C U R I C U L U M V I T A E

Personal Details:

Name: DR BILJANA RISTIC

Date of Birth: 6/18/62

Languages: English, French, serbian, some Spanish and Italian,

Marital Status: Married-no dependents

Residential Address: 1522 NC Ave, Flagler Beach

Telephone Number: mob: 386-***-****

Driving License: Code 08, Own Transport

Computer: Using on line TE program (on line filing patients

findings), Microsoft Word

Email: adim2j@r.postjobfree.com

Education Profile:

Schooling: Three years of High School in Belgrade, Yugoslavia,

Senior year –Cascade High School, Everett, WA, USA

1987 Qualified as medical Doctor at University of Medicine,

Belgrade, Yugoslavia

1988-1989 Houseman in Belgrade Military Hospital

1990-mid 1991 Worked as Medical Director for marketing and registration

Galenika, largest pharmaceutical company with 6000

employees.

My duties were: preparing promotion material, preparing

Samples and documentation for tenders and registration of Galenikas products in Asia, South America and Africa. My biggest market was Israel where I registered Vipsogal, ointment for psoriasis. Dealt directly with TEVA and their Import Manager Mr. Zeev Nechustan. Organized and participated in international exhibitions in Tel Aviv and Teheran .

Other markets that I developed personally since my company at that time was more oriented towards Russia and other Eastern bloc countries were: Nigeria, Iran and Thailand.

June

1991-1992 Houseman in Johannesburg General Hospital. Rotation

included general medicine, trauma, vascular surgery and

orthopedics

1992-1993 Medical Officer in JG Strydom Hospital, Johannesburg,

Casualty

1994 One year off to adopt and take care of my daughter

.

1995-1998 Opened Airport Medical Clinic at Johannesburg

International Airport together. Clinic was a small trauma room with a couple of admission beds, dentist, ophthalmologist and travel clinic which was closed 5 years ago. In spare time assisted in theatres orthopedic, neuro, and cardio thoracic in -Brenhurst Hospital and Sunny Hill Hospital

1998 (6 months) Worked as a district Surgeon in Tembisa Crises center dealing with

child abuse, rape, drunk drivers and also covered

11 prisons

1999 Immigrated to Zimbabwe and opened first private

trauma unit in Harare

Opened cardiac clinic, travel clinic, private ambulance

EMR, second private hospital in Harare, Park View

Clinic

Assistant general manager and trauma doctor

Working and training Zimbabwe doctors who

were working in trauma casualty

2003 Returned to South Africa

Started preparations for opening private hospital and Well Woman Clinic in Bahrain with Royal Family. I was appointed hospital manager for Well Woman Clinic and head of promotion for this venture

2004 Heidelberg Hospital casualty department. In spare time worked in Boksburg casualty and outpatients department. Also assisted orthopedic surgeon in theatre.

November 2004-2005 Went to Yugoslavia and worked in Belmedic Private Day

Clinic and 24h casualty, Belgrade. As a Medical Doctor

(Due to family circumstances)

.

November 25th 2005 Returned to RSA

December 2005 Started working as senior med. officer in

casualty, Helen Joseph Hospital

July 2006 Accepted job as medical officer in Themba Lethu RTC

HIV Clinic in Helen Joseph Hospital

13 September 2008 Became Team leader-Manager at HIV Department at RTC

OR Tambo Clinic, Diepsloot, Township with not much

facilities, no X-rays, no lab, often no water or electricity

03 Nov 2008 Promoted to core team in Themba Lethu, Helen Joseph,

RTC Head Office. Duties were to run department, train

new doctors in treatment of the patients, presentations of

different topics, lead ward rounds in case consultants are

not available.

March 2009 Became second time team leader of RTC, Pathsima

Khanya HIV Clinic in Alexandra Health Center with 25

staff members with over 8000 patients

December 2010 Accepted post and started working in pediatric center of

excellence as medical officer, of RTC in Alexandra Clinic

5 months

Spent 2 weeks in Rahima Moosa Hospital in

Professor Ashraf Coovadia’s pediatric HIV Unit.

May 5, 2010 Became 3rd time team leader of adult unit in Alexandra

Health Center with over 9000 patients.

