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.