Finalists & Winners

There are many exceptional clinical research achievements, accomplished by medical doctors and pharmacists in our region. With the International Medis Awards for Medical Research, we take care that those outstanding achievements do not remain unnoticed, for they contribute tremendously to the progress in diagnosis and treatment of different diseases.

The winners of the 11th International Medis Awards were announced on 13 March 2025.

Winners of the 11th International Medis Awards

Medical Field: Pulmonology and Allergology
Award: Winner
Country: Serbia
Edition: 11. IMA

Aleksandra Plavšić

Research Work: Asthma Inflammatory Phenotypes: How Can We Distinguish Them?

Published in: Journal of Clinical Medicine

Medical Field: Pharmacy
Award: Finalist
Country: Serbia
Edition: 11. IMA

Aleksandra Stolić Jovanović

Research Work: Liposomal Encapsulation of Ascorbyl Palmitate: Influence on Skin Performance

Published in: Pharmaceutics

Medical Field: Pediatrics
Award: Winner
Country: Slovenia
Edition: 11. IMA

Alja Kavčič

Research Work: EEG Alpha Band Functional Brain Network Correlates of Cognitive Performance in Children after Perinatal Stroke

Published in: Neuroimage

Medical Field: Rheumatology
Award: Winner
Country: Serbia
Edition: 11. IMA

Ana Banko

Research Work: Epstein-Barr Virus Infection as Potential Indicator of the Occurrence and Clinical Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Published in: Frontiers in Immunology

Medical Field: Ophthalmology
Award: Finalist
Country: Croatia
Edition: 11. IMA

Ana Maria Varošanec

Research Work: A Novel Time-Aware Deep Learning Model Predicting Myopia in Children and Adolescents

Published in: Ophthalmology Science (American Academy of Ophthalmology)

Medical Field: Dermatology
Award: Winner
Country: Austria
Edition: 11. IMA

Damian Meyersburg

Research Work: Comparison of Topical Permethrin 5% vs. Benzyl Benzoate 25% Treatment in Scabies: a Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Published in: British Journal of Dermatology

Medical Field: Pharmacy
Award: Winner
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Edition: 11. IMA

Dragana Milaković

Research Work: Population Pharmacokinetic Model of Linezolid and Probability of Target Attainment in Patients with COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation—A Step toward Correct Dosing

Published in: Pharmaceutics

Medical Field: Pulmonology and Allergology
Award: Finalist
Country: Serbia
Edition: 11. IMA

Filip Marković

Research Work: The Association of Immune-Related Adverse Events with the Efficacy of Atezolizumab in Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Experience

Published in: Cancers

Medical Field: Neurology
Award: Winner
Country: Czech Republic
Edition: 11. IMA

Hana Mojžišová

Research Work: Antibody-Negative Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis

Published in: Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

Medical Field: Pediatrics
Award: Finalist
Country: Croatia
Edition: 11. IMA

Jelena Radić Nišević

Research Work: Early Symptoms and Treatment Outcomes in Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 2: Croatian Experience

Published in: Journal of Personalized Medicine

Medical Field: Gynecology
Award: Finalist
Country: Austria
Edition: 11. IMA

Julia Binder

Research Work: Prognostic Value of Angiogenic Markers in Pregnancy with Fetal Growth Restriction

Published in: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical Field: Ophthalmology
Award: Winner
Country: Czech Republic
Edition: 11. IMA

Juraj Timkovič

Research Work: Retinal Image Dataset of Infants and Retinopathy of Prematurity

Published in: Nature / Scientific data

Medical Field: Gynecology
Award: Winner
Country: Serbia
Edition: 11. IMA

Marija Rovčanin

Research Work: The Impact of Physical Activity on the Development of Postpartum Depression

Published in: Depression and Anxiety

Medical Field: Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology
Award: Winner
Country: Czech Republic
Edition: 11. IMA

Martin Balík

Research Work: Propafenone Versus Amiodarone for Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Septic Shock: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine

Medical Field: Dermatology
Award: Finalist
Country: Serbia
Edition: 11. IMA

Mirjana Popadić

Research Work: Vertical Ex Vivo Dermoscopy in Assessment of Malignant Skin Lesions

Published in: Biomedicines

Medical Field: Rheumatology
Award: Finalist
Country: Serbia
Edition: 11. IMA

Mirjana Zlatković-Švenda

Research Work: Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Vascular Thrombosis in Patients with Severe Forms of COVID-19

Published in: Biomedicines

Medical Field: Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology
Award: Finalist
Country: Austria
Edition: 11. IMA

Tamara Braunschmid

Research Work: Prevalence and Long-Term Implications of Preoperative Anemia in Patients Undergoing Elective General Surgery: a Retrospective Cohort Study at a University Hospital

Published in: International Journal of Surgery

Medical Field: Neurology
Award: Finalist
Country: Slovenia
Edition: 11. IMA

Vesna Marija van Midden

Research Work: The Effect of taVNS at 25 Hz and 100 Hz on Parkinson’s Disease Gait—A Randomized Motion Sensor Study

Published in: Movement Disorders

Finalists & Winners

Winners of the 11th International Medis Awards

Aleksandra Plavšić

Alja Kavčič

Ana Banko

Damian Meyersburg

Dragana Milaković

Hana Mojžišová

Juraj Timkovič

Marija Rovčanin

Martin Balík

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Aleksandra Plavšić

Aleksandra Stolić Jovanović

Alja Kavčič

Ana Banko

Ana Maria Varošanec

Damian Meyersburg

Dragana Milaković

Filip Marković

Hana Mojžišová

Jelena Radić Nišević

Julia Binder

Juraj Timkovič

Marija Rovčanin

Martin Balík

Mirjana Popadić

Mirjana Zlatković-Švenda

Tamara Braunschmid

Vesna Marija van Midden