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“Mirce Acev” No.39 2/6 6000 Ohrid, Macedonia +389 70 232 440
Education: Specialization in Orthopedic Surgery, Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery in Skopje 1983-1987 Mentor: Prof. D-r Lj. Serafimov Degree earned: Orthopedic Surgeon
Medical Faculty – Skopje University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” 1973-1980 Degree earned: MD
Practice Experience: Hospital for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ohrid 1980- present The first three years works as a general doctor. After finishing the residency in Skopje he continues his career in orthopedic surgery. 2009-2011 Chief the orthopedic and traumatology part of the hospital.
Specialty Area: Primary and revisional Knee and Hip arthroplasty Traumatology Pediatric Orthopedics Ilizarov method
Publications and presentations: 1. Cementless Еndoprosthetic Replacement of the Hip as a Treatment of Dysplastic Osteoarthritic Hip in Adults, May 2009 Presented at the 3rd International MAOT Congress 2. Preoperative Preparation in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: What We Need To Do Before Entering the OR?. May 2010 Presented at the 2nd Annual International Meeting Towards Improved Outcomes in Bone and Joint Surgery for the Challenging Total Hip Replacement, Varna, Bulgaria-Guest Speaker 3. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Our Experiences in Endoprosthetic Replacement. May 2010 Presented at the 2nd Annual International Meeting Towards Improved Outcomes in Bone and Joint Surgery for the Challenging Total Hip Replacement, Varna, Bulgaria-Guest Speaker 4. Preoperative Determination of the Right Balance of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Based Upon the Anatomical Characteristics of the Distal Femur in Total Knee Arthoplasty, June 2010 Presented at the 11th EFORT Congress in Madrid, Spain Abstract published in the congress’ abstract book http://www.efort.org/abstracts/11th%20EFORT%20Congress%202010/eposte rs/madrid2010_8_ 2906.pdf 5. Preoperative Determination of the Posterior Condylar Offset in Function of Maintaining the Posterior Distal Joint Line and Right Balance of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament – Clinical Application, October 2010 Presented at the 11th BOTA Congress in Varna, Bulgaria – Guest Speaker 6. Posterior Cruciate Ligament as a Real Central Stabilizing Structure of the Knee Joint during the Endoprosthetic Replacement, May 2011 Presented at the 3rd International BOTA Meeting in Varna, Bulgaria– Guest Speaker 7. Technique of Endoprosthetic Replacement of the Knee Joint with Maintenance of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament – Recognition of the Controversies of the Actual Technique and Possible Resolution of the Problem, September 2011 Presented at the 2nd Balkan Congress for Arthroscopy, Sports Traumatology and Knee Surgery in Ohrid, Macedonia 8. Endoprosthetic Replacement of the Knee Joint as a Method for Treatment of the Diseases of the Knee Joint, December 2011 Presented at the educative workshop of the Physical Therapy Physicians Association of Macedonia, in Ohrid, Macedonia 9. Endoprosthetic replacement of the hip joint in dysplastic coxarthroisis after previous corrective interventions of the hip – dilemmas, specifications and possible solutions – our approach, October 2013 Presented at the 12.BOTA Meeting, Varna, Bulgaria – Guest Speaker 10. Total Arthroplasty in Dysplastic Hip - Is There Space for Improvement?, Annual International BOTA Meeting 2015, Varna-Guest Speaker 11. Molding function of the knee ligaments-basis for right balancing of PCL using skeletal method in TKR-2015 World Arthroplasty Congress, Paris, France
13. The Concept of the Pelvic Vertebra as a Basis for our Approach to Endoprosthetic Replacement of Acetabular Arthrosis in Dysplastic Hip, 2018 World Arthroplasty Congress, Rome, Italy 14. The Concept of the Pelvic Vertebra as a Basis for our Approach to Endoprosthetic Replacement of Acetabular Arthrosis in Displastic Hip, 2018 MADOT Congress, Ohrid, Macedonia
Clinical Study: 2009 - 2010 XAMOS study: Xarelto in prevention of DVT after major orthopedic surgery
Professional memberships: Member of MADOT, AAOS and EFFORT
Other work experience: Spinal core stimulation: One month in St. Barnabas Hospitalin New York (working with prof. Walz), and 3 weeks in Moscow Centre for Spinal surgery “Burdenko” (working with professor Lifshitz) Professional stay in LKH in Stolzalpe, Austria (S. Hofmann, R. Graf, Stolzalpe)
Language skills: English, Russian, Serbian (fluent), Italian (spoken) |