Prof. Tomislav Baudoin, MD, PhD
prof. Ph.D. Tomislav Baudoin
Tomislav Baudoin is a specialist in otorhinolaryngology and a subspecialist in plastic surgery of the head and neck, as well as a professor at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine. He is the founder and head of the Reference Centre for Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology of the Croatian Ministry of Health.
He completed his specialist and subspecialist training at Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre. He received further training at renowned clinics in Europe (AKH Vienna, HNO Clinic Graz) and the United States (Mayo Clinic, Rochester; Penn University, Philadelphia; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago; Montefiore Medical Center, New York; Children’s Hospital, St. Louis; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Long Island College Hospital, New York).
He is the founder of the Croatian Rhinological Society. He served as secretary and vice-president of the Croatian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. He is the founder and head of the “School of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology”. He has authored more than 200 articles (h-index 14, 908 citations – 2020). He serves as a reviewer and is a member of the editorial boards of numerous renowned ENT journals. He led the expert group of the Croatian Ministry of Health responsible for developing the specialist training programme in otorhinolaryngology, as well as the UEMS group responsible for developing the European subspecialty training programme in paediatric otorhinolaryngology (UEMS – European Union of Medical Specialists). He is active in numerous organisations shaping European otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery and is currently a member of the leadership of the Confederation of European Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (CEORL-HNS). He is a member of the European Board of Examinations, head of the Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Section and an examiner (EBE ORL-HNS).
He has been an invited lecturer, instructor and invited surgeon at more than 100 professional and scientific meetings in Croatia and abroad, and has also lectured at the Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the Erasmus exchange programme. He has chaired and directed more than 10 international congresses and more than 10 surgical courses in Croatia and abroad. He has introduced several new surgical and diagnostic methods in Croatia and internationally, some of which he developed himself.
In 2019, he performed 456 operations and conducted 3,685 examinations.
He was awarded the Homeland War Memorial Medal (1991) for his service during the Croatian War of Independence, in which he served as a medical officer with the 23rd Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (SPOAD) of the Croatian National Guard and Croatian Army.
He was nominated for the Schering-Plough Young Researchers Award (1999). He received the Ante Šercer Award for scientific research in otorhinolaryngology (2004). He was awarded the Medal for Outstanding Contribution to the UEMS ORL Section (2016). He received the Najdoktor award for excellence in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Mission and Goals of Alba Rubra Polyclinic
The mission of Alba Rubra Polyclinic is to provide adults and children with state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the ear, nose and throat (ENT), as well as facial rejuvenation. Our goal is to offer successful conservative and surgical treatment using minimally invasive surgical techniques at affordable prices. We also provide consultations and second opinions following examinations performed at other healthcare institutions.
