Henrik Kehlet var professor i kirurgi ved Københavns Universitet og er nu professor i kirurgisk patofysiologi på Rigshospitalet, Københavns Universitet. Han er æresmedlem i bl.a. Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK, American College of Surgeons, American Surgical Association, German Surgical Society og German Anaesthesiological Society. Professor Kehlets forskning har fokuseret på kirurgisk patofysiologi, akut smertefysiologi og –behandling, overgang fra akut til kronisk smerte, postoperativ træthed og organdysfunktion. Disse bestræbelser er blevet sammenfattet i konceptet "fast track kirurgi" med henblik på at opnå den ”smerte- og risikofri operation”. Professor Kehlet har publiceret over 1200 videnskabelige artikler og er blevet inviteret til mere end 300 gæsteforelæsninger på internationale videnskabelige konferencer, herunder mange navngivne æresforelæsninger.

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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E - HENRIK KEHLET (9. March 1942)
MD, University of Copenhagen 1968
Chief Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Hvidovre University Hospital 1989-2004
Head, Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2004-
Professor of Surgery, Copenhagen University 1991-2005
Professor of Perioperative Therapy, Copenhagen University 2006-
Ph.D., Copenhagen University 1977, “Clinical course and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical function in 
glucocorticoid treated surgical patients”.
Scientific publications: > 1,350 articles, predominantly within the topics of surgical pathophysiology, acute 
pain physiology and treatment, procedure-specific pain treatment (PROSPECT), persistent postsurgical pain, 
the concept of multimodal analgesia, the surgical stress response, regional anaesthesia, postoperative 
fatigue, fluid management, cognitive function and perioperative morbidity. The research results have been 
condensed into the concept of “Fast-track surgery” or “Enhanced recovery”, which has achieved worldwide 
attention and implementation.
H-index: 137 (Scopus) >63,200 citations (without self-citations), >3,000/yr last 2 years
Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Symposia: > 400 invited lectures in international scientific 
meetings in Europe, North- and South America, Southeast Asia, China, Australia, New Zealand and South 
Africa.
Invited Guest Lecturer; visiting professor: > 150 invited lectures in various university departments of Surgery 
and Anaesthesiology in Europe, North- and South America, Southeast Asia, Middle East, India, Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa. 
Honorary awards and lectures:
Honorary Doctor, Linköping University, Sweden 1987
Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists, England 1995
Honorary Fellow, American College of Surgeons, US 2003
Honorary Fellow of The German Surgical Society, Germany 2005
Honorary Member of the Chilean Surgical Society, Chile 2006
Honorary Member of the Chilean Colorectal Society, Chile 2006
Honorary Member of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Germany 2007
Honorary Member of the Spanish Society of Colo-proctology, Spain 2010
Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australia 2012
Honorary Fellow, American Surgical Association, US 2012
Honorary Fellow, American Society for Colon & Rectal Surgeons, US 2013
Honorary Member Danish Surgical Society, DK 2013
Honorary Fellow, Irish Faculty of Pain Medicine, IR 2020
Honorary Member, Association of Anaesthetists, UK 2020
Honorary Member, American Society of Anesthesiologists, US 2021
Honorary Member, Spanish Surgical Society, ESP 2023
The ASRA Lecture, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, San Diego, US 1984
The Arwid Wretlind Lecture, European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Greece 1990
The Husfeldt Lecture, Danish Society of Anaesthesiology, Denmark 1991
The Steen-Otto Liljedahl Lecture, Linköping University, Sweden 1991
The Annual Honorary Lecture, Faculty of Anaesthetists in Ireland, Dublin 1991
The Hust Memorial Lecture, Department of Surgery, Atlanta University, Atlanta, US 1992
The Annual Honorary Lecture, Danish Society of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen 1993
The Bonica Lecture, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Seattle, US 1993
The Martin H:sson Holmdahl Lecture, Swedish Society of Anaesthesiology, Stockholm, Sweden 1994
