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Dr. Sandra Lipovaca M.D.

Pediatrician

4/5(10)
5701 W Charleston Blvd Suite 100 Las Vegas NV, 89146
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About

Dr. Sandra Lipovaca is a pediatrician practicing in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Lipovaca is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Lipovaca diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Lipovaca can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.

Education and Training

University of Zagreb 2000

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish

Treatments

  • Asthma
  • Allergies
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
  • Allergic Reaction
  • Tonsillitis
  • Chalazion

Treatments

  • Pediatrics

Internships

  • Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Croatia

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics

Articles and Publications

  • Consultant For Pediatricians, Volume 10 - Issue 5 - May 2011, Lead Toxicity in a Young Boy, Authors: Sandra Lipovaca, MD, Jacob J. Rosenberg, MD, Dominick Sabatino, MD and Sujatha Kosuri, MD , Nassau University Medical Center; Proceedings of abstracts of the papers of the sixth Congress of croatian biologists, Analysis of mice carrying a gene trap insertion within genes expressed during embryo

What do you attribute your success to?

  • My enjoyment of working with children to see their healthy development and keeping up with education and novelties in the field of Pediatrics.

Areas of research

    • Childhood obesity and long term consequences

    • 10 / 1996 - 10 / 1997

    Department of Histology and Embryology
    Research assistant, Srecko Gajovic, MD, PhD
    Actively participated in the project called Analysis of mice carrying a gene trap insertion within genes expressed during embryo development.

Philanthropic Initiatives

  • 07 / 1995 - 10 / 1995

    CARITAS, Zagreb, Croatia
    Volunteer
    Helped refugees and victims of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    07 / 1994 - 10 / 1994

    CARITAS, Zagreb, Croatia
    Volunteer
    Helped refugees and victims of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Volunteer Experience

    04 / 2005 - 05 / 2005

    Long Island College Hospital, 339 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

    Internal Medicine externship-physician extern

    Participated in patient assessment and management; worked on the ward and with the hematology/oncology fellows as a part of consulting team.

    Mentor: Michael Geraghty, MD, Chief, Hematology/Oncology

    03 / 2003 - 09 / 2003

    University Hospital "Dubrava", Avenija Gojka Suska 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Physician-volunteer
    Observed and helped in patient workup and care; worked in clinic and on the ward

    Mentor:Milorad Vilendecic, MD, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery

    06 / 2002 - 02 / 2003

    University Hospital "Dubrava", Avenija Gojka Suska 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Physician-volunteer
    Observed and helped in patient workup and care; worked in clinic and on the ward

    Mentor:Ivan Sokol, MD, MS, Attending Cardiologist and consultant

Teaching and speaking

  •  

    Ø      01 / 1999 - 08 / 1999  

    Several high schools in Zagreb
    Education-physician lecturer
    Substance abuse and prevention community program; safe sex practice and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases

     

Favorite Place to Vacation

  • Croatian islands (Brac, Hvar), Virgin Islands, Miami

Hobbies / Sports

  • Playing piano, racquetball, athletics, dancing and aerobics, yoga, reading

Favorite professional publications

  • The New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pediatrics in Review, Consultant for Pediatricians

Dr. Sandra Lipovaca M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 5701 W Charleston Blvd Suite 100

5701 W Charleston Blvd Suite 100 -
Las Vegas, NV 89146
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1905 CIVIC CENTER DR -
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89030
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