Dr sci. med. Ivana Božović Spasojević
oncologist
Dr Božović-Spasojević is a specialist in Internal Medicine, a subspecialist in Clinical Oncology, a Senior Research Associate in the field of oncology and a clinical assistant at the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade in the subject Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy. She completed the breast cancer subspecialization program at the ULM University in Germany under the support of the European School of Oncology (ESO).
She is a regular member of the council for the treatment of breast cancer and malignancy of gynecological organs at the Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, the largest oncological institution in the Republic of Serbia and the national center for cancer research. She spent three years in doctoral studies in Brussels, at the Jules Bordet Institute as a recipient of a TRANSBIG scholarship at the academic organization Breast International Group (BIG), supported by the European Commission (European Commission, Framework Program VII, and The European Cancer Organization, ECCO). She worked as a medical advisor for clinical and translational research in the field of breast cancer and innovative drugs within the academic organization BIG and the Breast data center.
Dr Božović-Spasojević is the founder of the academic group for breast cancer research in Serbia. And leads the research program on breast cancer in men in Serbia within the EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer) organization; participates in the fertility preservation and pregnancy planning program for patients with breast cancer, within the framework of fertility preservation counseling.
She is one of the authors of the national guide for the treatment of breast cancer, as well as the author of a clinical oncology textbook for students of the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade. She has written numerous brochures for patients being treated for malignant diseases. Dr Božović-Spasojević has participated in the leadership program within the European Association of Medical Oncologists, ESMO Leaders Generation Program 2018. She graduated from the Academy for Health Management in Serbia, Methodes doo, FranklinCovey USA in 2017. She is a member of the Central Ethics Committee of Serbia, a member of the working group for oncology at the Ministry of Health in the period from 2015 to 2020. She is also a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Medical Oncologists of Serbia, UMOS; head of the working group for the treatment of malignant diseases in young people at the European Society for Medical Oncologists (ESMO).
