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Specialist doctors

A team of leading renowned experts from different areas of medicine undergo constant training and develop new treatment programmes.

Skupinska fotografija zdravnikov Medical centra Rogaška

Meet our team of specialists

Janja Šmid Vauhnik, MD Janja Šmid Vauhnik, MD

Janja Šmid Vauhnik, MD

Specialist in dermatovenereology

She is Head of Dermatovenerology and Aesthetics at Medical Center Rogaška where she has introduced many innovations in the field of aesthetic and corrective dermatology.

She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana. She passed her specialist examination in dermatovenerology with honours. She was a Deputy Head of the General Hospital Celje and Head of Pediatric Dermatology for several years. She completed her post-graduate studies in dermoscopy in Graz, Austria, under Prof. Soyer. She attended further training abroad in esthetic and corrective dermatology, dermatosurgery, manual dermoscopy and Fotofinder digital dermoscopy.

She has been actively attending numerous foreign professional trainings through the years. She is a member of the Slovenian Association for Dermatovenerology, the European Society for Dermatovenerology and the International Dermoscopy Society.

Alen Jović, MD Alen Jović, MD

Alen Jović, MD

Specialist in dermatovenerology

Svojo pot je pričel v Splošni bolnišnici Celje, kjer je opravljal delo in pridobival izkušnje na različnih oddelkih. Po opravljenem specialističnem izpitu s pohvalo je svoje delo nadaljeval na Oddelku za kožne in spolne bolezni Univerzitetnega kliničnega centra Maribor, kjer je pridobil dragocene izkušnje in znanje s področja diagnostike in zdravljenja kožnih bolezni. Redno se udeležuje strokovnih srečanj doma in v tujini ter se aktivno izobražuje in nadgrajuje svoja znanja s področja estetske dermatologije. Je član Združenja slovenskih dermatovenerologov, član Evropske dermatovenerološke akademije in član Mednarodnega združenja za dermatoskopijo.

Pri svojem delu uporablja najnovejša dognanja s svojega področja; deležni boste strokovne obravnave in poglobljenega individualnega svetovanja.

Suzana Kunstek, MD Suzana Kunstek, MD

Suzana Kunstek, MD

Specialist in dermatovenereology

She passed the specialist examination in dermatovenerology at the Faculty of Medicine in Maribor and completed her post-graduate studies in dermatoscopy at the University of Graz.

In 2018, she completed acupuncture studies under the auspices of the Sir Anton Jayasuriya International Centre, a course in the basics of medical acupuncture under the auspices of the Croatian Acupuncture Society, and the first Slovenian school of acupuncture organised by the Slovenian Acupuncture Association.

She performs classical Chinese and Japanese structural acupuncture for all indications. She introduced acupuncture to Medical Center Rogaška as complementary treatment for dermatological diseases such as atopic dermatitis, prurigo, psoriasis, allergic rhinitis. She regularly attends trainings in dermatology and acupuncture at home and abroad. She is a member of the Slovenian Association for Dermatovenerology, the Slovenian Acupuncture Association and the Croatian Acupuncture Association.

Petra Mrkša, MD Petra Mrkša, MD

Petra Mrkša, MD

Specialist in radiology

She enrolled in biomedicine postgraduate studies and completed her specialization in radiology with honours. She attended various congresses and deals with interventional radiology and MRI in the field of the muscular-skeletal pathology. Abroad, she undertook various trainings at various schools in the field of muscular and skeletal system, interventional radiology and ultrasound.

Ivan Brzović, MD Ivan Brzović, MD

Ivan Brzović, MD

Specialist in radiology

He completed his radiology specialization with honours in Zagreb in 2007. At the University Hospital Centre in Zagreb, he was active in the field of whole-body MSCT. Since 2014, he has been upgrading his education in the field of MSCT diagnostics of interstitial lung disease and cardiothoracic diseases. He provides a wealth of experience in various fields of ultrasound and x-ray examinations.

Katarina Pezdevšek, MD Katarina Pezdevšek, MD

Katarina Pezdevšek, MD

Specialist in radiology

She completed her radiology specialization during which she was three months rotating within the Department of Radiology of the Children’s Hospital of Graz School of Medicine. She has dedicated a lot of her efforts to ultrasound diagnostics in general, abdomen and chest examinations, as well as children’s radiology. She is also part of the team at the Celje General Hospital. 

