Jernej Pajek

Consultant nephrologist and consultant in internal medicine skilled in clinical management, research and managerial functions (2008). Key expertise in hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and interventional nephrology. Head of dialysis center Leonišče at University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia (2015). PhD in medical science at University of Ljubljana (Biocompatibility of peritoneal dialysis solutions, 2006). Professor of internal medicine at Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana (2020). Author and editor of slovenian textbooks Internal medicine, Renal diseases and Immunosuppresive treatments in nephrology (2017, 2018). Lecturer at annual meetings of Peritoneal academy (Bled, Slovenia) and Peritoneal dialysis forum (Istanbul, Dubai, Kuwait). Lecturer at Vascular access society meetings and trainer of vascular access ultrasound at ERA/EDTA meetings. Vascular Access Society council member (2017). Holder of transthoracic echocardiography licence from Slovenian cardiology society (2008). Quality systems manager licence by Slovenian society for quality and excellence (2013). Certified in Executive healthcare leadership and Healthcare change leadership by Cornell university (eCornell subsidiary of Cornell University, 2018). Head of medical drugs committee, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia (2018). Authorship of 72+ Web of science indexed research and review papers. National coordinator for Nephrology specialisation, Medical Chamber of Slovenia (2019)