Background
He was born in Blato, Korčula.
He was born in Blato, Korčula.
M.D and Doctorate.Sc degrees he received from the University of Zagreb before continuing his studies at numerous clinics around the world. With the acquired knowledge and expertise he founded clinical audiometry in Croatia. In 1975 he was President of Collegum Otorhinolaryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum.
He died in Zagreb.
His research interests included head and neck cancer, lymphology, esthetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery, application of radioactive isotopes and application of interferon in clinical practice. He published more than 120 scientific papers, more than 200 expert medical papers and other articles and eight books in the field of Otorhinolaryngology and plastic Head and Neck Surgery. Being a student of Ante Šercer he further developed open rhinoplasty methods.
He is a creator of the microlaryngostroboscope and an improved version of electronystagmography, termed vectonystagmography.
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts]
He was a founding member and President of the Croatian League for the Fight against Cancer and for full eight years and a member of the Union for International Cancer Control council.