knowledge about metabolic syndrome", "Specificity of therapeutic applications of gopten as ACE inhibitor", Abbott Laboratories S. A. and Medical Chamber of Sarajevo Canton, February 2008, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

-"Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychopathology Treatment", University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

-Participated in a two-year research project "Low molecular weight heparin in the prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis", Urology Clinic, University of Sarajevo Clinical Center "Kosevo" (KCUS)

PUBLISHED REFERENCES

-"Possible Predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic viral hepatitis of B and C etiology", (Medical Journal, 2012, Vol. 18, No. 3)

-"The Importance of Establishing the Correlation between TSH and HbA1c in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism who are Treated with L-Thyroxin Therapy for Glycemic Control", (Materia Sociomedica, 2012, Issue 4)

-"Effect of Treatment with L-thyroxin on Glucoregulation in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism", (Medical archives, 2012)

-"Right-sided Perforated Ascending Colonic Diverticulum Mimicking Acute Appendicitis", (Acta Informatica Medica, 2012)

REFERENCES (Non - published)

-"Statistics in Medical Research - Risk factors and their impact on diabetes mellitus in older age", University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, Sarajevo, November 2006

-"The advantage of using QMR (Quick Medical Review) in relation to the expert systems as diagnostic tools in internal medicine", University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, Sarajevo, October 2005

-"Tuberculosis", University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, Sarajevo, August 2004

LANGUAGES

English - Good communication and writing skills.

German - Currently attending intensive classes towards acquiring B1 certificate.

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (fluent).

Open to learning new languages.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows OS, MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Proficient in Internet medical research.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Excellent organization and communication skills.

Experience in coordination of multidisciplinary teams.

Enjoys challenge and embraces change.

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