About Prof. Dr. med. Clemens von Schacky

Prof. Dr. med. Clemens von Schacky is the CEO as well as the medical and scientific director of the Omegametrix GmbH. He received his certifications as an internist, cardiologist, and angiologist from the Bavarian State Medical Association.

From 1987 to 2020, he led the preventive cardiology at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. Since 1983, he has been carrying out scientific work on omega-3 fatty acids. Together with William S. Harris (USA), he developed the HS-Omega-3 Index® in 2002, a strictly standardized method for quantifying fatty acids in erythrocytes.

He published significant findings and has received awards repeatedly. Prof. von Schacky is considered an internationally recognized expert in the field of fatty acid analysis. He is the author of over 160 scientific publications that have significantly influenced research and clinical practice. His work has been cited approximately 15,000 times, and he has an h-index of 54.

He is currently actively advancing the standardization and clinical relevance of fatty acid data through his work.

Studies and Publications

According to Medline, Prof. Dr. med. Clemens von Schacky has published 163 articles, as well as approximately 100 additional works (abstracts, book contributions, etc.). The HS- Omega-3 Index® is based on over 440 publications in international journals.

You can find more literature about the HS-Omega-3 Index® here.

Qualifikationen und Werdegang

1983
Doctorate (PhD)

1983 – 1985
Postdoctoral
researcher at the Medical Clinic,
University of Munich

1985 – 1986
Fellow of the
German Research Foundation at
Cornell University Medical
College, New York

1986 – 1997
Assistant at the
Medical Clinic, LMU Munich

1997 – 2004
Senior Physician at
the Medical Clinic, LMU Munich

1998 – 2000
Head of
cardiological and angiological
follow-up treatment, Reithofpark
Clinic, Bad Feilnbach

1999
Associate Professor

2002 – 2004
Senior Physician at
the Medical Polyclinic, Klinikum
of LMU

2004 – 2006
Chief Physician of
Cardiology, Medical Park St.
Hubertus, Bad Wiessee

1987 – 2020
Head of Preventive
Cardiology, Medical Faculty of
the University of Munich

2007 – present
CEO, Laboratory
Director, Omegametrix®