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Milan Stevanovic

Dr. Stevanovic is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is known internationally for his expertise in problems of the hands and upper extremity. He has extensive experience working with patients with peripheral nerve injuries, trauma, burns, microvascular and rheumatoid problems affecting the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. He is also a leading authority in reconstructive microsurgery and limb and digit replantation.

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Dr. Stevanovic came to the United States from the University of Belgrade, where he was chief of the Hand and Upper Extremity Program and replantation team. He is also a pediatric specialist with expertise in congenital differences. As the director of the USC Joseph H. Boyes Hand Fellowship Program, Dr. Stevanovic is dedicated to teaching and mentoring the next generation of surgeons and has been honored with numerous teaching awards.

Recently inducted into the Serbian Science Academy, Dr. Stevanovic has conducted extensive research on upper extremity reconstruction. In addition to publishing clinical research papers, he has also contributed chapters for hand surgery textbooks and serves as a reviewer for several hand and microsurgery journals. He received his medical degree from the University of Belgrade in Serbia, Yugoslavia and completed his fellowship training in hand surgery at the USC Department of Orthopaedics and his training in microsurgery at Duke University Medical Center.

Areas of Treatment:

  • Upper Extremity Reconstruction
  • Problems of the Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand
  • Congenital Differences
  • Brachial Plexus Injuries
  • Reconstructive Replantation of the Upper and Lower Extremity
  • Peripheral Nerve Injuries
  • Vascularized Bone and Functional Muscle Transfers
  • Treatment of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

Specialties:

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Pediatrics

Title:

  • Professor of Orthopaedics and Surgery

Sub-specialties:

  • Hand Surgery
  • Reconstructive Microsurgery

Education:

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Other Health Professions, University of Belgrade, 1987
  • Master of Science, Other Health Professions, University of Belgrade, 1978
  • Doctor of Medicine, Medicine, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1972

Internships:

  • University of Belgrade Serbia, Yugoslavia, 1972 - 1973

Residencies:

  • Institute for Sports Medicine, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1973 - 1975
  • University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Orthopaedic Surgery, 1974 - 1979

Fellowships:

  • University of Southern California - Hand Surgery, 1979 - 1980
  • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC - Microsurgery, 1983 - 1984

Board Certification:

  • Board of Orthopaedics, Yugoslavia

Professional Society Memberships:

  • S.I.C.O.T.
  • International Orthopaedic Association
  • Hellenic Orthopaedic Association
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • Serbian Orthopaedic Association (Honorary Member)
  • Serbian Sports Medicine Society
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • Piedmont Orthopaedic Society
  • American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
  • American Society for Peripheral Nerve
  • Western Orthopaedic Association
  • Duke Hand Club
  • Los Angeles Hand Club

Awards:

  • Medals and Diploma for Medical Contribution, FILA
  • International Wrestling Federation 75th Year Anniversary, France,1987
  • Teaching Award, Joseph H. Boyes Hand Surgery Fellowship Program, 1993 - 1994
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, USC Department of Orthopaedics, 1993 - 1994
  • Best Senior Paper Award, Accuracy of the preoperative examination in zone 5 wrist lacerations, USC Department of Orthopaedics, 1994
  • Best Junior Paper Award, "Volar Zone 5 Wrist Lacerations", USC Department of Orthopaedics, 1994
  • Teacher of the Year Award, USC Department of Orthopaedics, 1995 - 1996
  • Teaching Award, Joseph H. Boyes Hand Surgery Fellowship Program, 1997 - 1998
  • Chadwick F. Smith, M.D. Award, International Children's Program, Orthopaedic Hospital, 1998
  • Microsurgery Teaching Award, USC / Joseph H. Boyes Hand Surgery Fellowship Class of 2000
  • Best Senior Paper Award, "Tissue engineering for massive rotator cuff tendon defects using the porcine small intestinal submucosa device in an experimental animal model", USC Department of Orthopaedics, 2002
  • Named in America's Top Doctors, 2004 - 2005 and 2006 - 2007
  • Best Junior Paper Award, "A Surgical Anatomical Study of the Suprascapular Nerve", 2007

Languages:

  • English
  • French
  • Serbian

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Savatije Sava Ljubicic

Savatije Sava Ljubicic [Savatije Sava Ljubičić, Саватије Сава Љубичић], highly acclaimed Yugoslav composer, was born in 1931, in Cacak, Serbia. He comes from a well known family of musicians with Savatije Ljubicic being the only family member to be a composer. His first musical training began at the age of three when he was at his father’s music school. While listening to the Serbian country songs and dances, he was taught how to play the accordion. His father Miloje Ljubicic, also known as one of Serbia’s best flute builders, opened the music school in Cacak in order to teach farmers’ young children how to be able to play, appreciate and enjoy the Serbian country music its rich folklore The school was opened in 1933, the year when Ljubicic’s father as a singer and accordion player wins the highest award given to outstanding vocalists and musicians in former Yugoslavia.

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