I grew up in Dubrovnik, where I finished primary and secondary school. I graduated from the Medical School of the University of Zagreb with the GPA of 4, 81, finishing among 10 % top students. During my studies, I worked as a student assistant at the Departments for Anatomy and Physiology and participated in the organization of several student congresses. In my junior year, I received an award in pathophysiology for an “extraordinary and unique curiosity for the subject and the cum laude fulfillment of the exam requirements”.

I completed my mandatory internship at the clinical hospital “Sestre milosrdnice” in Zagreb, and passed the professional state exam in 2005. Upon completing my internship, I worked as a junior research fellow and assistant at the Department for Anatomy and the Laboratory for Mineralized Tissues at the Medical School of the University of Zagreb. During my preclinical work and research, I took a particular interest in endocrinology, especially postmenopause and osteoporosis. I participated in the organization of several international scientific congresses, where I also presented the results of my scientific research. At the European Symposium for Mineralized Tissues (2007), I received an award for the presentation of my research in the endocrinology of the bone tissue, i.e. possible treatments of postmenopausal osteoporosis. I took part in several international scientific research projects, which resulted in my doctoral dissertation on hormonal influences on bone physiology and the skeletal system. I underwent professional training at several European universities, and I consider such preclinical experience extremely important in laying foundations for successful clinical work with patients.

In 2007, I started my OB/GYN residency at the Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology at the clinical hospital “Sveti Duh“, where I took my residency exam in 2013. I have been working continually as a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology ever since. During my residency, I published over ten scientific papers in renowned international journals, predominantly on the role and application of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. I am the author of several chapters in academic and popular science books. During my residency, I tracked and researched fetal behavior using 2D and 3D/4D ultrasound, which resulted in multiple publications and presentations in national and international scientific congresses. During my residency period, I graduated from the postgraduate specialist study on the application of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology, earning the degree of university specialist. My work
experience as an OB/GYN specialist includes clinical work in day clinics for pregnancy, high-risk pregnancy, general gynecology, oncology, colposcopy and postmenopausal medicine.

In 2016, I started my sub-specialization in human reproduction and endocrinology. Infertility is the primary scope of my subspecialty clinical work at the anti-sterility day clinic at the clinical hospital “Sveti Duh“. I underwent professional clinical training at several infertility clinics in Croatia and Europe. I also completed several courses on the methods of the so-called natural fertility, which aims to restore the reproductive health in couples. I consider the combination of conventional medicine of human reproduction and alternative approaches to natural fertility my greatest advantage in my everyday work with patients. Most of my professional clinical work involves pregnancy healthcare, delivery room experience and minimally invasive OB/GYN surgery.

In 2014, I was elected research associate in the scientific field of biomedicine and healthcare ‒ field of clinical medical science at the Medical School of the University of Zagreb, and a senior research associate in 2020. I became an assistant professor at the Department for Nursing at the Catholic University of Croatia (HKS) in Zagreb in 2016. I teach obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical school of HKS, and I am the teacher in charge for the elective course “Infertility as a Contemporary Epidemic”, which regularly attracts a large number of
students. I was also in charge of the university science project on the role of ultrasound in gynecology. I have also mentored multiple undergraduate and graduate theses, and have received excellent grades in teacher evaluation surveys.

I am an active member of many professional medical associations and a peer reviewer for numerous national and international scientific publications. I participate in the training of young doctors and residents. I also gladly accept the opportunity to share my professional knowledge, opinions and comments in the media, primarily with the purpose of promoting women’s healthcare. I often receive patients’ choice annual awards for the best gynecologist. I am an active speaker of English and Italian, and I like to spend my free time doing sports
and humanitarian work.