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Henrik T. Sorensen, DMSc

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

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Biography

Henrik Toft Sørensen is professor of clinical epidemiology, and is founder and chair of Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Aarhus University Hospital, which was established in 2000. He is a physician and specialist in internal medicine and hepatology, has trained at several major Danish hospitals and acted as a clinician until 2005. He has been affiliated with Boston University since 2005.

Dr. Sørensen has more than 25 years of experience in clinical and epidemiological research. His research covers, among others, pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiological methods and determinants of the prognosis of several chronic diseases. Dr. Sørensen is author or co-author of more than 1,400 publications and has been supervisor for more than 60 doctoral students. He is Editor in Chief of Clinical Epidemiology.

Other Positions

  • Professor, Epidemiology - Aarhus University Hospital

Education

  • Aarhus University, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • Aalborg University, PhD Field of Study: Health Services Research
  • Aarhus University, DMSc Field of Study: Epidemiology

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Publications

  • Published on 3/4/2025

    Kim MH, Frøslev T, White JS, Glymour MM, Ilango SD, Sørensen HT, Pedersen L, Hamad R. Mediating pathways between neighborhood disadvantage and cardiovascular risk: quasi-experimental evidence from a Danish refugee dispersal policy. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 04; 194(3):635-644. PMID: 38932569.

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  • Published on 3/4/2025

    Kim MH, Frøslev T, White JS, Glymour MM, Ilango SD, Sørensen HT, Pedersen L, Hamad R. Kim et al respond to "Dispersal policies, neighborhood disadvantage, and refugee health in a Nordic context". Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 04; 194(3):649-650. PMID: 39086093.

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  • Published on 3/1/2025

    Elser H, Farkas DK, Fuglsang CH, Sørensen ST, Sørensen HT. Risk of Attempted and Completed Suicide in Persons Diagnosed With Headache. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Mar 01; 82(3):276-284. PMID: 39899309.

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  • Published on 3/1/2025

    Kjærgaard KA, Kousholt A, Thomsen RW, Woolpert KM, Sørensen HT, Borgquist S, Cronin-Fenton D. Risk of type 2 diabetes after breast cancer treatment: a population-based cohort study in Denmark. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Mar 01; 117(3):537-544. PMID: 39436974.

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  • Published on 2/3/2025

    Sørensen HT. [Not Available]. Ugeskr Laeger. 2025 Feb 03; 187(6). PMID: 39936262.

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  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Hansen AL, Christiansen CF, Brøns C, Engelhard LM, Hansen T, Nielsen JS, Vestergaard P, Højlund K, Jessen N, Olsen MH, Sørensen HT, Rossing P, Thomsen RW, Vaag A. Birthweight and risk of chronic kidney disease after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis in the DD2 cohort. Diabetologia. 2025 Feb 01. PMID: 39891704.

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  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Chen D, Momen NC, Ejlskov L, Bødkergaard K, Werenberg Dreier J, Sørensen HT, Laustsen LM, Harper S, Hakulinen C, McGrath JJ, Plana-Ripoll O. Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality associated with mental disorders: a population-based cohort study. World Psychiatry. 2025 Feb; 24(1):92-102. PMID: 39810682.

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  • Published on 1/28/2025

    Wesselink AK, Johannesen BR, Wang TR, Ketzel M, Mikkelsen EM, Brandt J, Khan J, Hertel O, Laursen ASD, Willis MD, Levy JI, Rothman KJ, Sørensen HT, Wise LA, Hatch EE. Residential Exposure to PM2.5 Constituents and Fecundability in a Danish Preconception Cohort. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Jan 28. PMID: 39876487.

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  • Published on 1/22/2025

    Flæng S, Granfeldt A, Adelborg K, Sørensen HT. Infection type and short-term mortality in patients with infection-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation: a cohort study. Infect Dis (Lond). 2025 Jan 22; 1-9. PMID: 39841786.

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  • Published on 1/14/2025

    Hernandez RK, Critchlow CW, Dreyer N, Lash TL, Reynolds RF, Sørensen HT, Lange JL, Gatto NM, Sobel RE, Lai EC, Schoonen M, Brown JS, Christian JB, Brookhart MA, Bradbury BD. Advancing Principled Pharmacoepidemiologic Research to Support Regulatory and Healthcare Decision Making: The Era of Real-World Evidence. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Apr; 117(4):927-937. PMID: 39807817.

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