Marko Pećina

Editor Emeritus

 

Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

 

Professor Emeritus
University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

 

 

Institutions:

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

 

Acting Functions in the Academy:

head, Croatian Museum of Medicine and Pharmacy

chair, Library Board, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

 

Contacts:

official e-mail:editor@rad-med-com

personal: marko.pecina@zg.t-com.hr

 

orcid: 0000-0002-8537-1761

 

Summary Of Qualifications

1964 – graduated at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1968 -Master Degree at School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb

1970 – Doctoral thesis, PhD degree at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1970 – Assistant at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1973 – specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery

1977 – Assistant Professor at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1980 – Associate Professor at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1984 – Professor at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1997 – permanent Professorship at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

2000 – vice-dean for Research at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

2004.- regular member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

2005. – professor emeritus University of Zagreb

 

Working Experience

1964 – 1970 –  Assistant at Department for Anatomy “Drago Perović”, Zagreb

1968-1973 – Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1973-1980 – Orthopaedic Surgeon at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1980-2005 – Chief of First Department, at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

1985-2005 – Chairman for Orthopaedic Surgery at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb

2000- 2005 – Vice-dean for Research at School of Medicine University of Zagreb 2000. – 2005.

 

Professional Trainings

Institute for Anatomy, Lyon, France

Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Basel, Switzerland

Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Lyon, France

Centre des Massues, Lyon, France

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

Clinics for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Clinics for Sports Medicine  in Milwaukee, New York, Baltimore, Columbus, Los Angeles, USA

 

Professional Achievements

in Croatia, he established subspeciality in Orthopaedic Surgery: gonology, modern scoliology , modern sports traumatology and experimental (molecular) orthopaedics

 

Published Papers

he published over 500 scientific and professional papers: 70 papers in journals indexed in Current Contents, more than 100 papers in internationally indexed journals and rest of the papers in other journals

he is author of more than  45 teaching papers

he is author of the Manual of Orthopaedic Surgery: Pećina M. et al. Ortopedia, 3rd Ed., Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2004.

he is author or co-author of more than 20 books

he published 5 books in USA: 1. Pećina M, Krmpotić-Nemanić J, Markiewitz A D. Tunnel Syndromes, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1991.; 2. Pećina M, Bojanić I. Overuse Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1993.; 3. Pećina M, Krmpotić-Nemanić J, Markiewitz AD. Tunnel Syndromes. Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndromes, Second Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1997. 4. Pećina M, Krmpotić-Nemanić J, Markiewitz AD. Tunnel Syndromes.Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndromes, Third Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton , 2001. 5. Pećina M, Bojanić I. Overuse Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, Second Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2003.

 

Additional Scientific and Professional Activities

educational work for graduates and post-graduates

mentor for 26 master thesis (M.sc.), 20 doctoral thesis(Ph.D.) and 57 graduate thesis

area of special scientific and professional interest: clinical anatomy, applied biomechanics of musculoskeletal system, scoliology, gonology , sports traumatology and molecular biology in orthopaedics.

assistant editor from 1993. and Editor-in-Chief from 2008 of journal International Orthopaedics (SICOT)

corresponding member of Editorial Board of journal Hip International

establisher and chief editor of Croatian Sports Medicine Journal

member of editorial council of journals Liječnički Vjesnik, Medicus and Medix

member of Editorial Board of journal Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiae Čechoslovaka

member of Assistant Editorial Board European Spine Journal

founder and member of Croatian Olympic Committee and chairman of the Medical Commission of Croatian Olympic Committee (1992.-1996.)

 

Awards

National Science Award of the Republic of Croatia for Lifetime Achievement in Biomedicine for 2008.

2007 Croatian award “Josip Juraj Strossmayer” for book:” Functional anatomy of  the locomotour system, Naklada Ljevak,Zagreb, 2006.

2006 Honored Member of Croatian Medical Association

2006 Award of Austrian Orthopaedic Society

2005 Ambassador of Bone and Joint Decade

2005 Award for scientific poster in XXIII World Orthopaedic Congress

2004 Award as honored member of Czech Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society

2003 EFORT award for scientific poster

2002 Award “Dr. Ante Šercer” of Medical Academy of Croatia     

2001 City of Zagreb award for scientific achievement

1998 special diploma of SICOT for development of orthopaedic surgery

1994 ESSKA award for scientific poster

1993 Croatian award “Josip Juraj Strossmayer” for book: Pećina M.: Overuse  injuries of the musculoskeletal system, Globus, Zagreb 1992.

1993 Croatian award “Ruđer Bošković” for scientific achievement

1992 Croatian award “Dr. Franjo Bučar” for achievements in sports medicine

1991 “Juan Antonio Samaranch” award for scientific lecture

1988 Award as honored member of Hellenic Orthopaedic Society

1977 Balkan Medical Union award for scientific achievement

 

Memberships

regular member of Croatian Academy for Sciences and Arts

regular member of Croatian Medical Academy

president of Croatian Orthopaedic Society of Croatian Medical Association (1997 -2005) and president of 4th CEOC Dubrovnik-Cavtat 2002.

co-founder of “European Spinal Deformities Society” (vice president from 1989 to 1992)

member of International Knee Society; Italian Club of Knee Surgery; French Society for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology; European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; New York Academy of Sciences; College European de Traumatologie du Sport; International Association of Olympic Medical Officers; International Federation of Sports Medicine;European Calcified Tissue Society.

Croatian national delegate in International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)