title: [Lifetime achievements of Ljubodrag T. Mihailović. 1926-1974].
abstract: Ljubodrag-Buba Mihailovitsh was born on 27th February 1926 in Kosovska Mitrovica in an esteemed teacher's family. He finished the elementary school in Kosovska Mitrovica and the secondary shool in Belgrade. From 1941 to 1945 he was in a concentration camp, but at the end of the war he was a fighter in the national-liberation army. He was holder of the Partizan Commemorative Medal 1941. Lj. Mihailovitsh entered the University School of Medicine in Belgrade in 1945/46 and finished the studies in 1951. During the studies he was one of the highly esteemed students and social-political workers. He was appointed physician at the Institute of Pathologic Physiology of the University School of Medicine in Belgrade in January 1952 where he started his research-work managed by professor Shahovitsh. At that time he spent half of his working hours at the Department of Neuro-psychiatry of the University School of Medicine in Belgrade managed by professor V. Vujitsh where he completed his knowledge in clinical neurology. In 1954 he was elected assistant lecturer, in 1958 senior lecturer, in 1964 associate professor, and in this rank he died. His remarkable working capability and brilliant intelligence became evident soon after the beginning of his duties at the Institute of Pathologic Physiology of the University School of Medine in Belgrade. In 1954 he went to Yale University in the USA for advanced, specialized training in the field of nerophysiology and neropathophysiology in the laboratory of professor P.J. Fulton. After return to the country in 1956 he became one of the leading research-workers, pedagogues and intellectuals. For his research-work in the field of pathologic physiology of epilepsy he got the Seventh July Award. On 21st March 1974 he was elected a corresponding member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts. The interest of professor Lj. Mihailovitsh was directed to several medical fields and therefore he became an eminent personality well known in the country and worldwide. He published 120 articles of which 365 are cited in scientific literature even today. The contribution of professor Mihailovitsh to the education of scientific personnel is great. In short, professor Ljubodrag-Buba Mihailovitsh is one of the first ambassadors of Serbian neurophysiology. He succeeded not only in mastering the science in early youth, but also to contribute to its development.
authors.forename: Dragoslava
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cupić
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009482:Neurophysiology / Q000266:history*; D010827:Physiology / Q000266:history; D015022:Yugoslavia