Education:

• 2007 – 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: Wilson’s Disease (Mentor: Prof. Marina Svetel, MD, PhD).
• 2016 – Completed residency training in Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
• 2018 – Earned a PhD in Neurology from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. Doctoral dissertation: Clinical and Morphological Characteristics of Different Forms of Dystonia (Mentor: Academician Prof. Vladimir Kostić, MD, PhD).

Professional Experience:

• 2007–2011 – Research Associate, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade.
• 2011–2015 – Neurology Resident, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade.
• Since 2016 – Consultant Neurologist, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Department of Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Center for Botulinum Toxin Therapy.
• 2016–2024 – Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
• Since 2024 – Assistant Professor (Docent), Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.

Professional Training:

• 2010 – European Neurological Society Fellowship in Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2017 – Advanced training in neuroimaging of dystonia under the mentorship of Prof. Massimo Filippi at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
• Participated in numerous international schools and congresses dedicated to movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease, and parkinsonism.

Areas of Expertise:

• Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism
• Movement disorders, with a particular focus on dystonia and tremor
• Functional movement disorders
• Botulinum toxin therapy for dystonia and spasticity

Dr Aleksa Pejović is a board-certified neurologist at the Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, where he works within the Department for Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders. His clinical practice is focused on epilepsy, sleep disorders, and advanced clinical neurophysiology, with particular expertise in EEG and video-EEG diagnostics.

Education:

• 2011 – Enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade (ranked 2nd on the entrance exam)
• 2017 – MD degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade (GPA 10.00)
• 2018 – Residency training in Neurology
• 2022 – Board certification in Neurology
• 2024 – Advanced training in Epileptology and Clinical Electrophysiology, Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

Professional Experience:

• 2018 – Clinical Physician, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia
• 2023 – Clinical Assistant, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Education:

• 2013–2019: Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2019–present: Doctoral studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2021–2025: Specialization in neurology, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2023: Education in electromyoneurography (EMNG), Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Work experience:

• 2019–2021 Doctor of Medicine, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2021–2025 Resident specializing in neurology, Neurology Clinic, UKCS, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2023 Member of the organizing committee, Challenges in Stroke 2023
• 2023 Member of the organizing committee, School of Young Neurologists of Serbia, Palić
• 2024 Member of the organizing committee, XX Congress of the Society of Neurologists of Serbia
• 2024 Member of the organizing committee, School of Young Neurologists of Serbia, Palić
• 2023–2024 Head of residency, Neurology Clinic, UKCS, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2025–present Neurologist, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Education:

• 2008 Basic studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 2016 Defended doctoral dissertation (PhD) under the mentorship of Academician Vladimir Kostić. The topic of the doctoral dissertation was related to Parkinson’s disease (the doctoral dissertation can be read at the link http://nardus.mpn.gov.rs/handle/123456789/6337?show=full)
• 2018 Board certification in Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Work experience:

• Since 2009, he has been employed at the Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia
• Since 2020, he has been working as a clinical assistant in Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Education:

• 1988-1993 basic studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 1994-1999 specialization in neurology
• 1999 master’s thesis, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, “Correlation of endocranial computed tomography findings and clinical picture in patients with closed craniocerebral injury”
• 2007 doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, “Aetiopathogenesis and clinical manifestations of adult leukoencephalopathy”

Work experience:

• 1994 – 1999 specialist in neurology, Neurology Clinic of the Clinical Center of Serbia
• 2000 – 2020 neurology specialist, Neurology Clinic of the Clinical Center of Serbia
• 2011-2019 clinical assistant, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 2019 – 2020 assistant professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University in Belgrade
• 2020 – 2024 assistant professor, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade
• From 2024, associate professor, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade
• Since 2020, he has been teaching at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade

Education:

• 1993. Basic studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 1999. Specialization in neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 1999. Professional education in electroencephalography (EEG) with Prof. Dr. Žarko Martinović under the auspices of the Association for Clinical Neurophysiology SCG, for 9 months at the Institute for Mental Health, Belgrade.
• 2002. Master’s studies in the field of neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 2010. Doctoral dissertation “Quality of life of patients with epilepsy”, mentor Prof. Dr. Žarko Martinović, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 2021. Subspecialization in clinical neurophysiology with epileptology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Work experience:

• Since 1994, she has been employed in the Department of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology of the Institute of Mental Health, and since 2010 she has been the head of the Department.
• In 2017, she was elected, and in 2022, re-elected to the position of assistant professor for the narrow scientific field of neurology at the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade.

