Pediatrician and co-creator of Chicatella
prim. Jasna Cuk Rupnik, MD
A pediatrician with decades of work with children and families. She holds the Slovenian title of primarius and received the Ambrozic Award for her work in primary pediatric care.
← Back to About usShe helped develop Chicatella as Jure’s mom and as a doctor used to being careful, responsible and paying close attention to sensitive skin.
An important part of the Chicatella story began when the ointment found its way to her friends, and then into their families. Little by little, Chicatella became their family ointment.
About Jasna
A pediatrician with decades of experience working with children and families, most of her career at the Logatec Community Health Center in Slovenia. Over the years she has looked after thousands of children’s skin, from newborns to teenagers, and she knows how sensitive a child’s skin can be and why care calls for caution. For her work she was given the title of primarius (a Slovenian distinction for senior physicians), and in 2022 the Pediatrics Section of the Slovenian Medical Association gave her the Ambrozic Award for her work in primary pediatric care. More than twenty years ago, she helped set up one of the first addiction prevention and treatment centers in Slovenia, in Logatec. She’s still active after retiring: she helps with school health checkups and speaks out publicly on health care issues. She came to Chicatella with the knowledge and caution of someone used to paying close attention to sensitive skin.
Her role in creating Chicatella
She supported her son Jure with her knowledge and experience while he developed the formula. The turning point came when the ointment started making the rounds among her friends, made its way into their homes and became part of how their families cared for their skin.
Public voice
Read Jasna’s piece on Slovenian health care
“Concessions: the Trojan horse of our health care system,” a guest column in the Slovenian daily Delo (in Slovenian).