Miroslav L. Djordjevic () is a Serbian surgeon specializing in

sex reassignment surgery Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a surgical procedure, or series of procedures, that alters a person's physical appearance and sexual characteristics to resemble those associated with their gender identity. The phrase is most often associat ...

, and an assistant professor of

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at the School of Medicine,

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Early life and education

Djordjevic completed his medical studies, including his urology residency, at the

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, in

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, in 1991. His PhD thesis, completed in 2003, was titled "A New Approach for Surgical Treatment of Peyronie's Disease".

Career

Djordjevic works in the field of genital reconstructive surgery. Djordjevic has published many papers on the surgical treatment of

hypospadias Hypospadias is a common malformation in fetal development of the penis in which the urethra does not open from its usual location on the head of the penis. It is the second-most common birth defect of the male reproductive system, affecting about ...

epispadias Epispadias is a birth defect in which the urethra fails to fully develop, resulting in urine leaving the body from an abnormal site. In males, this may be an opening on the upper aspect of the penis, and in females when the urethra develops too ...

Peyronie's disease Peyronie's disease (PD) is a benign, acquired penile connective tissue disease characterized by the occurrence of fibrotic plaques within the Tunica albuginea (penis), tunica albuginea — the dense elastic covering of the Corpora cavernosa of pe ...

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buried penis Buried penis, also called hidden penis or retractile penis, is a Birth defect, congenital or acquired condition in which the human penis, penis is partially or completely hidden below the surface of the skin. A buried penis can lead to urinary d ...

, urethral reconstruction, pediatric reconstructive urology, and penile enhancement surgery, as well as transgender surgery. He is the founder and leader of the Belgrade Center for Genital Reconstructive Surgery. Since 1999, Djordjevic has been a professor of surgery at the Medical School of Belgrade University. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Academy of Serbian Medical Association. In 2008, Djordjevic jointly authored a paper titled ''Transsexualism in Serbia: A Twenty-Year Follow-Up Study''. Serbia has become a centre for transgender surgery, in part due to the work of Djordjevic, with candidates coming from France, Iran, India, the United States, South Africa, Singapore, and Australia. Djordjevic has reported that some people regret having undergone gender confirmation procedures, and he has performed reversal surgeries for those

detransition Detransition is the cessation or reversal of a transgender identification or of gender transition, temporarily or permanently, through social, legal, and/or medical means. The term is distinct from the concept of 'regret', and the decision may ...

ing. He says the demographic most commonly experiencing regret are male-to-female patients who transitioned after the age of 30. He works on his project to develop a technique to transplant penis, testicles, uterine for transgender persons. He is optimistic that transplantation of genitalia will eventually become standard. In 2023, he successfully transplanted an

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, making Serbia the second country in the world to do so.

Publications

Books

* Perovic, SV; Djordjevic, ML: "Reconstrucao Peniana: Tecnica de Separacao do Penis Como uma Nova Abordagem a Reconstrucao Cirurgica do Orgao", ''Disfuncao Sexual'': Teloken, C; Da Ros, CT; Tannhauser, M (eds.): Revinter, Ltda; Rio de Janeiro; 2003. pp. 192–199. * Djordjevic, ML: "Sexual Reassignment Surgery: Male to Female", ''Aesthetic and Functional Surgery of the Genitalia'': Salgado, CJ; Redett R (eds.): Nova Publishers; New York; 2014. * Djordjevic, ML: "Hypospadias Surgery: Challenges and Limits", ''Hauppauge'': Nova Science Publishers, Inc.; New York.

Selected journal articles

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References