Academic Interests
- Clinical and basic lipid metabolism and prevention of atheroclerotic vascular diseases
- Clinical and basic effects of new lipid modulating drugs and new functional food
- Prediction of cardiovascular risk
- Basic mechanisms involved in the metabolism of fatty acids, adverse effects of statins and atherosclerotic plaque development and rupture.
Teaching
- ERN 3110
- PBL teacher
Background
MD 1990. In the period from 1992 until present I have been treating patients with serious lipid disorders at the Lipid Clinic and conducted a series of studies of new drugs and dietary compounds within lipidologi and diabetes type 2.
Dr. med. 2000. Certified specialist in Medical Biochemistry 2000.
From 2009-2011 I worked as a physician at the Norwegian Medicines Agency at the Depatment of Pharmacovigilance.
Presently, I am working as a physician at the Lipid Clinic one day per week (20%) treating patients with various lipid disorders. The rest of the week is devoted to research and teaching within the Department of Nutrition as Associate professor (80%).