Senološko udruženje Srbije

Assistant professor Nada Santrac

MD, PhD (c), General Surgeon

Attending Surgeon Department of Endocrine and Head and Neck SurgerySurgical Oncology ClinicInstitute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia Pasterova 14, Belgrade 11 000, Serbia

Assistant professor

Department of Surgery and Anesthesiology Medical School, University of Belgrade

Dr Subotica 8, Belgrade 11 000, Serbia

Medical license number: 112586, Serbian Medical Chamber
ORCID number: 0000-0001-7179-5435

General information

Date of birth: September 4^th, 1986
Place of birth: Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Place of residence: Belgrade, Serbia
E-mail address: santrac.nada@gmail.com
Telephone number: +381655383070

Languages

• Serbian – native proficiency
• English – full proficiency (reading, writing, speaking, and listening)
• Spanish – high speaking and listening proficiency, moderate reading and writing proficiency
• French – low proficiency

Education (from recent)

– Subspecialty: Oncology, Medical School, University of Belgrade, December 2021 (ongoing)

– PhD studies: Epidemiology, Medical School, University of Belgrade, from October 2015

– Specialization: General Surgery, Medical School, University of Belgrade, December 29^th 2014 to January 27^th 2020

– Medical degree: Medical School, University of Belgrade, October 2005 to March 30^th 2012

Academic career (from recent)

– Assistant professor, Department of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Medical School, University of Belgrade, from 26.05.2021. (ongoing)

– Attending surgeon, Department of Endocrine and Head and Neck Surgery, Surgical Oncology Clinic, Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, January 27^th 2020 (ongoing)

– General surgery resident, Department of Endocrine and Head and Neck Surgery, Surgical Oncology Clinic, Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, December 29^th 2014 to January 27th 2020

– Medical doctor, Surgical Oncology Clinic, Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, September 3^rd 2012 to December 29^th 2014

Fields of interest

• Surgical Oncology: Endocrine, Breast, Melanoma, Skin & Soft tissue tumors; Oncology; Tumor Biology; Cancer Research; Health Care Policies

Professional development

• Continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring course, ENT Clinic, Military University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, May 15^th 2018, mentor: prof. Jaromir Astl – certified as educator for intraoperative neuromonitoring
• Surgical training, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany, December 2018 and May 2019, mentor: prof. Martin Walz
• Educational course on interdisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, Belgrade, Serbia, September 17^th 2019; course director: prof. Laszlo Tabar, accredited by the Accreditation Council for CME of the USA – participant and member of the Organizing Committee
• European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) Fellowship in minimally invasive endocrine surgery, a part of the „Forward program“, supervisor: Prof. Dorin Popa, lead for Serbia: Prof. Miloš Bjelović, starting date: January 2020 – online lectures and a three-month (April-July 2022) in person training at the University Hospital in Linköping, Sweden (assisted and performed thyroid and parathyroid surgeries, assisted adrenal and NET surgery)
• Breast Cancer Preceptorship program on triple-negative breast cancer, Institute of Oncology in Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 2023.

Professional achievements

• European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Board member and Young Surgeons Chair 2024-2026
• ESSO 44 Congress (2025) Executive Scientific Committee member – Endocrine and Head & Neck Track lead
• EUBREAST Network – Social Media Country Supervisor – since 2024
• Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology – International Adviser
• 54-62^nd Oncology Congress (from 2017 to 2025) – Congress Secretary
• 53^rd Oncology Congress (2016) – President of the Organizing Committee
• 52^nd Oncology Congress (2015) – Member of the Organizing Committee
• Serbian Senology Society – Member of the Board of directors since 2025
• National guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Breast Cancer – Working group secretary and member of the Surgical working group
• National guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma 2019 and 2025 – Surgical working group member
• Participated in numerous national and international congresses in the field of oncology, surgery and endocrinology as presenter and invited speaker
• Reviewer for several international journals: Frontiers in Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery section (Review Editor), BMC Cancer, The Laryngoscope

Professional memberships

1) International memberships:

• European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO): member since 2015; Membership Advisory Committee member since 2016; Fellow since 2018; Research Academy member since 2020; Education & Training Committee (END/SAR/MEL working group) member since 2021; Board member 2024-2026
• ESSO Young Surgeons: member since 2016; National Representative for Serbia: 2018-2021; Steering Committee member and Coordinator for National Representatives: 2021-2024; Chair 2024-2026;
• European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) – member since 2019;
• European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) – member since 2022;
• Balkan and Black Sea Thyroid Cancer Working Group – core member​ since 2020;
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) – member since 2017

2) National memberships:

• Serbian Medical Society: member since 2013; member of General Assembly since 2019;
• Serbian Medical Society Oncology Section: member of Presidency and General Secretary since 2015;
• Serbian Society of Surgical Oncology (SSSO): member since 2012; secretary since 2021;
• Serbian Senology Society: member since 2017; board of directors member since 2025;
• Serbian Association of Endoscopic Surgery: member since 2019;
• Serbian Association for Cancer Research: member since 2022;
• Surgical Section of Serbian Medical Society: member from 2016;
• Serbian Medical Chamber: member since 2012.

Publications

1) Scientific articles available at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

2) Selected national and international books – editor, author and co-author:

• National Guidelines for Breast Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment (in Serbian), published by Serbian Medical Society Academy of Medical Sciences and Ministry of Health of Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, 2024 – author of the surgical working group.
• Radosavljevic D (ed). 85 years of the Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia (in Serbian), NM Libris, Beograd, 2024 – editorial board member and author of 1 chapter
• Surgical oncology. In: Simic A, Grujicic D, Spasovski D (eds). Surgical Textbook. Medical School, University of Belgrade, 2023. 1050 str. ISBN: K9788671176774.
• Dzodic R, Santrac N. Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (Ch 15). In: Agarwal A(ed). IAES Textbook of Endocrine Surgery, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2023, p. 127-147. doi: 10.5005/jp/books/18709_16. ISBN‎ 978-9390595051.
• Nikolić S, Santrač N (eds). Surgery of metastatic disease. Belgrade: Kreativna knjiga, 2021, 174 str.
• Nikolić S, Santrač N (eds). Isolated limb perfusion as a regional therapy for malignant disease. NM Libris, Belgrade, 2019. ISBN: 978-86-89711-39-4.
• National Guidelines for Melanoma: prevention, diagnostics and treatment (in Serbian), published by Serbian Medical Society Academy of Medical Sciences and Serbian Medical Society Intersectional Committee for Melanoma in 2019, Belgrade, ISBN 978-86-6061-103-3.
• Dzodic R, Santrac N, Markovic I, Buta M, Goran M. Complications in Thyroid Surgery. In: Parameswaran R, Agarwal A. (eds). Evidence-Based Endocrine Surgery. Springer, Singapore, 2018, p. 187-199. ISBN 978-981-10-1123-8
• Dzodic R, Markovic I, Santrac N. Intraoperative identification of parathyroid glands using methylene blue dye“. In: Dzodic R (editor). Prevention of hypoparathyroidism in thyroid surgery – surgical technique of preservation of paratharoid glands on venous-arterial pedicle“ (Textbook for postgraduate students of the Medical School, University of Belgrade). NM Libris, Belgrade, 2017, str. 89-98. ISBN 978-86-89711-18-9.
• Dzodic R (ed). History of the Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia – since establishment to year 2015“ (in Serbian). NM Libris, Belgrade, 2015 – author of 4 chapters