Asim Kurjak
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Dr. Asim Kurjak is a famous Bosnian
doctor working at the University of Zagreb
in Zagreb
, Croatia
. Kurjak is one of the most famous
gynecologists in ex-Yugoslavia. He has published numerous books both in English
and Bosnian
.
Professor Kurjak has 246 citations in MEDLINE
. He is the founder and current director of the Ian Donalds school of Ultrasound which has branches internationally. He is considered to be a world authority in Maternal-Fetal medicine.
Kurjak got into the focus of Croatian and Bosnian public regarding controversies surrounding the death of a patient in 2002, and for allegations of plagiarism
of 1 book chapter in 2005 and 1 article published in 1974 in Acta Medica Iugoslavica.
The plagiarism was identified by Iain Chalmers
in the beginning of the 1990s.
He contacted the editors of the journal as well as the University of Zagreb, which only has little effect.
In 2006 Chalmers published an article in BMJ
detailing the case.
Dr. Kurjak is about to retire in autumn 2007. Croatian newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija
is speculating that his retirement is to serve the purpose of avoiding consequences for the plagiarism.
Dr. Kurjak, his wife Biserka Funduk-Kurjak, assistant Sanja Kupešić and Ernest Suchanek have been in 2007. officially charged for corruption and abusing eggs harvested from women on fertility treatment to impregnate other patients.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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doctor working at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
in Zagreb
Zagreb
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, Croatia
Croatia
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. Kurjak is one of the most famous
Celebrity
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gynecologists in ex-Yugoslavia. He has published numerous books both in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Bosnian
Bosnian language
Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
.
Professor Kurjak has 246 citations in MEDLINE
MEDLINE
MEDLINE is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care...
. He is the founder and current director of the Ian Donalds school of Ultrasound which has branches internationally. He is considered to be a world authority in Maternal-Fetal medicine.
Kurjak got into the focus of Croatian and Bosnian public regarding controversies surrounding the death of a patient in 2002, and for allegations of plagiarism
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous...
of 1 book chapter in 2005 and 1 article published in 1974 in Acta Medica Iugoslavica.
The plagiarism was identified by Iain Chalmers
Iain Chalmers
Sir Iain Chalmers is a British health services researcher, one of the founders of the Cochrane Collaboration, and coordinator of the James Lind Initiative, which includes the James Lind Library and James Lind Alliance....
in the beginning of the 1990s.
He contacted the editors of the journal as well as the University of Zagreb, which only has little effect.
In 2006 Chalmers published an article in BMJ
BMJ
BMJ is a partially open-access peer-reviewed medical journal. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988. The journal is published by the BMJ Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association...
detailing the case.
Dr. Kurjak is about to retire in autumn 2007. Croatian newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija
Slobodna Dalmacija
Slobodna Dalmacija is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Split.The first issue of Slobodna Dalmacija was published on June 17, 1943 by Tito's Partisans in a cave on Mosor, a mountain near Split, which was occupied by the Italian army during that time. The paper was later published in various...
is speculating that his retirement is to serve the purpose of avoiding consequences for the plagiarism.
Dr. Kurjak, his wife Biserka Funduk-Kurjak, assistant Sanja Kupešić and Ernest Suchanek have been in 2007. officially charged for corruption and abusing eggs harvested from women on fertility treatment to impregnate other patients.