EDUCATION:
Primary School (1964-1972) Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Secondary School (1972-1975) Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Medical Faculty (1975-1980) University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Postgraduate Study (1982-1985) University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
M.D. (1980) University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
M.D. (German) (2014) Charité, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
M.Sc. (1985) University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ph.D. (1990) University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Habilitation (1990) University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Habilitation (1994) University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Habilitation (1996) Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Professor (2000) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
General Surgery (1980-1986) (Certification 1986) University of Zagreb, Croatia
Vascular Surgery (1980-1989) (Certification 1990) University of Zagreb, Croatia
(German Certification 2016) Berlin, Germany
Cardiac Surgery (1980-1993) (German Certification 1998) Berlin, Germany
Cardiovascular Surgery (1999) European Board Certification
Board certified (Europe):
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
General Surgery
WORKING PLACES:
1980-1981 Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
1981-1982 Belgrade, Serbia, University Medical Center
1983-1985 Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
1985 Ljubljana, Slovenia

1985 Belgrade, Serbia
1986 Zagreb, Croatia
1986 – 1988 Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
1988 – 1989 Zagreb, Croatia
1989 Ulm, Germany
1989 – 1994 Zürich, Switzerland, University Hospital Zurich
2018 Bern, Switzerland, University Hospital Inselspital Bern
1995 – 2025 Berlin, Germany, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin /
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
2025-present Cleveland, OH, USA, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

2001 – 2014 – Deputy Head of Department for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery,
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

2018 – Chief Surgeon ("Chefarzt"), Department for Cardiac Surgery,University Hospital
"Inselspital" Bern, Switzerland

2025 –  presently – Staff Member, Department for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

TEACHING:
1. University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
1988 – 1993
venia legendi: "General Surgery and War Surgery"

1988 Assistant Professor
1990 Associated Professor

2. University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland:
1994 – 1998
venia legendi: "Clinical and Experimental Heart and Vascular Surgery"

1994 Privatdozent
3. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany:
1996 – 2025
venia legendi: "Surgery"

1996 Privatdozent
2000 Professor (apl)

4. Medical School of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA:
2025-present 2025 Professor
Metrics (as of 1.11.2025):
Total H-index:  55
Last 5 Years H-index: 20
Total Citations: 10162
Publications: >250