Branko Pevec

PhD, MD

Specialist in internal medicine, subspecialist in pulmology and allergoloy and clinical imunology

Education and professional development

2019 – pulmology subspecialisation – Republic of Croatia Ministry of Health, Zagreb, Croatia
2018 – allergology and clinical immunology subspecialisation – Republic of Croatia Ministry of Health, Zagreb, Croatia
2015 – internal medicine specialisation – Republic of Croatia Ministry of Health, Zagreb, Croatia
2013 – research associate certification – Republic of Croatia National Science Council, Zagreb, Croatia
2011 – PhD degree – University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia; Doctoral Thesis: “Pathophysiological mechanisms and efficacy monitoring parameters of specific immunotherapy in patients with house dust mite hypersensitivity”
2007 – MSc degree – University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia; Master of Science Thesis: “Differences in allergenicity of apple allergens in patients with oral allergy syndrome”
2002 – MD state exam/license – Republic of Croatia Ministry of Health, Zagreb, Croatia
1999 – MD degree – University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

since 2018 – University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Clinic for Lung Diseases Jordanovac, Institute for Allergic and Obstructive Lung Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia
2000-2018 – University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Immunology, Pulmology, and Rheumatogy, Zagreb, Croatia

Scientific and teaching activities:

2015 – lecturer and moderator of educational workshops (first aid, health risks that affect disabled persons, diet and medications) during education of various profiles of professionals participating in the project “DEQUAL – Deinstitutionalization and prevention of institutionalization of persons with intellectual difficulties by improving quality of foster care”, organized by Craft College – an institution for adult education
since 2006 – first aid instructor at various courses organized by the Croatian Red Cross (for open-water life guards, for rafters, for first aid lecturers, etc.)
since 2003 – active participant at a number of national and international scientific, professional, and educational meetings (as the invited speaker, or with an oral or a poster presentation)
since 2002 – lecturer at the elective courses “Allergy and asthma” and “Doctor, I can’t breathe” for the 4^th year students of the University of Zagreb School of Medicine
since 2001 – junior researcher on three scientific projects sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport (2001 – The impact of conventional and peptide immunotherapies on inflammatory mechanisms; 2005 – Prevalence of allergic diseases in Croatia; 2008 – Dyspepsia and GERD: the place and the role of Helicobacter pylori)

Scientific and professional meetings:

Organization board member and a judge at the National First Aid Competition; Novigrad (Istria), Croatia, October 05, 2013
Organization board member and a judge at the National First Aid Competition; Zagreb, Croatia, September 15, 2012
Judge at the National First Aid Competition; Zagreb, Croatia, September 12, 2009
Secretary of the First Croatian Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immunology with the International Participation; Zagreb, Croatia, May 21 – 23, 2009
Judge at the National First Aid Competition; Zagreb, Croatia, September 13, 2008
Organization board member of the Croatian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Symposium “IgE-mediated reactions between airborne allergens and their food homologs”; Zagreb, Croatia, December 07, 2007
Organization board member of the professional meeting “The Unmet Needs of Asthma”, regarding the World Asthma Day 2006; Zagreb, Croatia, May 02, 2006
Member of the local Organization board and a moderator of the interactive Workshop “Insect venom allergy” at the EAACI & GA2LEN Summer School; Cavtat, Croatia, September 26 – 30, 2004
Organization board member of the Croatian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting; Cavtat, Croatia, September 25, 2004
Organization board member of the University of Zagreb School of Medicine first category CME Course “Approach to the patient with allergic diseases and asthma”; Zagreb, Croatia, November 16 – 17, 2001

European Respiratory Society, since 2019
Croatian Respiratory Society, since 2019
Croatian Thoracic Society, since 2019
Croatian Immunological Society, since 2007
Croatian Medical Association, since 2005
Croatian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, since 2005
UCB Institute of Allergy, since 2004 (active member of Food Allergy Working Group within the Croatian branch of the Institute, since 2007)
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, since 2004