Doc. dr Milica Ječmenica Lukić

neurologist

Doc. dr Milica Ječmenica Lukić

Education:

  • 2005 – Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
  • 2010 – Completed specialist academic studies in neurology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. Thesis: Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (mentor: Academician Prof. Vladimir Kostić, MD, PhD).
  • 2016 – Completed specialization in neurology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
  • 2018 – Received a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. Doctoral dissertation: Clinical and Morphological Correlates of Progression and Heterogeneity of Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes (mentor: Academician Prof. Vladimir Kostić, MD, PhD).

Professional Experience:

  • 2007–2011 – Research Associate, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade.
  • 2011–2015 – Neurology Resident, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade.
  • 2016–present – Specialist in Neurology, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Department of Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases and Center for Therapeutic Application of Botulinum Toxin.
  • 2016–2024 – Teaching Assistant, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
  • 2025–present – Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.

Professional Training:

  • 2010 – Professional training through the “Department to Department” programme of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), University of Innsbruck, Austria, Department of Neurodegenerative Disorders of the Central Nervous System.
  • 2018 – Postdoctoral research fellowship at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich, Germany.
  • Participant in numerous international schools, courses and congresses focusing on movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonian syndromes.

Areas of Professional Interest:

  • Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonian syndromes
  • Movement disorders, including tremor, dystonia, chorea and tic disorders
  • Therapeutic use of botulinum toxin in the treatment of dystonia and spasticity
  • Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia
  • Mild cognitive impairment

Awards and Honors:

  • 2009 – First Prize at the Summer Scientific School for Young Neurologists organized by the European movement disorders association, Marburg, Germany.
  • 2013 – First Prize at the European Dystonia School for Young Neurologists, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom.
  • 2013 – “Top 10 Posters” Award at the National Congress of Neurologists, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • 2018 – Award of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, for outstanding achievement during doctoral academic studies and for doctoral dissertation results published in JCR-indexed journals with a cumulative impact factor ≥ 5.

Scientific and Professional Work:

  • Author or co-author of more than 50 scientific papers published in JCR-indexed journals, as well as several chapters in Serbian and international professional publications in the field of neurology.
  • Her scientific publications have been cited more than 2,500 times, with an H-index of 24.
  • She is a regular lecturer at national and international professional and scientific meetings.

Memberships:

  • Serbian Neurological Society
  • Serbian Society of Young Neurologists
  • International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
  • European Academy of Neurology (EAN)
  • Serbian Medical Society
  • Medical Chamber of Serbia

Foreign Languages:

  • English