Education

  • Primary school (2005-2014): OŠ Franceta Prešerna Kranj
  • Secondary school (2018-2024)
    • Gimnazija Kranj
    • Final 2 years completed in IB Diplomma Programme, graduated with a score of 41/45.
  • Music school (2008-2016): Saxophone

Medical education

  • Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (2018-2025)
    • During the medical education I was actively involved in student tutoring, projects and scientific research, as well as helping on COVID-19 wards.
    • Completed a Preseren's thesis titled "Serum markers of granulomatous inflammation and fibrosis in sarcoidosis", which resulted in a published research paper.
    • Participated in multiple apprenticeships and clinical electives across Europe, detailed under work experience.
  • University of Heidelberg (2022-2023)
    • A 5-month Erasmus study exchange to Heidelberg, Germany. Completed courses in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology and ENT.
  • Additional clinical electives
    • Vascular surgery, Klinikum Klagenfurt (December 2024)
    • Maxillofacial surgery, Klinikum Klagenfurt (November 2024)
    • ENT, Klinikum Klagenfurt (October 2024)
    • Plastic surgery, Klinikum Klagenfurt (October 2024)
    • General surgery (under OA mag. dr. Gorjanc, dr. med., FRCS, FEBS AWS), Elisabethinen-Krankenhaus Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (June-July 2023)
    • Orthopedic Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg (January 2023)
    • ENT, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg (January 2023)

Work experience

  • Junior Doctor (Turnusarzt in der Basisausbildung), A.ö. Krankenhaus Spittal an der Drau, Austria (November 2025 - Present)
  • Junior Doctor, Izola General Hospital, Slovenia (March - August 2025)
  • Teaching Assistant at the Medical Faculty Ljubljana (January-March 2024)
  • Tech and product associate, Dama Health Ltd. (2021-2023)
  • Practice for occupational medicine, traffic and sport, ZAP Fitcorp (June-August 2022)
  • Internship at COVID-19 ICU and wards, Clinic for pulmonary diseases and allergy Golnik
  • Medical writer, Atlantic Grupa (2021)
  • Call center operator, Clinic for pulmonary diseases and allergy Golnik (2020-2021)
  • COVID-19 triage, Hospital for obstetrics and Gynaecology Kranj
  • Medical and HR department, Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d. (August-September 2018)

Research

In 2020-2021, I completed a Prešeren's research thesis titled "Serum markers of granulomatous inflammation and fibrosis in sarcoidosis". This yielded in a research paper published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Correlation of the High-Resolution Computed Tomography Patterns of Intrathoracic Sarcoidosis with Serum Levels of SAA, CA 15.3, SP-D, and Other Biomarkers of Interstitial Lung Disease
Studies on the serum biomarkers of granulomatous inflammation and pulmonary interstitial disease in intrathoracic sarcoidosis have shown conflicting results. We postulated that differences in the concentrations of serum biomarkers can be explained by the heterogenous patterns of sarcoidosis seen on thoracic HRCT. Serum biomarker levels in 79 consecutive patients, newly diagnosed with intrathoracic sarcoidosis, were compared to our control group of 56 healthy blood donors. An analysis was performed with respect to HRCT characteristics (the presence of lymph node enlargement, perilymphatic or peribronchovascular infiltrates, ground-glass lesions, or fibrosis), CXR, and disease extent. Serum levels of CXCL9, CXCL10, CTO, and CCL18 were statistically significantly increased in all patients compared to controls. Serum levels of CA15.3 were statistically significantly increased in all patients with parenchymal involvement. SAA was increased in patients with ground-glass lesions while SP-D levels were statistically significantly increased in patients with lung fibrosis. Only SP-D and CA15.3 showed a significant correlation to interstitial disease extent. In conclusion, we found that sarcoidosis patients with different HRCT patterns of intrathoracic sarcoidosis have underlying biochemical differences in their serum biomarkers transcending Scadding stages. The stratification of patients based on both radiologic and biochemical characteristics could enable more homogenous patient selection for further prognostic studies.
MDPIon DOAJ

Language skills

  • Slovenian (mother tongue)
  • English: C1 proficiency in listening, reading, speaking and writing
  • German: C1 proficiency in listening, reading, speaking and writing
  • Croatian: A2-B1 proficiency (self-assessment)

Digital skills

  • Highly proficient in digital tools such as Microsoft Office and Apple ecosystems.
  • Coding proficiency in HTML, CSS and Javascript.
  • Experience with online writing, digital and email marketing.
  • Experience with statistical analysis using SPSS.

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