Dr.sc.Lejla Čano Dedić

She graduated from the University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Health Studies, Department of Laboratory Technologies, and subsequently completed her Master’s degree at the same faculty. Upon completion of her studies, she received the prestigious “Golden Badge of the University of Sarajevo” twice, as the top student of both the first and second cycles of study.

She began her professional career in 2014 at Poliklinika Atrijum as an Engineer of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, and in 2015 she assumed the position of Head of the Laboratory. Within her professional work, she is particularly dedicated to the advancement of laboratory processes, implementation of modern diagnostic methods, development and supervision of internal and external quality control systems, as well as the continuous education of healthcare professionals.

Since 2021, she has been engaged as a Teaching Associate at the University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Health Studies, where she participates in teaching activities and the academic education of students, bridging theoretical knowledge with contemporary laboratory practice.

She completed her doctoral studies in 2024 by successfully defending her doctoral dissertation entitled: “The Impact of an Intervention Program on the Prevention of Complications Caused by Insulin Resistance in Women of Reproductive Age.” Her doctoral research was prospective, cohort-based, experimental, and interventional in design, representing one of the first studies conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina on a population of women of reproductive age. As part of the assessment of insulin resistance, the study investigated the role of leptin as a potential independent predictive biomarker of insulin resistance. This research made a significant contribution to the development of modern predictive and diagnostic approaches in understanding metabolic disorders.

Dr. Čano Dedić is the author and co-author of numerous scientific and professional papers published in national and international journals indexed in relevant databases. She regularly participates in congresses, symposia, and scientific-professional conferences throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, where she presents the results of her scientific and professional work as a lecturer and speaker.

As part of her professional and scientific engagement, she participates in the implementation and coordination of national healthcare projects in the field of preventive medicine, including early cancer detection programs and the organization of public health screening initiatives at the institutional level.

Her professional and scientific interests encompass laboratory diagnostics, clinical biochemistry, and endocrinological laboratory diagnostics, with a particular focus on improving quality management systems in laboratory medicine through the implementation of internal and external quality control procedures and the application of modern diagnostic methods in clinical practice.