Doc. dr Aleksandar Sovtić

Personal information

• Doc. Dr. Aleksandar Sovtić
• Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
• Areas of interest: respiratory physiology, functional diagnostics, pediatric bronchology.

Education

• 1989–1995 — Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
• 1995–2000 — Master's studies in pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
• 2000 — Specialization in pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
• 2004 — Defended master's thesis: "The effect of inhaled corticosteroids on linear growth in children with asthma".
• 2013 — Doctoral dissertation (narrow scientific field of pulmonology):
  "Assessment of aerobic capacity and breathing reserve index in patients with cystic fibrosis".
• 2016 — Subspecialization in pulmonology:
  "Examination of respiratory muscle strength in patients with cystic fibrosis in relation to effort tolerance during ergospirometry".

Scholarships and training abroad

• 2003 — Department of Pulmonology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
• 2003 — Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children’s Hospital, Columbia University.
• Several courses of the ERS School in Barcelona, Vienna, Pisa, Rome and Nice (2003–2007).
• 2005 — Pediatric Pulmonology and Cystic Fibrosis Center, Hôpital d’Enfants Armand Trousseau, Paris.
• 2006 — Imperial College & Royal Brompton Hospital, London.
• 2016 — European Workshop on Clinical Pediatric Exercise Testing, Utrecht.

Scholarships and training in the country

• 2007 — Good Clinical Practice Course (Association of Professionals in Clinical Trials).
• 2014 and 2015 — Paul Murphy’s Poligraphy Scoring Courses (basic and advanced), Belgrade.

Memberships

• President of the Pediatric Respiratory Association of Serbia (since 2022).
• Member of the European Respiratory Society (since 2002).
• Member of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society (since 2005).
• Member of the American Thoracic Society (since 2005).
• Member of the Association of Pediatricians of Serbia (since 2018).
• Member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (since 2015).
• Member of the Hilandar Medical Society (since 2018).

Work Experience

• Many years of clinical experience in pediatric pulmonology, functional diagnostics and work with children suffering from respiratory diseases.
• Participation in national and international programs in the field of pediatric pulmonology and cystic fibrosis.
• Actively involved in scientific research projects in the field of respiratory physiology.
• Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.