Zvonko Kusić
Encyclopedia
Zvonko Kusić is a Croatian
physician
, professor
of oncology
and nuclear medicine
, Head of the Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine of the Sisters of Charity University Hospital in Zagreb
and President of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
(HAZU).
); specialist in nuclear medicine; specialist in radiotherapy and oncology; Head of the Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine of the Sisters of Charity University Hospital in Zagreb (since 1990); full professor of oncology and nuclear medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb since 1992 (permanent position since 1999); full professor of oncology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb; Head of the Chair of General Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb.
Scientific training and invited professor at: Guy's Hospital
, London; Michigan University, Ann Arbor; Cornell University, New York; Cincinnati Medical Center; National Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA; M. S. Course in Nuclear Medicine, London; American Thyroid Association Postgraduate Program, New York; Mayo Clinic
Endocrine Course.
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, is the founder and has been Chairman of the Croatian Thyroid Society, Chairman of the Thyroid Diseases Reference Center and Chairman of the Commission on Endemic Goiter
and Iodine
Prophylaxis of the Ministry of Health and Social Care since 1992. He initiated the new Act on Salt Iodination, which was adopted in 1996. The result of that action was the elimination of goiter and other disorders caused by iodine deficiency
, most importantly impairment in psychomotor development; this result is of utmost importance for any population. Consequently, Croatia was enlisted among countries that had resolved this important public health problem with great success – international acknowledgement by the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD).
Presently: member of the National Health Council; member of the Regional Council for Biomedical Sciences at the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports; member of the Council for Nuclear Medicine and of the Council for Oncology and Radiotherapy of the Ministry of Health and Social Care; member of the Board of Directors of the Croatian Oncology Society, member of the US-Croatian Oncology Task Force.
Previously: Director of the Sisters of Charity University Hospital, Zagreb; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb; Advisor to the Minister of Health and Social Care; Chairman of the Regional Council for Biomedical Sciences at the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports; member of the Central Council of the Rectors Board; member of the Board of Directors, University of Zagreb; Chairman of the Board of Directors, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vuk Vrhovac University Hospital for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders; Chairman of the Board of Directors, High Health School; member of the Board of Directors, Zagreb Emergency Medical Service; Vice-Chairman of the National Foundation for Science, High Education and Technological Development of the Republic of Croatia.
Field of specialty and scientific work: nuclear medicine and oncology; subspecialty: etiology, diagnostics, treatment and prevention of thyroid diseases, particularly malignant tumors. In this area, he successfully keeps lasting cooperation with the world's most prestigious medical centers, organizations and leading experts, such as: William Beierwaltes, David Becker, Eugen Saenger, Richard Benua, Francois Delange, Aldo Pinchera, and others.
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, is the Head of the Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine of the Sisters of Mercy University Hospital in Zagreb, which Department incorporates four chairs and three referral centers of the Croatian Ministry of Health and Social Care (for Melanoma; for Thyroid Diseases; and for Immunodiagnostics and Immunotherapy
of Malignant Solid Tumors).
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, published over 600 publications, a substantial number of which is indexed in tertiary publications and cited. He authored / edited a number of scientific and professional books, encyclopedic editions and textbooks. He was the principal researcher in a series of Croatian and a number of major international scientific projects (in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration – FDA, USA; the International Atomic Energy Agency
– IAEA; the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC); UNICEF; ICCIDD; and others).
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, mentored 24 MSc and PhD theses. He had supervised many distinguished scientists and experts, who later became university professors and heads of many institutes and university chairs. He was invited speaker at numerous international symposia. He founded one of the societies of the Croatian Medical Association; initiated the establishing of three referral centers at the Croatian Ministry of Health and Social Care; initiated the foundation of a research institute; and co-founded two university chairs.
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, is member of a series of professional and scientific Croatian and international associations and the representative of Croatia at the International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders; he is further Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of the Croatian Thyroid Society, associate Editor-in-Chief of the Libri Oncologici journal, and member of the Editorial Board of The Thyroid Gland – Clinical and Experimental. He used to be Editor-in-Chief of the internationally indexed Acta Clinica Croatica journal (Medline / Science Citation Index Expended).
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
and nuclear medicine
Nuclear medicine
In nuclear medicine procedures, elemental radionuclides are combined with other elements to form chemical compounds, or else combined with existing pharmaceutical compounds, to form radiopharmaceuticals. These radiopharmaceuticals, once administered to the patient, can localize to specific organs...
, Head of the Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine of the Sisters of Charity University Hospital in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
and President of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the national academy of Croatia. It was founded in 1866 as the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts , and was known by that name for most of its existence.- History :...
(HAZU).
Biography
Zvonko Kusić, MD, PhD, Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (FCA), born on 14 June 1946 in Zagreb, President of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) since 1 January 2011. Membership in HAZU: associate member 1992-2000; full member since 2000; Secretary of the Department of Medical Sciences and member of the Presidency 2004-2010. Doctor of Medicine (graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of ZagrebUniversity of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
); specialist in nuclear medicine; specialist in radiotherapy and oncology; Head of the Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine of the Sisters of Charity University Hospital in Zagreb (since 1990); full professor of oncology and nuclear medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb since 1992 (permanent position since 1999); full professor of oncology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb; Head of the Chair of General Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb.
