Vladimir Goldner
| Vladimir Goldner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 December 1933 Ogulin, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, (now Croatia) |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Occupation | Physician |
Vladimir Goldner (born 19 December 1933 in Ogulin) is notable Croatian physician, academic and professor at the School of Medicine, at the University of Zagreb.
Early life and education
Goldner was born in Ogulin to a Jewish family.[1][2] He attended the elementary and high school in Ogulin. From 1953 to 1959, Goldner studied and finished medicine at the School of Medicine, at the University of Zagreb.[3]
Career and later education
Goldner finished his internship at the Sisak hospital. From 1961 to 1964 he worked as a general practitioner at community health center Trnje, Zagreb. In 1968 he finished the internal medicine specialization at the general Hospital Dr. Josip Kajfeš (now Sveti Duh), Zagreb. From 1968 to 1973, Goldner worked as a physician specialist in internal medicine at the general Hospital Dr. Josip Kajfeš and University Hospital Centre Zagreb. In 1976, with the scholarship from French government, he finished his training at the Paris cardiology clinics.[3]
In the medicine he pioneered the electrophysiology and electrostimulation. In Croatia he was the first to introduce the electrophysiological examination of the heart and electrical ablation. Goldner was first in the world who applied and participated in the teleportation of the RDR pacemaker. Goldner, with Radovan Ivančić, was the first to publish the beneficial effects of propafenone in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and ventricular beats. He was also the first to publish a complete review of attitudes and guidelines on the work capacity in patients with heart arrhythmias. In 1978 Goldner was awarded with the Doctor of Science title, and in 1996 with the title cardiology subspecialists by Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia.[3]
He was the chairman in the Institute for heart diseases and blood vessels, and chairman of the clinic for diseases of the heart and blood vessels at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb. Goldner is the author and coauthor of more than 200 papers, which were cited more than 200 times in the world literature. He co-owns four patents from electrocardiography. Goldner mentored 10 master theses and doctoral dissertations and guided 10 completed research projects. He is the lecturer and course leader in the postgraduate studies in cardiology, pulmonary medicine, clinical pharmacology and emergency medicine. He is the member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, European Society of Cardiology and North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. Goldner is the member of editorial board at the Acta medica Croatica and Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology. In 1990 he was awarded with the city of Zagreb award for his discovery in the field of electrocardiography, and in 1995 with the Strossmayer award for the best scientific work.[3]
References
- ↑ Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 87)
- ↑ "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database: Vladimir Goldner". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "akademik Vladimir Goldner" (in Croatian). Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
Bibliography
- Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb. Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8.