The Institute of Anatomy was founded when the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade itself, on December 9, 1920. Since the construction of the building that still houses the Institute of Anatomy was not completed at that time, the first lecture in the field of anatomy was given by Prof. Dr. Niko Miljanic in today's Captain - Misa building. The present building of the Institute of Anatomy was purpose-built from 1920 to 1928, according to the plans of Prof. Miljanic brought from Paris. The building was partly occupied in 1923 and later moved in stages. From 1934 to 1941, In the present building of our Institute was the Administration of the School of Medicine. In now - a-day wing where the Clinics for Maxillofacial Surgery is settled, was the Clinic for Applied Anatomy, which was led by prof. MIljanic and had the lowest mortality rate in Belgrade at the time. It is worth to be mentioned, that forst paratireoidectomy in Serbia was performed here. Upon completion of the works in 1935, the Institute of Anatomy was moved to the premises where teaching is still held today.Since December 7, 2006, the Institute of Anatomy, bears the name of its founder, Prof. Dr. Niko Miljanic.