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Prof. Dr Tamara Milovanović (ex Alempijevic) Personal Data: Date of Birth: 14/03/1972 Place of Birth: Colonia, Germany Education: University in Belgrade, School of Medicine: 1990 – 1996: medical doctor 1996-1999: Master of Science 1997 -2001: specialization in internal medicine 2001-2004: subspecialisation in gastroenterology and hepatology 2001-2005: PhD               University Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectology, Otto-von-Guerkicke University Magdeburg, Germany             January 1998: Education in functional diagnostics in Gastroenterology and Hepatology   European school of Vascular Ultrasonography, Sibiu, Romania May 2002: education in Doppler ultrasonography organized by EFSUMB               Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Department and Clinic, University Clinic Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany             August 2004: Training in gastrointestinal endoscopy               St. Franziskus-Hospital GmbH             May 2004: Training in endoscopic haemostatic procedures               Merkur Hospital Zagreb, Croatia             December  2015: Education in Liver transplantation   Work experience: 1996 - present Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia 2006-present School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia Languages: English : speaks, writes, reads German : speaks, writes, reads   Membership: Serbian Medical Society – Section for Gastroenterology Serbian Medical Society – Section for Hepatology Association of Serbian Gastroenterologist Serbian Association for Digestive Endoscopy European association for study of the liver (EASL)   Publications: Nikolić AJ, Todorović V, Božić M, Tošić Lj, Bulajić M, Alempijević T, Nedić O, Masnikova R. Serum insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II is more closely associated with liver dysfunction than is IGF-I in patients with cirrhosis. Clin Chim Acta 2000;294:169-177. M22; IF 1.041 Štimec B, Alempijević T, Micev M, Milićević M, Ille T, Kovačević N, Bulajić M. Relationship between papillary fibrosis and patency of the accessory pancreatic duct. Ann Anat 2005;187: 93-103. M23; IF 0,427 Alempijevic T, Stimec B, Kovacevic N. Anatomical features of the minor duodenal papilla in pancreas divisum. Surg Radiol Anat 2006;28:620-624. M23;IF 0,443 Alempijevic T, Knezevic S, Knezevic D, Ostojic S, Stojakov D, Micev M, Tomic D, Krstic M. Gastric multicentric glomangioma: A case report of this rare cause of abdominal pain. Med Sci Monit 2008; 14: CS5-8. M23; IF 1,514 Jovanovic I,Alempijevic T, Lukic S, Knezevic S, Popovic D, Dugalic V, Micev M, Krstic M.Cystic Dystrophy in Heterotopic Pancreas of the Duodenal Wall. Dig Surg 2008;25:262-268. M23; IF 1,257 Alempijevic T, Krstic M, Jesic R, Jovanovic I, Sokic Milutinovic A, Kovacevic N, Krstic S, Popovic D. Biochemical markers for non-invasive assessment of disease stage in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15: 591-594. M23; IF 2,092 Topic A, Alempijevic T, Milutinovic AS, Kovacevic N. Alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotypes in adult liver disease patients. Ups J Med Sci. 2009;114(4):228-34. M23; IF 0,733 Krstić M, Alempijević T, Andrejević S, Zlatanović M, Damjanov N, Ivanović B, Jovanović I, Tarabar D, Milosavljević T. Watermelon stomach in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome. Vojnosanit Pregl2010; 67(3):256-8. . M23; IF 0,199 Svorcan P, Alempijević T, Usaj S, Bojić D, Protić M, Djordjević J, Vrinić D, Krstić M, Dapcević B. Neuroendocrine gastric carcinoma in a young patient. Vojnosanit Pregl2010 ; 67(4):332-5. M23; IF 0,199 Sokic-Milutinovic A, Krstic M, Rozer-Smolovic B, Alempijevic T. Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastroduodenal damage in patients starting NSAID therapy: 4 Months follow-up study. Dig Dis Sci 2010;55:2887-92. M23; IF 2,060 Popović DD, Špuran M, Alempijević T, Krstić M, Djuranović S, Kovacević N, Damnjanović S, Micev M. [Congenital intestinal lymphangiectasia]. Vojnosanit Pregl 2011 ; 68(3):270-3. M23; IF 0,179 Lukic S, Nikolic A, Alempijevic T, Popovic D, Sokic Milutinovic A, Ugljesic M, Knezevic S, Miličic B, Dinic D, Radojkovic D. Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism in patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Dig Surg 2011;28(4):258-62. M23; IF 1,224 Alempijević T, Ješić R, Svorcan P, Milutinović AS, Kovačević N, Radaljac T, Popović D, Popović DDj, Krstić M. Ultrasound measurement of visceral fat in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Vojnosanit Pregl2011; 68(9):739-43. M23; IF 0,179 Alempijevic T, Sokic-Milutinovic A, Milicic B, Jesic R, Balovic A, Popovic D, Krstic M. Noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Turk J Gastroenterol 2012;23(3):239-46. M23; IF 0,484   Kovač JD, Daković M, Stanisavljević D, Alempijević T, Ješić R, Seferović P, Maksimović R. Diffusion-weighted MRI versus transient elastography in quantification of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic cholestatic liver diseases. Eur J Radiol 2012; 81(10):2500-6. M23, IF 2,512 Alempijevic T, Sokic-Milutinovic A, Pavlovic-Markovic A, Jesic Vukicevic R, Milicic B, Macut D, Popovic D, Tomic D. Assessment of metabolic syndrome in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2012;124:251-255. M23; IF 0,813 Pavlovic Markovic A, Rösch T, Alempijevic T, Krstic M, Tomic D, Dugalic P, Sokic Milutinovic A, Bulajic M. Endoscopic ultrasound for differential diagnosis of duodenal lesions. Ultraschall Med 2012;33(7):E210-7. M21; IF 4,116 Popović DDj, Spuran M, Davidović L, Alempijević T, Ugljesić M, Banzić I, Jadranin D, Kovacević N, Perisić M, Colić M, Krstić M. Portal hypertension caused by postoperative superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula. Vojnosanit Pregl 2012;69(7):623-6. M23;ID 0,210 Popovic DDj, Kovacevic NV, Kisic Tepavcevic DB, Trajkovic GZ, Alempijevic TM, Spuran MM, Krstic MN, Jesic RS, Younossi ZM, Pekmezovic TD. Validation of the chronic liver disease questionnaire in Serbian patients. World J Gastroenterol 2013;19(30):4950-7. M22, IF 2,433 Alempijević T, Sokić-Milutinović A, Toncev L, Pavlović-Marković A, Djuranović S, Tomanović N, Drulović J. Primary biliary cirrhosis and hepatic sarcoidosis--a case report. Vojnosanit Pregl. 2014 Jan;71(1):83-6. M 23; IF 0,292 Jeremić V, Alempijević T, Mijatović S, Sijački A, Dragašević S, Pavlović S, Miličić B, Krstić S. Clinical relevance of IL-6 gene polymorphism in severely injured patients. Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2014 May;14(2):110-7. M23, IF 0,443 Krstic S, Resanovic V, Alempijevic T, Resanovic A, Sijacki A, Djukic V, Loncar Z, Karamarkovic A. Hartmann's procedure vs loop colostomy in the treatment of obstructive rectosigmoid cancer. World J Emerg Surg 2014; 9(1): 52. M22, IF 1,473 Alempijević T, Štulić M, Popovic D, Culafic D, Dragasevic S, Milosavljevic T. The role of fecal calprotectin in assessment of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2014; 77(3): 302-5. M 23; IF 0,912 Alempijević T, Balović A, Pavlović-Marković A, Tarabar D, Krstić M, Miljić P, Bjelović M. Efficacy of long-acting somatostatin analogs in recurrent variceal bleeding in a patient with pre-hepatic portal vein thrombosis. Vojnosanit Pregl 2015; 72(3): 283-6. M 23; IF 0,355 Stankovic B, Dragasevic S, Popovic D, Zukic B, Kotur N, Sokic-Milutinovic A, Alempijevic T, Lukic S, Milosavljevic T, Nikcevic G, Pavlovic S. Variations in inflammatory genes as molecular markers for prediction of inflammatory bowel disease occurrence. J Dig Dis 2015; 16(12): 723-33. M 23; IF 1,887 Sokic-Milutinovic A, Alempijevic T, Milosavljevic T. Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastric carcinogenesis: Current knowledge and future directions. