Specialist doctors

Prim. dr. sc. Tanja Škorić Polovina, MD, is a specialist in internal medicine, a subspecialist in endocrinology and diabetes, and a doctor of science. She has been working at the Institute of Endocrinology at the Clinical Hospital Centre in Zagreb since 2001. In her everyday work, she diagnoses and treats patients with thyroid diseases, diabetes and osteoporosis. She also deals with diseases of the pituitary gland and adrenal glands. She performs thyroid and neck ultrasound with cytological puncture, and in the last few years she has been running a thyroid ultrasound course at the Clinical Hospital Centre in Zagreb. She is an author of numerous scientific articles, published in indexed journals. She is also a member of the European Society of Endocrinology and the Croatian Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology.

Specialist in internal medicine and subspecialist in angiology. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana in 2002 and passed the specialist exam in internal medicine with distinction in 2011. During her specialisation, she completed elective postgraduate training in angiology at the University of Milan and the practical part of her training at the AKH Vienna, Europe's largest general hospital. She passed the final examination in angiology in 2012 at the University of Milan and obtained the Europea Master of Angiology/Vascular Medicine title. In the same year, she passed the subspecialty examination in angiology of the European Union of Medical Specialists (CESMA-UEMS) and became a specialist in angiology and vascular medicine.  

She worked at Celje General Hospital from 2002 to 2023, where she was involved in the establishment of the Centre for Vascular Diseases, and for 2 years she was also the professional head of the internal medicine section of the Celje Urgent Care Centre. 

She regularly acquires her knowledge at national and international congresses in angiology, has completed a course in ultrasound diagnostics of vascular diseases at KBC Rebro in Zagreb, and regularly participates in international workshops in ultrasound diagnostics. 

He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana in 2007, and completed his specialist examination in general surgery in 2014. His fields of expertise are general and abdominal surgery, oncological surgery, herniology and proctology. He regularly attends numerous educational seminars in Slovenia and abroad. He is an external collaborator at the Rogaška Medical Centre.

Employed at the Medical Centre Rogaška. She graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry in Belgrade in 2006, and the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana attested her diploma in 2013. In addition to her work, she undergoes further professional training in Slovenia and abroad, especially in the field of endodontics.

Assis. Žiga Kovačič, MD, is a specialist in maxillofacial surgery at the University Medical Centre in Ljubljana. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana in 2008 and completed his specialisation in maxillofacial surgery in 2017. During his specialisation, he also studied abroad with the world-renowned Professor Yu Ray Chan. He is also an assistant professor at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana. He is active in the Slovenian Association for Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery – ZMOKS and in the committees of the Medical Chamber of Slovenia.