Dr. Ognjanov was born in Macedonia where he Graduated from the Medical School of the University Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. After graduation he moved to Great Britain and soon thereafter to the United States. He completed his training in the United States by specializing in Psychiatry.

He was an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Arizona in Tucson until 1996 when he retired. He still maintains a part time clinical practice.  Before that, he was living in St. Louis, Missouri where he was an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the St. Louis University.  He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology..

Dr. Ognjanov is very active in writing letters to Government officials, Congressional representatives, and media about the situation in Macedonia.  He also serves on the Governing board of the Association for property restitution in Macedonia.