Serbia has the best hart surgeon

Belgrade, June 22, 2010. (Serbia Today) - Serbian Doctor Dragan Milic (44) of the Clinical Center in Nis recently was given award for the best young vascular surgeon in 2010 outside the USA by the American Association for Vascular Surgery. The USA is the leading country in the world regarding vascular surgery, writes Belgrade daily Blic. Ceremony happened In the presence of about 1,500 guests at the ‘Hynes Convention Center’ in Boston that included the biggest names of the world medicine, I am proud that my name and the name of my country were heard at giving of this award by the large number of people and the elite of the world vascular surgery. The importance of this award is difficult to describe and it is a huge recognition for my work’, Doctor Milic says. ‘Some of the big names already recorded in history of the world vascular surgery were present. One of them is Doctor and Professor Robert Rutherford. All vascular surgeons in the world are learning from his book which is our Bible. He has just promoted its latest edition for 2010. There was also Mr. Thomas Fogarty who invented catheters known as Fogarty catheters, without which a contemporary vascular surgery cannot be imagined. Other famous names present at the occasion were Frank Veith, Roger Greenhalgh, Peter Glovicki, Anton Sidawy… ‘A ceremonial reception at the ‘Public Library of Boston’ was organized by Professor Sidawy, President of the Association. That only contributed to the feeling of pride’, Doctor Milic says. He has been in America since June 9. Until so far he has visited the Harvard University where he has met with representatives of the Yale University as well. He hopes that cooperation between Serbia and the USA will expand in the future. Doctor Miljko Pejic, a vascular surgeon from Uzice has come to America together with Doctor Milic. They two participated together in the work of the reputable forum on popliteal blood vessel diseases held at the ‘Ether Dome’ in Boston known for the first anesthesiology procedure in the world being carried out there. ‘The association was formed by the famous Professor Norman Rich, a living legend of the American surgery and it was him who was leading the forum. It is simply incredible that at the meeting I was elected President of that Forum in the following two years.