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(41): 11654-72. M22; IF 2,787 Jeremić V, Mijatović S, Krstić S, Dragasević S, Alempijević T. Rectosigmoid prolapse--A case report. Vojnosanit Pregl 2015; 72(12): 1118-21. M23; IF 0,355 Lalosevic MS, Stojkovic M, Naumovic T, Culafic D, Stojanovic M, Stulic M, Alempijevic T, Markovic AP. Clinical scores for the prediction of esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2016; 79(1): 14-7. M23; IF 0,632 Alempijevic T, Zec S, Nikolic V, Veljkovic A, Milivojevic V, Dopsaj V, Stankovic S, Milosavljevic T. Erythropoietin in Predicting Prognosis in Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2016; 25(4): 473-479. M23; IF 1,837 Alempijevic T, Dragasevic S, Zec S, Popovic D, Milosavljevic T. Non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease. Postgrad Med J2017; 93 (1098):226-230. Review. M22; IF 2,078 Alempijevic T, Zec S, Nikolic V, Veljkovic A, Stojanovic Z, Matovic V, Milosavljevic T. Doppler ultrasonography combined with transient elastography improves the non-invasive assessment of fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases. Med Ultrason2017 31; 19(1):7-15. M23; IF 1,512 Mijatović S, Alempijević T, Stefanović B, Jeremić V, Krstić S, Radmanović N, Jovanović S, Stefanović B. Influence of surgical traumaon nitric oxide and nitrotyrosine serum levels in patients undergoing laparoscopic or conventional cholecystectomy. J Med Biochem 2017; 36 (2): 171-6. M23; IF 1,378 Zec S, Popovic D, Matovic V, Nikolic V, Bojovic K, Jovic J, Markovic Denic L, Milosavljevic T, Alempijevic T. Translation and validation of the Serbian primary biliary cholangitis-40 questionnaire. PLoS One 2017; 12(4): e0175697. M21; IF 2,766 Dragasevic S, Stankovic B, Milosavljevic T, Sokic-Milutinovic A, Lukic S, Alempijevic T, Zukic B, Kotur N, Nikcevic G, Pavlovic S, Popovic D. Genetic and environmental factors significant for the presentation and development of inflammatory bowel disease. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017; 29(8): 909-915. M23; IF 2,014 Ristic N, Milovanovic I, Radusinovic M, Stevic M, Ristic M, Ristic M, Kisic Tepavcevic D, Alempijevic T. The comparative analyses of different diagnostic approaches in detection of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children. PLoS ONE 2017;12(11): e0187081. M21; IF 2,766 Milovanovic Alempijevic T, Stojkovic Lalosevic M, Dumic I, Jocic N, Pavlovic Markovic A, Dragasevic S, Jovicic I, Lukic S, Popovic D, Milosavljevic T. Diagnostic Accuracy of Platelet Count and Platelet Indices in Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017;2017:6070135. M23; IF 1,622 Milovanović Alempijevic T, Nikolic V, Zec S, Veljkovic A, Sokic-Milutinovic A, Pavlovic-Markovic A, Matovic V, Popovic D., Milosavljevic T. Change in the incidence and anatomic distribution of colorectal adenoma and cancer over a period of 20 years: A single center experience. Vojnosanit Pregl 2018; 75(3): 260–266. M23; IF 0,367 Milovanovic T, Copertino A, Boricic I, Milicic B, Pavlovic-Markovic A, Krstic M, Matovic V, Popovic D. Transient elastography for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Vojnosanitetski pregled 2018; 75(4): 374– 379. M23; IF 0,367 Popović D., Kisić-Tepavčević D, Kovačević N, Milovanović T, Krstić M, Ranković I, Martinov J, Glišić T, Ješić R, Pekmezovic T. Quality of life in patients with chronic liver disease. Vojnosanit Pregl 2018; 75(5): 453–462. M23; IF 0,367 Stulic M, Culafic D, Obrenovic R, Jankovic G, Alempijevic T, Stojkovic Lalosevic M, Dostanic N, Vezmar Kovacevic S, Culafic M. The Clinical Importance of Cystatin C and Hepatic Artery Resistive Index in Liver Cirrhosis. Medicina 2018; 54: 37. M23, IF 0,802 Dragasevic S, Stankovic B, Sokic-Milutinovic A, Milosavljevic T, Milovanovic T, Lukic S, Drazilov SS, Klaassen K, Kotur N, Pavlovic S, Popovic D. Importance of TLR9-IL23-IL17 axis in inflammatory bowel disease development: Gene expression profiling study. Clin Immunol. 2018;197:86-95. M22; IF3,557 Popovic D, Sokic-Milutinovic A, Đuranovic S, Alempijevic T, Zgradic S, Matovic V, Toncev Lj, Lukic S. Clinical characteristics of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia - case series and review of the literature. Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2017 OnLine-First (00):121-121 DOI: 10.2298/VSP170412121P. M23; IF 0,367 Pavlović-Marković A, Barišić G, Rudić J, Alempijević T, Garalejić E, Stojković-Lalošević M, Krivokapić Z. Efficacy of TRUS in preoperative staging of rectal cancer. Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2017 OnLine-First (00):140-140 DOI: 10.2298/VSP170301140P. M23; IF 0,367 Popović D, Zgradić S, Dragasević S, Zec S, Micev M, Naumović T, Milosavljević T, Alempijević T. Characteristics of gastric and duodenal mucosa in patients with primary biliary cholangitis. Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2017 OnLine-First (00):141-141 DOI: 10.2298/VSP161123141P. M23; IF 0,367 Alempijevic T, Kovacevic N. Right liver lobe diameter: albumin ratio: a new non-invasive parameter for prediction of oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis (preliminary report).Gut2007;56: 1166-1167. M21a; IF 10,015 Mujovic N, Simić D, Antonijević N, Alempijević T. Lethal outcome after intravenous administration of amiodarone in patient with atrial fibrilation and ventricular preexcitation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011; 22: 1077-78.M22; IF 3.064 Krstic M, Alempijevic T, Stimec B, Micev M, Milicevic M, Micic D, Jankovic G. Gallbladder villous adenoma in a patient with acromegaly: a case report. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13:3144-3146. Djuranovic SP, Ugljesic MB, Mijalkovic NS, Korneti VA, Kovacevic NV, Alempijevic TM, Radulovic SV, Tomic DV, Spuran MM. Double common bile duct: a case report. World J Gastroenterol. 2007;13:3770-3772. AlempijevicT, Bulat V, Djuranovic S, Kovacevic N, Jesic R, Tomic R, Krstic S, Krstic M. Right liver lobe/albumin ratio-contribution to non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(40): 5331-5335. Alempijević T, Krstić M, Jovanovic I, Popovic D. Pregled savremenih metoda dijagnostikovanja morfoloških promena kod hroničnog pankreatitisa. Srp Arh Celok Lek 2008;136:675-679. Jovanović I, Alempijević T, Milosavljević T, Popović D, Bjelović M, Micev M,Pesko P. [Clinicopathological characteristics of Barrett's carcinoma, cardia carcinoma type II and distal gastric carcinoma: influence of observed parameters on the five-year postoperative survival of patients]. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2009 May-Jun;137(5-6):249-54. Štimec B, Ignjatović D, Alempijević T, Milićević M. Hirurški značaj nekih anatomskih osobenosti tela i repa pankreasa. Acta Chir Iugosl 2001; 48: 49-53. Alempijević T, Štimec B, Micev M, Milićević M, Kovačević N, Bulajić M. Topografske i strukturne karakteristike papillae duodeni minor. Acta Chir Iugosl 2001; 48: 93-97. Alempijević T, Špuran M, Đuranović S, Kovačević N, Popović M, Čemerikić V.: Gastrointestinalni stromalni tumor tankog creva – prikaz slučaja. Acta Chir Iugosl 2004; 51: 133-136. Alempijević T, Kovačević N, Đuranović S, Krstić M, Uglješić M. Korelacija nalaza ehosonografije abdomena i endoskopske retrogradne holangiopankreatografije kod bolesnika sa hroničnim pankreatitisom. Vojnosanit Pregl 2005;62:821-825. Alempijević Т, Đuranović S, Bogdanović A, Kovačević N.Trovanje olovom kao redak uzrok bola u trbuhu. Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2005;133:514-517. Tomić D, Pavlović AR, Krstić M, Ješić R, Janković G, Uglješić M, Krstić S, Alempijević T. Endoskopska ultrasonografija karcinoma pankreasa. Acta Chir Iugosl 2005; 52: 65-72. Krstić M, Alempijević T, Krstić S, Laušević Ž, Micev M, Šaranović Đ, Tomić D. Hepatobilijarni cistadenom peritoneuma- prikaz slučaja. Acta Chir Iugosl 2005; 52: 99-101. Alempijević T, Kovacević N, Tomić D, Đuranović S, Krstić M. Značaj kolor Dopler ultrazvučnog pregleda u proceni vaskularne invazije kod obolelih od karcinoma pankreasa . Vojnosanit Pregl. 