Otto Barak

Full Professor

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology

otto.barak@mf.uns.ac.rs

Phone: 0216624163

ORCID ID : 0000-0001-6727-8304

Academic career	Year	Institution	Field
Status Acquired	2021	Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad	Physiology
PhD	2010	Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad	Physiology
MSc	2003	Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad	Physiology
Graduated	1998	Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad	General Medicine

Academic career

Year

Institution

Field

Status Acquired

2021

Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad

Physiology

PhD

2010

Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad

Physiology

MSc

2003

Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad

Physiology

Graduated

1998

Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad

General Medicine

M	Description
21a	Squair JW, Lee AHX, Sarafis ZK, Coombs G, Barak O, Cragg JJ, Mijacika T, Pecotic R, Krassioukov AV, Dogas Z, Dujic Z, Phillips AA. Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with brain vascular reactivity in spinal cord injury. Neurology. 2019;93(24):e2181-e2191. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008619
21	Squair JW, Lee AH, Sarafis ZK, Chan F, Barak OF, Dujic Z, Day T, Phillips AA. Network analysis identifies consensus physiological measures of neurovascular coupling in humans. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2019 Mar 6. doi: 10.1177/0271678X19831825.
21	Saleem S, Sarafis ZK, Lee AHX, Squair J, Barak OF, Sober-Williams E, Suraj R, Coombs G, Mijacika T, West CR, Krassioukov AV, Ainslie P, Dujic Z, Tzeng S, Phillips AA. Spinal cord disruption is associated with a loss of Cushing-like blood pressure interactions. J Neurotrauma. 2018 Nov 20. doi: 10.1089/neu.2018.5931.
22	Barak OF, Caljkusic K, Hoiland RL, Ainslie PN, Thom S, Yang M, Jovanov P, Dujic Z. Differential influence of vitamin C on the peripheral and cerebral circulation following diving and exposure to hyperoxia. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2018;315(4):R759-R767. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00412.2017
21	Barak OF, Mladinov S, Hoiland RL, Tremblay JC, Thom SR, Yang M, Mijacika T, Dujic Z. Disturbed blood flow worsens endothelial dysfunction in moderate-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sci Rep. 2017;7(1):16929. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17249-6
21a	Bain AR, Ainslie PN, Hoiland RL, Barak OF, Drvis I, Stembridge M, MacLeod DM, McEneny J, Stacey BS, Tuaillon E, Marchi N, De Maudave AF, Dujic Z, MacLeod DB, Bailey DM. Competitive apnea and its effect on the human brain: focus on the redox-regulation of blood-brain barrier permeability and neuronal-parenchymal integrity. FASEB J. 2018;32(4):2305-2314. doi: 10.1096/fj.201701031R.
21a	Hoiland RL, Ainslie PN, Bain AR, Macleod DB, Stembridge M, Drvis I, Madden D, Barak OF, MacLeod DM, Dujic Z. Beta 1-blockade increases maximal apnea duration in elite breath hold divers. J Appl Physiol. 2017; 122:899-906.
21a	Bain AR, Ainslie PN, Hoiland RL, Barak OF, Cavar M, Drvis I, Stembridge M, MacLeod DM, Bailey DM, Dujic Z, MacLeod DB. Cerebral oxidative metabolism is decreased with extreme apnea in humans; impact of hypercapnia. J Physiol. 2016; 594(18):5317-5328.
21	Barak OF, Caljkusic K, Madden D, Ainslie PN, Slavic D, Buca A, Dujic Z. Elevations in intra-cranial blood flow velocities following a SCUBA dive and the influence of post-dive exercise. Int J Sport Med. 2016;37(8):591-597.
21a	Barak OF, Madden D, Lovering AT, Lambrechts K, Ljubkovic M, Dujic Z. Very Few Exercise-Induced Arterialized Gas Bubbles Reach the Cerebral Vasculature. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015;47(9):1798-805.

Description

21a

Squair JW, Lee AHX, Sarafis ZK, Coombs G, Barak O, Cragg JJ, Mijacika T, Pecotic R, Krassioukov AV, Dogas Z, Dujic Z, Phillips AA. Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with brain vascular reactivity in spinal cord injury. Neurology. 2019;93(24):e2181-e2191. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008619

Squair JW, Lee AH, Sarafis ZK, Chan F, Barak OF, Dujic Z, Day T, Phillips AA. Network analysis identifies consensus physiological measures of neurovascular coupling in humans. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2019 Mar 6. doi: 10.1177/0271678X19831825.

