Duje Rako

FORMAL EDUCATION:

2011 – 2012 Specialist postgraduate study; Zagreb University, School of medicine

2008 – 2013 Urology resident in training

2002 – 2006 Zagreb University, School of medicine

2000 – 2002 Split University, School of medicine

1996 – 2000 Grammar school, Split

SPECIALISTIC EDUCATION:

2024 – CHOP OMI seminar: Medical Quality and Safety – Salzburg (Austria)

2023 – CHOP OMI seminar: Medical leadership – Salzburg (Austria)

2022 – CHOP OMI seminar: Medical informatics – Salzburg (Austria)

2020 – Maastricht University OMInar on Economic Evaluation in Healthcare (on-line)

2018 – one-month clinical observership in AKH Wien (Austria)

2015 – granted FEBU diploma

2014 – Short clinical visit, Mainz (Germany)

2013 – EUREP course, Prague (Czech Republic)

2012 – Clinical fellowship in laparoscopic urology (one month), Slovenj Gradec (Slovenia)

2011 – ESU Master Class in Urology – Salzburg (Austria)

2005 – European School of Oncology – “ESO Summer School 2005”, Ioannina (Greece)

2004 – EMSA Summer School – Emergency medicine, Dubrovnik (Croatia)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2024 - present – Locum Consultant Urologic Surgeon (part time) - Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust (Redditch, UK)

2019 – present Urology consultant (part time) – CROATIA polyclinic (Zagreb, Croatia)

2022 – 2023 – Head of CROATIA polyclinic Zagreb branch (Zagreb, Croatia)

2022 – 2022 - Locum Consultant Urologic Surgeon – St. Georges, Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals (London, UK)

2017 – 2020 – Locum Consultant Urologic Surgeon – Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust (Chester, UK)

2013 – 2017 – Urology specialist (consultant) – Clinical hospital Dubrava, Croatia

2008 – 2013 – urology resident in training (Clinical hospital Dubrava, Croatia)

2007 – 2008 – associate MD (Croatia health insurance ltd, Zagreb, Croatia)

2006 – 2007 – trainee MD (Clinical hospital center Zagreb, Croatia)

2006 – 2007 – transplant coordinator (Ministry of health and social welfare, Croatia)

2005 – 2007 – lecturer on EMSA Summer School – Emergency medicine

2003 – 2003 – promoter for new drug (Belupo, Zagreb, Croatia)

2001 – 2002 – TA at Anatomy department (Split University, School of medicine, Croatia)

PUBLICATIONS, PROJECTS AND REVIEW:

Published 5 papers in Web of Science indexed journals (4 in Current Content, 1 in

SCI-Expanded) and 6 in Medline/Embase indexed journals and more than 30 abstracts presented as leading author or co-author.

Author and co-editor of book Urinary Stents Curent State and Future Perspectives (Springer 2022). Author and co-editor of book „Emergency medicine“ (2006).

Editor of Abstract book for 6th Zagreb International Medical Summit (student conference) – suplement of “Liječnički vjesnik”.

2017 – 2022 – Croatia representative (MC) and WG 1 leader in EU funded COST project CA16217; ENIUS European network of multidisciplinary research to improve the urinary stents

Reviewer for Liječnički vjesnik since 2017 and member of editorial board since 2019. Reviewer for Acta Clinica Croatica since 2018, Croatian Medical Journal since 2019, Libri oncologici since 2020, Clinical Radiology since 2020,The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery since 2021 and Urologic Oncology since 2023.

MEMBERSHIP:

British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) - member since 2020

General Medical Council (GMC-UK) – specialist register (full licence to practice) since 2017

Croatian Society of Urology – member since 2009

European Association of Urology – junior member since 2008; active member since 2013

Affiliate member of EAU-section ESUO (urologists in office) 2020-2024

Croatian Medical Chamber – member (with licence to practice) since 2008

Croatian Catholic Medical Society – member since 2005

Croatian Medical Association – member since 2003

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:

2018 – AAF-OMI sponsored clinical observership in AKH Wien (Austria)

2005 – ESO grant (European School of Oncology)

UROLOGICAL SKILLS:

Clinic: general urology with special interest in endourology and BPH.

Endoscopy: flexible (and rigid) cystoscopy, retrograde urography, JJ stenting.

Diagnostics: urology ultrasound (KUB, scrotal, TRUS), TRUS prostate biopsy; LATP prostate biopsy (cognitive fusion) and GA template prostate biopsy.

Office procedures (LA): ESWL, circumcision, frenuloplasty, excision or ablation (ECG, laser, cryo) of genital lesions, bladder botox, PRP injections (ED and Peyronies)

Day case and inpatient surgery (GA): orchiectomy, hydrocele repair, bladder biopsy, TULA, Rezum, DVIU, TURBT & TURis, mTURP, bTURP, URS/fURS, RIRS, UUTC laser ablation.

Other procedures: wide experience in “open” surgery (both upper tract and pelvic) with transperitoneal and extraperitoneal approach and assistant in laparoscopy (both upper tract and pelvic).

OTHER SKILLS:

Passed ECDL exam (European Computer Driving Licence)

Passed TOEFL iBT exam (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score 104 of 120

Passed IELTS exam (International English Language Testing System) score 8 of 9