Dr. Žarko Nikčević, specialist in microbiology and parasitology

Dr. Žarko Nikčević

Specialist in microbiology and parasitology

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Dr. Žarko Nikčević is a specialist in microbiology and parasitology with extensive experience in laboratory diagnostics, education, and managing microbiology centers.

Education

  • He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sarajevo in 1980, receiving the Golden Badge for academic excellence.
  • In 1988, he completed his specialization in microbiology and parasitology at the postgraduate program of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.

Professional experience

  • Between 1981 and 1984, he worked at the Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Faculty of Medicine in Tuzla.
  • He then specialized at the Institute for Microbiology within the University Clinical Center Tuzla from 1984 to 1988.
  • From 1988 to 1992, he was a specialist in microbiology and parasitology at the same institute, where he also led the Serology and Immunology Department.
  • Concurrently, he served as a teaching assistant at the Department of Microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine in Tuzla.
  • From 1993 to 2023, he headed the Center for Microbiological Diagnostics at the Primary Health Care Center in Cetinje.
  • Additionally, between 1998 and 2013, he mentored medical specialization trainees from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, providing training in microbiology.