Sergej M. Ostojic, M.D, Ph.D.
Sergej M. Ostojic received his medical degree from the University of Belgrade School of Medicine in September 1996. He then pursued his graduate training in medicine, human physiology and nutrition, and obtained MSc in Medical Sciences (2001), Medical Specialist degree (2002), and PhD in Medical Sciences (2003) at the University of Belgrade. He is currently working as Full Professor of Medicine at the University of Novi Sad, Head of Applied Bioenergetics Lab (www.appliedbioenergetics.org), and Adjunct Professor at the University of Belgrade School of Medicine. His current research follows two main themes: (a) studying mitochondrial viability and targeted interventions to tackle impaired bioenergetics in health and disease, and (b) analyzing population health metrics in chronic cardiometabolic diseases. To date, he has authored and co-authored 212 peer-reviewed articles in multidisciplinary journals, including those with high impact factors such as The Lancet, Nature, Trends in Food Science and Technology, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Theranostics, Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Sports Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Science, Food Chemistry, Pharmacological Research, Nutrients, European Journal of Nutrition, Nutritional Neuroscience; 120+ invited lectures and conference abstracts; 11 book chapters, and 3 textbooks. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society for Nutrition, the American Physiological Society, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Nutrition Society. Dr Ostojic is also a member of international research networks in population health, including European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (World Health Organization), NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (Imperial College London), and Globan Burden of Disease (University of Washington). He is Associate Editor of the scientific journals Frontiers in Physiology and Research in Sports Medicine, Review Editor for Frontiers in Pharmacology and International Journal of Public Health, and Editorial Consultant for Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research.