Background
Rakusic, Neven was born on April 17, 1949 in Veliki Prolog, Dalmatia, Croatia. Son of Lester and Neda (Jelavic) Rakusic.
Rakusic, Neven was born on April 17, 1949 in Veliki Prolog, Dalmatia, Croatia. Son of Lester and Neda (Jelavic) Rakusic.
Diploma, University Zagreb, 1972. Pulmonologist, Medical Faculty, Zagreb, Croatia, 1979. Consultant bronchologist, Pulmonary Clinic, Zagreb, 1981.
Master of Science, Medical Faculty, Zagreb, 1987. Scientific assistant for medicine, Medical Faculty, Zagreb, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, Medical Faculty, Zagreb, 2001.
Deputy general medicine, team chief, Health Center, Zagreb, 1974-1975;
head pulmonary department, Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases, Zagreb, since 1990. Guest investigator Institute Nacional Salud Hospital, Madrid, 1990. Consultant Respiratory Rehabilitation Center, Losinj, Croatia, 1979, Talasoterapia, Rab, Croatia, 1983.
Consultant pulmonologist Otorhinolarngology Clinic, Zagreb,1994-. Consultant bronchologist Torago Surgery Clinic, Zagreb, since 1985.
Member of European Academy Clinical Allergology-Immunology, Croation Pulmonary Society (president 1996—2005), Croation Medical Asn., European Respiratory Society (national deleg. 1998, member steering committee forum 2005-2007), Croation Irish Society.
Married Spomenka Beker, August 23, 1980. Children: Nika Margareta, Nevena Ana.