Scientific training and invited professor at: Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine...
, London; Michigan University, Ann Arbor; Cornell University, New York; Cincinnati Medical Center; National Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA; M. S. Course in Nuclear Medicine, London; American Thyroid Association Postgraduate Program, New York; Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic
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Endocrine Course.
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, is the founder and has been Chairman of the Croatian Thyroid Society, Chairman of the Thyroid Diseases Reference Center and Chairman of the Commission on Endemic Goiter
Goitre
A goitre or goiter , is a swelling in the thyroid gland, which can lead to a swelling of the neck or larynx...
and Iodine
Iodine
Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. The name is pronounced , , or . The name is from the , meaning violet or purple, due to the color of elemental iodine vapor....
Prophylaxis of the Ministry of Health and Social Care since 1992. He initiated the new Act on Salt Iodination, which was adopted in 1996. The result of that action was the elimination of goiter and other disorders caused by iodine deficiency
Iodine deficiency
Iodine is an essential trace element; the thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodotyronine contain iodine. In areas where there is little iodine in the diet—typically remote inlandareas where no marine foods are eaten—iodine deficiency gives rise to...
, most importantly impairment in psychomotor development; this result is of utmost importance for any population. Consequently, Croatia was enlisted among countries that had resolved this important public health problem with great success – international acknowledgement by the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD).
Presently: member of the National Health Council; member of the Regional Council for Biomedical Sciences at the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports; member of the Council for Nuclear Medicine and of the Council for Oncology and Radiotherapy of the Ministry of Health and Social Care; member of the Board of Directors of the Croatian Oncology Society, member of the US-Croatian Oncology Task Force.
Previously: Director of the Sisters of Charity University Hospital, Zagreb; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb; Advisor to the Minister of Health and Social Care; Chairman of the Regional Council for Biomedical Sciences at the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports; member of the Central Council of the Rectors Board; member of the Board of Directors, University of Zagreb; Chairman of the Board of Directors, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vuk Vrhovac University Hospital for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders; Chairman of the Board of Directors, High Health School; member of the Board of Directors, Zagreb Emergency Medical Service; Vice-Chairman of the National Foundation for Science, High Education and Technological Development of the Republic of Croatia.
Field of specialty and scientific work: nuclear medicine and oncology; subspecialty: etiology, diagnostics, treatment and prevention of thyroid diseases, particularly malignant tumors. In this area, he successfully keeps lasting cooperation with the world's most prestigious medical centers, organizations and leading experts, such as: William Beierwaltes, David Becker, Eugen Saenger, Richard Benua, Francois Delange, Aldo Pinchera, and others.
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, is the Head of the Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine of the Sisters of Mercy University Hospital in Zagreb, which Department incorporates four chairs and three referral centers of the Croatian Ministry of Health and Social Care (for Melanoma; for Thyroid Diseases; and for Immunodiagnostics and Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a medical term defined as the "treatment of disease by inducing, enhancing, or suppressing an immune response". Immunotherapies designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies. While immunotherapies that reduce or suppress are...
of Malignant Solid Tumors).
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, published over 600 publications, a substantial number of which is indexed in tertiary publications and cited. He authored / edited a number of scientific and professional books, encyclopedic editions and textbooks. He was the principal researcher in a series of Croatian and a number of major international scientific projects (in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration – FDA, USA; the International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
– IAEA; the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC); UNICEF; ICCIDD; and others).
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, mentored 24 MSc and PhD theses. He had supervised many distinguished scientists and experts, who later became university professors and heads of many institutes and university chairs. He was invited speaker at numerous international symposia. He founded one of the societies of the Croatian Medical Association; initiated the establishing of three referral centers at the Croatian Ministry of Health and Social Care; initiated the foundation of a research institute; and co-founded two university chairs.
Zvonko Kusić, FCA, is member of a series of professional and scientific Croatian and international associations and the representative of Croatia at the International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders; he is further Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of the Croatian Thyroid Society, associate Editor-in-Chief of the Libri Oncologici journal, and member of the Editorial Board of The Thyroid Gland – Clinical and Experimental. He used to be Editor-in-Chief of the internationally indexed Acta Clinica Croatica journal (Medline / Science Citation Index Expended).
Awards
- Order of Danica Hrvatska
- Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Award for exceptional and permanent contribution to medical science
- Croatian Life Achievement Award for Science
- Homeland's Gratitude MedalHomeland's Gratitude MedalHomeland's Gratitude Medal is the medal given by republic of Croatia. It takes 18th position in relevance in Croatian honours system....
- Order of the Croatian Trefoil
Sources
- Zvonko Kusić biography at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCroatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsThe Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the national academy of Croatia. It was founded in 1866 as the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts , and was known by that name for most of its existence.- History :...
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