Gorjan Krstevski

Gorjan Krstevski https://talent.hubstaff.com/profiles/gorjan-krstevski Education: - December 2021 - Passed the cardiology specialist examination, becoming a cardiology specialist. - September 2015 - August 2021 - Cardiology residency, Saints Cyril and Methodius University Medical School, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Residency started in September 2015. - March 2014 - Passed the general practitioner examination, becoming a licensed general practitioner of medicine, from the Macedonian Chamber of Medicine. - September 2007 - July 2013 - General medicine program, Saints Cyril and Methodius University Medical School, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Graduation in July 2013, with an average grade of 8.5/10. - September 2006 - April 2007 - General Science program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. September 2006 - April 2007. - 2002 - 2006 - Iroquois Ridge High School, Oakville, Ontario. Skills:  Fluent in the English language at the level of native speaker, with an excellent ability to read and write as well as a strong comprehension and speech. This ability has been acquired through elementary, high school and university education in Ontario, Canada, for the continuous duration of 7 years.  Possesses strong leadership skills, having studied high school at the prestigious Iroquois Ridge High School in Oakville, Ontario, where leadership is strongly accentuated in the curriculum.  Team player:  Participation in team medicine throughout the years of cardiology residency, throughout the one year of working as a general practitioner, as well as the clinical rotations in Canada and the United States, throughout one and a half months.  Participation in medical teams for the duration of the cardiology residency.  Extensive experience in team sports and non-governmental organizations.  Organized and thorough person, with a systematic orderly approach to problems and tasks, and a great attention to details. Experience:  May 2015 - April 2017 - Volunteer physician and cardiology resident, University Cardiology Clinic, Saints Cyril and Methodius Medical School (Coronary care unit); Resident physician involved in the treatment of the patients in the CCU, with a two-year experience in participation in basic and advanced life support (experience with tracheal intubation, placement of central venous lines and temporary pacemakers); Resident physician involved in the treatment of hospitalized patients, hospitalized in all departments (department of coronarographies and peripheral angiographies, rhythmology, valvular diseases, venous thrombembolism department, inflammatory heart diseases, heart failure) at the University Cardiology Clinic.  May 2017 - March 2020 - Cardiology resident , University Cardiology Clinic, Saints Cyril and Methodius Medical School, department of thrombophlebitis and pulmonary thromboembolism for a duration of 4 months starting in May 2017, the department of valvular diseases for a duration of 8 months starting in September 2017, the department of thrombophlebitis and pulmonary thromboembolism for a duration of 4 months starting in May 2018, the CCU for the duration of September 2018, the heart rhythmology department for a duration of 3 months starting in October 2018, the department of coronarographies and peripheral angiographies for a duration of 8 months starting in January 2019, the department of valvular diseases for a duration of 7 months starting in September 2019. Active involvement in the treadmill stress test laboratory, as a treating physician, for 4.5 years from October 2015 to March 2020, up to the temporary stoppage of the treadmill stress test laboratory due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Active involvement in the emergency department of the University Cardiology Clinic, as a treating physician, of around 2.5 years, from September 2017 to March 2019, up to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resident physician, actively involved in the treatment of hospitalized patients, hospitalized in all departments, as well as actively involved in the work of the emergency department and the treadmill stress test laboratory.  March 2020 - August 2021 - Cardiology resident, University Cardiology Clinic, Saints Cyril and Methodius Medical School (all departments, the CCU, the emergency department). Resident physician involved in the treatment of hospitalized patients, hospitalized in all departments and the CCU intermittently, on an intermittent (floating) basis, on the basis of the hospital’s needs, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Actively involved in the treatment of patients in the emergency department, involving COVID-19 positive patients, patients suspected to have COVID-19, and COVID-19 positive patients.  Guest editor of an issue, “e-journal CVM - elektronsko spisanie za kardiovaskularna medicine”, issue 1, April 2022; Guest editor of the inaugural issue of the “e-journal CVM - elektronsko spisanie za kardiovaskularna medicine”, a publication by the Macedonian Society of Cardiology of North Macedonia.  