EFSUMB Fellow – Boris Brkljacic, Croatia

Prof Boris Brkljacic was born in 1963, in Zagreb, Croatia, and is currently full professor of radiology at University of Zagreb School of Medicine, vice-dean for science of University of Zagreb School of Medicine and chairman of the Board of Directors of European Society of Radiology, member of the Executive Council of International Society of Radiology and member of the Executive Board of International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology. Since 2008 he is president of the Croatian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology of Croatian Medical Association.

Boris Brkljacic

Prof Brkljacic was a member of the Education and Professional Standards committee of EFSUMB (2008–2011) gave the “EUROSON lecture” in vascular ultrasound in Madrid in 2012. From 2011–2017 he was member of the Executive council of European Society of Radiology, and in the period of 2017–2022 is member of the Board of ESR where he strongly promotes cooperation between the ESR and EFSUMB. He is president of European Congress of Radiology 2020 and president of ESR 2019–2020.

He is the best-known expert for ultrasound in Croatia and neighbouring countries, especially in the field of vascular ultrasound, breast ultrasound and interventional ultrasound. Together with colleagues from Slovenian Society of Ultrasound he organises for several years joint national ultrasound congresses of Croatia and Slovenia.

One of his major achievements in the field of ultrasound in Croatia and neighbouring country was the establishment of the educational programme in vascular ultrasound, that runs since 1998, that is very well known and highly esteemed. In 43 courses, under the auspices of University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Professor Brkljacic and his team trained between 1998 and 2020 more than 550 physicians (radiologists, angiologists, vascular surgeons and others) from Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo in vascular ultrasound.

Professor Brkljacic is editor in chief of the Journal of Ultrasound (SIUMB), and is a member of the international editorial board of Ultraschall in der Medizin, Magyar Radiologia, Polish Journal of Ultrasonography, lJltrasonographia Romana (Romania), Radiology and Oncology (Slovenia).

Publication History

Article published online:
04 August 2020