Presidents of the Serbian Medical Society as leading figures in its development (1872–2025)

Abstract

Dr. Vladan Đorđević, together with fourteen other colleagues, founded the Serbian Medical Society in 1872, which has been publishing the journal Serbian Archives of Medicine since 1874. From its founding and the adoption of the first Constitution (June 8, 1872) to the most recent amendments and supplements to the Statute (February 6, 2025), the Society has adopted a total of 29 highest-level normative acts. In the initial period these were titled Constitution (1872–1884), followed by Rules (1905–1963), while since 1970 the term Statute has been used. The Statute regulates the manner of election of the President of the Society and the scope of his duties. From its founding to the present day, the Serbian Medical Society has had a total of 40 Presidents, or Presidents of the Presidency during the period from 1980 to 1991. This paper presents the rudimentary biographical data of the presidents of the Society who, through their work or by initiating statutory changes, contributed to the advancement of the Society’s activities.

Keywords: Serbian Medical Society; founders; statutory changes; honorary Presidents