Coauthor of a scientific paper, Prilozi (Makedononska akademija na naukite i umetnostite), September 2021; Coauthor of the paper “Cancer-associated thrombosis - Case Series.” DOI: 10.2478/prilozi-.  2017 - August 2021 - Active RIETE investigator, in the MK01 center of the RIETE registry (Registro Informatizado de Enfermedad TromboEmbólica), based at the University Cardiology Clinic, in the role of a RIETE associate, under Associate Professor Marijan Bosevski; Associate involved in the management of patients in the MK01 RIETE center, as well as contributing to the development of scientific papers that materialize from the work of the MK01 RIETE center.  Collaborator to a scientific paper, Chest, August 2021; Collaborator, in the role of a RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Heart Rate and Mortality in Patients With Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism.” DOI: 10.1016/j.chest-.  Collaborator to a scientific paper, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, June 2021; Collaborator, in the role of RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Machine Learning to Predict Outcomes in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism Who Prematurely Discontinued Anticoagulant Therapy.” DOI: 10.1055/a-.  Collaborator to a scientific paper, Thrombosis Research, volume 202, June 2021; Collaborator, as a RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Outcomes in patients with acute pulmonary embolism and patent foramen ovale: Findings from the RIETE registry.” DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres-.  Main author of case report abstracts, Second International Symposium on Thrombosis, April 2021; Main author of the case reports: “Right atrial mural thrombus in a patient with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and severe tricuspid insufficiency”, “Cancerassociated thrombosis in a patient with recto-sigmoid cancer”, and “Cancer-associated thrombosis in a patient with mucinous adenocarcinoma.”  Coauthor of a scientific paper, Angiologiya i Sosudistaya Khirurgiya, volume 27, issue 2, 2021; Coauthor of the paper “Risk for post-thrombotic syndrome after lower-limb deep vein thrombosis: location of the thrombus or residual thrombi?” DOI:-/ANGIO-.  Collaborator to a scientific paper, International Journal of Cardiology, February 2021; Collaborator, as a RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Refinement of a modified simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index for elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism.” DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard-.  Coauthor of a scientific paper, Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, January 2021; Coauthor of the paper “The role of D-dimer in relation to the clinical course of patients with COVID-19.” DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmaa140.  Presenter of a case report at the expert meeting of the North Macedonian Society of Cardiology, the meeting titled “Optimal management of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, with a focus on patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndromes,” November 2020. Presenter of an oral presentation of the case report “Unstable angina pectoris in a patient with atrial fibrillation - a case report.”  Collaborator to a scientific paper, Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, November 2020; Collaborator, as a RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Timing and characteristics of venous thromboembolism after noncancer surgery. Results from the RIETE registry.” DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv-.  Presenter of an abstract for a scientific paper at the “International Symposium of Cardiovascular Imaging and COVID 19 experience in collaboration with EACVI Heart Imagers of Tomorrow”, organized by the North Macedonian Society of Cardiology, October 2020; Presenter of an oral presentation of the abstract for a scientific paper “The role of Ddimer in prognosis with pulmonary thromboembolism: some aspects for COVID.”  Collaborator to a scientific paper, Thrombosis Research, volume 193, September 2020; Collaborator, as a RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Rivaroxaban or apixaban in fragile patients with acute venous thromboembolism.” DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres-.  Collaborator to a scientific paper, Circulation: Cardiovascular imaging, volume 13, issue 5, May 2020; Collaborator, as a RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Patient-Level, Institutional, and Temporal Variations in Use of Imaging Modalities to Confirm Pulmonary Embolism.” DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING-.  Coauthor of a scientific paper, poster presentation at the International Union of Angiology XXIX World Congress, April 2020; Coauthor of the paper “Duration of anticoagulation therapy in patients with genetic inheritance or thrombophilia.”  Coauthor of a scientific paper, European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, volume 21, issue supplement_1, January 2020; Coauthor of the paper “Right ventricular diameter added to D-dimer independently influence on prognosis of patients with pulmonary embolism and intermediate risk.” DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.787.  