Miroslav L Djordjevic (
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spelling: Miroslav Đorđević) is a Serbian surgeon specializing in
sex reassignment surgery, and an assistant professor of
urology at the School of Medicine,
University of Belgrade,
Serbia.
Early life and education
Djordjevic completed his medical studies, including his urology residency, at the
University of Belgrade's
School of Medicine
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, MB ...
, in
Serbia, in 1991. His PhD thesis, completed in 2003, was titled "A New Approach for Surgical Treatment of Peyronie's Disease".
Career
Djordjevic works in the field of
genital reconstructive surgery. Djordjevic has published many papers on the surgical treatment of
hypospadias,
epispadias
An epispadias is a rare type of malformation in which the urethra ends, in males, in an opening on the upper aspect of the penis, and in females when the urethra develops too far anteriorly. It occurs in around 1 in 120,000 male and 1 in 500,000 ...
,
Peyronie's disease,
adult
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hypospadias,
buried penis
Buried penis (also known as hidden penis or retractile penis) is a congenital or acquired condition in which the penis is partially or completely hidden below the surface of the skin. A buried penis can lead to urinary difficulties, poor hygiene ...
, urethral reconstruction, pediatric reconstructive urology, and penile enhancement surgery, as well as transgender surgery.
He is the founder and leader of the Belgrade Center for Genital Reconstructive Surgery.
Since 1999, Djordjevic has been a professor of surgery at the Medical School of Belgrade University. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Academy of Serbian Medical Association.
In 2008, Djordjevic jointly authored a paper titled ''Transsexualism in Serbia: A Twenty-Year Follow-Up Study''.
Serbia has become a centre for transgender surgery,
in part due to the work of Djordjevic, with candidates coming from France, Iran, India,
the United States, South Africa, Singapore, and Australia.
Djordjevic has reported that some people regret having undergone gender confirmation procedures, and he has performed reversal surgeries for those
detransitioning. He says the demographic most commonly experiencing regret are male-to-female patients who transitioned after the age of 30.
He works on his project to develop a technique to transplant penis, testicles, uterine for transgender persons. He is optimistic that transplantation of genitalia will eventually become standard.
In 2023, he successfully transplanted an
ovary
The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the body. ...
, making Serbia the second country in the world to do so.
Publications
Books
* Perovic, SV; Djordjevic, ML: "Reconstrucao Peniana: Tecnica de Separacao do Penis Como uma Nova Abordagem a Reconstrucao Cirurgica do Orgao", ''Disfuncao Sexual'': Teloken, C; Da Ros, CT; Tannhauser, M (eds.): Revinter, Ltda; Rio de Janeiro; 2003. pp. 192–199.
* Djordjevic, ML: "Sexual Reassignment Surgery: Male to Female", ''Aesthetic and Functional Surgery of the Genitalia'': Salgado, CJ; Redett R (eds.): Nova Publishers; New York; 2014.
* Djordjevic, ML: "Hypospadias Surgery: Challenges and Limits", ''Hauppauge'': Nova Science Publishers, Inc.; New York.
Selected journal articles
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See also
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List of transgender-related topics
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Transgender health care
Transgender health care, also known as gender-affirming care, includes the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental health conditions, as well as sex reassignment therapies, for transgender individuals.Gorton N, Grubb HM (2014) ...
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Transitioning (transgender)
References
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1965 births
Living people
Serbian urologists
Surgeons specializing in transgender medicine
University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine alumni