1 August 2010 Medical Officer grade 3 in ARV Department Kvadabeka,

CHC, KZN

1 October 2010 Med Officer Grade 3 UGU District Office, Port

Shepstone

Team leader of rowing team for UGU South District

Travelled to different clinics initiating patients, seeing

complicated cases, and mentored nurses and other

interested staff at the clinics

1 January 2011 Right to Care, medical officer in head office

Themba Lethu, Helen Joseph Hospital

Became member of Third Line Regiment Club, held by

Dr Spencer, Dr Prue Ivy, Prof Furnhiber, Dr Itumeleng

May 2013 Witkoppen Clinic-NIMART mentor,

quality improver

Responsible for drawing SOP’s, creating tools for

implementation of government quality control

at Witkoppen, implemented NIMART concept for

practical treatment of HIV patients,

mentored of DOH/COJ nurses in adult and pediatrics

initiation and treatment of HIV and primary health

diseases incorporated

Started program with approval of Dr Madonsela, Antonia

Barnard, Lucky Hlatswayo, Mrs. Dimakatso, Mrs. P.

Maepa and Margaret Modise and Sue Daya.

Trained 10 nurses from September 2013 at Witkoppen and

followed up 12 sites on a weekly basis which are Reg A;

Bophelong, Rabie Ridge, OR Tambo, Diepsloot South,

Eyethu Yarona and Bosmont, Berario,

Sophiatown, Randburg and Parkhurst,

October 2013 Appointed by Dr M. Madonsela as mentor for DOH/COJ

Doctors in Reg A and B, for 2014.

September 2014 Joined Dr G. Novak as partner in private GP practice

Jan17 -11Apr Accepted and sent by South African Government as

representative to work with Ebola in Sierra Leone,

Freetown, with Emergency Ebola Treatment Centre,

Goodrich Hospital. ked with Dr Gina Petronnella, and Dr

Gino Strada for 8 weeks in ICU unit.

June 201 Employed as Medical Doctor with City of Johannesburg for

reg A, and covered 5 clinics on weekly basis, by seeing

patients and helping nurses with difficult cases

Jan 201 Moved to Serbia due to family circumstances and started

working with Doctors without borders

Jun 20 Opened private General Practitioner rooms

November 202 Acquired green card and moved to Florida, US

Extra courses attended

6 day HIV Management course, March 2007-03-28

HIV/AIDS Refresher Seminar, 25th Nov. 2006

International resuscitation and emergency

Cardiovascular Care Symposium, 10th March, 2007

Attended 8th International AIDS Impact Conference, 1-4

July 2007, Marseille, France. At the same conference

Chaired session with Jeffrey J. Weiss, PhD ass. Prof

and Director of AIDS Psychiatry Research Group,

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA.

Session chaired: Drugs, Alcohol and Potions parallel

Obtained Dip. HIV Management SA 2007 Effect May 2007

Nov 2007 Obtained diploma for GCP (good clinical practice)

With 100% mark

.

June 2007 Attended management course for running HIV clinic

March-April 2009 Attended 4th AIDS conference in Durban

20-22 May 2008 Attended strengthening integrated quality HIV services

November 29-1st Dec. Attended IAPAC HIV Conference in New Orleans

2009

April 9 2010 Attended Pediatric HIV Treatment program by RTC

April 12-16, 2010 Attended South 2 South Pediatric HIV Care and

treatment Tygeberg Hospital Cape Town

1-4th June 2010 Attended 2nd TB Conference in Durban

13th July 2010 Update in GCP and Wits

27 May 2011 Clinical Research in Africa, ethical issues with specific

reference to HIV research

3 September 2011 Breast cancer for health professionals

4 November 2011 Emerging problems in pediatric &adolescence HIV

conference

10 February 2012 Approach to pediatric virological failure workshop

10 February 2012 Emerging problems in pediatric and adolescent HIV conference

13 June 2012 Ethics notion of absolute medical litigation in RSA

/Netcare Park Lane Hospital

8 June 2012 Neonatal resuscitation-Coronation Hospital

27-29 march 2012 Mentor ship training course-Randburg Towers

Dec 2012 One year master HIV classes

1-2 October 2013 HIV update, RTC- Helen Joseph

16-18 October 2013 IMCI for doctors- Randburg Towers

Dec 2013 Completed second year of HIV master classes

17-24th June Involved in MNCWH and N review for Minister of Health,

Team leader USAID Joan Littlefield, NW

18 August 2014 HIV and TB management update, Aurum Institute-

Parktown

23-25 August 2014 QI by US IMI

References:

Dr Denis Rubel HAAST 082*******, letter of

recommendation

Dr David Spencer 083*******

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