Education and academic degrees

1991 Graduated in medicine, Universitety of Copenhagen
1995 Ph.D. degree, University of Copenhagen
1996 Authorisation as medical doctor (Danish Health Authorities)
2002 Specialist in Paediatrics (Danish Health Authorities)
2003 Doctoral dissertation (Dr.med.), University of Copenhagen
2005 Expert in Medicical Andrology (certified Europ Academy Andrology)
2012 Expert in Paediatric Endocrinology (certified Danish Paediatric Soc)

Positions

1991-94 Research assistent/PhD student, Dept. of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet
1994-96 Basic Clinical Training (urology, cardiology, general practitioner)
1996-97 Paediatrc Training, Dept. Paediatrics, Glostrup University Hospital
1998-02 Paediatric Training, Dept. of Paediatrics, Rigshospitalet
2002-04 Consultant (afdelingslæge), Dept. of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet
2003- Clinical Research Assoc Professor, University of Copenhagen
2004- Consultant (overlæge), Dept. of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet
2006- Head of Department, Dept. of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet
2007- Full clinical Professor, Rigshospitalet & University of Copenhagen
2013- Coordinating Professor, JMC, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen

Expertises

Paediatric endocrinologist and EAA certified andrologist; Research supervisor for >25 PhD students. Publishjed more than 350 original articles. H index 63 (Web of Science).

Main research areas

Paediatric Endocrinology; Male reproduction; Growth and puberty disorders. Timing and regulationof normal puberty; Disorders of Sex Development; Klinefelter syndrome

Current research

The COPENHAGEN Pubety study, The CPH minipuberty study, The NorthEuropean SGA Study (principal investigator on multicenter study). Genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors involved in testicular function.

Potential conflicts of interest

I am member of the scientific KTL committee in the Novo Nordisk Foundation (2022-2026) and receives honorarium for evaluation of research proposals.

This activity has been approved by the CEO of our hospital.

I have received speaker fees from Novo Nordisk in 2024

• Lecture on tall stature (webinar)
• Lecture on pituitary diseases (preparation)

Unrestricted grant support to the department

The department at which I am head has received unrestricted research grant supports in 2024 from

• Novo Nordisk A/S (595.000 kr) for our investigator-initiated research project regarding “Bioactive IGF-I in healthy children and adolescents”.
• Lundbeck A/S (619.575 kr) for our investigator-initiated research project regarding “ACTH and Renin in healthy children and adolescents”.’