nina jovanovic

Dr. Nina Jovanovic, MSc, MPH


OFTALMOLOGIJA I OPTOMETRIJA

Okuloplastika, refraktivna i kirurgija prednjeg segmenta oka, strabologija

Doktorica Nina Jovanović je double-certified oftalmolog i okuloplastični kirurg, te kirurg prednjeg segmenta oka. Također bavi se i dječijom oftalmološkom patologijom.
Dr. Jovanović završila je medicinski fakultet na sveučilištu u Sarajevu te nakon toga uradila dvogodišnji staž i kliničko kruženje. Specijalizaciju iz oftalmologije završila je u Bosni i Hercegovini 2014 godine, nakon čega je upisala i završila postdiplomski dvogodišnji studij iz eksperimentalno-laboratorijske medicine na Sveučilištu u Sarajevu.

Nakon obavljene specijalizacije, školovanje je nastavila na University of Iowa, gdje je završila Master of Public Health, te usavršavanje iz okuloplastične i orbitalne kirurgije na Virchow Charité, u Berlinu, Iowa Hospital i Clinics, Iowa City; Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York City; internacionalni fellowship na Kellogg Eye Centru, Ann Arbor pod mentorstvom Prof. Dr Alon Kahane, Oculoplastični trening na Eye Clinic, Virchow Charité Clinical Center, Berlin, Njemačka, te kratki fellowship iz okuloplastične kirurgije na očnoj klinici u Roterdamu u Holandiji. Tokom COVID pandemije boravila je na kratkom fellowshipu na Sheba Eye Centru u Tel Avivu, Izraelu.
Ostale značajne edukacije su European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, Švicarska i Malta; MTS Wetlab Austrija; Lions Educational Centre, Češka. Uz klinički rad, aktivno se bavi naučno-istraživačkim sa fokusom na povredama oka i okuloplastičnoj i rekonstruktivnoj hirurgiji, te do sada ima 21 objavljen rad u indeksiranim časopisima, aktivno učešće na preko 25 internacionalnih kongresa, te je internacionalni editor za oftalmološke stručne časopise. Koautor je knjige o liječenju slabovidosti kod djece.
Dr. Nina Jovanović je angažirana na medicinskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zenici kao viši asistent.
Dr Nina Jovanović je punopravni član European Society for Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Bosnian and Herzegovinian-American Academy for Art and Science (BHAAAS), Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOA).
Dr. Nina Jovanović služi od 2020 godine kao član upravnog odbora bosansko-hercegovačko-američke akademije nauke i umjetnosti (Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS) ), te član borda direktora medicinske sekcije iste organizacije.
Dobitnik je nekoliko internacionalnih nagrada i praznanja od kojih se izdvajaju: “International Impact Award 2021” University of Iowa, “Best in ASOPRS 2019 and Best of Oculoplastics at AAO 2019”, “ASOPRS Foundation award”, “Developing Country Eye Research Travel Fellows Award of ARVO”,” Fellow of the American-Austrian Foundation”, NIH U.S. IPRCA stipend for Master of Public Health na Univerzitetu Iowa, U.S. Dr. Jovanović je dobitnik grantova Nacionalnog Instituta za Zdravlje Amerike (NIH U.S.) i Fogarty Foundation za istraživanja: Pediatric Eye Injuries Research – PIER i First Trauma/Injury Register in Canton Hospital Zenica, B&H.

Osnivač je oftalmološkog portala www.oftalmologijabih pri BHAAASovoj oftalmološkoj sekciji u sklopu kojeg se organiziraju stručni sipmpozijumi i konferencije.
Ko-chair je tri internacionalna oftalmološka simpozijuma u BiH koji se godišnje organiziraju kao dio najvećeg znanstvenog događaja u Regionu, Dana BHAAAS.

Dr. Jovanović služi kao član ICREATE Advisory komiteta (Injury Capacity in Research in Eastern Europe) for NIH U.S. pri Sveičilištu u Iowa-i, gdje je bila angažovana kao Graduate Research Assistant na College of Public Health, the University of Iowa.

