Prof. Tomislav Meštrović is an internationally recognized physician, clinician, and scientist in the fields of biomedicine, public health, and global health.
His research mission encompasses microbiology, epidemiology, infectious
diseases, antimicrobial resistance, global burden of disease, sexual and reproductive health, and health metrics — translating high-quality
evidence into clear, impactful scientific communication.

He is the author of over 300 scientific and professional papers with over 120,
000 citations (Scopus) and an h-index greater than 100. He is listed among the top 2%
most cited scientists in the world according to Stanford University.

EXPERIENCE

Areas of Expertise and Focus:

● Academic Leadership: Associate
Professor and Director of the Center for Health Metrics at the University North
(Varaždin); coordinates courses in public health, microbiology,
epidemiology, and health economics at the undergraduate, graduate, and
postgraduate levels.

● International
Academic Collaboration: Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine
and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
in Seattle, USA; member of the scientific council for the Global Burden of Disease study.
Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

● Clinical Practice: Head of
a clinical microbiology laboratory in the private healthcare sector.

● International
Projects: Extensive experience in Horizon, Interreg, IRI, Erasmus+, and
COST projects, as well as in World Health Organization (WHO) expert groups.

● Professional Bodies: Member
of the board of directors of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA); former
secretary of the Croatian Society for Clinical Microbiology (2022–2024).

Awards and Recognitions:

● National Science Award (2024) — the highest national recognition for scientific excellence.

● Annual Award of the
Croatian Medical Chamber for scientific contribution to the advancement of the medical
profession (2025).

EDUCATION

● PhD in
Biomedicine and Health Sciences — School of Medicine, University of Zagreb (2014)

● Specialization in
Medical Microbiology with Parasitology (2013)

● Graduate Study of
Medicine — School of Medicine, University of Zagreb (2007)

● MSc in Public
Health — London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of
London (2016–2018)

● Specialization in
Clinical Research — Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (2018–2019)

● Health Information
Management — World Health Organization, WHO (2021)

● SHEA/CDC Educational
Program in Healthcare Epidemiology, USA (2021)

KEY COMPETENCIES

● Expertise in
Microbiology, Public, and Global Health

● Health Metrics,
Data Analysis, and Project Leadership

● Development and Evaluation
of Public Health Policies

● Academic Teaching and
Mentorship

● Scientific
Communication and Science Popularization