“The Bridge” Between Urology & Plastic Surgery
Professor Dr Sava V Perovic invites scrutiny of his education, qualifications, experience, credentials, and surgical expertise. On this page we’ve provided some fundamental information for our site visitors interested in learning more about this remarkable surgeon. If you are considering female genital modification, male genital modification, this info will help you discuss with your personal physician the possible benefits, risks and potential complications of having Dr Perovic perform your surgery. We will arrange it for you at no cost.
Here you will find answers to these and other questions:
- Who is Professor Dr. Sava V. Perovic, MD, PhD?
- What are Dr. Sava Perovic’s qualifications?
- What is Dr Perovic’s educational background?
- How long has Dr. Perovic been doing genital modification?
- Of which medical associations and societies is Dr Sava Perovic a member?
- Has Dr. Perovic published any books, articles or professional papers in reputable journals or publications? (More than 92 publications as of 2006.)
- Has Dr Sava Perovic been invited to lecture at any reputable institutions around the world? (More than 40 lectures and locations from South Africa to Russia and Thailand to Denmark.)
- Has Dr Perovic been invited to any professional and educational institutions as a visitng professor of urology? (More than 21 times and institutions in 10 countries, excluding 2007.)
- How many times has Dr. Perovic been invited to perform surgery and where? (More than 65 times around the world. Here are details.)
- Has Dr Sava V Perovic received any special awards or honors? (More than eight. Here are details.)
Medical Association Memberships of Dr Sava Perovic
Dr Perovic is a member of 17 prestigious professional associations, societies and academies:
- AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics - Section of Urology, Affiliate Member
- AAPS - American Academy of Phalloplasty Surgeons
- AUA - American Urological Association, Corresponding Member
- BAPS - British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Full Member
- BAUS - British Association of Urologic Surgeons
- DGU - German Urological Association, Honorary Member
- EAU - European Association of Urology, Full Member
- ESGURS - European Society for Genito-Urinary Reconstructive Surgery, Board Member
- ESPU - European Society of Paediatric Urology, Full Member
- ESSM - European Society of Sexual Medicine, Board Member
- GURS - Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery, Active Member
- HBIGDA - Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association
- HUA - Hungarian Urological Association, Honorary Member
- PUA - Polish Urological Association, Honorary Member
- RUA - Romanian Urological Association, Honorary Member
- SPU - Society for Pediatric Urology
- WHO - World Health Organization, Urological Reconstructive Surgery Section, Board Member
Who is Professor Dr Sava V Perovic, MD, PhD?
Dr Perovic is a professor of urology, surgery and pediatric surgery at the University of Belgrade in Serbia, formerly Yugoslavia.
He currently heads the Department of Urology at the University Children's Hospital, also in Belgrade where he was born on 21 February 1947. He lives in another part of the city.
The professor's pioneering work regarding genital modification has built a bridge over the gap between urology and plastic surgery.
He has been a medical doctor (MD) since May 1973 when he graduated from University of Belgrade's School of Medicine.
Dr Perovic acquired his Master's degree there in October 1979 and got his doctorate degree (PhD) in June 1982.
He has been a surgeon of the University of Belgrade's School of Medicine since October 1978, a urologist since December 1980, and a Professor of Surgery and Urology there since May 1991.
Visiting Professor Dr Sava V Perovic
Dr Perovic has been a visiting professor at many European, American and Asian universities, including:
- Urethral Stricture. Repair with Dorsal Onlay Urethroplasty. International Meeting on Reconstructive Urology, Hamburg, Germany, 28 February to 2 March 1999.
- One-stage Anterior Hypospadias Repair. 2nd European Society for Male Genital Surgery Congress, Milano, Italy, 25-27 November 1999.
- Epispadias Cripple (re-doing surgery) and Congenital Penile Curvature. Urologische Klinik, Universitaet, Bonn, Germany, 11-12 July 2000.
- Penile Disassembly Technique. Children’s Hospital, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 30 November 2000.
- Penile Curvature. European Society for Pediatric Urology Annual Course, Varese, Italy, 6-7 October 2000.
- Buccal Mucosa Urethroplasty and Anterior Urethral Stricture - Repair with Vascularized Flap. Urologia in Europa, Milano, Italy, 23-24 November 2001.
- Penile Disassembly in Peyronie’s Disease. 3rd Congress of the European Society for Male Genital Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, 22-24 November 2001.
- Epispadias Cripple. Kanton Kinderspital, Luzern, Switzerland, 12 April 2001.
- Disassembly Technique. 5th Congress of the European Society for Sexual and Impotence Research, Hamburg, Germany, 1-4 December 2002.
- Clitoridoplasty. 5th Congresso Nazionale Societa Italiana di Chirurgia Genitale Maschile, Trieste, Italy, 5-6 July 2002.
- Surgical Correction of Severe Congenital Penile Deviation and Surgical Correction of Peyronie’s Disease. 3rd International Meeting on Urology, Ancona, Italy, 11-13 July 2002.
- Bladder Neck Reconstruction. Kanton Kinderspital, Luzern, Switzerland, 14 April 2002.
- Epispadias Cripple. Klinik fur Urologie, Universitaet, Bern, Switzerland, 16 April 2002.
- Buccal Mucosa Urethroplasty. Klinik fur Urologie, Universitaet, Bern, Switzerland, 6 October 2002.
- Phalloplasty - Buccal Mucosa Urethroplasty and Implantation of Penile Prosthesis. Department of Urology, University of Warsaw, Poland, 12 September 2002.
- Epispadias Repair in Adults. Klinik fur Urologie, Universitaet, Bern, Switzerland, 9 May 2002.
- Re-Doing Transsexual Surgery. Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 4 March 2003.
- Primary Epispadias Repair in Infants. Symposium der Kinderurologie, Mainz, Germany, 16 January 2003.
- Total Penile Reconstruction Following Bladder Exstrophy and Penile Ectopy. Department of Pediatrics Surgical Unit, Pecs University, Pecs, Hungary, 15-18 February 2003.
- Female to Male Surgery. International Meeting of Advanced Surgery for Pelvic Statics and Urinary Incontinence, Peruggia, Italy, 11-15 May 2003.
- Peyronie’s Disease. The Urologic Clinic, Tessaloniki, Greece, 13 June 2003.
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