CURRICULUM VITAE:  Milan M. Terzic MD, PhD, Ob/Gyn

PERSONAL DETAILS:

• Name:                                MILAN Milosav TERZIC
• Current Address:                 5/1 Kerey and Zhanibek Khans street
• City, Region/State:              Astana, Akmola/Kazakhstan
  
• Postal Code:                       010000
• Telephone:                         +14123307682 & +77083240920
  
• E-mail address:                   [email protected],
  [email protected],
  [email protected] 
    
• DOB:                                  January 29^th, 1962
  
• Nationality:                           Serbian            
  
• Gender:                              Male
  
• Marital Status:                    Married, two boys
• Languages:                         Fluent in English and German, and proficient in Italian.

Other languages: Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• 1986 September                MD, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia
  
• 1990 May                           MSc, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia
• 1992 December                  PhD, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia
• 1993 December                  Ob/Gyn Residency Program, School of Medicine, Univ of Belgrade, YU
•  2016 April                            REI Fellowship, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

HIGHLIGHTS:

§ Leader in creation and implementation of innovative strategies in medical education

§ Strong research background in bridging a gap between basic sciences and clinical practice

§ Expert in operative gynecology, REI and high-risk pregnancy

§ Outstanding management and leadership skills

PRESENT POSITION:

• Full Professor of OBGYN, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine (NUSOM), Astana, Kazakhstan
• Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences,
  University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
• Vice-Director of Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health, University Medical Center and Acting Chair of the Department of Medicine for Clinical Affairs, (NUSOM), Astana, Kazakhstan

THE MOST RECENT POSITION:

• Senior Consultant Ob/Gyn, Head: Reproductive Surgery and Infertility Department, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Expert and Lecturer: United Nations University for Peace, UNDP, Belgrade, Serbia
  

POSTS:          

• Research Post - Elective Year of Specialist Training: 1 year (Oct 1986–Oct 1987)
• Senior House Officer Post - Basic Specialist Training: 2 yrs (Oct 1987–Oct 1989)
• Specialist Registrar Post - Higher Specialist Training, Core Specialist Training: 2 yrs (Oct 1989-Oct 1991)
• Specialist Registrar Post - Higher Specialist Training, Advanced Specialist Training 2 yrs (Oct 1991–Dec 1993)
• Consultant Ob/Gyn: Dec 1993 – June 2001
• Senior Consultant Ob/Gyn, Chief – General Gynecology Department, June 2001 –
   June 2009
• Senior Consultant Ob/Gyn, Head – Gynae Surgery Department, July 2009 – June 2013
• Senior Consultant Ob/Gyn, Head – Reproductive Surgery and Infertility Department, July 2013 – January 2017
• Board Member - License Exam Board for Specialist Training in Ob/Gyn, Serbian Ministry of Health and School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Jan 2003
  – Jan 2017
• Board Member - License Exam Board for Specialist Training in Family Medicine, UN University for Peace, UNDP, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, June 2004
  – Jan 2017
• Board Member - License Exam Board for Specialist Training in General Medicine, Serbian Ministry of Health and School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Oct 2008 – Jan 2017
• Board Member - License Exam Board for Sub-Specialist Training in Fertility and Sterility, Serbian Ministry of Health and School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, May 2016
  – Jan 2017
• Full Professor in OBGYN, NUSOM, Kazakhstan, Jan 2017 – present
• Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, UPSOM, USA, November 2017 – present
• Vice-Director of Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health and Acting Chair of the Department of Medicine for Clinical Affairs, (NUSOM), Astana, Kazakhstan, May 2019 - present

POST DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE:                   

• Clinical Attachment: Consultant Ob/Gyn on expertise in operative laparoscopy, Department of Ob/Gyn, University Clinic Offenbach, Germany, Sept 1996 - Nov 1996
• Clinical Attachment: Consultant Ob/Gyn on expertise in laparoscopy in gynecological oncology, Department of Gynecology, West Kent Gynecological Oncology Centre, Maidstone, United Kingdom, Oct 2004 - Dec 2004

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Education course of laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery organized by Clinic for Ob/Gyn Clinical Center of Serbia and
  Olimpus Winter and IBE, November 1997.
• Basic course in laparoscopic surgery, March 1998.
  