Milan Petrović, MD Milan Petrović, MD

Milan Petrović, MD

spec. anesthesiology and reanimatology
Petra Šket, MD Petra Šket, MD

Petra Šket, MD

Specialist in gynaecology and obstetrics
Rok Slokar, MD Rok Slokar, MD

Rok Slokar, MD

Specialist in orthopedic surgery

A specialist in orthopaedic surgery. In addition to general and paediatric orthopaedics, he specialises in advanced surgical and conservative treatment techniques for degenerative conditions and injuries of the hip, knee, and foot. The majority of his work focuses on total joint replacement surgery for major joints.

He graduated with honours from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ljubljana in 2015 and completed his specialist training in orthopaedic surgery at Valdoltra Orthopaedic Hospital in 2022. He is currently employed at Celje General Hospital.

He serves as the team physician for the Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club.

As an active member of professional orthopaedic associations, he regularly pursues further education in Slovenia and abroad. He also contributes to the training of younger colleagues as a direct mentor. For several years, he was the Slovenian representative in FORTE (Federation of Orthopaedic and Trauma Trainees in Europe) and is a former recipient of a scholarship awarded by the Slovenian Orthopaedic Association.

He is motivated by continuous professional advancement, with the goal of helping people return to an active and pain-free life through movement.

Prim. dr. sc. Tanja Škorić Polovina, MD Prim. dr. sc. Tanja Škorić Polovina, MD

Prim. dr. sc. Tanja Škorić Polovina, MD

specialist in internal medicine, a subspecialist in endocrinology and diabetes, and a doctor of science

Prim. dr. sc. Tanja Škorić Polovina, MD, is a specialist in internal medicine, a subspecialist in endocrinology and diabetes, and a doctor of science. She has been working at the Institute of Endocrinology at the Clinical Hospital Centre in Zagreb since 2001. In her everyday work, she diagnoses and treats patients with thyroid diseases, diabetes and osteoporosis. She also deals with diseases of the pituitary gland and adrenal glands. She performs thyroid and neck ultrasound with cytological puncture, and in the last few years she has been running a thyroid ultrasound course at the Clinical Hospital Centre in Zagreb. She is an author of numerous scientific articles, published in indexed journals. She is also a member of the European Society of Endocrinology and the Croatian Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology.

Katja Šibli, MD Katja Šibli, MD

Katja Šibli, MD

Specialist in internal medicine

Specialist in internal medicine and subspecialist in angiology. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana in 2002 and passed the specialist exam in internal medicine with distinction in 2011. During her specialisation, she completed elective postgraduate training in angiology at the University of Milan and the practical part of her training at the AKH Vienna, Europe's largest general hospital. She passed the final examination in angiology in 2012 at the University of Milan and obtained the Europea Master of Angiology/Vascular Medicine title. In the same year, she passed the subspecialty examination in angiology of the European Union of Medical Specialists (CESMA-UEMS) and became a specialist in angiology and vascular medicine.  

She worked at Celje General Hospital from 2002 to 2023, where she was involved in the establishment of the Centre for Vascular Diseases, and for 2 years she was also the professional head of the internal medicine section of the Celje Urgent Care Centre. 

She regularly acquires her knowledge at national and international congresses in angiology, has completed a course in ultrasound diagnostics of vascular diseases at KBC Rebro in Zagreb, and regularly participates in international workshops in ultrasound diagnostics. 

Tomo Šibli, MD Tomo Šibli, MD

Tomo Šibli, MD

Specialist in general and vascular surgery
Matej Podgoršek, MD Matej Podgoršek, MD

Matej Podgoršek, MD

MD, Surgery Specialist

He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana in 2007, and completed his specialist examination in general surgery in 2014. His fields of expertise are general and abdominal surgery, oncological surgery, herniology and proctology. He regularly attends numerous educational seminars in Slovenia and abroad. He is an external collaborator at the Rogaška Medical Centre.

Sanja Ratković, DMD Sanja Ratković, DMD

Sanja Ratković, DMD

doctor of dental medicine

Employed at the Medical Centre Rogaška. She graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry in Belgrade in 2006, and the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana attested her diploma in 2013. In addition to her work, she undergoes further professional training in Slovenia and abroad, especially in the field of endodontics.