Organizing Committee Member
Nikola M. Pavlovic
Specialist in Internal Medicine and Nephrology
Serbian Medical Society
Serbia
Biography
Professor Nikola M. Pavlovic has graduated at the Medical Faculty, University Nis, Serbia in 1974, and become BMedSci 1979, Lecturer in Internal Medicine 1979, Specialist in Internal Medicine 1982, PhD of Medical Sciences 1986, and Associate Professor in Internal Medicine 1988. British Council Scholar, Research Fellow, October 1982 June 1984 at the Department of Renal and Nephrology Services, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. As the Research Fellow, he was doing clinical and experimental work aimed at looking at the role of lipids in the initiation and the progression of renal diseases. He worked at establishing the new experimental models of Puromycin and Adriamycin (anti tumour antibiotics) induced Nephrotic syndrome in normal and high fat diet rats. Professor Pavlovics topics in research are renal bone disease, the role of lipids in the initiation and the progression of renal diseases, and the role of environmental factors (Aristolochic acids, PAHs) in the aetiology of renal diseases and attendant upper urothelial cancers. He has a long standing interest in looking at the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of BEN and has the vast experience and expertise in diagnosis and treatment of renal and disorders in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients. He is an experienced Specialist in Internal Medicine and Nephrology with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. He is Skilled in Research, Clinical Research, and Customer Service. Strong professional graduated from Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Serbia.
Research Area
His recently published article entitled “Quantitation of Aristolochic Acids in Corn, Wheat Grain, and Soil Samples Collected in Serbia: Identifying a Novel Exposure Pathway in the Etiology of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy†was selected for the 2017 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Research Article of the Year Award (AGRO division).