Brief presentation

Due to a former career as active sportsman and the experience of tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in both knees Kristoffer was focused to become a sports surgeon from the start of his career.

Kristoffer completed his medical studies in 2006, finished his surgical training in 2014 and passed the exam as a Certified Sports physician in 2015. Since, he subspecialized in arthroscopic surgery and sports traumatology through Fellowships at Zealand University hospital Koge, Institute for Sports Medicine Copenhagen (ISMC) at Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, and OthoSport Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, where he was trained in advanced knee surgery by Professor Julian Feller. From 2007 to 2013 he worked as consultant and associate professor at Sports Orthopedic research center – Copenhagen, SORC-C, where he was trained by Professor Per Hölmic.

Parallel to his training he completed a PhD study entitled ‘Achilles tendon rupture; Assessment of non-operative treatment’ for which he was awarded the price ‘Best PhD of the Year 2014’ by the Danish Orthopedic Society.

Kristoffer is an active researcher leading ongoing projects concerning shoulders, knees, and Achilles tendon injuries.

Selected Leadership positions

2022 – Board member of the Danish Orthopedic Association
2017 – 2022 President of the Danish Society of Sports medicine (DIMS)
2012 – Administrator / leader of the Danish Achilles tendon Database
2011 – 2013 President, Young Orthopaedics Danish Association – YODA

Expertises

Research methodology, clinical trials, registry studies and epidemiological studies.

Development and validation of clinical measurements and patient reported out come measures.

Main research areas

Kristoffer Barfods research is centred around Sports traumatology. The main focus areas are 1) Achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy, 2) Patella instability, 3) Rotator cuff tears and subacromial impingement syndrome.

Research interests

•    Patello-femoral disorders
•    ACL rupture
•    Achilles tendon disorders
•    Stem cells
•    Sub-acromial impingement syndrome
•    Acromio-clavicular dislocations

Affiliations

•    Section for sports traumatology, Department of orthopedic surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg
•    IOC Research Center Copenhagen
•    Copenhagen University, Department of Clinical Medicine

Current research

Achilles tendon rupture:

•    Investigation of new operative techniques
•    Investigation of individualized treatment algorithms 
•    Investigation of riskfactors for a bad outcome

Patella instability

•    The Faroese Knee Cohort – a prospective cohort following a whole generation
•    Investigation of individualized treatment following the the Copenhagen Patella-femoral Instability algorithm
•    Investigation and development of surgical techniques for trochleoplasty

Knee OA

•    Stem cells

Shoulder

•    Individualized treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome
•    RCT. The effect of arthroscopic sub-acromial decompression compared with sham surgery.

Research and teaching information

Courses