• Basic course in laparoscopic gynecology, May 1998.
• Advanced workshop in gynecological oncological laparoscopy, may 2006.
  
• Advanced workshop in laparoscopic surgery in gynecology
  organized by Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, April 2009.
  
• Urogynecological Surgery Course in Paris May 2013, organized by Dr Richard Villet, Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint Simon
  

ACADEMIC CAREER:

• Teaching Assistant, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia: 06/1995-06/2001
• Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia: 06/2001-12/2008
• Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia: 12/2008 -07/2014.
• Full (Senior) Professor of Ob/Gyn, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia: 07/2014-01/2017
• Full Professor of OBGYN, NUSOM, KZ 01/2017 – present
• Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, UPSOM, USA 11/2017 – present

RESEARCH:   
PI / CO-PI IN RESEARCH PROJECTS:

• “Thymus endocrine function in human reproduction” in period of 1991-1996.
  
• “Diagnosis of the severe forms of fetal haemolytic disease and their treatment by intrauterine transfusions under ultrasound control” in period of 1996 - 2000.
  
• “Applications of MRI imaging and ultrasonography in the assessment of fetal malformations” joint research project Greece and Serbia in period of 2003 - 2005.
  
• “Diagnosis of preeclampsia by means of new laboratory diagnostic markers (Elecsys sFlt-1 and PlGF)”, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Clinical Trials Centralized Diagnostics, in  
  period of 2008 – 2010
• “Impact of Phytoestrogens on Serum Lipids in Postmenopausal Women”, American Medical Academy, Serbia
  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01497977, Sept 2008 – June 2010
• “Prima trial: Primary mesh closure of abdominal midline wounds – double blind randomized controlled trial”
  in period of 2010-2012.
• “Cellular and molecular pathogenetic mechanisms of reproduction disorders and genital organ diseases in prevention, diagnosis and therapy“
  in period of 2011 - 2014
• “Regenerative and modulatory potential of adult stem cells“
  in period of 2011 – 2017.
• “A phase 3b, multi-center, randomized, double-blind study of Hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection, 250 mg/ml, versus vehicle for the prevention of preterm birth in women with a previous singleton spontaneous preterm delivery”. Study protocol Ind number: 68,108. Protocol number: 17p-es-003. Sponsor: Lumara Health Inc, a Division of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1100 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA, in period of September 2016 – January 2018.
  
• “The assessment of Pipelle for endometrial sampling in Kazakhstani settings”, ORAU Grant Project in the period of January 2019 – January 2022.
•  “Public awareness of the effects of age and lifestyle on human fertility”, UMC IREC approved project, in period of July 2019 – July 2022
• “Improving IUI outcomes by adding myoinositol to the semen preparation procedure”, UMC IREC approved project, in period of July 2019 – July 2022.
• “Stress, anxiety, and depression in women undergoing in vitro fertilization in public and private clinical settings in Kazakhstan”, NU Social Policy Grant in the period of September 2019 – March 2021.
  
•  “Validating a minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) procedure as a new paradigm for obtaining reliable mortality statistics for the determination of cause of death: Experience from Kazakhstan (The KazCoDe Project)”Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supported project, in period of October 2019 - October 2021.
  

AWARDS:       
                                                            8

• The best student’s research in the year 1983, University of Belgrade Award
  
• The best student of the year 1984, School of Medicine Award
• The best student’s research in the year 1984, University of Belgrade Award
  
• The best student of the year 1985, School of Medicine Award
• The best student of the year 1986, School of Medicine Award
• The most valuable student’s achievement in the year 1986 - for the scientific research, Municipality of Belgrade Award
  
• Second prize for the best scientific investigation in the field of human reproduction. European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Paris 1991
• The most valuable achievement in the field of medical sciences in the year 1992 - for the scientific monograph, Municipality of Belgrade Award

NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS:
553, ORCID: 0000-0003-3914-5154:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3914-5154

