Specialist in paediatrics - haematologist
Biography
Dr Raša Medović, a paediatric haematologist, was born on 11.11.1985 in Kragujevac. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, in March 2011, with an average grade of 9.65. He has been employed at the Clinic for Paediatrics, UKC Kragujevac, since August 2012, and since January 2018 has worked in the haemato-oncology department, where he was appointed Head of the Haematology Department.
He obtained the title of specialist in paediatrics in July 2017 and that of subspecialist in haematology in April 2022. Since June 2020, he has participated in teaching paediatrics at the Faculty of Medical Sciences as an assistant. He obtained the title of doctor of medical sciences in February 2024, on the topic of oxidative stress in children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and since July 2024 he has held the title of docent in paediatrics.
Completed the course "Ultrasound in paediatric radiology" and participates in the practical performance of ultrasound diagnosis of the abdomen, neck, lymph nodes, thyroid gland, testes and soft tissues in children.
Participant in projects for the development of palliative care for children in Serbia on multiple occasions, and participant in "Haemophilia education" academies in Madrid, Prague, Bratislava, Geneva, Warsaw, and Bucharest on multiple occasions. Participated in the implementation of several clinical studies at the Paediatric Clinic, related to haemophilia A and B, deep vein thrombosis, type II diabetes mellitus, and ragweed allergy in children.
Member of the Ethics Committee of UKC Kragujevac, the Board of the Paediatric School of Serbia, SIOPE (European Society for Paediatric Oncology), the Danube League for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, and NURDOR (Association of Parents of Children with Cancer).
Author and co-author of more than 50 scientific papers published in journals and congress proceedings, both of international and national significance.
He is married, father of two daughters.
In daily work, she performs interpretation of all laboratory analyses, microscopic examination of peripheral blood smears; examination of enlarged lymph nodes, changes in salivary glands or other tumefactions in children; investigation of bleeding tendency; investigation of vascular disorders (thrombosis, vasculitis, thrombophilia, etc.); investigation of spleen and liver diseases; unclear or recurrent febrile states in children.