Prof. Dr. Elka Stefanova is a professor of neurology with a research interest in neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

Education:

• 1984 Undergraduate studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 1989 Master’s degree on the topic: “Neuropsychological disorders in children with congenital hypothyroidism” Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 1992 Specialization in neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 1995 Doctoral dissertation on the topic: “Procedural and declarative memory in Parkinson’s disease and amnestic syndrome“, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Work experience:

• since 1987 Department of Involuntary Movements, Clinic of Neurology KCS
• since 1987 Neuropsychiatrist, KCS Neurology Clinic
• since 1997 Assistant, Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade
• since 2008 Center for Memory disorders and Dementia
• since 2010 Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade

Professional development:

• 1997 – 1998 Department of Experimental Psychology, Downing College, University of Cambridge, Great Britain
• 2001 – 2003 NEUROTEC Department, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Education:

• 2004. Basic studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad
• 2010. Master studies – Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, mentor: prof. Dr. Maria Zharkov
• 2011. Professional training within the EU IPA project RISAIND. Biological Research Center, Szeged, mentor: prof. Dr. Halaczky Gyula, Szeged, Hungary.
• 2013. Professional study within the EU IPA project MULTSCLER Clinic of Neurology, University of Szeged, Department of Immune-Mediated Diseases of the Central Nervous System, mentor: prof. Dr. Laszlo Vecsei, Szeged, Hungary
• 2014. Specialization in Neurology – Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 2018 – 2023. Training in the most prominent Multiple Sclerosis treatment centers: Multiple Sclerosis Perceptorship, Innsbruck, 2018. mentor: Thomas Berger, Multiple Sclerosis Perceptorship, Vienna, 2019. mentor: Thomas Berger, Multiple Sclerosis Perceptorship, Barcelona, ​​2020. mentor: Xavier Montalban, Multiple Sclerosis Perceptorship, Dresden, 2023. mentor: Tjalf Ziemssen
• 2024. Doctoral dissertation entitled “Morphological – clinical, neuropsychological and genetic correlations of degenerative cerebellar ataxias” as part of doctoral studies in the field of Neurology, mentor: Prof dr Vladimir S. Kostić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Education:

• 2005 basic studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 2008/2009 Research Fellowship: Vrije Universiteit – Vrije medisch centrum, Alzheimercentrum (Prof. Dr. Ph. Scheltens)
  Dementia, education in MR hippocampal volumetry, participated in the project “Join effect of hypertension and APOE genotype on CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease” Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2010 Academic Specialization – Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade (KCS Neurology Clinic) (Mentorship: Prof. Dr. Elka Stefanova)
• 2013 Specialization in Neurology – Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
• 2015 As a scholarship holder of the foundation “Prof. Dr. Risto Bokonjić” was educated in the field of postprocessing MR techniques in neurodegenerative diseases at INSPE (Prof. Dr. Massimo Filippi).
  San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
• 2019 defended doctoral dissertation entitled “Clinical, genetic and morphological characteristics of patients with early-onset dementia” within the framework of doctoral studies in the narrow field of neurology, mentor Prof. Dr. Elka Stefanova, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Education:

• In 1994, she graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade
• In 2000, she passed the specialist exam in neurology
• In 2002, she defended her master’s thesis in the field of neuropathies
• In 2010, she defended her doctoral dissertation in the field of myasthenia gravis
• In 2018, she was elected to the position of assistant professor for the subject of neurology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade

Work experience:

• Since 1996, she has been employed at the Department of Neuromuscular Diseases and Spinal Cord Diseases of the Neurology Clinic of the University Clinical Center of Serbia (UKCS).