2026 – Present
Consultant – Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Zan Mitrev Clinic

2008 – Present
Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Vertebrology
University Clinic for Orthopedic Diseases, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

– 60th Annual Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Meeting and Course 2025, Charlotte, NC, USA.
– 23rd EFORT Annual Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 2022
– 53rd Annual Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Meeting and Course 2018, Bologna, Italy
– Medtronic Academia – MIS Deformity and AIS Complex Cases Management, Surgeon Course, Spine Deformity Week- Cadaveric Course, Barcelona Spain, September 2018.
– Medtronic Academia – Impact of Multi-Disciplinary Assessment In Deformity, Moving from Single Perspective to Multi Factorial Considerations, January 2018.
– Treatment of Osteoporotic fractures (MAOT Meesting), October 2018.

– Interdisciplinary and Multimodal Concept In Pain Treatment (MAOT and Macedonian Rheumatology Association Meeting), November 2018.

– 52nd Annual Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Meeting and Course 2017, Philadelphia, USA
– 51st Annual Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Meeting and Course 2016, Prague
– Medtronic Academia – Midas-Rex Hands on Course – Cadaveric Course, February 2016, Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
– Medtronic Academia – Procedural Solutions for Correcting Spinal Deformities – Cadaveric Course, March, 2015, Salzburg, Austria.
– 50th Annual Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Meeting and Course 2015, Minneapolis, USA
– Days of Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology (BOTA Meeting) Sandanski, Bulgaria.
– Contemporary therapies in the treatment of peripheral motor neuron (MAOT Meeting) December 2015.
– Chondrodegenerative conditions and their treatment (MAOT Meeting), April 2015.
– Modalities in the treatment of the degenerative conditions of the knee (MAOT Meeting), May 2015.
– Recommendations for quality life of patients with Hemophilia, (Hemophilia Society of Macedonia Meeting) April 2014.
– 3rd National Conference for Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, November 2013, Sandanski, Bulgaria
– 2nd Balkan Congress for Arthroscopy, Sport Traumatology and Knee Surgery, (MAOT Congress), September 2011.
– Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in hip and knee arthroplasty (MAOT Meeting), November 2010.
– Osteoporosis – new modalities for prevention and treatment (MAOT Meeting), April 2010.
– Trauma Forum Meeting (MAOT Meeting), May, 2010.
– Contemporary Oral Anticoagulation Therapy (MAOT Meeting), May 2010.
– 1st Balkan Conference of Arthroscopy, Sport Traumatology And Sports Medicine (Bulgarian Association of Arthroscopy and sport Traumatology-BAAST, Bulgarian Orthopedics and traumatology Association- BOTA, Macedonian Orthopedics and traumatology and Serbian Orthopedics And Traumatology- SOTA co organized Conference).

Areas of expertise

Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformities – Scoliosis

• Surgical treatment of adolescent and adult scoliosis

• Correction of rigid and complex scoliotic deformities

• Restoration of sagittal and coronal balance

• Revision surgery following previous spinal operations

• Treatment of deformities with neurological compromise

Congenital Spinal Deformities

• Diagnosis and surgical treatment of congenital spinal anomalies

• Hemivertebra correction and resection

• Treatment of formation and segmentation defects

• Surgical management of progressive congenital deformities

• Reconstructive procedures for complex spinal malformations

• MAGEC Rod magnetic growing systems

• Traditional growing rod systems

Reconstructive and Corrective Spine Surgery

• Complex spinal reconstructive procedures

• Correction of post-traumatic and postoperative deformities

• Revision spine surgery

• Combined anterior and posterior surgical approaches

• Long-segment stabilization and fixation

Spinal and Vertebral Column Tumors

• Diagnosis and surgical treatment of primary spinal tumors

• Surgical treatment of metastatic spinal tumors

• Decompression of the spinal cord and neural structures in tumor-related compression

• Stabilization in cases of tumor-related destruction and pathological fractures

• Reconstructive procedures following tumor resection

• Palliative surgical interventions aimed at improving quality of life

• Multidisciplinary approach in collaboration with oncology, radiotherapy, and radiology

Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

• Surgical treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures

• Minimally invasive procedures (vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty)

• Stabilization of unstable osteoporotic fractures

• Correction of post-fracture kyphotic deformities

Traumatic Spinal Injuries and Fractures

• Surgical management of acute traumatic fractures

• Decompression of the spinal cord and neural structures

• Stabilization of unstable and multilevel injuries

• Treatment of post-traumatic deformities and chronic instability

Surgical Treatment of Spinal Stenosis

• Surgical treatment of lumbar, cervical, and thoracic stenosis

• Decompressive procedures (laminectomy, laminoplasty, TLIF procedures, and other intervertebral fusion techniques)

• Decompression with stabilization in combined degenerative conditions

• Treatment of stenosis associated with deformities

Diagnostics and Surgical Planning

• Comprehensive clinical and radiological evaluation

• Analysis of spinal balance and biomechanics

• Individualized surgical planning for complex cases

• Risk assessment and selection of optimal surgical strategy

Surgical Treatment and Technologies

• Advanced spinal instrumentation techniques

• Minimally invasive and open surgical approaches

• Intraoperative neuromonitoring (where available)

• Management of intraoperative and postoperative complications

Perioperative and Postoperative Care

• Detailed preoperative counseling and patient education

• Integrated postoperative treatment and rehabilitation

• Long-term follow-up of surgical outcomes

• Assessment of functionality and quality of life

• Medical Chamber of Macedonia
• Macedonian Association of Orthopedists and Traumatologists (MAOT)
• EFORT (European Federation of National Associations of Orthopedics and Traumatology)
• North American Spine Society (NASS) – Membership in process
• Affiliated with Istanbul Spine Center, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (Prof. Dr. Azmi Hamzaoglu)
• Affiliated with Istinye University and LIV Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, Department of Orthopedic Surgery (Prof. Dr. Cagatay Ozturk)
• Affiliated with the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), founded in 1966 in Milwaukee, USA

