MD (University of Copenhagen), 1991
D.Sc. (University of Copenhagen), 1994
Professor (University of Copenhagen), 2003

SCIENTIFIC WORK

Thesis (D.Sc.): "Late postoperative episodic and constant hypoxaemia – mechanisms and clinical implications". University of Copenhagen, 1994.

545 publications:

• 485 scientific articles in indexed journals with peer review
• 49 book chapters
• 11 textbooks

H-index (October 2011): 30 (meaning that 30 papers were cited more than 30 times)

333 scientific lectures:

• 14 lectures as ”invited visiting professor” in Europe, US and Asia
• 38 invited lectures at international congresses/symposia
• 22 invited lectures at national congresses/symposia
• 79 free lectures (original data) at international congresses/symposia
• 47 free lectures (original data) at national congresses/symposia
• Has been teacher at 133 postgraduate courses.

Scientific tutor (past and present) for

• 51 pregraduate research projects, osval-2
• 32 student research fellows (1 year program)
• 7 DMSc
• 29 PhD

Official opponent at

• 11 PhD
• 3 DMSc

Honorary prizes

• Hede Nielsen Prize 1997
• Olympus Prize 1999
• NC Nielsen Prize 2002
• Johan Quentin and wife’s Prize 2003
• Society for theoretical and practical therapy, Gold medal 2003
• Lundbeck Foundation, young investigator prize 2003
• DGS honorary prize 2005

Fellow ad eundem of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2004-2013.

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, from Oct. 2005

Editor-in-chief, Ugeskrift for Læger (www.ugeskriftet.dk) and Danish Medical Journal (www.danmedj.dk).

Member of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org).

President, The Royal Copenhagen Medical Society.