INTERNATIONALNA KIRURŠKA IZOBRAZBA


‘Aesthetic Eyelid and Facial Rejuvenation Course’, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, California, U.S.
NASAOS Orbital Course, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
ESASO (European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology) “Advanced Intermediate & Advanced Cataract and Intraocular Refractive Surgery”, Lugano, Švicarska
ESASO (European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology) Orbital, Lacrimal and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Module, Malta
“Surgical and pharmaceutical treatment of posterior eye diseases, with WET-lab”, Zagreb, Croatia
Education at Lions Educational Centre of Ophthalmology in Prague,”Diabetic Retinopathy Management”
MTS FACO Wetlab, Wiena, 6th Vienna Ophthalmic Wet-Lab

NAGRADE I PRIZNANJA


SOE European Society of Ophthalmology, 2023, pozvani predavač “Surf with an Expert” sesija, Prag, Češka
Open Medical Institute Fellowship “CHOP Seminar in Clinical Research Methods, Salzburg, Austria, 2023
SOE Panelista “Emergencies in Ophthalmology: 3RD Nerve Palsy”. 2022
Open Medical Institute and Institute Pasteur Seminar in Global Health-fellowship: “Neurological and Sensory Disorders: Genes, Pathogenesis and Innovative Therapies”, Salzburg, Austria, Mart 2022
The University of Iowa International Impact Award for 2021
SOE (European Society of Ophthalmology) Teachers Grant recipient (2021 Teacher Grant Program for Teachers
Fellowship grant for the medical seminar from the American Austrian Foundation, Open Medical Institute, Salzburg, Austria
2019 “Best of ASOPRS” award (American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) 2019”, ASOPRS meeting, San Francisco, U.S.
2019 “Best of ASOPRS paper at the AAO” (American Academy of Ophthalmology), AAO meeting, San Francisco, U.S.
Dobitnik ASOPRS Foundation Global Development Grant
Dobitnik Developing Country Eye Research Travel Fellows Award (DCERF) The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation of Eye Research, Honolulu, Hawaii
Dibitnik fellowship grant for medical seminar from American Austrian Foundation, Open Medical Institute Salzburg, Vienna
Global Trauma Prevention Expert Consultation; National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington D.C. US
NIH U.S. IPRCA grant stipend recipient for Master of Public Health at the University of Iowa, U.S.
Short-Term Scholar/Training for Fogarty International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training (ICTIRT), the University of Iowa, Iowa, U.S.

