Specialist in Rheumatology
Biography
Prof. dr sci. med. Sandra Živanović was born on 18.07.1964 in Kragujevac, where she completed primary and secondary school as the holder of the diploma "Vuk S. Karadžić". She graduated from the Medical Faculty in Belgrade in 1988.
Postgraduate subspecialty studies in rheumatology were completed with an excellent grade in 2006. After subspecialisation, she worked as a rheumatologist in the specialist-consultative service of the Kragujevac Health Centre until September 2015, when she opened the private Specialist Clinic Živanović; it evolved into a Poliklinika in December 2015.
She enrolled in academic doctoral studies in 2005/06 and successfully completed them in 2009 at the Medical Faculty of the University of Kragujevac. Upon enrolling, she began researching new approaches to diagnosing degenerative rheumatic joint diseases. She defended her doctoral thesis, “Analysis of arthrosonography and biomarkers of synovial, cartilage and bone tissue metabolism in knee osteoarthritis”, at the Medical Faculty of the University of Kragujevac in June 2009. The experimental research was conducted at the Institute for Medical Research of the Military Medical Academy (VMA). She performed the clinical and ultrasound examinations at the VMA Rheumatology Clinic.
In daily rheumatological clinical practice, ultrasound musculoskeletal diagnostics is used. Education in the field of ultrasound diagnostics of the bone-joint system was begun in 2005 at the Military Medical Academy, and further training continued in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 in the framework of courses Musculoskeletal sonography course for rheumatologists under scientific endorsement of the European League Against Rheumatism and EUROSON in the country and abroad.
In 2006, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia awarded her the title of primarijus.
In 2011, she was appointed to the rank of Docent at the University of Kragujevac.
In 2016, she was appointed to the rank of Associate Professor at the University of Kragujevac.
In 2021, she was appointed to the rank of full professor at the University of Kragujevac.
She was a member of the Council of the University of Kragujevac from 2012 to 2019.
Member of the Senate of the University in Kragujevac since 2022.
Lecturer in accredited programmes of continuous medical education based on several decisions of the Health Council of the Republic of Serbia from 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Lecturer in General Medicine and Gerontology for doctors specialising in general medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Kragujevac since 2009.
The title of Scientific Associate in the field of medical sciences was awarded in 2012 at the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Kragujevac.
By decision of the Teaching and Research Council of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Kragujevac, she was appointed to supervise doctoral dissertations. She participates in many national and international projects as a member of research teams. She is a member of the scientific committees, session presidencies and organising committees of many national and international scientific conferences. As a member of editorial boards and as a reviewer, she contributes to many domestic and international scientific journals and publications.
Dr Sandra Živanović publishes papers in many scientific journals of international significance. She has participated with professional papers at numerous scientific and professional conferences in the country and abroad. She is the author or co-author of more than 130 papers.
Published one monograph: „Artrosonography and biomarkers – modern diagnostics of knee osteoarthritis“ (2010) and two books (textbooks): „Forms and trends of health tourism“ (2015) and „Medical tourism˝ (2020).
In the book "Principles of Osteoarthritis- Its Definition, Character, Derivation and Modality-Related Recognition" (2012), edited by Bruce M. Rothschild, Dr Živanović, as one of the authors, wrote the chapter "Biomarkers and Ultrasound in the Knee Osteoarthrosis Diagnosis",
Through her engagement, she helped establish the Association of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in Kragujevac, which is under the patronage of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR). She is a member of the founding committee of the Association and actively assists the Association's work with expert advice and lectures upon invitation.
Married and mother of three children.