1. CURRICULUM VITAE VELIMIR LUPRET
Date and place of birth: September 17, 1946, Križevci, Croatia
Professional address: Dubrovnik General Hospital
Dr. Roka Mišetića 2, 20 000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Phone: +385 98 357 887
Fax: +385 20 426 149
e-mail: velimirl@bolnica-du.hr
Marital satus: Married, two children
Languages: Croatian
English
Work experince:
Present positions: Chairman Divison of Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery
Dubrovnik General Hospital, Dubrovnik, Croatia
June 2014 – present
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Rijeka Medical School, Rijeka, Croatia
November 2012 – present
Previous positions: Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Rijeka Medical School, Rijeka, Croatia
November 2007 – November 2012
Chairman of Department of Neurosurgery
Divison of Surgery
Dubrovnik General Hospital, Dubrovnik, Croatia
August 2011 – June 2014
Head of Division of Endocranial Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery
„Sisters of Mercy“University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
April 2010 – August 2011

2. Head of Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery
„Sisters of Mercy“University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
December 1986 – April 2010
Neurosurgeon
Department of neurosurgery
Central Institute for Tumors and Allied Diseases
June 1979 – December 1986
Education
University of Zagreb, Medical School: Ph.D., Mart 1984
Thesis title: „The study of CSF circulation using radioactive labeled water“
Thesis advisor: prof. Marin Bulat, MD, PhD
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Natural sciences and Mathematics, Department of
Biology: M.Sc., October 1978
Thesis title: The study of the ventricular system of the brain using ventriculography with
positive water-soluble contrast
Thesis advisor: prof. Vidko Rudež, MD, PhD
Residency in Neurosurgery: Central Institute for Tumors and Allied Diseases and University
Hospital Zagreb, Zagreb, Craotia
May 1974 – May 1979
University of Zagreb, Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia: 1965 – 1971
High school: „ IX gimnazija“ Zagreb, Croatia: 1961 – 1965
Elementary school: Križevci, Croatia: 1953-1961
Participation in scientific projects:
Principal Investigator: „Transplatation of neural tissue in the treatment of diseases and
demage of CNS“, scientific project of the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
Principal Investigator: „Laser endo-neurosurgery“, scientific project of the Croatian Ministry
of Scienece, Education and Sport
Co-Investigator: „Intratumoral application native human interferon in patients with
glioblastoma“, scientific project of the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
Co-Investigator: „Transplantation neurosurgery“, scientific project of the Croatian Ministry of
Science, Education and Sport
Co-Investigator: „Biochemical dynamics of cerebrospinal fluid“ funded NIMH,
Bethesda/Maryland, USA

3. Work experience / positons:
Senior scientist at Medical School, University of Zagreb – 2005
Senior research associate at Medical School , University of Zagreb – 2003
Research associate at Central Institute for Tumors and Allied Diseases – 1984
Research assitant at Central Institute for Tumors and Allied Diseases – 1979
Regular member of Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences – 1993
Membership
The Croatian Neurosurgical Society
The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
The Croatian Skull Base Society
Publications: scientific and professional articles (165)
I have published the most important articles in the field of cerebrovascular surgery, especially
microsurgery of cerebral artery aneurysms and arteriovenus malformations, skull base surgery
and based neurophysiology. I participated as a co-author of the book prof. Jeličić
„Cerebrovascular surgery“, also I was one of the authors of book „Laser in the head and neck
surgery“. As well I was co-author of the book Lucijan Negovetić and coworkers
„Lumbosacral spine diseases“ and as co-author of the book Vida Demarin and coworkers
„Brain circulation - clinical approach“.
Professional and scientific interests:
Cerebrovascular surgery
Intracranial and spinal tumor surgery
CSF physiology
In my professional career I have done over 8 000 microsurgical procedures, the majority of
that was cerebrovascular procedures about 1 800, intracranial and spinal tumors about 4 000
and about 2 000 other procedures.