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vladimir.rendevski@zmc.mk
2016 – 2018
Postgraduate doctoral studies (PhD): doctor of medical sciences (PhD) – Faculty of Medicine, Niš, Serbia
2005 – 2015
Postgraduate master studies (MSc): Master of Medical Sciences (MSc) – Faculty of Medicine, University ,,Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje
2005 – 2010
Specialization of neurosurgery: specialist neurosurgeon – Faculty of Medicine, University ,,Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje
1998 – 2004
Under graduate studies in general medicine, doctor of medicine (MD) – Faculty of Medicine, University ,,Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje
2024 – ongoing
Consultant neurosurgeon – Specialist in neurosurgery, Zan Mitrev Clinic, Skopje
2023 – ongoing
Associate Professor of Surgery and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University ,,Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje
2022 – 2023
Deputy Minister of Health, Ministry of Health, Skopje
2019 – 2023
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University ,,Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje
2017 – 2022
Medical Director, PHI University Clinic for Neurosurgery, Skopje
2016 – 2019
Assistant in surgery and neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University ,,Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje
2012 – ongoing
spec. neurosurgeon, PHI University Clinic for Neurosurgery, Skopje
2010 – 2012
spec. neurosurgeon, PHI Clinical Hospital ,,Dr. Trifun Panovski”, Bitola
2005 – 2010
Doctor of specialization in neurosurgery, PHI Clinical Hospital ,,Dr. Trifun Panovski”, Bitola
2005 – 2006
Assistant in surgical branches of medicine, High Medical School, University ,,St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola
Operative procedures in the field of neurosurgery:
Cerebrovascular
– Aneurysm clipping
– Microsurgery of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Microsurgery of cavernomas
– Other vascular malformations dural arteriovenous fistulas, deep venous anomaly
Neuro-oncology (brain tumors)
– Brain tumor microsurgery:
– supra – and
– infratentorial tumors
– Brain tumor microsurgery – metastases
– Brain tumor microsurgery-complex skull base tumors
– Microsurgery of brain tumor-craniopharyngioma – implantation of Ommaya reservoir
– Brain tumor microsurgery – orbital tumors
– Pituitary adenoma:
– transnasal transsphenoidal endoscopic approach
– transcranial approach
Spinal neurosurgery
– Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
– Posterior cervical foraminotomy and spinal decompression
– Microdiscectomy (thoracic, lumbar)
– Stenosis of the spinal canal – decompressive laminectomy
– Posterior lumbar intervertebral fixation (PLIF)
– Microsurgery of spinal cord tumors and neuromonitoring
Functional neurosurgery
– Implantation of vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy – introducer of the method in the country
– Trigeminal neuralgia and nerve compression syndromes – microvascular decompression
– Frontal and temporal lobectomy Lesionectomy
General neurosurgery
– Epidural hematoma
– Acute and chronic subdural hematoma
– Intracerebral hematoma
– Depressed skull fracture repair
– Decompressive craniectomy
– External ventricular drainage
– Implantation of IRRA FLOW, a double-lumen drainage system in patients with intraventricular hemorrhage – introducer of the method in the country
– Cranioplasty (replacement of bone defects)
– Repair of cerebrospinal fluid leakage (liquorrhea)
– Hydrocephalus-shunting
– Problems with the shunt
– Nerve biopsy
– Nerve tumors
– Nerve suture and nerve entrapment release procedure
– Carpal tunnel release
– Decompression or transposition of the ulnar nerve
– Peripheral nerve injury
Pediatric neurosurgery
– Microsurgery of Chiari malformations
– Repair of craniosynostosis
– Encephalocele repair
– Myelomeningocele repair
– Repair of the dermal sinus of the spine
– Microsurgery with tethered cord syndrome
– Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
– Children’s microsurgery of brain and spine tumors
Professional stays
2016
Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal approach training for tumors in the sellar region of the brain: Cerrahpasa Neurosurgery Clinic, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul Mentor: Prof. Dr. Necmetin Tanriover
2015
Training for endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal approach for tumors in the sellar region of the brain: Cerrahpasa Neurosurgery Clinic, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul Mentor: Prof. Dr. Necmetin Tanriover
Courses and trainings
2018
– Training and certificate for participation in the course: Thoracolumbar fixation course, Orthopaedic hospital Valdoltra – Ankaran, Slovenia
– Training and certificate for participation in the course of continuous medical education under the title: ,,Fifth advanced course of interventional neuroradiology” – Association of neuroradiologists of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
– Participation in the course: ,,Education from interventional neuroradiology”, Special Hospital ,,St. Sava” – Belgrade, Serbia
