Robert Leo Skov | ICARS

Robert Leo Skov

Senior Scientific Consultant

About

Robert Skov is a medical doctor from the University of Copenhagen and a specialist in clinical microbiology. He has worked on antimicrobial resistance throughout his career with more than 25 years of experience as a Public Health microbiologist. Robert has served as Danish AMR focal point at ECDC, member of the EUCAST steering committee, the EMA Expert Group (AMEG), and Danish and international expert groups on AMR including One Health cross-sectorial committees. Since 2020, Dr. Skov is board member of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). His research has mainly focused on S. aureus inclusive MRSA epidemiology and AMR, especially phenotypic susceptibility testing. He has been involved with ICARS since its was established in 2019.