Coauthor of a scientific paper, Prilozi (Makedononska akademija na naukite i umetnostite), October 2019; Coauthor of the paper “Special Conditions in Venous Thrombembolism - Case Series.” DOI: 10.2478/prilozi-.  Coauthor of a scientific paper, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Congress 2019, July 2019; Coauthor of the congress conference paper “Initial Thrombus Above or Below Popliteal Fossa Is More Predictive than Residual Thrombosis for Postthrombotic Syndrome after Episode of Deep Venous Thrombosis - RIETE Experience with 1183 Patients.”  Collaborator to a scientific paper, International Angiology: a journal of the International Union of Angiology, June 2019; Collaborator, as a RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Prediction of early mortality in patients with cancer-associated thrombosis in the RIETE database.” DOI:-/S-.  Participant in a scientific symposium “Venous thrombembolism - Diagnostic and therapeutic approach,” April 5 - April 6 2019.  Main author of a scientific paper, Abstracts / Thrombosis Research, issue 175, supplement 1 (2019), pages 1-23, abstracts of the 8th International Symposium on Women’s Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, March 2019; Main author of the paper “Recurrent DVT in young woman: suboptimal therapeutic effect or genetic inheritance.” DOI: 10.1016/S-.  Coauthor of a scientific paper, Prilozi (Makedononska akademija na naukite i umetnostite), December 2018; Coauthor of the paper “Hyperfibrinogenemia in Peripheral Arterial Disease: Coexistent and Independent Risk Factor (A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature).” DOI: 10.2478/prilozi-.  Collaborator to a scientific paper, Thrombosis Research, November 2018; Collaborator, as a RIETE investigator (member or associate of the RIETE group), to the scientific paper “Management and outcome of major bleeding in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists for venous thromboembolism.” DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres-.  Coauthor of a scientific paper, Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, July 2018; Coauthor of the paper “Predictors for Prognosis in Patients With Nonfatal Pulmonary Embolism: A Registry-Based Cohort Study.” DOI: 10.1177/-.  Coauthor of a scientific paper, European Journal of Heart Failure, May 2016; Coauthor of the paper “Prognosticators of heart failure in patients after treatment because of acute coronary syndrome.”  Coauthor of a scientific paper, European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, October 2016; Coauthor of the paper “Mid-term clinical outcome of patients treated for acute coronary syndrome-data from the registry.”  May 2014 - April 2015 - Family doctor, Private Health Institution Intergin, Skopje. Family doctor in a doctor’s office working with adult and pediatric patients, with an average of 40-50 examinations per work day, in a low social income environment in Shuto Orizari, Skopje. Thorough experience with medical paperwork and preventive medical examinations.  Participant in a clinical rotation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine division, May 2013 - April 2013; Member of a team of Internal Medicine residents and students, and participated individually and as part of the team treating the patients, under the supervision of the department physicians.  Participant in a clinical rotation, McMaster University, Saint Joseph Healthcare System, Department of Internal Medicine - Team Medicine Division, February 2013; Member of a team of Internal Medicine residents and students, and participated in the treatment of hospitalized patient, as well as undertaking examinations and recommending therapy for the internal medicine emergency department walk-in patients, under the supervision of a senior internal medicine resident, during three night shifts.  Exchange student, International Federation of Medical Student Associations - Exchange program, Lithuanian University of Medical Sciences, Pulmonology Clinic, Kaunas, Lithuania, July 2012; Observed and participated in the treatment of hospitalized patients, as well as having participated in the work of the sleep apnea laboratory.  Main author of a scientific paper, Zagreb International Medical Summit 2011, November 2011; Main author of the congress scientific paper “IRIS in HIV-TB co-infected patient - case report.”  Exchange student, International Federation of Medical Student Associations - Exchange program, Hospital of the medical faculty of the Ege University, Cardiology Clinic, Izmir, Turkey, July 2011; Observed and participated in the treatment hospitalized patients in the Intensive Care Unit and the Coronary Intensive Care Unit, as well as observed numerous percutaneous coronary interventions.  Main author of a scientific paper, 34th International Student Congress, Ohrid, Macedonia, May 2011; Main author of the congress scientific paper, and oral presentation of the paper “Aortic valve replacement in octogenarians - case report.”