Saleem S, Sarafis ZK, Lee AHX, Squair J, Barak OF, Sober-Williams E, Suraj R, Coombs G, Mijacika T, West CR, Krassioukov AV, Ainslie P, Dujic Z, Tzeng S, Phillips AA. Spinal cord disruption is associated with a loss of Cushing-like blood pressure interactions. J Neurotrauma. 2018 Nov 20. doi: 10.1089/neu.2018.5931.

Barak OF, Caljkusic K, Hoiland RL, Ainslie PN, Thom S, Yang M, Jovanov P, Dujic Z. Differential influence of vitamin C on the peripheral and cerebral circulation following diving and exposure to hyperoxia. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2018;315(4):R759-R767. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00412.2017

Barak OF, Mladinov S, Hoiland RL, Tremblay JC, Thom SR, Yang M, Mijacika T, Dujic Z. Disturbed blood flow worsens endothelial dysfunction in moderate-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sci Rep. 2017;7(1):16929. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17249-6

21a

Bain AR, Ainslie PN, Hoiland RL, Barak OF, Drvis I, Stembridge M, MacLeod DM, McEneny J, Stacey BS, Tuaillon E, Marchi N, De Maudave AF, Dujic Z, MacLeod DB, Bailey DM. Competitive apnea and its effect on the human brain: focus on the redox-regulation of blood-brain barrier permeability and neuronal-parenchymal integrity. FASEB J. 2018;32(4):2305-2314. doi: 10.1096/fj.201701031R.

21a

Hoiland RL, Ainslie PN, Bain AR, Macleod DB, Stembridge M, Drvis I, Madden D, Barak OF, MacLeod DM, Dujic Z. Beta 1-blockade increases maximal apnea duration in elite breath hold divers. J Appl Physiol. 2017; 122:899-906.

21a

Bain AR, Ainslie PN, Hoiland RL, Barak OF, Cavar M, Drvis I, Stembridge M, MacLeod DM, Bailey DM, Dujic Z, MacLeod DB. Cerebral oxidative metabolism is decreased with extreme apnea in humans; impact of hypercapnia. J Physiol. 2016; 594(18):5317-5328.

Barak OF, Caljkusic K, Madden D, Ainslie PN, Slavic D, Buca A, Dujic Z. Elevations in intra-cranial blood flow velocities following a SCUBA dive and the influence of post-dive exercise. Int J Sport Med. 2016;37(8):591-597.

21a

Barak OF, Madden D, Lovering AT, Lambrechts K, Ljubkovic M, Dujic Z. Very Few Exercise-Induced Arterialized Gas Bubbles Reach the Cerebral Vasculature. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015;47(9):1798-805.

Course	Studies
Physiology	Integrated academic studies in medicine
Neurophysiology	Undergraduate academic studies in medical rehabilitation
Basic cellular physiology	Doctoral academic studies - Pre-clinical research
Write, publish and evaluate scientific papers 1	Doctoral academic studies - Pre-clinical research, Clinical research, Public health, Biomedical engineering
Physiological basis of psychological functions	Faculty of Phylosophy – Psychology
Physiological optics	Undergraduate applied studies of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics
Physiological functions in humans – selected chapters	Doctoral academic studies of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
Cerebrovascular physiology in extreme hypoxia	Doctoral academic studies of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Course

Studies

Physiology

Integrated academic studies in medicine

Neurophysiology

Undergraduate academic studies in medical rehabilitation

Basic cellular physiology

Doctoral academic studies - Pre-clinical research

Write, publish and evaluate scientific papers 1

Doctoral academic studies - Pre-clinical research, Clinical research, Public health, Biomedical engineering

Physiological basis of psychological functions

Faculty of Phylosophy – Psychology

Physiological optics

Undergraduate applied studies of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics

Physiological functions in humans – selected chapters

Doctoral academic studies of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Cerebrovascular physiology in extreme hypoxia

Doctoral academic studies of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Otto Barak

Full Professor

Academic career

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