{"id":1936,"date":"2026-03-28T15:07:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/research-computing\/?page_id=1936"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:25:57","slug":"branimir-ljubic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/research-computing\/branimir-ljubic\/","title":{"rendered":"Branimir Ljubic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Branimir Ljubic<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Location:<\/strong> CoRE Building, 96 Frelinghuysen Road, Room 712 Piscataway, NJ 08854
\nPhone:<\/strong> (848) 445-5263<\/strong><\/a>
\nEmail:<\/strong> branimir.ljubic@rutgers.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nPhD in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA – 2021
\nFellowship in Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX – 2010
\nFellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX – 2006
\nResidency in General Surgery, Belgrade Medical School, Belgrade, Serbia – 2002
\nMD, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine. Belgrade, Serbia – 1991<\/p>\n

Research experience<\/strong>
\nBranimir worked on many projects, including: Biomedical informatics and Statistics in medicine; Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, including work with computer programs for Electronic Health Records (Epic, Cerner); Research in Heart and Lung Transplant.<\/p>\n

He also worked in the research projects involving application of advanced machine learning methods in medicine: A network analysis of the spreading of Influenza in the State of New York; Big data analysis (EHR) and disease agnostic and prediction of Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD); Prediction of occurrence of common cancers (lung, liver, breast, cervical); Genetics and comorbidity network analysis of the most often cancers (colorectal, thyroid, etc.); Prediction of ten the most often complications of Diabetes Mellitus using advanced machine learning techniques; Clustering of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; A computer vision project that included machine learning\/image analysis of digital histopathology images of breast cancer; Survival analysis of hypertension; Projects related to the application of data science and machine learning models in medicine; selection and design of the most effective and meaningful machine learning models in healthcare, etc.<\/p>\n

Research interest<\/strong>
\nClinical informatics, Biomedical informatics, Advanced machine learning methods in medicine, Meaningful machine learning models in healthcare, Data science in medicine, Advanced research computing<\/p>\n

Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Ljubic B, Pavlovski M, Roychoudhury S, et al. Genes and comorbidities of Thyroid cancer. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2021. doi: 10.1016\/j.imu.2021.100680<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Ljubic B. Advanced machine learning models in prediction of medical conditions. Temple University. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2021. 28418179.<\/li>\n
  3. Ljubic B, Abdel Hai A, Stanojevic M, et al. Predicting Complications of Diabetes Mellitus Using Advanced Machine Learning Algorithms. JAMIA, 2020;1\u20139 doi: 10.1093\/jamia\/ocaa120<\/li>\n
  4. Ljubic B, Roychoudhury S, Cao XH, at al. Influence of Medical Domain Knowledge on Deep Learning for Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Prediction. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2020;197:105765. doi: 10.1016\/j.cmpb.2020.105765.<\/li>\n
  5. Ljubic B, Pavlovski M, Alshehri, et al. Genetics and Comorbidity Network Analysis of Colorectal Cancer. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2020;21:100492. doi: 10.1016\/j.imu.2020.100492<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Ljubic B, Gligorijevic D, Gligorijevic J, at al. Social Network analysis for better understanding of Influenza. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2019;103161.<\/li>\n
  7. Terzic Z, Marinkovic J, Ljubic B, et al. Measuring quality of life in patients with Heart failure. Srp Arh Celok Lek, 2005;133:9-10.<\/li>\n
  8. Ljubic B. Internet and Medicine. CSC School of Medicine, Belgrade, 2001.<\/li>\n
  9. DeFrain M, Strickman N, Ljubic B, Dougherty K, Gregoric I. Endovascular repair of a ruptured descending thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Tex Heart Inst J, 2006; 33: 241-5.<\/li>\n
  10. Dacic M, Ljubic B, Trkulja M. Internet and medicine. Informatics in medicine, pharmacology, biochemistry and public health. Arandjelovac, Serbia 25-28.10. 1999. Abstract book, 101-6.<\/li>\n
  11. Ljubic B, Dacic M. Biomedical scientific databases in Serbia. Second Congress of Medical Informatics in Yugoslavia, Novi Sad, 14-16. October, 1994. Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. Abstract book, page 365.<\/li>\n
  12. Torbica M, Janjic M, Dacic M, Ljubic B. Analysis of structures of users of biomedical scientific informatics in Serbia. Srp Arh Celok Lek; 1995: Suppl 2. 25-6.<\/li>\n
  13. Ljubic B, Vranes M, Velinovic M, et al. Importance of informed consent of patients for Cardiac Surgery. 53rd<\/sup> International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, June 2-5, 2004 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Interactive Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery. 62.<\/li>\n
  14. Ljubic B, Ristic M, Vranes M, et al. Surgical tactics in wounds of the heart. 53rd<\/sup> International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, June 2-5, 2004 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Interactive Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery. 7.<\/li>\n
  15. Velinovic M, Mikic A, Ljubic B, et al. Myocardial revascularization in patients with ejection fraction less than 30%. 53rd<\/sup> International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, June 2-5, 2004 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Interactive Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery. 37.<\/li>\n
  16. Mikic A, Djukic P, Antonijevic N, Kocica M, Ljubic B, et al. Off pump revascularization in patients with HIT type II. 53rd<\/sup> International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, June 2-5, 2004 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Interactive Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery. 63.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n