Serdar Savaş

Dr. Savaş is the founder and director of the Gentest Institute in Istanbul. The institute’s work focuses on public health genomics, personalized medicine, and developing innovative solutions for the prevention of major chronic diseases and their complications.

Dr. Savaş’s education covers medicine (Istanbul Medical School), law (Istanbul Law School), public health (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), health economics, and health policies (London School of Economics and Political Sciences).

Early in his career, Dr. Savaş served at the Turkish Ministry of Health as Adana Provincial Health Director, World Bank Project Coordinator, and Deputy Undersecretary in charge of health reforms. He joined the World Health Organisation’s European Office in Copenhagen in 1994 as the Regional Advisor for Health Care Policies and Systems. Later he was promoted to the position of European Programme Director, a post he held until his departure from the WHO.

For the past 20 years, Dr. Savaş has pursued the concept of personalized healthcare. His goal is to make these services more predictive, preventive, and comprehensive, as well as precise, evidence-based, and participatory – not only in Turkey but also in Europe and around the globe.

Over the years, Dr. Savaş has been honored with awards and decorations by several European countries for his work in public health.