Sinan Kahraman; Meric Enercan; Tunay Sanli, MA; Bahadir H. Gokcen, MD; Erden Erturer; Neron Popovski, MD; Cagatay Ozturk, MD; Ahmet Alanay; Azmi Hamzaoglu, MD. Selective Thoracic Fusion (STF) Provides Similar HRQL but Can Cause More Lumbar Disc and Facet Joint Degeneration: a Comparison of AIS Patients with Normal Population 10 Years after Surgery (49th Annual SRS Meeting)
Meric Enercan; Erden Erturer; Mesut Kilic, MD; Neron Popovski, MD; Mustafa F. Seckin; Cagatay Ozturk, MD; Ufuk Talu, MD; Ahmet Alanay; Azmi Hamzaoglu, MD. Modified Posterior Vertebral Column Resection For The Treatment Of Osteoporotic Fractures With Neurological Deficits In Elderly Patients (49th Annual SRS Meeting).

Meric Enercan, Bahadir Gokcen, Tunay Sanli, Neron Popovski, Sinan Kahraman , Erden Erturer, Cagatay Ozturk, Azmi Hamzaoglu . Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Problems with CD HORIZON BalanC Spinal System. Global Spine J 2015; 05 – P043 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1554538

Anastasika Poposka, Bozinovski Zoran, Popovski Neron. Tenotomies Of The Adductor Muscles With And Without Neurectomies Of N. Obturatorius In Patients With Spastic Cerebral Palsy – A Comparative Study. Sanamed, 2012; 7(2): 73–77.

Bozinovski Z, Popovski N. Operative Treatment Of The Knee Contractures In Cerebral Palsy Patients. Med Arh. 2014;68(3):182-3.
Sacro-pelvic parameters And Sagittal Alignment Of The Spinal Column (Oral presentation), Spine Meeting, Organized by Macedonian Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology, November, 2015.

Misdiagnosed Schwannoma of the Medial Plantar Nerve of the Foot , Neron Popovski, Nenad Atanasov, Nikola Gramatnikovski, Ilir Shabani, Milan Samardziski, MOJ Orthop.
Rheumatol 9(1): 00342. DOI: 10.15406/mojor.2017.09.00342

Analysis of the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with posterior segmental instrumentation and fusion with all polyaxial pedicle screw construct, Neron Popovski et
al. Oral Presentation, IV Congress of MAOT with international Participation, April 2018, Ohrid Macedonia.
Hristina Popovska, Neron Popovski, Igor Petrov and Gordana Kiteva-Trencevska, Diagnostic challenges in CNS neoplasms- Case Reports, Journal of Brain and Neurology (2018) Volume 1, Issue 1

The Contribution of SPECT/CT Bone Scintigraphy in the Localization of an Infective (Purulent) Sacroiliitis – A Case Report, Manevska Nevena, Popovski Neron, Makazlieva Tanja, Popovska Hristina, Pesevska-Todorcevska Aleksandra, Stojanoski Sinisha, Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2020 Sep 03; 8(C):132-139.

Headache and Covid-19: Experience from the Covid-Centre at the University Clinic of Neurology in Skopje, Popovska H, Petrov I, Kiteva-Trencevska G, Popovski N and Filipovic D, Acta Scientific

MEDICAL SCIENCES (ISSN: 2582-0931) Volume 6 Issue 3 March 2022, DOI: 10.31080/ASMS.2022.06.1195

Nutrition in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease, Popovska Hristina, Petrov Igor, Kiteva-Trencevska G and Popovski Neron, Acta Scientific NUTRITIONAL HEALTH (ISSN:2582-1423)

Volume 6 Issue 5 May 2022

Monitoring the reduction and maintenance of periprosthetic bone tissue in cementless primary hip endoprosthesis with alendronate therapy, Ilir Shabani, Milan Samardziski, Viktor Kamnar, Neron Popovski, Antonio Gavrilovski, Shaban Memeti, Archives of Public Health, Volume 13, pp 69-77; https://doi.org/10.3889/aph.2021.6002

POSTERIOR SEGMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION AND FUSION WITH HIGH DENSITY ALL POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREW CONSTRUCT IN THE TREATMENT OF ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC
SCOLIOSIS – SINGLE CENTER STUDY, Popovski N, Bozinovski Z, Gavrilovski A, Shabani I, Popovska H, Todorova T, Macedonian Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 5 No 1, March 2021 p 45-52.

Results of our experience in correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with posterior segmental instrumentation and fusion with all-polyaxial pedicle screw construct, Neron Popovski, Acta morphologica, Acta Morphol 2021;18(2) : 32-39

TREATMENT OF NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS A REVIEW, Danica Popovska, Neron Popovski,Viktor Kamnar, Milena Bogojevska Doksevska, Vilijam Velkovski, Zoran Bozhinovski, ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA MACEDONICА,МАОТ 2022 p33-44 ISSN 1409-8814

Author of the chapter “Scoliosis” in the book Orthopedic Diseases – Selected Chapters, ISBN 978-625-7254-69-4, Berikan Publishing House, Ankara, 2021.

Author of the chapter in Practicum in Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, 2025.

Author of the chapter “Treatment of Spinal Tumors” (pp. 246–286) in the book Musculoskeletal Tumors – A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Medicine, Skopje, 2025, ISBN 978-608-5028-18-4.

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