2006;63:857-860. Krstić M, Martinov J, Krstić S, Šaranović Dj, Laušević Ž, Milosavljević T, Jovanović I, Alempijević T, Marisavljević D, Peško P. Uloga bežične endoskopske kapsule u ispitivanju bolesnika sa sumnjom na krvarenje uz tankog creva: iskustva iz jednog centra. Acta Chir Iugosl 2007; 54: 25-34. Djuranović S, Špuran M, Mijalković N, Stanisavljević D, Uglješić M, Popović D, Krstić M, Milosavljević T, Peško P, Matejić O, Pavlović A, Ćulafić Dj, Jovanović I, Alempijević T, Sokić-Milutinović A, Bulajić M. Akutno nevariksno krvarenje iz gornjih delova gastrointestinalnog trakta-kako identifikovati pacijente sa malim rizikom od rekrvarenja i smrti posle endoskopske skleroterapije. Acta chirurgica Iugoslavica 2007; 54: 107-118. Krstić S, Alempijević T, Krstić M, Laušević Ž, Šijački A, Đukić V, Jovanović D, Stefanović B, Arsenijević V. Hirurško lečenje krvarenja zbog ulkusne bolesti gastroduodenuma-naša iskustva. Acta Chir Iugosl 2007; 54: 165-168. Alempijević T, Bulat V, Kovačević N, Ješić R, Đuranović S, Tomić D, Krstić M. Neinvazivna procena postojanja i veličine variksa jednjaka kod bolesnika obolelih od ciroze jetre pomoću indeksa desni lobus jetre/serumska koncentracija albumina. Vojnosanit Pregl 2007; 64: 453–457. Alempijević Dj, Alempijević T, Savić S, Kovačević N, Krstić M. Sudskomedicinski aspekti gastroenteroloških oboljenja. Acta Chir Iugosl 2007; 54: 101-104. Alempijević T, Kovačević N, Štimec B, Tomić D. Ultrasonografski aspekti intrahepatične segmentacija. Med Preg 2007; 60(9-10): 501-4. Alempijević T, Krstić M, Antonić V, Krstić S. Učestalost infekcije Helicobacter pylori kod obolelih od ciroze jetre. Srp Arh Celok Lek 2007;135:536-40. Lukić S, Alempijević T, Jovanović I, Popović D, Krstić M, Ugljesić M.Occurrence and risk factor for development of pancreatitis and asymptomatic hyperamylasemia following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-our experiences. Acta Chir Iugosl. 2008;55:17-24. Alempijevic T, Jovanovic I, Popovic D, Kovacevic N, Sokic Milutinovic A, Krstic M. IGF-I as a marker of disease activity and nutritional status in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (letter to the editor).Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008;27:247-248. Krstić SN, Lausević ZD, Alempijević TM, Cubrilo MJ, Arsenijević VS, ResanovićVR. [Scoring system for evaluation of clinical outcome of severe injuries in patients]. Acta Chir Iugosl. 2010;57:93-9 Krstić SN, Alempijević T, Popović N, Jovanović D, Mihailović V, Sijacki A. [Blood replacement in severely injured patients]. Acta Chir Iugosl. 2010;57(1):107-13. Jovanović I, Durić P, Alempijević T, Sokić-Milutinović A, Krstić M, Milosavljević T. [Duodenal ulcer during the period of twenty years after discovering of Helicobacter pylori--experience gained at our centre]. Med Pregl. 2010; 63(3-4):258-61. Jovanović I, Alempijević T, Popović D, Kovacević N, Krstic M. [Cameron lesion: an unusual cause of anemia]. Med Pregl2010; 63(5-6): 423-6. Tomić DV, Marković AR, Alempijević TM, Davidović DB, Prsić DR, Vucković MS.Ultrasound diagnosis of gallbladder polyps. Acta Chir Iugosl 2011;58(4):31-5. Alempijevic T, Kovačević N, Sokić-Milutinović A, Pavlović Marković A, Milićević M. Ehinokokusne ciste jetre-naša iskustva i prikaz nove podele radne grupe SZO. Acta Chir Iugosl 2011;58:37-43 Alempijevic T, Sokić-Milutinović A, Pavlović-Marković A, Krstić R, Popović D, Djuranovic S,Špuran M, Tomić D, Uglješić M. Frequency and clinical caracteristics of colorectal adenoma and carcinoma in women. Acta Chir Iugosl 2011;58:51-54 Jeremić V, Alempijević T, Mijatović S, Arsenijević V, Ladjevic N, Krstić S. Clinical relevance of IL-10 gene polymorphism in patients with major trauma. Med Glas (Zenica). 2014; 11(2): 326-32 Alempijevic T, Zec S, Milosavljević T. Drug-induced liver injury: Do we know everything? World J Hepatol 2017; 9(10): 491-502. Dumic I, Tankosic N, Stojkovic Lalosevic M, Alempijevic T. Sport-Related Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Complication. Case Reports Hepatol 2017;2017:9324246. Dumic I, Martin S, Salfiti N, Watson R, Alempijevic T. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Revealing Silent Celiac Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2017;2017:5236918. Radovanovic M, Dushenkovska T, Cvorovic I, Radovanovic N, Ramasamy V, Milosavljevic K, Surla J, Jecmenica M, Radulovic M, Milovanovic T, Dumic I. Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury Due to Ciprofloxacin: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. Am J Case Rep 2018 Sep 29;19:1152-1161.