Livi, Lakic, and Cercek to Be Part of Commission for Heart Surgeries Case

The Health Ministry has presented the names of the foreign experts that will be part of the commission formed to look into the case of so-called unnecessary heart surgeries.

They are: Ugolino Livi, a cardiac surgeon from Italy, Nikola Lakic, a cardiovascular surgeon from Slovenia, and Miha Cercek, an interventional cardiologist from the same country.

However, in the press release, issued on Monday, the Ministry didn’t comment on the resignation of cardiologist Sashko Kedev from the domestic commission. Regarding Kedev’s resignation from the domestic team, Minister Aliu thanked the cardiologist for his expert contribution.