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Medicine · XX century · Trebinje

Vojislav Danilović

1910 — 1981 · lived 71 years

Medical doctor and leading nephrology expert. Born in Trebinje, Danilović would go on to graduate from the University of Belgrade and become a leading medical expert in the former Yugoslavia. He was a professor and dean of the medical faculty at the same institution and published over 300 scientific works. He made made enormous contributions to better understanding and treating endemic nephropathy. He founded the Yugoslav Society of Nephrology and was its first president. He received numerous national awards including Seventh of July Award, Order of Labor with a Red Flag, the Order of Merit for the People with a Gold Star in 1979 and the Annual Award of the Serbian Medical Association.

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