About us

Davor Džepina, Born in Banja Luka, in a medical family, graduated from the Medical Faculty of the University of Zagreb. He specialized in otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery for the University Hospital Center “Sisters of Charity” in Zagreb, and subspecialized (fellowship) in plastic surgery of the head and neck – which is his most important interest.

He continues his professional-scientific activity in otorhinolaryngology, plastic and aesthetic surgery by attending professional meetings and clinics (USA – New York, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Boca Raton, San Diego, Iowa City, Philadelphia, Denver; Europe – London, Frankfurt, Erlangen, Regensburg, Graz, Salzburg, Rome, Milan, Bergamo).

He is one of the specialists outside the United States to be licensed by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS). This certificate is also held by all head and neck plastic surgeons who are licensed and work in the United States.

Here you can find a list of IBCFPRS certified doctors.

2010. by defending his dissertation, he obtained a doctorate (PhD).

2011. becomes a Fellow of the European Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (FEBORL-HNS). This title is awarded to candidates who have successfully met the professional requirements at the European level, with the aim of standardizing the knowledge of EU countries (UEMS). For several years he has been participating in the organization and performance of this exam as an examiner in oral part of the exam.

Since 2013. he is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Džepina was a lecturer at the postgraduate course of the Medical Faculty of the University of Zagreb, and he also participates in scientific work in collaboration with colleagues in Croatia and around the world.

Since 2017. becomes Primarius.

Current activity

Apart from Zagreb, Dr. Džepina is also active in Graz, Republic of Austria, where he has his own practice within the Aesthetic Center Arco – Grazer Klinik für Aestetische Chirurgie.

• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
• European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
• International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies (IFFPSS)
• European Rhinologic Society (ERS)
• Society for Craniomaxillofacial Osteosynthesis (AOCMF)
• European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB)
• Croatian Society for Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (HDORL)

Undoubtedly, the greatest emphasis in the daily work with patients of the Polyclinic is placed by Dr. Džepina on a detailed individualized approach, with complete and realistic information on all topics in the field of work of the Polyclinic.

He implements the acquired knowledge and new medical technologies in everyday practice, of course only after a critical assessment of their complete safety and usefulness for the patient.