Živojin Bumbaširević

Živojin Bumbaširević (26 July 1920 Kruševac – 12 November 2008 Belgrade) was a Serbian orthopedic surgeon and traumatologist. The family moved often and Bumbaširević attended schools in Sremska Mitrovica, Karlovac, and Prizren before graduating in 1938 and enrolling at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Medicine. He started teaching orthopedic surgery and traumatology at the University of Belgrade in 1952 and was made a full professor in 1976.

Bumbaširević was a Francophile; he loved French literature and spoke French fluently. Bumbaširević died on 12 November 2008 in Belgrade.

Memberships

Serbian Medical Association, 1950 Surgical Section, Serbian Medical Association, 1951 Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and Traumatologists of Yugoslavia, 1954 Traffic Medicine, Serbian Medical Association, 1957 Association of Surgeons of Yugoslavia, 1968 International Society of Surgery, 1971 Medical Academy, Serbian Medical Association, 1971 Medical Union for Emergency Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, 1971 International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 1975-1985 Academy of Medical Sciences, Serbian Medical Association, 1976 International College of Surgeons, 1977 French Orthopaedic Association, 1982 Association of Traumatologists of Hungary, 1982 Association of Traumatologists of Italy, 1983 Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), 1983 Hungarian Orthopedic Association, 1984

Yugoslav Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and Traumatologists (honorary), 1986 Czechoslovak Association for Orthopedical Surgery and Traumatology, 1986 Academia medica di Roma, 1988 Association of Medical Societies of Yugoslavia (honorary), 1990 Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 1990 Committee for the Dictionary of Serbo-Croatian Literary and Folk Language, SANU, 1991 Committee for Monitoring the Development of Medical Science in Serbia, SANU, 1991 Committee for Emergency Traumatology, SANU, 1991 Crown Council of Serbia, 1992 Society for Cultural Cooperation between France and Yugoslavia (1993) Committee for Language and Terminology of Medicine, SANU, 1996 Austrian Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Committee for Serbian Language, SANU Council of the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade World Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and Traumatologists

Leadership

Founder and President, Interdepartmental Board for Medical Terminology, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) President, Commission of the Ethics Committee, Serbian Medical Association (SLD) Executive Committee, Department of Surgery, Balkan Medical Union President, World Congress of Orthopedic Surgeons and Traumatologists (SICOT), 1988 President, Scientific Committee, SICOT Board, Department of Medical Sciences for Monitoring the Development of Medical Sciences

Founder and Chairman, Department of Traumatology, University of Belgrade National Delegate of Yugoslavia, SICOT, 1975-1985 National Delegate of Yugoslavia, Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and Traumatologists of the Mediterranean Countries and the Middle East, 1975-1982 Editorial Board, Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice de l'Appareil Moteur Editorial Board, Serbian Archives of All Medicine Editorial Board, Beiträge zur Orthopädie und Traumatologie Editorial Board, Kharkiv Orthopedics and Traumatology

Editorial Board, Acta Orthopaedica Belgica Editorial Board, Expert Act President, Board of Retired University Professors, University of Belgrade President, Terminology Seminar, University of Belgrade Founder and President, Interdepartmental Committees for Kopaonik Issues, 1996

Awards

Medal of Merit to the People, 1973 Knight of the Legion of Honour, 1977 Order of Labour with a Golden Wreath (1991) 7 July Award (1991) Purkiana Medal, Brno University Freyk Medal, Brno University Priorova Medal, Moscow State University's Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics Academia medica di Roma Medal

Diploma, International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology for contribution to the development of orthopedic surgery and traumatology Diploma, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine Diploma, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb Diploma, University of Niš School of Medicine Diploma, University of Skopje Diploma, University of Belgrade Faculty of Dentistry Diploma, Yugoslav Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and Traumatologists (JUOT)

Gold and silver wood, JUOT Charter, Serbian Medical Association Diploma, Association of Medical Societies of Yugoslavia Diploma, City of Belgrade Knight of Grand Cross in the Order of the White Eagle