otolaryngologist, subspecialist in head and neck plastic surgery, FEBORL-HNS, IBCFPRS
Boris Filipović completed his undergraduate studies in medicine in Zagreb in 2008.
From 2005 to 2017, he worked as a research scientist in the Laboratory of Neuropharmacology. He began his specialization in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery in 2011 at the Sveti Duh Clinical Hospital. As part of his specialization, he trained in clinics in Croatia, the Netherlands, Germany, and the USA, and passed the Croatian specialist exam in otolaryngology in 2016.
In the same year, he passed the EU specialist ENT exam – UEMS – European Union of Medical Specialist and earned the title, Fellow of The European Board of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
After completing his specialization, he began subspecialist training in facial plastic reconstructive surgery as the first participant from the Republic of Croatia – within the European Academy of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – EAFPS (eng. European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery) in the Netherlands, under the leadership of Peter JFM Lohuis. As part of a 2-year subspecialization, he spent 6 months in a clinic in the USA and passed the subspecialty EAFPS – European Board for Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – exam in 2017 in London, and obtained the title – Internationally Board Certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – IBCFPRS.
He defended his doctoral dissertation in 2017 at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, and obtained the title of Doctor of Science for “Neurogenic meningitis and pain in the head and neck area”. In the same year, he was elected to the scientific title of scientific associate at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb.
His main areas of interest include facial plastic surgery – rhinoplasty, total facial rejuvenation surgeries and otorhinolaryngology – rhinology, apnea, head and neck tumors. In total, he has participated in over 30 congresses, 15 courses and has published 14 papers in CC international scientific publications, and has been cited 331 times so far.
He was the organizer of 6 international symposiums in the field of his clinical activities. He is the head of the international center for subspecialty training in the field of plastic reconstructive surgery of the head and neck, at the European Academy for Facial Plastic Surgery – European Academy for Facial Plastic Surgery since 2018.
