Disputaser - Side 10

Cand.san. Kari Peersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac rehabilitation, physical activity and risk factor control after coronary events: Methodological and clinical aspects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nina Ommundsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Geriatric assessment with intervention and postoperative complications in frail older patients with colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Eirik Aunan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving surgical techniques and functional outcome in total knee arthroplasty” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

MD Hendrik Frølich Stange Fuglesang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functional Outcome after Conservative and Operative Treatement of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jon Magnus Haga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Post-disaster healthcare for parents - a longitudinal study of the mothers and fathers of the Utøya survivors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Gaute Reier Jenssen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hemolytic-uremic syndrome in children in Norway – a study on epidemiology, surveillance, clinical aspects and outcome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Arash Ahmadi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Single-molecule investigation of DNA scanning by DNA base repair proteins” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ole Jørgen Grøtta at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Endovascular approaches in the prevention and treatment of chronic deep vein obstruction” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Harald Grut at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Imaging Related To Transplantation For Colorectal Liver Metastases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Artem Fayzullin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A Study of Glioblastoma’s Invasion and Hypoxic Tolerance at Anatomical, Cellular and Transcriptional Levels with a Focus on Real-time Single Cell Observations” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Amjad Iqbal Hussain at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Decision-making in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis referred for evaluation of aortic valve replacement” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Katrine Bjune at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor expression by AKT signaling” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Brynjar Mauseth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Oncolytic compounds as a novel therapeutic principle in experimental tumor models” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. William Ward Siljan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Immunodeficiencies, immune responses and biomarkers in community-acquired pneumonia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Irene Mari Røen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pathways through care - organizational-, staff- and patient characteristics, person centred care, and its association with quality of life in Norwegian nursing homes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anne Bethke at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Microvascular perfusion in STEMI patients in infarcted and remote myocardium: Angiographic and CMR findings” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Trygve Berge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Atrial fibrillation: Epidemiology and screening at 65 years – Design and cross-sectional analysis of the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Aina Ulvmoen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Characterization of NK cells in Pediatric Acute Leukemia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Belén Provenzano-Castro at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Knowledge and attitude towards sexual and reproductive health and rights. A study of first- and final-year healthcare students of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Ingvild Synnøve Matre Gabrielsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment of the role of the thymic transcriptome in genetic predisposition to autoimmune diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Marianne Ullestad Huun at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Omega-3 treatment in hypoxicischemic brain injury An experimental study in newborn piglets” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christiane Skåre at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality improvement in neonatal resuscitation – an educational approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Christian Riddervold Kahrs at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Celiac disease in two Norwegian prospective birth cohorts: infections and growth in early life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Catha edulis and chronic liver disease in eastern Ethiopia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Henrik Auråen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Donor Factors and Recipient Selection in Lung Transplantation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Bendik Christian Brinchmann at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Organic compounds, potential key players in vascular effects of diesel exhaust particles. An in vitro mechanistic study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Maria Pedersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Chronic “Chronic Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Following acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Adolescents” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Justin Arlen Maarten Joséphus van Leeuwen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of Patient-Specific Positioning Guides in Knee Arthroplasty” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

M.Sc. Gunn-Helen Øiseth Moen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic and environmental etiology of glucose metabolism and cardiometabolic traits during pregnancy and in later life” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studies of the structure-activity relationships, signaling properties and functions of Connective Tissue Growth Factor” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ida Storhaug Frøysnes at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel therapeutic approaches in peritoneal metastasis from colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Cecilie Hasselø Thaulow at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Metabolites of heroin in post-mortem samples: The pharmacokinetic interaction with ethanol and measurements in several different matrices" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Nora Johansen at Institute of clinical medicine will be defending the thesis “Late effects in women after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy to prevent hereditary ovarian cancer: Cardiovascular risk, sexual functioning, and use of hormone replacement therapy” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Cand.med. Liv Hesstvedt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Aspects of candidemia in Norway and in the Nordic countries: A contribution to the understanding of epidemiology, clinical aspects and outcome in patients with candidemia" for the degree of PhD

Cand.med. Grunde Wibetoe at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiovascular disease risk in inflammatory joint disease: Conventional disease risk factors across inflammatory joint diseases and performance of risk age models in rheumatoid arthritis” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MSc Georgina Askeland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving prospects for Huntington’s disease treatment: a focus on peripheral tissues and a transgenic minipig model” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Johanne Dypvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diabetes, preeclampsia and infant death – The associations with placental weight”for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Cathrine Aga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "The effect of an Anatomic Double-bundle surgical technique on the outcome of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions" for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

M.Phil. Marc Kevin McGowan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Drug-Resistance and Protective Factors in NSCLC” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Siri Bjorland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic variability and persistent low back and lumbar radicular pain” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

Cand.med. Anette Fjeldstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "The role of treatment duration in psychodynamic group therapy. A randomized clinical trial of short-term and long-term Group Analytic Psychotherapy" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Kjersti Kaul Jenssen at the Institute of clinical medicine will be defending the thesis “Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in the shoulder. Clinical outcomes and radiological results: Prognostic factors, postoperative rehabilitation and treatment of acute postoperative infection” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Adrian Razvan Pasareanu at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Inpatient treatment for patients with substance use disorders: outcomes at 6 months follow-up for both voluntarily and compulsorily admitted patients” for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Håvard Furunes at the Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term clinical and radiological results in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc randomised to total disc replacement or multidisciplinary rehabilitation” for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (PhD).

MD Ane Gerda Zahl Eriksson at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Sentinel lymph nodes in endometrial carcinoma -Mapping, diagnostic accuracy and oncologic outcome” for the degree of Dr. Philos.

Cand.san. Brith Andresen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation impact on clinical outcome, patients self-reported health, psychosocial function, and hospital costs in patients with congenital heart disease” for the degree of PhD.

MPhil Hans Christian Dalsbotten Aass at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Procoagulant and inflammatory activities of monocytes and monocytederived microvesicles in experimental meningococcal disease" for the degree of PhD.

Cand.med. Mikkel Torp Steinberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "The impact of chest compressions on defibrillation success during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and haemodynamics in an experimental animal model" for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Elisabeth Andersen at the Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "FVII deficiency: from molecular mechanisms to novel therapeutic approaches" for the degree of Philosophiae doctor.