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Torbjørn Omland

Professor - Akershus universitetssykehus

E-post torbjorn.omland@medisin.uio.no

Mobiltelefon +47 40 10 70 50 +47-40107050

Brukernavn

Besøksadresse Campus Akershus Universitetssykehus 1478 Lørenskog

Postadresse 1478 Lørenskog

Andre tilknytninger Klinikk for indremedisin og lab fag

Pressebilde Last ned visittkort

Faglige interesser

Hjertesvikt
Koronarsykdom
Kardiovaskulære biomarkører
Kardiovaskulær endokrinologi
Kardiovaskulære effekter av kreftbehandling
Kardiovaskulær sykdom ved KOLS og obstruktiv søvnapne
Kardiovaskulær sykdom ved depresjon

Bakgrunn

Utdanning

1987 Cand. Med. Universitetet i Bergen
1989 Diploma in Tropical Medicine (D.T.M.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1995 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification
1996 Dr. med. Universitetet i Bergen. Avhandling: Neurohumoral Activation after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Relation to Indices of Cardiac Function and Prognosis
1996 Program in Clinical Effectiveness, Harvard University
1997 Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Harvard School of Public Health
2003 Basalutdanning i universitetspedagogikk, Universitetet i Oslo

Akademiske stillinger

1992-1995 Universitetsstipendiat, Universitetet i Bergen
1995-1997 Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
2003 Professor II (hjertemedisin), Universitetet i Oslo
2004 Professor I (indremedisin) – Universitetet i Oslo
2009 Fakultetsdivisjonsleder Akerhus Universitetssykehus
2010-2014 Nestleder, Institutt for klinisk medisin, Universitetet i Oslo

Priser

1987 F. Meltzers pris (Universitetet i Bergen).
1995 J. William Fulbright Award.
1995 Caroline Musæus Aarsvolds pris (Den norske lægeforening).
1996 Pris fra Overlege Dr. M.D. Johan Carl Unger Vetlesen Charitable Fund
2004 Ole Storsteins pris for 2004. Norsk Cardiologisk Selskap
2008 Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
2017 Fellow, American College of Cardiology

Verv

2016 Associate Editor, Circulation
2017 Editor of Chronic Coronary Artery Disease: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, 1^stedition (Elsevier 2017).
2017 Member, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) Task Force on Clinical Applications of Cardiac Bio-Markers
2017 Head, National Publication Committee for Medicine (NPU-MED), Norway
2017 Member National Publication Committee (NPU, Norway)
2017 Editorial Board, International Journal of Cardiology
2017 Board member, Research Council, South-Eastern Regional Health Authority, Norway
2016 Board member, Norwegian Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (NorCRIN)
Member of professor evaluation committees at the University of Oslo, Norway, University of Bergen, Norway, University of Aarhus, Denmark, University of Athens, Greece, University of Texas South-Western, Dallas, USA, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Grant reviewer European Research Council, Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Wellcome Trust, Swiss National Science Foundation, Foundation for Polish Science, Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation Big Award, North of Norway Regional Health Authority, Deutcshe Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Reviewer in >30 international journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Nature Biotechnology

Samarbeid

Professor Eugene Braunwald, TIMI Study Group, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; USA.
Professor James A de Lemos, Dallas Heart Study, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
Professor Ramachandran Vasan, Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
Professor Kristian Hveem, Helseundersøkelsen i Nord-Trøndelag, NTNU, Trondheim

Veiledning

Hovedveileder for 10 fullførte PhD grader
Medveileder for 7 fullførte PhD grader
Veileder for 13 medisinstudentoppgaver

Utvalgte publikasjoner (Google Scholar)

