Predrag Keros
Born17 September 1933
Zagreb, Croatia
Died23 February 2018(2018-02-23) (aged 84)
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
CitizenshipCroatian
Known for[[Cribriform plate#Keros classification||Keros classification]]
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience

Predrag Keros, MD, PhD (17 September 1933 – 23 February 2018[1]) was a Croatian doctor and professor, known for developing the Keros classification technique.

Biography

He was born in Zagreb. He earned his MD (1958) and PhD (1962) from the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb. [2]

He became a professor, teaching in the medical and dental schools as well as well as other institutions, and held several leadership positions at the university and in professional organizations. In addition to his teaching duties, he also served as editor in chief of the journals Libri oncologici and Acta Facultatis Medicae Zagrebiensis.[2]

Keros is known for his method of classifying the depth of the olfactory fossa, which is called Keros classification.[1]

Awards

  • City of Zagreb General Assembly Award – the Memorial Medal (1970)
  • Diploma of Medical News, from the Croatian Medical Association (1977)
  • Boris Janković Argus Award (1981)
  • University of Osijek Award (1985)
  • State Award for Science (Zagreb)
  • City of Zagreb Prize for Science (1989)
  • Josip Juraj Strossmayer Award (2006)[2]
  • Honorary Member of the Croatian Medical Association (2011)
  • State Prize for the Promotion of Science – Lifetime Achievement (2011).

References

  1. 1 2 Rotim, K; Racz, A (2018). "In memoriam: Professor emeritus Ph.D. Predrag Keros". Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti (in Croatian). 4 (1): 125–139.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profesor emeritus Predrag Keros" (PDF). University of Zagreb Medical Faculty. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2022.


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