– Training and certificate for participation in the course: Pre-meeting course – spinal instrumentation. Spine surgery in the XXI century – current concepts, controversies, perspectives. European Accreditation Council for Counting Medical Education – Nis, Serbia
– Participation in the course: “Endovascular procedures. Embolisation of intracranial aneurysms, AV malformations, PTA and stenting intracranial and extracranial stenosis 2018 with intracranial stents, ONIX and microcatheters”, Special Hospital ,,St. Sava” Belgrade, Serbia
– Training and certificate for participation in the school: German-Macedonian tutorial on updates in pathology. European Accreditation Council for Counting Medical Education Skopje, Macedonia
– Training and certificate for participation in the school: Cranial navigation course – Belgrade, Serbia
– Training and certificate for participation at the National Symposium: ,,Stroke and Treatment” Special hospital ,,St. Sava” Belgrade, Serbia
– Training and certificate for participation at expert meeting of the expert group: Spine experts Group Annual Meeting 2018 Zagreb, Croatia
– Pre-meeting course – spinal instrumentation. Spine surgery in the XXI century – current concepts, controversies, perspectives. European Accreditation Council for Counting Medical Education – Nis, Serbia
2017
– Educational course World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) – Skopje, Macedonia
– Advanced course in interventional neuroradiology. 4th congress of neuroradiologists in Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
– Training and certificate for participation in the workshop: Training session of Penumbra devices NeuronTM MAX, MAXTM System & 3DTM, PC400TM coils – Strasbourg, France
– Training and certificate for participation in the workshop: 1st SeENS Spinal navigation workshop
Zagreb, Croatia
2012
WFNS Educational course in Macedonia, Macedonian Neurosurgical Society – Skopje, Macedonia
2011
Educational course SURGERY OF THE MIDFACE – Skopje, Macedonia
2010
School of critically ill patients: monitoring, diagnosis, clinical decision – Skopje, Macedonia
2006
School of critically ill patients: a team approach in treating critically ill patients Skopje, Macedonia
Participation in congresses, conferences, seminars
2024
– 63rd International Neuropsychiatric Congress ,,Mind and Brain”, lecturer in the plenary session of the Central and Eastern European Stroke Society (CEES), Central and Eastern European Stroke Society Pula, Croatia
– 7th Macedonian Congress for Anesthesiology, Reanimation and Intensive Care – Ohrid, Macedonia
2023
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – Bitola, Macedonia
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Society of Pathology and International Society of Neuropathology with educational workshop and course in neuroscience and neuropathology – Skopje, Macedonia
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – Stip, Macedonia
– 6th Congress of the Macedonian Society for Transfusion Medicine with international participants, – lecturer, Skopje, Macedonia
– 9th SNSS Annual Meeting & 10th SNSS Congress with international participation 100 years of neurosurgery in Serbia – Centennial anniversary, – lecturer, Belgrade, Serbia
– 62nd International Neuropsychiatric Congress ,,Mind and Brain”, Pula, Croatia
1st prize award at the congress
2022
– 8th Annual Meeting of Serbian Neurosurgical Society with international participation ,,Current concept in military neurosurgery – The state in the field”, -lecturer, Belgrade, Serbia
– 5th Congress of the Southeast European Neurosurgical Society, – lecturer, Opatija, Croatia
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – lecturer , Veles, Macedonia
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – Negotino, Macedonia
– Experts meeting: Novelties in neurosurgery. Association of Neurosurgeons of Macedonia, – lecturer, Skopje, Macedonia
– The First World Conference: ,,Fighting against COVID-19 pandemic, Health Challenges COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE”, ministerial panel meeting Belgrade, Serbia
2021
– Spine Expert Group Meeting – lecturer – Skopje, Macedonia
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – Skopje, Macedonia
– Virtual meeting of 7th Annual Meeting of Serbian Neurosurgical Society with international participation ,, Vita brevis, ars longa: Refining the art of neurosurgery”
– 7th Congress of the Macedonian Neurological Society, May, 2021, online, – lecturer
– Virtual Meeting of World federation of skull base societies 2021, eEANS2021, Virtual Congress
2020
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – Skopje, Macedonia
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – Veles, Macedonia
2019
– Professional meeting of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – Skopje, Macedonia
– Neurovascular conference – Istanbul, Turkey
– Professional meeting with a workshop of the Macedonian Association for the Control of Intrahospital Infections (MZKIHI) – Pehcevo, Macedonia
– SNSS 5th Annual meeting 2019. Neurovascular supersessions: Exo? Endo? Hybrid? Quo vadis?
