Vice-president of the International Diabetes Federation –Europe, from 1997-2003 Institute of Vuk Vrhovac, University Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Director, 1992 –2010 Tenure professor since 2005 President of the Croatian Medical Association 2009-2013 CMA Expert Council from 1997-2005 Member –Advisory Board St. Vincent Declaration Action Program on Diabetes Care and Research in Europe (WHO) –1996 Honorary Member –Citizen –Lexington Kentucky, Lexington Jayette Urban County Government (1987) RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS: He published 413 articles and summaries, 188 scientific papers were published in CC. Citated including autocitates: SCI/SCOPUS 50038 times