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Kenan Karavdic

Primarius Kenan Karavdić, MD, PhD

Specialist in Pediatric Surgery

Specialist in pediatric surgery with extensive experience in clinical practice and academic work. Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, where he completed his specialization in pediatric surgery and postgraduate clinical studies, and defended his Master's thesis and doctoral dissertation in the field of surgery.

He has been employed at the Pediatric Surgery Clinic of the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo since 1994. He pursued his academic career at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, where he held positions as Teaching Assistant and Senior Teaching Assistant at the Department of Surgery, before being appointed Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor. He was also engaged as an Assistant Professor at the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (SSST), within the Department of First Aid.

As part of his professional development, he completed clinical training at pediatric surgery clinics in Rome, Graz, Angers, Be'er Sheva, Tel Aviv, Gothenburg, Zurich, Ljubljana and Zagreb. He has actively participated as a lecturer and invited speaker at congresses in the field of pediatric surgery. He is the author of 36 scientific and original research papers and 18 case reports published in indexed journals. As an author and co-author, he has contributed to publications and textbooks, including Guide to Acute Abdomen (2007), Surgery (2016), Fundamentals of Pediatric Abdominal Surgery (2020), and Guidelines for Nutrition and Physical Exercise in Surgical Patients (2023). He is a member of the editorial boards of 16 journals. He currently serves as the CEEPUS Project Coordinator at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, and as President of the Section of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

At ASA Hospital, he provides pediatric surgery consultations and performs surgical procedures within the scope of day surgery, including inguinal, umbilical and epigastric hernia repairs; hydrocele repair and surgery for undescended testes; circumcision; excision of benign skin and subcutaneous tissue lesions; treatment of pilonidal sinus; biopsy of superficial skin and subcutaneous tissue lesions; incision and drainage of superficial abscesses; wound care and suturing; removal of foreign bodies from the skin and subcutaneous tissue; cystoscopy; and endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

Education and Professional Training

  • Doctoral Degree: Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo (2014)
  • Master of Medical Sciences: Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo (2007)
  • Specialization in Pediatric Surgery: Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo (1999)
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD): Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo (1991)