Clinical university center Sarajevo
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Md Irma Ramović |
| Address: | Bolnicka 25, 71000 Sarajevo |
| Country: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Telephone: | +387 33 226 661 |
| Email: | iramovic@bihnet.ba |
| Web address: | Visit website |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | 2 maxillofacial surgeons |
| Speech therapist: | 1 |
| Orthodontist: | 1 |
| Clinical geneticist: | 1 |
| Otolaryngologist: | 1 |
| Specialist nurse: | 2 |
| Psychologist: | 1 |
| Other: | Anestesiologist, pediatric specialist |
| Patient follow up: | maxillofacial surgeon |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 7 |
| Pierre Robin: | 2 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 13 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 1 |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | 6 months cheiloplasty; 18 months palatoplasty |
| Complete BCLP: | 6 months cheiloplasty; 18 months palatoplasty |
| Isolated CP: | 16 months palatoplasty |
Record collection protocol
| Are records routinely collected at specific ages? | Yes |
| Does this conform to WHO timing recommendations (birth, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years)? | Yes |
State coverage of costs
Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?
| Surgery costs: | All |
| Orthodontic costs: | All |
| Speech and language therapy costs: | All |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | Md Irma Ramović, MF specialist Md Edin Imamović, MF Specialist Md Ivor Lincender, MF trainee Md Zehra Sarajlić, ENT specialist |
Non-clinical and laboratory research
Non-clinical and laboratory team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | Md Begović Begeler, Clinical pharmacologist |
Current research activity and data collection
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Details of publications: | Late complications after primary surgical treatment of CLCP, MD I. Ramović |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
Potential clinical research activities
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
| Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
| Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
| Prospective study: | Yes |
| DNA collection: | Yes |
Potential laboratory based research activities
Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:
| Laboratory genetics/genomics research: | Yes |
Useful websites or links
| Useful websites or links: | www.smiletrain.org |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 28 |