Employee status: Doctors

Andreja Pagon completed her specialization in dermatovenereology in 2022 and regularly continues her education in this field both in Slovenia and abroad. She is interested in the treatment of both acute and chronic skin diseases. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana.

He completed his specialization in internal medicine in 2018 at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana. During the final two years of his specialization, he focused on cardiology and began working in the field of cardiac diagnostics. In addition to performing cardiology consultations, he carries out echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac stress testing and analysis of 24-hour Holter ECG and blood pressure recordings. His main area of interest is the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure. He regularly continues his professional education through the European Society of Cardiology and plans to further specialize in the imaging diagnostics of cardiomyopathies. Kiril Stojanov collaborates with Diagnostični center Bled on cardiological examinations as part of preventive health evaluations.

Darko Ljubojević finished his studies in medicine in Ljubljana in 2008, then he specialised in urology and passed a specialist exam in 2016. After that, he was employed in the urology department at Celje General Hospital. There, he also participated in the robot team of the urology department, performed diagnostic and operative procedures, including minimally invasive procedures; he was among the first to perform a fusion biopsy of the prostate in Slovenia. He regularly attends training as part of the European Association for Urology (EAU). He has worked at the diagnostic centre Diagnostični center Bled since 2020. In the future, he wishes to undertake further education in the field of detection and treatment of prostate cancer, urinary stones and sexual medicine.

Marjan Kuzmanoski specialised in urology in 2004. He worked at the urology clinic at the Skopje Clinical Centre and at the Remedika and Filip Vtori private hospitals in Skopje. From 2016 to 2020, he worked as a urologist in the urology department at Slovenj Gradec General Hospital in Slovenia. He independently performs urological diagnostic procedures, ESWL, urodynamics and operational procedures, especially in the field of endourology. In Macedonia, he introduced microsurgery procedures in the treatment of male infertility, which is his particular interest.

Sebastian Stefanović has worked at the diagnostic centre Diagnostični center Bled since 2021. He passed the specialist exam in the field of gastroenterology with honours on 29 October 2021. He passed the USMLE (The United States Medical Licensing Examination) and obtained the ECFMG certificate in August 2018. Under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Peter V. Draganov at the University of Florida in November 2019, he attended additional training in advanced endoscopic techniques. He performs specialist examinations and endoscopic gastroscopy and colonoscopy examinations at the gastroenterology clinic of the diagnostic centre Diagnostični center Bled. He has also been the secretary of the Slovenian Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology since November 2021.

After finishing her studies at the Medical Faculty in Ljubljana, she decided to specialise in internal medicine at Novo mesto General Hospital. Throughout her specialisation, she focused on gastroenterology and received more in-depth education in this field. In 2015, she passed the specialist exam with honours.

In 2018, she took over the management of the Department of Gastroenterology and became acting head of the Centre for Endoscopy of Novo mesto General Hospital.

She has worked at Diagnostični center Bled since 2020. She performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures (gastroscopy and colonoscopy). In the specialist clinic, she mostly deals with patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease and coeliac disease. She is aware that the patient must be well educated about his/her disease, so she likes to collaborate with various patient associations (Society of patients with coeliac disease, Society for Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease). She also participates as an endoscopist in the SVIT prevention programme intended for the prevention and early detection of precancerous changes and cancer of the colon and rectum.

Irena Žnideršič, who boasts many years of experience in hospital diagnostics and emergency radiological diagnostics (CT, X-ray, ultrasound), has worked at the Diagnostični center Bled since 2016. She performs abdominal, breast, testicle, neck soft tissue and prostate examinations using state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment.

She has attended a number of professional training courses abroad to perfect her knowledge of muscle and joint ultrasound diagnostics and gained extensive experience during her many years of working in the field. Dr Žnideršič is also highly experienced in performing ultrasound-guided procedures such as prostate biopsies and shoulder calcium deposit removals.

