Dr. Slobodan Tanasković was born in 1979 in Gornji Milanovac. He obtained the title of doctor of medicine in 1998 at the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Belgrade. He is a specialist in general surgery and a subspecialist in vascular surgery, an academic specialist in vascular surgery, a doctor of science, a clinical assistant and a senior Research Assistant. He works as a vascular surgeon at the Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”. He attended professional trainings in Zurich in the field of endovascular and hybrid procedures. He is a member of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS), the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (ESCVS), the Serbian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (SSCVS) and the Serbian Medical Society (SMS). The areas of subspecialty he is interested in are the prevention and treatment of repeated narrowing of the carotid arteries after surgery (restenosis), aortic surgery and treatment of chronic wounds. He is fluent in English.