Award for the best research paper for young neurosurgeons, awarded by the European Association of Neurosurgeons and the Association of South-Eastern European Neurosurgeons – Kraguevac, Serbia
– 33rd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society, 4th Congress of SeENS SouthEast Europe Neurosurgical– Society & 13th Annual Neurosurgery Nurses Meeting, -lecturer, Thessaloniki, Greece
– 59th International Neuropsychiatric Congress ,,Mind & Brain”, Pula, Croatia
2nd prize award at the congress
– 36th expert meeting of the Association of pathologists of Macedonia and association of neurosurgeons of Macedonia, -lecturer, Skopje, Macedonia
– World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) 2019 International meeting – Belgrade, Serbia
2018
– Spine surgery in XXI century-current concept, controversies, perspectives – Niš, Serbia
– 58th International Neuropsychiatric Congress ,,Mind and Brain” Pula, Croatia
2016
– 6th Macedonian Neurology Congress with International Participation – Ohrid, Macedonia
– 6th Congress of Radiologists of Macedonia with International Participation, -lecturer, Ohrid, Macedonia
– Macedonian-Japanese vascular neurosurgery meeting, Macedonian neurosurgical association, Skopje, Macedonia
2015
– Expert symposium on injuries and diseases of the spine: diagnostics and treatment of the guidelines. Macedonian Association for Orthopedics and Traumatology – Skopje, Macedonia
– Expert meeting of Association of surgeons of Macedonia,- lecturer, Stip, Macedonia
2014
– Expert meeting: Marking of the World Stroke Day 29.10.2014, Association of neurologists of Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia
– Expert meeting: Modern anticoagulant therapy in the prevention of venous thromboembolism, Macedonian Association for Orthopedics and Traumatology, Skopje, Macedonia
– Expert meeting: Use of new oral anticoagulants in patients with stroke, Neurology Association of Macedonia Skopje, Macedonia
– Experts Meeting: Advances in Neurosurgery, Association of Neurosurgeons of Macedonia Skopje, Macedonia
– Symposium: Advanced approach in the treatment of spinal pathology, Acibadem Sistina, Skopje, Macedonia
2013
– 1st Congress of southeast European neurosurgical society – SEENS Belgrade, Serbia
2012
– Seminar: lumbar disc hernia, Remedika – Skopje, Macedonia
– Expert meeting expert group: Stroke, because we care, Association of neurologists of Macedonia,
Skopje, Macedonia
2011
– 9th Annual Conference of SPINE EXPERTS GROUP – Skopje, Macedonia
2010
– Experts meeting: News in the treatment of glioblastomas, standards and dilemmas, Association of Macedonian neurosurgeons, Skopje, Macedonia
– Experts meeting: Surgical anatomy supratentorial midline lesion, Lecturer: Prof. Ugur Türe, MD, Turkey, Association of Macedonian neurosurgeons, Skopje, Macedonia
– Experts Meeting: Epilepsy, activities and dilemmas in the conservative and surgical treatment, Association of Macedonian neurosurgeons, Skopje, Macedonia
– Experts meeting: Activities and dilemmas in the treatment of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, Association of Macedonian neurosurgeons, Skopje, Macedonia
– 3rd Congress of surgeons of Macedonia – Skopje, Macedonia
2008
– Seminar for Gamma knife radiosurgery, surgical treatment of movement disorders, role of stereotactic radiosurgery of malignant gliomas and brain metastases and new techniques in external beam radiotherapy, ACIBADEM HEALTHCARE GROUP, Skopje, Macedonia
2005
– 5th Zagreb International medical summit (ZIMS) for students and young doctors, -lecturer, Zagreb, Croatia
