About me
Academic background
I am a Medical Doctor and a licensed physician in Sweden. I also have Bachelor and Master degrees in psychology. I previously worked as a junior physician in child psychiatry, both at an emergency department where I mostly handled acutely suicidal patients, as well as at a neuropsychiatric clinic. I finished my medical internship (Forskar-AT) at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital and my PhD in child psychiatry at the University of Gothenburg. Currently, I am a postdoctoral research fellow in radiology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where I am primarily investigating autism using brain imaging (MRI and MEG), and a Radiology Resident (ST-läkare) at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. During my medical studies at the University of Belgrade I was a student researcher at the Institute of Anatomy where I investigated the neurobiological effects of maternal deprivation, as a model of early life stress. I received the best student award, and was frequently recruited by professors to give public lectures. I have completed a total of 919 ECTS (15.3 years of university studies). In parallel with my medical, PhD, and master studies, I have also completed various courses at Swedish universities (physics, economics, law, philosophy, computer science, biology, and pedagogy) for a total of 169 ECTS.
Athletic background
Besides my academic career, I have also been an elite athlete, having represented both Serbian and Swedish National Teams in two different sports, at European and Balkan Championships.
My greatest achievements include a National 100m Record and being the Balkan 100m Champion. I am currently representing the Swedish dodgeball team, both as an athlete and team doctor, having become vice-champion at the Central European Championships and voted MVP of the European Championships as my greatest achievements. My athletic successes are largely a result of my academic inclination and theoretical interest in sports science. As a young teenager i discovered sports science, and spent most of my spare time for several years reading scientific literature, only to apply and test the things I learned on myself.
I have practiced 15 sports, often in parallel, and throughout my childhood I usually had several trainings per day in different sports. I have competed and won medals at the regional level or higher in 7 sports. I have also completed referee educations and have worked in Swedish volleyball divisions 1 and 3 for women and men, as well as in junior divisions in football. I have been a sprint coach for UC Väst at regional Track&Field camps for 5 years and am currently involved as a trainer and training consultant in Gothenburg (IFK Göteborg) where I implement testing and evidence based training for elite athletes in the sprints and jumps.
Events
Upcoming
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Past
European Dodgeball Championships, October 2023, Athlete Mixed/Men & Team Doctor - Osijek, Croatia
Lecturer, BUP Region Halland, May 16, 2023 - Falkenberg, Sweden
Scandinavian Dodgeball Championships, Apr 22-23, 2023 - Gothenburg, Sweden
Speaker, 2nd ESSENCE conference, Apr 3-5, 2023 - Cape Town, South Africa
Swedish National Dodgeball Championships, Mar 25, 2023 - Uppsala, Sweden
Speaker, Barnneuropsykiatriska sektionens utbildningsdagar, Mar 20-21, 2023 - Stockholm, Sweden
Medical student amanuensis, Surgical radiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, 13-16 March, 2023 - Gothenburg, Sweden
Scientific presentation, MEG Group @ Martinos Center, Harvard Medical School/Mass. General Hospital, Feb 17, 2023 - Boston, MA
National dodgeball team training camp, Jan 14-15, 2023 - Bosön, Stockholm, Sweden
Scientific presentation and seminar, Dec 14, 2022 - Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre/Child Neuropsychiatry Clinic, Gothenburg, Sweden
PhD defence, Dec 9, 2022 - University of Gothenburg
Scientific presentation, Nov 30, 2022 – Uppsala University
PhD mock dissertation, Nov 29, 2022 - Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre
Vidareutbildningskurs i neuroradiologi, Residency course, Oct 3-10, 2022 - Svensk Förening för Neuroradiologi - Ayia Napa, Cyprus
World Dodgeball Championships, Aug 28-Sep 4, 2022, Athlete Mixed/Men & Team Doctor - Edmonton, Canada
European Dodgeball Championships, Jul 14-17, 2022, Athlete Mixed/Men & Team Doctor - Drachten, Netherlands
National Dodgeball Team Camp, May 28-29, 2022 - Gothenburg, Sweden
World Athletics Indoor Championship, Physician in the Local Organizing Committee, Mar 14-20, 2022 - Belgrade, Serbia
National Dodgeball Team Camp & Lecturer in Dodgeball Statistics, Mar 12-13, 2022 - Gothenburg, Sweden
Radiological research methods, PhD course, Mar 7-11, 2022 - University of Gothenburg
Basal Neuroradiologi, Residency course, Feb 7-11, 2022 - Kunskapsgruppen & Svensk Förening för Neuroradiologi
Neurobiological classification of autism, Poster presentation, 7-8 September 2021, Röntgenveckan
Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Imaging Diagnostics, Course, 23-25 October 2019 – Center for Medical Imaging and Visualisation, Linköping University, Sweden
Artificial Intelligence for Individualised Exercise Planning, Conference, 14 October 2019 – Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
PhD Halftime defence (public seminar), 10 October 2019 – Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
European Dodgeball Championships, 25-28 July 2019, Athlete Mixed/Men & Team Doctor - Newcastle, England
European Athletic U20 Championships, 16-22 July 2019, Medical Director & Doctor - Borås, Sweden
Swedish National Relay Championships, 25-26 May 2019, Athletic coach for IFK Göteborg - Stockholm, Sweden
International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Poster presentation, 1-4 May 2019 - Montreal, Canada
Training Camp, 11-19 April 2019, Athletic coach for IFK Göteborg - Mallorca, Spain
Central European Dodgeball Championships, 9-10 March 2019, Athlete Mixed/Men & Team Doctor - Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic