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1980 …2024

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1.2 Exams and academic degrees

 

Qualified as a doctor (cand. med.) from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, January 1977.

 

European Certification on Medical Oncology, October 1991.

Medical Oncologist's Recertification Approval, August 2000.

 

Doctor of Medical Science (dr. med.), University of Copenhagen, June 1992.

 

Declared qualified for a Professorship in Clinical Oncology, Copenhagen University, 2006.

 

 

 

1.3 Registrations

 

Fully registered by the National Board of Health of Denmark, December 1979.

 

Fully registered by the General Medical Council, UK, March 1982.

 

Specialist in Oncology, February 1992.

 

 

 

1.4 Honorary awards

 

Prize of the Danish Society of Oncology ("Onkologi-prisen") 2004.

 

 

2.1 Previous appointments

 

Dept. of Medicine, York District Hospital, England                                                                   

Locum Junior House Officer, 01.06.77 - 31.07.77

 

Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, The Finsen Institute                                                                  

House Officer, 15.08.77 - 31.05.78

 

Dept. of Sugery, The Finsen Institute                                                                                        

House Officer, 01.06.78 - 31.05.79

 

Dept. of Medicine, The Finsen Institute                                                                                      

House Officer (internship), 01.06.79 - 30.11.79

 

Dept. of Surgery, The Finsen Institute                                                                                        

House Officer, 01.12.79 - 31.12.79

 

Dept. of Medicine, The Finsen Institute                                                                                      

Locum House Officer, 01.01.80 - 31.03.80

 

Dept. of Medicine, The Finsen Institute                                                                                     

House Officer, 01.04.80 - 31.10.82

The last 6 months as Senior House Officer

 

Dept. of Medicine, Roskilde Hospital                                                                                         

Senior House Officer, 01.05.83 - 30.11.83

 

Dept. of Medicine (Med. 4), Copenhagen Municipal Hospital                                               

House Officer, 01.12.83 - 14.01.85

 

Dept. of Oncology I, Section A, The Finsen Institute                                                             

House Officer, 15.01.85 - 31.01.86

 

Dept. of Medicine, The Finsen Institute                                                                                     

Clinical Research Fellowship (funded by The Danish Cancer Society)

01.02.86 - 30.09.88

 

Dept. of Oncology, Herlev Hospital                                                                                          

House Officer (training position in Oncology)

01.10.88 - 31.03.90

 

Dept. of Oncology, Herlev Hospital                                                                                           

Senior Registrar, 01.04.90 - 31.10.92

 

Dept. of Oncology, Rigshospitalet                                                                            

Senior Registrar, 01.11.92 - 31.07.94                                             

 

Dept. of Oncology, Herlev Hospital                                                                                           

Senior Consultant, 01.08.94 - 31.12.00

 

Danish Medicines Agency                                                                                                         

Assessor in Oncology and Haematology,                                                                                  

Licensing Division, 01.01.2006 - 31.08.09          

 

 

 

2.2 Present appointments

 

 

Dept. of Oncology, The Finsen Centre, Rigshospitalet                                                              

Senior Consultant, 01.01.01 - cont.                                                                                         

 

01.09.07 - 31.08.09, 50 % time for research, funded by The Novo Nordisk Foundation.

 

From 1.1.2008 Chairman of the Research Committee,

Depts. of Oncology and Radiotherapy, The Finsen Centre Rigshospitalet.

 

 

The Faculty of Health Sciences, Copenhagen University,

Department of Surgery and Internal Medicine                                                                       

Associate Professor, PhD Section, 01.02.03 - 31.08.09                                                          

 

Professor of Oncology, 01.09.09 - cont.                                                                                                                    

Primary fields of research

Prognostic factors in Hodgkin lymphoma

Radiotherapy of Hodgkin lymphoma

Long-term complications form the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma

FDG-PET in the evaluation and treatment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma

Radiotherapy of non Hodgkin lymphoma, in particulat indolent B-cell lymphomas and cutaneous T-celle lymphomas

Respiratory adapted radiotherapy, in particular for breast cancer, lung cancer and malignant lymphoma

Highly conformal radiotherapy techniques, in particular for nasopharyngeal cancer and malignant lymphoma

Advanced imaging and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Knowledge of languages

Fluent in Danish and English

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Prognostic factors in Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Radiotherapy of Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Long-term complications form the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma
  • FDG-PET in the evaluation and treatment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Radiotherapy of non Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Respiratory adapted radiotherapy, in particular for breast cancer, lung cancer and malignant lymphoma
  • Highly conformal radiotherapy techniques, in particular for nasopharyngeal cancer and malignant lymphoma
  • Advanced imaging and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

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