Assoc Prof. Damjan Osredkar, MD, PhD
Contact Info
| E-mail: | damjan.osredkar * kclj.si |
| Current Address: | Department of Pediatric Neurology University Children’s Hospital Ljubljana University Medical Centre Ljubljana Bohoričeva 20 1525 Ljubljana Slovenia |
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Research Interests
| Neuromuscular diseases, Spinal muscular atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Novel treatment options, Neonatal and child neurology, Hypoxia, Ischemia, Hypoxic-ischemic brain and heart injury, Neuroprotective treatment, Hypothermia treatment, Brain energy metabolism, Stroke, Brain-Machine interface, Neuroimaging, Conventional and amplitude-integrated electroencephalography, Neural enhancement |
Positions Held
| 2015 – | Department for Pediatric Neurology University Children’s Hospital University Medical Centre Ljubljana / Slovenia | Head of the Pediatric Neurology Dpt. |
| 2020 – | Medical Faculty University of Ljubljana / Slovenia | Associate Professor of Pediatrics |
| 2007 – | Department for Pediatric Neurology University Children’s Hospital University Medical Centre Ljubljana / Slovenia | Physician |
| 2012 – 2012 – 2014 | University of Oslo / Norway | Guest Researcher Postdoctoral fellow |
| 2013 – 2014 | Oslo University Hospital (Rikshospitalet) / Norway | Guest Pediatric Neurologist |
| 2007 – 2009 | University of California @ San Francisco / USA | Postdoctoral fellow |
| 2003 – 2004 | UMC Utrecht / The Netherlands | Guest Researcher |
Education
| 2007 | University Medical Centre Ljubljana / Slovenia | Specialization in Pediatrics |
| 2006 | University of Ljubljana / Slovenia | PhD |
| 2003 | University of Ljubljana / Slovenia | MSc |
| 1999 | University of Ljubljana / Slovenia | MD |
Awards / Grants
| 2023 | Acknowledgments of the Medical Association of Slovenia Working group for managing screen time in children and adolescents |
| 2009 | UCSF Great People Award |
| 2007 | Fulbright Scholarship |
| 2006 | Best thesis award »Futurum«, Ad Futura, Funded by Slovene Government |
| 2003 | Huygens Grant Funded by Dutch Government |
| 2001 | Educational Grant International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA |
| 1997 | Prešern’s Prize for student research Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana |
Founder / Cofounder
| 2017 – | Hop na Grad This fundraising event helps children treated at the University Children’s Hospital in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Three runs will be organised, with the main loop consisting of the Castle hill in Ljubljana. |
| 2011 – | Lublana A website dedicated to promote local communities in Ljubljana/Slovenia, social connections and art |
| 2006 | Medeno srce Cofounder of the platform for exchange of study materials and help between medical students of the Medical faculty of Ljubljana / Slovenia |
Memberships
| 2011 – | European Neonatal Brain Club |
| 2008 – | Society for Neuroscience |
| 2006 – | Sinapsa – Slovenian Neuroscience Association (founding member) |