Milić was born on August 12, 1965 in Leskovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. As a boy, he spent 3 years in England, from 1969 to 1972. He graduated from a gymnasium in Prokuplje.[1] He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Niš, where he also obtained his master's degree and a doctorate. He completed trainings in the United Kingdom and United States and specialized in general surgery, vascular surgery and cardiac surgery.[2]
He has been employed at the Clinical Center of Niš since 1998. Since 2001, he has been working at the vascular surgery department of the Clinic for General Surgery as a general surgeon. After completing the sub-specialization in vascular surgery, he was assigned to the post of sub-specialist in vascular surgery at the Clinic for General Surgery. After the establishment of the Clinic for Vascular Surgery, he was appointed to the position of head of the phlebology department, and then to the position of assistant director of the Clinic for Vascular Surgery in 2008 and 2010. After the opening of the Clinic for Cardiovascular and Transplantation Surgery in November 2014, he was appointed as its first director, and after the restructuring of the Clinical Center of Niš and the establishment of the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery in July 2017, he was appointed as the first director of the Clinic.[3]
Under his leadership, the clinic removed the waiting lists for surgeries.[4]
He was appointed associate professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Niš in 2019,[3] but was fired in May 2024.[4]
Milić is a member of various international associations. He is the president of the Serbian-American Friendship Club since its establishment in 2014 and the president of the Serbian-Israeli Friendship Society since its establishment in 2021.[3]
In March 2024, Milić founded his citizens' group and later announced participation the 2024 local elections in Niš.[5] His list placed second with around 25% of the popular vote, only behind the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).[6] Milić proclaimed opposition victory and announced that the opposition will form a new local government.[7] Opposition leaders from Niš accused SNS of electoral fraud and results manipulation.[8]
Milić advocates for decentralization[9] and closer relations between Serbia and the United States.[10]