In the future, she aims to expand her knowledge and gain experience in other forms of diagnostics, especially MRI diagnostics. 

She has been employed in Diagnostični center Bled, engaged in gastroenterology with endoscopic (gastroscopy) and ultrasound diagnostics, since 1993. She is specifically focused on the allergology with immunology and nutrition, and is therefore working in the allergy clinic, dealing with allergic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, celiac disease, and other forms of adverse reactions to food.

Employed at Diagnostični center Bled since 2009, he operates in gastroenterology. He performs gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ultrasound examination of the abdomen and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). As a diagnostic tool, he most enjoys to perform ERCP, and sees the greatest chance of professional growth in endoscopic ultrasound. In addition to the hitherto in-depth study of medicine, his wishes for the future are to expand his view of the world by experiencing interesting leisure activities.

Zoran Stanišić brings a wealth of experience in gastroenterology to the Diagnostični center Bled from the Novi Sad University Medical Centre and the Rogaška Medical Centre, where he served as the Medical Director between 2004 and 2015. After graduating, he completed postgraduate studies in internal medicine and a subspecialization in gastroenterology.

Seeking to expand his knowledge even further, he went on to complete postgraduate studies at the Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies of the University of Belgrade and a master’s degree in pancreatology and computer science. He also worked as an assistant, transferring his knowledge and experience in internal medicine to younger generations.

Dr Stanišić’s work in gastroenterology is focused on diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy – upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) and endoscopic ultrasound of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, and proctology.

Boris Palek completed his medical specialisation in 1998. He has been employed at the Diagnostic centre Diagnostični center Bled since April 2019, but already worked at the centre between 1998 and 2005. He works at the Diagnostic centre Diagnostični center Bled as a ward doctor and as a doctor at the osteoporosis clinic. In 2003, he gained an international certificate in clinical densitometry (DXA) for the field of osteoporosis in Los Angeles.

She is the chief specialist of the preventive health evaluations in the Diagnostični center Bled, engaged in gastroenterology with endoscopic (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) diagnostics and medical treatment since 2000. She pays particular attention to hepatology (liver disease). In addition to gastroenterology, she extremely professionally runs preventive health evaluations. She published a large number of scientific articles on the importance of preventive examinations. She also held expert lectures about the growing problem of burnout syndrome of managers.

He has been working in the field of gastroenterology since 2003. At the diagnostic centre Diagnostični center Bled, he performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic and ultrasound examinations of the digestive tract. He is the head of the internal medicine–surgical–oncology board at the Diagnostični center Bled. As a consulting colonoscopist, he performs more complex procedures within the national colorectal cancer screening program Svit. He also participates as a mentor at endoscopy workshops for younger colleagues. Since 2021, he has been a member of the extended executive board of the Slovenian Association for Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

She has been employed in Diagnostični center Bled since 2006. She has focused her attention on diseases of modern times, such as arterial hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and blood lipid disorders, which lead to premature failure of the cardiovascular system. She deals with non–invasive cardiovascular diagnostics, prevention and medical treatment of cardiovascular diseases; she performs stress testing and ultrasound examination of carotid arteries. She also works in the osteoporosis clinic.

She completed her specialization in internal medicine in 2005, and she has been engaged in gastroenterology since 2006. She joined the team at the diagnostic centre Diagnostični center Bled in June 2018. She has more than a decade of experience in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy diagnostics and therapy, and she regularly attends trainings in Slovenia and abroad. Since 2010, she has cooperated in the SVIT preventive programme as a screening endoscopist. She has been engaged in the issues of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a specialist clinic, and she also completed an additional training in the field of patient management undergoing biological therapy of IBD. In the future, she wishes to further deepen her knowledge in the field of therapeutic procedures in gastrointestinal endoscopy as well as to expand her knowledge and gain experience in other forms of endoscopic diagnostics; she is especially interested in endoscopic ultrasound.