Dr. Marko Škrtić

Biography

Dr. Marko Škrtić, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Queen's University. He was born in Karlovac, Croatia, and spent his childhood in Hamilton, Ontario. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biology at McMaster University before pursuing an MD PhD program at the University of Toronto. His doctoral research focused on mitochondrial biology in acute myeloid leukemia under the guidance of Dr. Aaron Schimmer. Following his academic achievements, he undertook internal medicine training and nephrology residency at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, respectively. Additionally, Dr. Škrtić completed several clinical fellowships in Onco-Nephrology, General Nephrology, and Home Dialysis at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto. He further advanced his research capabilities through a three-year fellowship studying macrophage cell biology at the Hospital for Sick Children, as part of the KRESCENT post-doctoral fellowship program. His clinical interests include onco-nephrology, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis, while his research is centered on inflammatory modulation in kidney disease and dialysis.

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