Disputaser

Cand.med Ståle Bergman Myhrvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Outcomes, physical performance, and complications following treatment of acute Achilles´ tendon ruptures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.Psychol. Tor Gunnar Værnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Anomalous self-experiences in subjects with increased risk of developing psychosis” for the degree of Dr. Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

MD Alessia Quattrone at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Risk stratification in adults operated for tetralogy of Fallot” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Felix Haidl at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Labor epidural analgesia: the role of adrenaline” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MA Selma Øverland Lie at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “History of bullying, abuse, and other stressful life events in individuals with eating disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Thea Vigen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Carotid atherosclerosis; Prevalence and relation with blood pressure and intracerebral blood flow velocities” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Sjur Hansen Tveit at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac Troponin I and T: Comparison of the Diagnostic and Prognostic Performance in Coronary Artery Disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD, MPH Kristina Baker Sole at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Risk factors, Prevalence and Time Trends” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Therese Weider at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases: Traces of Viral Infection” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Mark Züchner at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Experimental models for spinal cord injury: From basic to translational studies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Elin Tønne at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Craniosynostosis in Norway: Epidemiology and genetic causes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil Gunhild Falleth Sandvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “An ophthalmological study of adults with Marfan syndrome: Ten-year of follow-up and an evaluation of photophobia, glare and pupillary response” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil Martina Jonette Lund at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The brain functional connectome across the lifespan. Investigating associations of resting-state functional connectivity with age, sex, cognitive abilities and psychopathology” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ruth Gong Li at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Development and Evaluation of α-emitting CaCO3-based Radiotherapeutics Against Intracavitary Micrometastases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ole Henrik Myrdal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pulmonary function and cardiorespiratory fitness in young long-term survivors of severe blood disorders treated with or without allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil Cathrine Buaas Tverdal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Acute management of traumatic brain injury at Oslo University Hospital. Oslo TBI Registry – Neurosurgery; Patient characteristics, injury description, emergency neurosurgery, and pathway to rehabilitation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Tahreem Ghazal Siddiqui at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Central nervous system depressant medication use among older hospitalised patients: Cognitive function, communication and mortality” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christopher Storm T. Ligaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical interventions of the human gut microbiota” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ruth Abraham at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Trauma exposure, resilience, religiosity/spirituality and quality of life among Eritrean female refugees living in Norwegian asylum centres” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Julian Eek Mariampillai at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel Insight into Exercise Blood Pressure and Long Term Risk of Cardio- and Cerebrovascular Disease” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

Cand.med Elin Aamdal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Treating metastatic melanoma with ipilimumab – Clinical activity, health-related quality of life and combination with a telomerase peptide vaccine” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Meetali Kakad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Municipal acute units in Norway. Using operational research methods to model patient flows” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Julia Brox Skranes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Impact of tobacco on circulating troponin concentrations and cardiovascular risk” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Msc Abhilash Pandya at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Nanoparticles in Targeted Cancer Therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Anne Berit Bech at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mortality during opioid agonist treatment in Norway: a comprehensive study of the years 2014-2015” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Michael Durheim at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Clinical outcomes and their determinants in fibrotic interstitial lung disease” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

Cand.med Johanna Elin Gehin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Therapeutic drug monitoring of tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitors in inflammatory joint diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Torleiv Svendsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Real-world experience of four new antiseizure medications in difficult-to-treat epilepsy: Efficacy, tolerability, and the importance of pharmacokinetic variability” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Silje Kristin Bjerknes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease – studies on effects and complications” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Tatiana Georgiesh at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Solitary fibrous tumour. The role of clinical, histopathological and molecular factors in risk stratification and prognosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ragnhild Munthe-Kaas at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The EARLY study: Cognitive impairment after stroke - classification and predictors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Msc Riad Hajdarevic at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Immunogenetic studies in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Mariaserena Giliberto at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Application of drug sensitivity screening in B-cell malignancies for informing precision medicine strategies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.Psychol. Elin Western at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Fatigue after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A study of risk factors, clinical presentation and treatment with (−)-OSU6162” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Jonas Aakre Wik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Metabolic characterization of endothelial and CD4+ T cells in immune activation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trine Kåsine at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “New Needle Tip Tracking Technology for Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Dagrun Brekke Sagafos at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Neurophysiological mechanisms in patients with neuropathic pain and pain insensitivity due to gene mutations: Assessment of nociceptive C-fibers by sensory testing and neurophysiological methods, including microneurography” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Marie Udnesseter Lie at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Individual differences in experimental and clinical pain: Assessment and genetic susceptibility” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Terje Ricardo Selnes Kolstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac myocyte structure and function in development, adulthood and disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Ina Andrassy Eilertsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Tumor heterogeneity of gene expression and alternative splicing in primary colorectal cancer: Tumor splicing burden and specific splicing events are prognostic factors in colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Jørgen Melau at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Physiological changes following swimming in cold water in triathlon and military operations: Temperaturephysiology and cold water swimming with wetsuit or drysuit” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Susmita Pandey at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Sex-specific factors associated with neurobiological mechanisms, comorbidities, treatment adherence, and suicidal behavior among AUD inpatients under rehabilitative treatment in Norway.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Vesna Miloshevska Jakimovska at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Spinal cord injury in North Macedonia with a community dwelling comparison to Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). 

Master André Løvgren at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improvement and positions in psychodynamic psychotherapy: A qualitative exploration of adolescents’ and adult patients’ experiences” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Hélène Spangenberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cellular mechanisms of vesicle generation and closure” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Natalia Tesli at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Imaging violence in psychosis: Using MRI to investigate neurobiological correlates of violence in psychotic disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).