After receiving Ph.D. from Lehigh University in 2000 and postdoctoral training at Thomas Jefferson University, he joined the University of Pennsylvania as Research Associate in 2003, and was appointed Assistant Professor in 2006 and Associate Professor in 2013. Prof. Bakic co-mentored 25+ Ph.D. students, postdocs, graduate and undergrad students, and visiting researchers. He collaborated on 20+ federally or privately funded grants. Dr. Bakic has published 150+ peer-reviewed papers, conference presentations, and a mammography textbook chapter, and has given 50+ invited lectures.