Prof. Dr. Dragoslava Djerić, M.D., Ph.D. Full Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade Full Member, Academy of Medical Sciences of the Serbian Medical Association

Prof. Dragoslava Djerić is a senior academic otologist and otosurgeon with extensive experience in ear pathology, otologic surgery, and hearing disorders. She obtained her M.D., Master’s degree, and Ph.D. from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, where she completed her residency in Otorhinolaryngology. Her international training includes research fellowships at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Harvard Medical School) and the Minnesota Ear Clinic, as well as a visiting professorship at the University Hospital Bern, Switzerland.

Throughout her academic career, she has progressed from Assistant Professor to Full Professor at the University of Belgrade. Clinically, she served as Head of the Pediatric Department and later founded and led the Department of Otology at the University Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology in Belgrade, contributing significantly to the modernization of diagnostic and surgical approaches in ear diseases.

Her research focuses on otology, otopathology, cholesteatoma, chronic otitis, hearing loss, and ear microsurgery. She has been involved in pioneering work on temporal bone pathology, multidisciplinary diagnostic strategies, neonatal hearing screening, and modern reconstructive tympanoplasty techniques. She participated in international research collaborations in the USA, Switzerland, and Europe, including projects on otitis media, hearing impairment, and implantable hearing devices.

Prof. Djerić has supervised numerous diploma theses, master’s theses, and doctoral dissertations, and has held key academic leadership roles, including membership in scientific councils, postgraduate teaching committees, and national expert commissions in Serbia. She has been an active educator and instructor in temporal bone dissection, otomicrosurgery, and endoscopic techniques.

She has authored or co-authored over 400 scientific publications, including more than 200 full-length journal articles, and several books and monographs on otology and ear diseases. Her work has been cited in major otologic textbooks and international literature. She serves on editorial boards and as a reviewer for multiple national and international journals.

Prof. Djerić is a member of numerous professional societies, including the International Otopathology Society (Schuknecht Society), European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (EAONO), American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, International Hearing Foundation, and the Politzer Society. She has received multiple national and international awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Serbian Medical Association.