Yugoslavia

(prepared by Zoran Milutinovic and Sanja Ivannevic, Zemun Clinical Center, Belgrade)

Highligts
*Foundation of the first Department of Phoniatrics in (ex)Yugoslavia by Prof.Dr.Ducan Cvejic (1955).
*Foundation of the Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP), Serbia, Belgrade 1971. Prof.Cvejic was one of the Initiators for foundation of the UEP and acted as the Founding President.
*Foundation of the International Association of Phonosurgeons (IAP), Serbia, Belgrade 1990. Prof.Milutinovic was an Initiator, Founder and Foundation President.

Hotel Yugoslavia, Belgrade 1990. The first Board IAP. H.Mahieu (President Elect), H.Tucker, D.Cvejic (Honorary President), J.Hirschberg, M.Accordi (Treasurer), Z.Milutinovic (Foundation President, Secretary General Elect), Z.Kresa, M.Tanabe.

Professional state
Phoniatrics is an official subspecialty of ENT (training duration-12 months), with 3 university departments and 6 doctors.