Scopus Author ID: 55519713300,

Researcher ID: P-7243-2017

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Before joining NUSOM, active learning sessions (Lectures, CPCs, Workshops, case-based learning, team-based learning, large- and small-group discussion, demonstration, simulation) for: 

• students of medicine
• postgraduate students of Human Reproduction
• postgraduate students of Family Medicine
• postgraduate students of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• doctors on specialist training in Ob/Gyn
• doctors on specialist training in General Medicine
• doctors on specialist training in Sports Medicine
• doctors on subspecialist training in Perinatal Medicine
• doctors on subspecialist training in Fertility and Sterility
• lecturing courses for postgraduate Family Doctors, United Nations University for Peace, UNDP (United Nations Developing Program)
• Responsible for creation, implementation, delivery, coordination and supervision of innovative teaching strategies (Clerkship, Residency and Fellowship programs); Responsible for overseeing the learning environment of the department, supervising the education team staff, expanding faculty development programs to facilitate advancement opportunities for new and junior faculty, and research administration and analysis.

From January 2017, after joining NUSOM, responsibilities for the following:

• teaching postgraduate courses in the field of OBGYN expertise;
• engaging in different course and program development;
• serving on and chairing MD, Masters and PhD committees;
• encouraging the development of innovative approaches to course design and delivery and ensuring that teaching design and delivery comply with the quality and educational standards and regulations of the Department;
  Responsible for all aspects of innovative teaching strategies implementation for different levels of learners (Clerkship, Residency and Fellowship programs);
• challenging clinical thinking, fostering debate and developing the students’ ability to engage in critical discourse and decision making;
• Responsible for overseeing and improvement the learning environment and supervising the education team staff; Responsible to facilitate advancement opportunities for new and junior faculty (faculty development programs creation, supervision, overseeing and expanding)

Particular activities in different years of MD program: 

First year:

               “Clinical Experience I” – responsible for delivery of OBGYN inpatient sessions

Second year:

               “Reproductive and Developmental Biology” - Course Director

               “PBL” - Course Director

               “Clinical Procedures” – responsible for active learning sessions deliveries

               “Clinical Experience II” – responsible for delivery of OBGYN inpatient sessions

Third year:

               Clerkship in OBGYN – Clerkship Program Director

Forth year:

               Clerkship OBGYN Electives and Acting Internship - Clerkship Program Director

Residency: 

               OBGYN – Residency Program Director 

               Family Medicine – Residency Lead for OBGYN related sessions

In fall 2020 Medical Sciences (Pre-Medicine) Program was introduced and I am responsible for delivery of active learning sessions for “Introduction to Biomedicine Course” and “Human genetics Course” for the first-year undergraduate students. Also, in fall 2020 “Organ System and Common Diseases Course” started for the 1st year Master of Pharmacology and Toxicology students and I am responsible for delivery of active learning sessions. 

From January 2020 I serve as Organ system pathophysiology block II Lead for the following Courses in the second year of MD Program:

1. Endocrine disorders
2. Digestion and Nutrition
3. Hematology and Oncology
4. Reproductive and Developmental Biology
5. Skin and Musculoskeletal Diseases
6. Clinical Problem Solving Course.

SERVICE:

• Acted as Dean as assigned/needed;
• Acting Chair of Department of Medicine for Clinical Affairs, from May 2019;
• Vice-Director of Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health, University Medical Center, from May 2019;
• Organ System Pathophysiology Block 2 Lead;
• Leading and coordinating restructure of ART Department in UMC in collaboration with UPMC;
• Restructure and development of Daily Clinic Department within CAD;
• Design and development of Clinic for Menopause in CAD;
• Have been the Chair of Clinical Assessment Committee Meetings from its establishment in 2018;
• Chair the Standard Setting Committee Clerkship Programs;
• Chair the Course Committee for Reproductive and Developmental Biology Course;
• Chair the Course Committee for Clinical Problem Solving Course;
  
• Chair the Course Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship;
• Member of the NUSOM IREC Committee;
• Member of Expert Council at Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health;
  
• Participated in Standard Setting (Ebel method) Sessions for several courses;
• Participated in the following UMC Councils/Committees:

-        Research Council

-        Expert Council for Introduction of Medical Technologies;

• Established Consillium for Gynecology and Consillium for Perinatal Medicine in UMC for management of patients in severe and life-threatening conditions and active participation/chair the meetings;
• Participated as Consilliar Team Member for management of patients in severe and life-threatening conditions in numerous hospitals outside UMC in Astana;
  
• Providing expert opinions for complex cases in Clinical Academic Department;
• Providing mentorship to juniors for both ordinary and complex cases;
• Preforming and assisting surgeries in OBGYN complex cases;
• Participated in Journal Clubs in Russian for UMC residents;
• Have been appointed Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A. from November 2017.

As Vice-Director of Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health, University Medical Center and Acting Chair of the Department of Medicine for Clinical Affairs, (NUSOM), Astana, Kazakhstan,
duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• develop a comprehensive strategy and plan for the growth and development of the clinical, educational, and research activities.
• manage the administrative, research, and clinical operations.
• develop a strategy to grow and expand a funded research program including translational, clinical and health services research.
• recruit, retain and develop outstanding faculty who excel in the department’s clinical, education and research missions.
• strengthen and expand all elements of OBGYN care and research, enabling UMC to be a leading center for OBGYN care, research, and education in the nation.
• provide comprehensive OBGYN care.
• participate in the direct supervision and training of faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students.
• innovative teaching strategies implementation for different levels of learners.
• overseeing and improvement the learning environment and supervising the education team staff.
• facilitate advancement opportunities for new and junior faculty (faculty development programs creation, supervision, overseeing and expanding).
  

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION:

• 2016 – 2019: Editorial Board Member: Srp Arh Celok Lek
  http://www.srpskiarhiv.rs/en/editorial-board/
• 2012 – 2017: Section Editor of the Journal: Oxidants and Antioxidants in Medical Science
  http://www.ejmoams.com/index.php?sec=eboard
  
• 2011 - Editorial board member of Journal of  Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders
  https://www.omicsonline.org/editor-profile/Milan_Terzic/
• 2010 – 2016: Member of Serbian Medical Board Presidency, Section for Ob/Gyn
• 2008 – 2017: Board Member: Specialist Training in General Medicine
  Final Exam, Serbian Ministry of Health
• 2005 - Member of the European Society of Gynecologic Oncology
• 2004 – 2017: Board Member: Family Medicine Specialist Training
  Final Exam, United Nations University for Peace, UNDP, Belgrade, Serbia 
  
• 2003 – 2017: Board Member: Specialist Training in Ob/Gyn Final Exam, Serbian Ministry of Health
  
• 2003 – 2012: Reviewer: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
• 1994 - Member of the American Diabetes Association
• 1993 - Member of the New York Academy of Sciences
• 1992 – 2012: Assistant Editor‑in‑Chief: International Journal of Thymology, Germany
• 1990 - Member of the German Anatomical Society
• 1988 - Member of Serbian Medical Board, Section for Ob/Gyn

SOCIAL RECOGNITION AND COMMUNICATION SKILS:

• 2015 – Member: Serbian Royal Academy of Scientists and Artists 
  http://kraljevska-akademija.edu.rs/?page_id=36
• 2005 - International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England - IBC`s Leading Scientists of the World - 2005 - Certificate of Membership
• 2005 - International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England - IBC`s Leading Health Professionals of the World - Certificate of Membership
• 2004 - International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England - IBC`s International Scientist of the year 2004 - Certificate of Membership
  
• 2004 - International Biographical Center Living Legends - Certificate of Membership
• 2003 - 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21^st Century – Certificate of Membership
• 2003 - Member of the Rotary International - Rotary Club Belgrade – Old Town
  
• 2000 - The Marquis Who’s Who in America – Certificate of Membership
• 2000 - The Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare – Certificate of Membership
• 2000 - The Europe 500 Leaders for the New Century – Certificate of Membership
• 1998 - The Marquis Who’s Who in the World – Certificate of Membership
• 1996 - American Biographical Institute (ABI) – Five Hundred Leaders of Influence, Golden Record