– 28th International medical student scientific congress, -lecturer, Ohrid, Macedonia
2004
– 4th Zagreb International medical summit (ZIMS) for students and young doctors, -lecturer, Zagreb, Croatia
– 7th Balkan congress for medicine and dentistry for students and young doctors, – lecturer, Ohrid, Macedonia
– 27th International medical student scientific congress – lecturer, Ohrid, Macedonia
2003
– 26th International medical student scientific congress, -lecturer, Ohrid, Macedonia
winner of the congress
– Annual award ,,Prof. Dr. Epsa Urumova”, for 2022, for the best scientific paper in the field of medical sciences, published in the journal: BRAIN PATHOLOGY, with an impact factor of 9.011, awarded by the Faculty of Medicine Skopje and the Urumovi Foundation (2023)
– 1st prize award at the 62nd International Congress of Neurology and Psychiatry, ,,Mind and brain”, Pula, Croatia, (2023)
– Recognition for the highest ranking scientific research paper in the field of medicine for 2022, awarded by the Macedonian Medical Society (MLD),
2023)
– 2nd prize award at the 59th International Congress of Neurology and Psychiatry, ,,Mind and brain”, Pula, Croatia, (2019)
– Award for the best scientific paper for a young neurosurgeon, awarded by the European Association of Neurosurgery (EANS) and the Society of South-Eastern European Neurosurgeons (SeENS), at the 5th International Neurosurgery Summit in Kragujevac, Serbia, (2019)
– 13th November Award of the City of Skopje in the field of health for 2021: for a successfully performed first operation in North Macedonia: implantation of a Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS), in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (together with a group of the operative team), (2022)
– 4th November Award of the Municipality of Bitola for 2020, from the field of health (2021)
– Winner of the 26th International Medical Student Scientific Congress in Ohrid (2003)
– Recognition for the best student in the generation (1994)
2024 – ongoing
– Hospital coordinator for transplantation in the field of neurosurgery, Ministry of Health, Skopje
– Team coordinator of a working group for translation and expert editing of 809 (new) guidelines for practicing evidence – based medicine in the field of neurosurgery, Ministry of Health, Skopje
– Reviewer of the medical scientific journal BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR, part of the publishing group WILEY Scientific journal BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR, USA
2017 – 2022
– Member of the Agency for Medicinal Products and Devices of Macedonia (MALMED), Agency for Medical Drugs and Devices of Macedonia (MALMED), Skopje
– National coordinator in the field of neurosurgery of the Minister of Health of North Macedonia
2014 – 2015
– Lecturer (part of the working group) from the Ministry of Health of the North Macedonia for the implementation of MBD (program for evidence-based medicine) theoretical and practical part, for the education of selected doctors Ministry of Health, Skopje
– Doctor’s Chamber of Republic of North Macedonia (LKM)
– Macedonian Medical Association (MLD)
– Association of neurosurgeons of North Macedonia
– Southeast Europe Neurosurgical Society SeENS
– European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
Publications until 31.12.2018 (reviewed for selection in the title: assistant professor – docent)
Publications 2019-2023 (reviewed for selection in the title: associate professor)
Non-reviewed publications (2023- )
– English
– Serbian