Michael Sagner

Dr. Michael Sagner, MD FRSM FRCP FESPM FISSN is a medical doctor specializing in sports

medicine and preventive medicine. Dr. Sagner was the medical director and

attending physician at Europe’s first University medical center section for

preventive medicine and lifestyle medicine. He then co-founded a private clinic group and research institute for preventive medicine and sports

medicine. He works on the convergence of

systems biology and consumer-driven healthcare to transform medicine from

its current reactive approach to an approach that is predictive, preventive,

personalized and participatory (P4 Medicine). As a public health expert, he has

spearheaded several international initiatives in the field of systems biology-driven preventive medicine working with governments and NGOs. One of his

interests is closing the gap between clinical practice and public health to

promote more effective and patient-oriented care and preventive

interventions. For that he has collaborated with many NGOs such as the

World Heart Federation (WHF), the World Obesity Federation and the World

Health Organization (WHO) where he established the ‘cell to community’

approach in prevention. Dr. Sagner is a Fellow and Director of the European

Society of Preventive Medicine (https://www.esprevmed.org), member of the European Union Platform for

Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health and partner of the European

Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging.

He is the current Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Preventive Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal for P4 medicine and systems biology-based prevention. Dr. Sagner is the Medical Director of the Sarena Clinic focusing on preventive medicine (https://www.sarenaclinic.com).