Dr. Branko Pevec, MD, PhD

• 2019 - pulmonology subspecialization - Republic of Croatia Ministry of Health, Zagreb, Croatia
• 2018 - allergology and clinical immunology subspecialization - Republic of Croatia Ministry of Health, Zagreb, Croatia
• 2015 - internal medicine specialization - 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 Rheumatology, 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 lifeguards, 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 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