PUBLIKACIJE

  1. Jovanovic N, Reisz-Majic P, Mehic-Fazlic S, Terzic S, Alajbegovic-Halimic J, Dizdarevic A. Correlation between clinical outcomes and patients’ satisfaction using tarsoconjunctival – Hughes flap for the reconstruction of the eyelid defects. Med Glas (Zenica). 2023 Feb
  2. Pidro A, Dizdarević A, Jovanović N, Čerim A, Sačak E, Miokovic AP. Diagnostics and treatment of orbital myositis. Rom J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr-Jun;66(2):173-177 PMCID: PMC9289764.
  3. Kahana A, Jovanovic N. Reply Re: “Direct Injection of 5-Fluorouracil Improves Outcomes in Cicatrizing Conjunctival Disorders Secondary to Systemic Disease”. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Mar-Apr 01;38(2):208-210.
  4. Jovanovic N, Peek-Asa C, Ling Z, Cavanaugh J, Pidro A, Alajbegovic-Halimic J. The Risk and Protective Factors for Pediatric Eye Injuries: A Case-Crossover Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Jan 27:1-9. PMID: 33502942
  5. Pidro A, Jovanovic N, Kadribašic E, Barucija N, Leto N, Kahana A. Delayed Management of an Orbital Floor Blow-out Fracture. Beyoglu Eye J 2021; 6(3): 249-253.
  6. Jovanovic N, Russell WW, Heisel CJ, Dlugosz A, Hood C, Kahana A. Direct Injection of 5-Fluorouracil for Cicatrizing Conjunctival Disorders Secondary to Systemic Disease. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 May 15. PMID: 32427724
  7. Carniciu AL, Jovanovic N, Kahana A. Eyelid Complications Associated with Surgery for Periocular Cutaneous Malignancies. Facial Plast Surg. 2020 Apr;36(2):166-175. PMID: 32413924
  8. Jovanovic N, Carniciu AL, Russell WW, Jarocki A, Kahana A. Reconstruction of the orbit and anophthalmic socket using the dermis fat graft: A major review. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Mar 2.
  9. Alajbegović-Halimić J, Jovanović N, Halimić T. Success rate of strabismus surgery in adult patients. Acta Medica Saliniana, 2019, Vol.49(2), pp.30-34.
  10. Desjarlais E, Jovanovic N, Teo HMT, Kahana A. Surgical management of a recurrent orbit-eroding mucocele associated with frontalethmoidal sinus inverted papilloma. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):e136-e138. PMID: 31567913
  11. Jovanovic N, Peek-Asa C, Young T, Nisic F, Musa S. Eye injury and demographic parameters associated with low visual outcome. Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie. Vol 42 (8) October 2019, Pages 864-873
  12. Pidro A, Alajbegovic-Halimic J, Jovanovic N, Pidro A. Evaluation of refractive errors in retinopathy of prematurity screening. Med. Glas Zenica. 2019 Aug 1; 16(2).
  13. Jovanovic N, Dizdarevic A, Dizdarevic N, Pidro A, Reisz-Majic P, Nisic F. Surgical Management of Facial Disfiguration in Neurofibromatosis Type I: Case Report. Acta Scientific: Medical Sciences. Dec 2018, Vol 2 (8): 49-53.
  14. Jovanovic N, Dizdarevic A, Dizdarevic N, Haracic A, Gafurovic L. Case report of Wolfe grafting for the management of bilateral cicatricial eyelid ectropion following severe burn injuries. Annals of Medicine and Surgery-Open Access. Oct 2018 (34): 58-61.
  15. Nisic F, Jovanovic N, Mavija M, Alimanovic-Halilovic E, Nisic A, Lepara O, Cemerlic A. Vitreous concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor as a potential biomarker for postoperative complications following pars plana vitrectomy. Arch Med Sci. 2018.
  16. Musa S, Peek Asa C, Jovanovic N, Selimovic E. Association of adverse childhood experiences and health risk behaviors among young adults visiting a regional primary healthcare center, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. PLoS One. 2018 Mar 29;13(3): e0194439. PMID: 29596442
  17. Jovanovic N, Peek-Asa C, Swanton A, Young T, Alajbegovic-Halimic J, Cavaljuga S, Nisic F. Prevalence and risk factors associated with workrelated eye injury in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2016 Oct;22(4):325-332. Epub 2016 Nov 4.
  18. Nisic F, Turkovic S, Mavija M, Jovanovic N, Halilovic-Alimanovic E. Correlation Between the Findings of Optical Coherent Retinal Tomography (OCT), Stereo Biomicroscopic Images from Fundus of an Eye and Values from Visual Acuity of Diabetic Macular Edema. Acta Inform Med. 2014; 22(4): 232-236.
  19. Musa S, Peek-Asa C, Young T, Jovanovic N. Needle stick injuries, sharp injuries and other occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers in a general hospital in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health. 2014 Vol 4 No 1:31-37
  20. Hodzic J, Granic A, Jovanovic –Hodjic N, Idrizbegovic A. A case of Intact Tubar Gemini Pregnancy. Med Glas Ljek komore Zenicko-doboj kantona 2010; 7(2):172-174.

