Researchers
Janja Ocvirk
Prof. Janja Ocvirk, MD, PhD
SICRIS: 13541
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5235-2054
E-mail: jocvirk(at)onko-i.si
Phone: +38615879112
Prof. Dr. Janja Ocvirk is a specialist in internal medicine and internal oncology. She is Head of the Department of Internal Oncology at the Oncology Institute in Ljubljana. She is also the head of the multidisciplinary team for melanoma and other skin cancers. Her clinical work focuses on the systemic treatment of cancer, especially gastrointestinal, neuroendocrine, skin and brain tumours.
She is a full professor of oncology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana and a full professor at the University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, where she participates in courses in internal medicine, clinical medicine and cancer. As a specialist consultant and university professor, she has mentored a number of specialists and several PhD students, passing on her professional and scientific knowledge to future generations.
As a researcher, she is an internationally recognized expert in several areas of oncology. She has published hundreds of scientific and professional articles in national and international journals, several chapters in textbooks and other professional books, and frequently participates in national and international professional meetings. She has contributed to numerous publications for patients and the general public in the field of oncology, as well as to radio and television programs aimed at the general public. She is Vice-Chair of the Section for Internal Oncology at the Slovenian Medical Association, member of the Presidency of the Association for Interdisciplinary Treatment, and Chair of the Europacolon Slovenia Expert Committee. She is a member of ESMO, ASCO, EORTC and CECOG, where she is on the Expert Committee. She is also a member of the Editorial Board of MEMO and Oncology.
She is the editor or co-author of numerous Slovenian and international recommendations for the management of different types of cancer, guidelines, clinical pathways. She is also an organizer of several national and international expert meetings.