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ABOUT US
The Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgeons was established in 1999. Mr. Reuf Karabeg was appointed the first President of the Association. The Association organised 2 large congresses. The first congress was organised in 2003 in Sarajevo when the colleagues from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and BiH met, with participation of the colleagues from six continents. The second congress was organised in Tuzla in 2006. The Association was then divided in two: the Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons in BiH (UPREHBiH) and the Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons.
The Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons in BiH was established on the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the Decision of the BiH Ministry of Justice (the original Decision is available on the Association website). The newly-established Association gathers plastic, reconstructive and esthetic surgeons from both Entities, i.e. the entire BiH. The Association is a member of ICOPLAST, IPRAS, ESPRAS, BAFPRAS and the Fellows in Science Association.
The Association organized the 6th Balkan Congress of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons in Sarajevo in 2011 and co-organized the First Eurasian Melanoma and Skin Cancer Congress in 2014 with colleagues, dermatologists and oncologists. In November 2016, the UPREH/UPREK BiH Symposium was held in Zenica with international participation, covering the topics related to aesthetic surgery, oncology, reconstructive surgery and hand surgery.
In 2017, a symposium was held in Sarajevo organized by UPREHBiH.
Fellows in Science gathers the Associations of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and BiH. We have held four joint congresses with participation of the world leading figures: in 2013 in Slovenia (Ljubljana), in 2015 in Croatia (Dubrovnik), in 2017 in Serbia (Belgrade) and in 2022 in Croatia (Dubrovnik).
Unfortunately, the Fellows in Science Congress which was to be held in BiH (Mostar) in 2019 was postponed only 2 months before the onset of the known situation with Covid-19, although it had been fully prepared in terms of organisation. It was agreed that the next 5th Fellows in Science Congress would be held in September in 2024 in Sarajevo.
The presidents of national associations of the BAPRAS Members agreed at the meeting held in Romania (Cluj) in 2020 during the 11th Congress that the 12th Congress of the Balkans’ Association would be held in 2023 in Turkey and the 13th Congress in 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Updated, November 2022.
President of UPREHBiH
Prof. Dr. Reuf Karabeg, Specialist in General, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
