World Dermatology & Cosmetics Congress
World Dermatology & Cosmetics Congress
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Slovenia
My (Dr Tanja Planinsek Rucigaj) professional and
research work includes the fields of dermatooncology, phlebology with chronic
wounds and lymphology (especially genetics), where I introduced many
world-renowned methods of diagnosis and treatment into Slovenian clinical
practice alone or together with colleagues and introduced postgraduate
education about these diseases. My
bibliography records more than 1260 bibliographic items and includes scientific
and professional articles and chapters in monographs, among others.
Current
position:
Head of Dermatovenereological Clinic, University Medical Centre
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Education: specialization of dermatovenerology, phlebology,
european subspecialisation of lymphology (European Join degree) and chronic wounds.
PhD: Clinical and
Genetic Research of Patients with Swelling Legs and Syndactyly of the Toes
Current positions and affiliation:
- Head of Dermatovenereological Clinic, University
Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Head of Lympho Activities at Dermatovenerology Clinic
in Ljubljana
- vice-president of Balkan Venous Forum; BVF President-Elect from nov. 2022
- vice-president of Slovenian Phlebological and Lymphological
society.
- president of Wound Management Association of Slovenia
- assistant professor of
dermatovenereology at Faculty of Health Angele Boskin, Jesenice, Slovenia.
- member of the Expert Council of the Association of
Vascular Disease in the Slovenian
- member of the Extended expert college for
dermatovenerology at the Ministry of Health of Slovenia
- representative of Slovenia in
UEMS for Wounds Healing »MJC
Wound Healing« (since 2017) and treasurer
- EAFWH
- Council member of EWMA
- the
representative of Slovenia in the VASCERN network, in the ERN network of rare
diseases in Europe, in the part of PPL, ie the network for primary congenital
lymphedema.
- an honorary
member of the Dermatovenerological Society of Montenegro.
- a member of the
editorial board of Uterus & Ovary magazine (since 2015).
Past position(s):
- past president
of Association of Slovenian dermatovenereologist;
- past president
of Slovenian Wound Management Association,
- past president of
Slovenian Phlebological and Lymphological society
- past
vice-president of Slovenian Wound Management Association
- past-representative of Slovenia in
UEMS for Dermatovenereology
- past
member of the Education Committee of the Croatian Wound Society-HUR
(2013-2017)
- past
field editor (phlebology) at Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et
Adriatica.