The Ben Covino Lecture, Harvard University, Boston, US 1995
The Ferguson Lecture, Harvard University, Boston, US 1995
The Rutherford Morrison Lecture, Newcastle University, England 1998 
The Queen Ingrid of Denmark Honorary Lecture, Denmark, Åbenrå, 1998 
The Bengt Ihre Oration, Linköping University, Sweden 1998 
The Annual Health Care Lecture, British Society of Anaesthetists, London 1999
The Annual Pain Lecture, British Pain Society, Edinburgh, England 1999
The Bruce Scott Lecture, European Society of Regional Anaesthesia, Cambridge, England 2001
The Carl Koller Lecture, European Society of Regional Anaesthesia, Malta 2003
The Michael Cousins Lecture, Australian & New Zealand Anaesthesia Society, Hobart, Australia 2003
The Thomas G Williams Lecture, Canadian Surgical Society, Ottawa, Canada 2004
The Ron Needs Lecture, Toronto University, Canada 2004
The Labat Lecture, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Toronto, Canada, 2005
The Litchfield Lecture, Oxford University, England 2005
The Rupert B Turnbull Memorial Oration, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, US 2005
The Theodor Kocher Lecture, Berne University, Switzerland 2005
The Harry E Bacon Lecture, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Seattle, US 2006
The International Surgery Lecture, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, US 2006
The Nicoll Lecture, International Association for Ambulatory Surgery, Amsterdam, Holland 2007
The British Journal of Surgery Lecture, Society of Academic Surgeons, Birmingham, England 2008
The Annual Lecture of the American Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia, Miami US 2008
The British Journal of Surgery lecture, German Surgical Society, Munich, Germany 2009
The Honorary Lecture, Scandinavian Society of Gastroenterology, Stavanger, Norway 2009
The Ron Needs Lecture, Toronto University, Canada 2009
The Astley Cooper Oration, British Hernia Society, Bournemouth, UK 2009
The Simpson Memorial Lecture, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Scotland 2010
The Henry Starling Lecture, University College of London, UK 2010
The Eigil Amundsen Honorary Lecture, Oslo University, Norway 2010
The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia Distinguished Award Lecture, Alicante, Spain 2010
The Gelman-Zinner Lecture, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University Boston, US 2011
The Wesley Bourne Lecture, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 2011
The Prithvi Raj Honorary Lecture, World Institute Pain, Miami, US 2012
The Jacques Perissat Lecture, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Brussels, 2012
The First Henrik Kehlet Lecture, Enhanced Surgical Recovery Society, Cannes, FR 2012
The Peter Glass Lecture, Stony Brook University, NY, US 2015
The British Journal of Surgery Lecture, Society of University Surgeons, Jacksonville, US 2016
The Earl Wynands Lecture, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Canada 2016
The Rod Armstrong Lecture, Kings College, Ireland, 2016
The Michael Freeman Honorary Lecture, 18th EFORT Congress, Vienna, Austria 2017
The Lars Påhlman Memorial Lecture, European Colorectal Congress, St. Gallen, CH 2017
The Adrian Henry Lecture, British Orthopaedic Association, Liverpool, UK 2017 
The Honorary Lecture, Swedish Society of Perioperative Medicine, Malmö, S 2017
The Somsri Pausawadi Honorary Lecture, Thai Pain Society, Bangkok, Thailand 2018
The John D. Loeser Distinguished Lecture, 17th World Congress of Pain, Boston, US 2018
The Merel Harmel Honorary Lecture, Duke University, NC, US 2019
The Rynd Honorary Lecture, Irish Faculty of Pain Medicine, Dublin, Ireland, 2020
The Annual John Bonica Honorary Lecture, University of Washington, Seattle, US, 2023
The John Severinghaus Lecture, American Society of Anesthesiology, Philadelphia, US, 2024
Other Honorary Awards
The Novo-Nordic Award, Denmark 1996
The August Krogh Award, Denmark, 2000
The Gimbernat Prize, Catalan Surgical Society, Barcelona 2007
The Fritz-Erler Award, Erlangen University, Germany 2009
The Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Clinical Research Prize, Copenhagen University, Denmark 2011
Global Excellence Award, Capital Region, Denmark 2012 and 2016
Excellence in Research Award, American Society of Anesthesiologists, US 2014
First honorary award in Zealand University Hospital, DK 2016
First recipient of the BJS Society Award 2023