IZDVJOJENO AKTIVNO UČEŠĆE NA STRUČNIM SKUPOVIMA


Jovanovic N. Surf the Wave – Learn how to Surf through Surgery by the Pro: Ptosis Surgery – Invited Lecture. SOE Meeting, Prague 2023


Jovanovic N, Reisz-Majic P. Correlation between patients’ satisfaction and clinical presentation after lid reconstruction using Hughes flap. 40th ESOPRS Annual Meeting, Nice France 2022. ePoster


Jovanović N, Alajbegović-Halimić J, Dizdarević A. Patients’ satisfaction of scar treatment with the non-surgical 5-FU injections in the periocular region: follow up. Oral. XXI International Serbian Ophthalmology Congress 2022. Fruška gora


Jovanovic N, Alajbegovic-Halimic J. 5-Fluorouracil injections for the management of post-surgical scarring of the periocular region. ePoster and oral presentation for the 39th ESOPRS Meeting 2021 online.


Jovanovic N, Russell WW, Heisel CJ, Kahana A. 5-Fluorouracil as First Line Therapy for Conjunctival Cicatrix in OCP and SJS. 50th Annual Meeting of American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ASOPRS 12-13 October 2019, San Francisco, U.S.


Desjarlais EB, Jovanovic N, Kahana A. Surgical management of an orbit-eroding mucocele secondary to frontal-ethmoidal sinus inverting papilloma using stereotactic navigation. 38th annual meeting ESOPRS 12-14.09, Hamburg, Germany.

Jovanovic N, Dizdarevic A, Dizdarevic N, Abramusic, Pidro A, Gafurovic L. Steps facial reconstruction in the case of Neurofibromatosis Type 1. The European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-ESOPRS
37th annual meeting 13-15.09.2018, Bucharest, Romania.


Jovanovic N, Nadarevic Vodencarevic A, Isakovic D, Dizdarevic A, Pidro A, Muharemovic E. A case of bilateral blepharoptosis in a patient with thyroid disease and eye movement disorder. DOG 2018, 27-29.09.2018, Bonn, Germany.

Jovanovic N. Repair of a large medial angle and lower lid defect using Mustarde rotational flap. Invited presenter for a Young Ophthalmologist Section at the 52nd TOD, 13-18. November 2018, Antalya, Turkey.


Jovanovic N, Peek-Asa C, Young T, Swanton A, Isakovic Dz, Muharemovic E,

Dizdarevic A. Ocular trauma in Bosnia and Herzegovina: risk factors for occupational eye injuries and prognostic model for poor final visual acuity.
Invited speaker for Young Ophthalmologist Section at 51ST TOD, 24-29. October 2017, Antalya, Turkey.

Jovanovic N, Abramusic B, Isakovic Dz. Comprehensive surgical approach to tearing problem: Lateral Tarsal Strip and External Dacryocystorhinostomy. 14th SEEOS, 06-08. October 2017, Sarajevo, B&H.

Jovanovic N, C. Peek-Asa, B. Abramušić, Dž. Isaković, F. Nišić, E. Muharemović, A. Dizdarević. “Eye Trauma Registry and risk factors for low visual acuity after an eye injury”. XVII Kongres oftalmologa Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem 4- 2016, Beograd, Srbija. http://www.cso2016.org/

Dervisevic E, Masic T, Alimanovic-Halilovic E, Dervisevic A, Jovanovic N. Rhabdomyosarcoma Orbitae with Primary Reconstruction. 111. Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft Kongress (DOG2013). 19-22.-09.2013. Berlin,
Germany

Jovanovic N, Okic A, Hodzic F, Ibrahimagic-Seper L, Dizdarevic A, Salicinovic A, Muharemovic E.
Understanding and preventing occupational eye injuries in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Socioepidemiological study. APHA 2012. San Francisco, USA, Abstract submission: Recorded: https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/recordingredirect.cgi/id/51107

Okic A, Zvizdic S, Jovanovic N, Hodzic F, Dervisevic A, Koluh A. Foot care, hygiene and patient education in prevention of injury-related complications of diabetic foot. APHA 2012. San Francisco, USA, Abstract submission: HTML:
https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper266001.html

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