TITTEL	SITERT AV	ÅR
Rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure AS Maisel, P Krishnaswamy, RM Nowak, J McCord, JE Hollander, P Duc, ... New England Journal of Medicine 347 (3), 161-167	4929	2002
The prognostic value of B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute coronary syndromes JA De Lemos, DA Morrow, JH Bentley, T Omland, MS Sabatine, ... New England Journal of Medicine 345 (14), 1014-1021	2104	2001
Plasma natriuretic peptide levels and the risk of cardiovascular events and death TJ Wang, MG Larson, D Levy, EJ Benjamin, EP Leip, T Omland, PA Wolf, ... New England Journal of Medicine 350 (7), 655-663	1913	2004
B-type natriuretic peptide and clinical judgment in emergency diagnosis of heart failure: analysis from Breathing Not Properly (BNP) Multinational Study PA McCullough, RM Nowak, J McCord, JE Hollander, HC Herrmann, ... Circulation 106 (4), 416-422	1353	2002
Association of troponin T detected with a highly sensitive assay and cardiac structure and mortality risk in the general population JA De Lemos, MH Drazner, T Omland, CR Ayers, A Khera, A Rohatgi, ... Jama 304 (22), 2503-2512	1246	2010
A sensitive cardiac troponin T assay in stable coronary artery disease T Omland, JA de Lemos, MS Sabatine, CA Christophi, MM Rice, ... New England journal of medicine 361 (26), 2538-2547	1050	2009
Hyperhomocyst (e) inemia is associated with impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation in humans A Tawakol, T Omland, M Gerhard, JT Wu, MA Creager Circulation 95 (5), 1119-1121	1044	1997
Plasma brain natriuretic peptide as an indicator of left ventricular systolic function and long-term survival after acute myocardial infarction: comparison with plasma atrial … T Omland, A Aakvaag, VVS Bonarjee, K Caidahl, RT Lie, DWT Nilsen, ... Circulation 93 (11), 1963-1969	1017	1996
N-terminal pro-B–type natriuretic peptide and long-term mortality in acute coronary syndromes T Omland, A Persson, L Ng, R O’Brien, T Karlsson, J Herlitz, M Hartford, ... Circulation 106 (23), 2913-2918	1007	2002
Bedside B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction: results from the Breathing Not Properly … AS Maisel, J McCord, RM Nowak, JE Hollander, AHB Wu, P Duc, ... Journal of the American College of Cardiology 41 (11), 2010-2017	710	2003
B-type natriuretic peptide and renal function in the diagnosis of heart failure: an analysis from the Breathing Not Properly Multinational Study PA McCullough, P Duc, T Omland, J McCord, RM Nowak, JE Hollander, ... American Journal of Kidney Diseases 41 (3), 571-579	703	2003
Prevention of cardiac dysfunction during adjuvant breast cancer therapy (PRADA): a 2× 2 factorial, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial of candesartan … G Gulati, SL Heck, AH Ree, P Hoffmann, J Schulz-Menger, MW Fagerland, ... European heart journal 37 (21), 1671-1680	644	2016
Impact of age and sex on plasma natriuretic peptide levels in healthy adults TJ Wang, MG Larson, D Levy, EP Leip, EJ Benjamin, PWF Wilson, ... The American journal of cardiology 90 (3), 254-258	628	2002
Plasma endothelin determination as a prognostic indicator of 1-year mortality after acute myocardial infarction. T Omland, RT Lie, A Aakvaag, T Aarsland, K Dickstein Circulation 89 (4), 1573-1579	508	1994
B-type natriuretic peptides: a diagnostic breakthrough for clinicians. PA McCullough, T Omland, AS Maisel Reviews in cardiovascular medicine 4 (2), 72-80	501	2003
Acute changes in circulating natriuretic peptide levels in relation to myocardial ischemia MS Sabatine, DA Morrow, JA De Lemos, T Omland, MY Desai, ... Journal of the American College of Cardiology 44 (10), 1988-1995	446	2004
How obesity affects the cut-points for B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of acute heart failure: results from the Breathing Not Properly Multinational Study LB Daniels, P Clopton, V Bhalla, P Krishnaswamy, RM Nowak, J McCord, ... American heart journal 151 (5), 999-1005	390	2006
Statin use is associated with reduced mortality in COPD V Søyseth, PH Brekke, P Smith, T Omland European Respiratory Journal 29 (2), 279-283	385	2007
Prognostic value of cardiac troponin I measured with a highly sensitive assay in patients with stable coronary artery disease T Omland, MA Pfeffer, SD Solomon, JA de Lemos, H Røsjø, ... Journal of the American College of Cardiology 61 (12), 1240-1249	344	2013
Uncovering heart failure in patients with a history of pulmonary disease: rationale for the early use of B‐type natriuretic peptide in the emergency department PA McCullough, JE Hollander, RM Nowak, AB Storrow, P Duc, T Omland, ... Academic Emergency Medicine 10 (3), 198-204	316	2003

Publisert 13. apr. 2011 11:42 - Sist endret 19. jan. 2024 13:17

Forskergrupper

Kardiovaskulær forskningsgruppe, Campus Ahus (CRG)