Academy Members

Pećina Marko, F.C.A.

Academic titles:

• fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• doctor of Science

Institutions:

• Professor emeritus, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery – School of Medicine University of Zagreb (2006. – …)
• Professor – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery School of Medicine University of Zagreb

Functions in Academy:

• editor in Chief – RAD HAZU – Med.Sci. – Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• head of – Croatian Museum of Medicine and Pharmacy
• chair – Library Board of the CASA Library (2022 – …)
• secretary – Department of Medical Sciences (01/01/2011 – 12/31/2018)

Membership in Academy:

• full member – Department of Medical Sciences (05/20/2004 – …)
• associate member – Department of Medical Sciences (05/17/1990 – 05/20/2004)

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Curriculum Vitae

PROF.  MARKO PEĆINA,  MD, PhD
professor emeritus University of Zagreb at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine University of Zagreb

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Nationality: Croatian
• Date of Birth: March 23^rd, 1940
• Place of Birth: Oborovo, Croatia
• married, father of two children, grandfather of four grandchildren

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 1964 – graduated at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1968 -Master Degree at School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb
• 1970 – Doctoral thesis, PhD degree at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1970 – Assistant at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1973 – specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery
• 1977 – Assistant Professor at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1980 – Associate Professor at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1984 – Professor at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1997 – permanent Professorship at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 2000 – vice-dean for Research at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 2004.- regular member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• 2005. – professor emeritus University of Zagreb

• 1964 – 1970
  Assistant at Department for Anatomy “Drago Perović”, Zagreb
• 1968-1973
  Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1973-1980
  Orthopaedic Surgeon at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1980-2005
  Chief of First Department, at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 1985-2005.
  Chairman for Orthopaedic Surgery at School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
• 2000- 2005.
  Vice-dean for Research at School of Medicine University of Zagreb 2000. – 2005.

• Institute for Anatomy, Lyon, France
• Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Basel, Switzerland
• Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Lyon, France
• Centre des Massues, Lyon, France
• Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
• Clinics for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Clinics for Sports Medicine  in Milwaukee, New York, Baltimore, Columbus, Los Angeles, USA

• in Croatia, he established subspeciality in Orthopaedic Surgery: gonology, modern scoliology , modern sports traumatology and experimental (molecular) orthopaedics

• he published over 800 scientific and professional papers and abstracts: 125  papers in journals indexed in Current Contents, more than 120 papers in internationally indexed journals and rest of the papers in other journals and congress proceedings
• he is author of more than  55 teaching papers and manuals
• he is author of the Manual of Orthopaedic Surgery: Pećina M. et al. Ortopedia, 3rd Ed., Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2004.;Manual of Sports Medicine: Pećina M. et al. Sports Medicine, 2nd Ed.,Medicinska naklada, Zagreb, 2019.; Manual of Anatomy: Keros P, Pećina M. Functional Anatomy of Locomotour System,2nd Ed., Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2020.
• he is author or co-author of more than 30 books
• he published 5 books in USA: 1. Pećina M, Krmpotić-Nemanić J, Markiewitz A D. Tunnel Syndromes, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1991.; 2. Pećina M, Bojanić I. Overuse Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1993.; 3. Pećina M, Krmpotić-Nemanić J, Markiewitz AD. Tunnel Syndromes. Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndromes, Second Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1997. 4. Pećina M, Krmpotić-Nemanić J, Markiewitz AD. Tunnel Syndromes.Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndromes, Third Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton , 2001. 5. Pećina M, Bojanić I. Overuse Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, Second Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2003.
• He is co-editor of  book:Andrija Štampar – TRAVEL DIARY 1931-1938 (Edited by Željko Dugac and Marko Pećina), Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts,School of Medicine University of Zagreb,Srednja Europa d.o.o., Zagreb, 2020.

• educational work for graduates and post-graduates
• mentor for 26 master thesis (M.sc.), 20 doctoral thesis(Ph.D.) and 57 graduate thesis
• area of special scientific and professional interest: clinical anatomy, applied biomechanics of musculoskeletal system, scoliology, gonology , sports traumatology and molecular biology in orthopaedics.
• assistant editor from 1993. and Editor-in-Chief from 2008 of journal International Orthopaedics (SICOT)
• corresponding member of Editorial Board of journal Hip International
• establisher and chief editor of Croatian Sports Medicine Journal
• member of editorial council of journals Liječnički Vjesnik, Medicus and Medix
• member of Editorial Board of journal Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiae Čechoslovaka
• member of Assistant Editorial Board European Spine Journal
• founder and member of Croatian Olympic Committee and chairman of the Medical Commission of Croatian Olympic Committee (1992.-1996.)

• regular member of Croatian Academy for Sciences and Arts
• regular member of Croatian Medical Academy
• president of Croatian Orthopaedic Society of Croatian Medical Association (1997 -2005) and president of 4^th CEOC Dubrovnik-Cavtat 2002.
• co-founder of “European Spinal Deformities Society” (vice president from 1989 to 1992)
• member of International Knee Society; Italian Club of Knee Surgery; French Society for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology; European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; New York Academy of Sciences; College European de Traumatologie du Sport; International Association of Olympic Medical Officers; International Federation of Sports Medicine;European Calcified Tissue Society.
• Croatian national delegate in International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)

• French – speaking and writing
• English – speaking and writing