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Jeg er viceinstitutleder ved Klinisk Institut på Syddansk Universitet, hvor min primære opgave er at sikre, at instituttets uddannelser tilføres de mest kvalificerede og kompetente undervisere. Jeg er arbejder for at styrke den akademiske kvalitet og udvikling af instituttets uddannelsesmiljø gennem tæt samarbejde med både forsknings- og undervisningsmiljøer.
Jeg er speciallæge i reumatologi og ansat som overlæge på Reumatologisk Afdeling C ved Odense Universitetshospital. Jeg har en ph.d.-grad og er aktiv forsker med betydelig erfaring som ph.d.-vejleder og som investigator i nationale og internationale kliniske studier. Min forskning fokuserer primært på behandlingsstrategier ved reumatoid artrit (leddegigt), ultralyd ved Mb. Sjögren og Immunterapi-relaterede autoimmune bivirkninger i bevægeapparatet
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I am Deputy Head of Department at the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Southern Denmark, where my primary responsibility is to ensure that the department’s degree programmes are staffed with the most highly qualified and competent teachers. I work to strengthen the academic quality and development of the educational environment through close collaboration with both research and teaching communities.
I am a consultant rheumatologist and employed as a senior consultant at the Department of Rheumatology C, Odense University Hospital. I hold a PhD and am an active researcher with substantial experience as a PhD supervisor and as an investigator in national and international clinical studies. My research primarily focuses on treatment strategies for rheumatoid arthritis, the use of ultrasound in Sjögren’s syndrome, and immunotherapy-related autoimmune adverse events affecting the musculoskeletal system.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clinical aspects, skeletal imaging and studies on joint related extracellular matrix metabolism.
Award Date: 1. Feb 2002
Biostatistical Methods in Health Research, R. Holst and J. Hjelmborg IRS & Depatment of Biostatistics
… → 2011
Projektledelse, Rollen som projektleder. Professor Pernille Eskerod.
… → 2010
Speciallæge i reumatologi
… → 2006
Medicinsk embedseksamen, Aarhus University
… → 1991
Current external positions
Overlæge/seniorforsker
1. Jun 2010 → 31. May 2011
Overlæge/seniorforsker
1. Dec 2008 → 31. May 2010
Uddannelsesansvarlig overlæge
1. Apr 2008 → 31. Aug 2013
Klinisk lektor ved SDU
1. Jan 2008 → …
Overlæge
1. Sept 2007 → …
Keywords
- Rheumatological diseases
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Certolizumab pegol, abatacept, tocilizumab or active conventional therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis: 48-week patient-reported outcomes from the NORD-STAR trial
Lampa, J., Nordström, D., van Vollenhoven, R., Lund Hetland, M., Haavardsholm, E. A., Østergaard, M., Rudin, A., Heiberg, M. S., Nurmohamed, M., Gudbjornsson, B., Lend, K., Hørslev-Petersen, K., Sokka-Isler, T., Gröndal, G., Krabbe, S., Lindqvist, J., Gjertsson, I., Glinatsi, D., Kapetanovic, M. & Gentline, C. & 24 others, , Apr 2026, In: The Lancet Rheumatology. 8, 4, p. e285-e294Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Differential DNA methylation patterns in whole blood from ACPA-positive patients with DMARD-naïve rheumatoid arthritis at clinical disease onset
Svendsen, A. J., Mengel-From, J., Junker, P., Dalgård, C., Davey Smith, G., Relton, C. L., Elliott, H. R., Kyvik, K., Lindegaard, H., Christensen, A. F. & Tan, Q., 2025, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 16, 13 p., 1488161.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Poorer survival for patients with inflammatory arthritis treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma
Tenstad, H. B., Ruhlmann, C. H., Möller, S., Kjaer, S., Bastholt, L., Just, S. A. & Lindegaard, H., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Autoimmunity. 152, 7 p., 103400.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The need for early clinical exposure in medical education
Daoud, M., Fedder, J., Lindegaard, H., Mortensen, V. & Laursen, C., 1. Jun 2025, In: Danish Medical Journal. 72, 6, 10 p., A08240570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Long-Term efficacy of a 2-year MRI treat-To-Target strategy on disease activity and radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission: 5-year follow-up of the IMAGINE-RA randomised trial
Møller-Bisgaard, S., Hørslev-Petersen, K., Ørnbjerg, L. M., Ejbjerg, B., Hetland, M. L., Møller, J. M., Nielsen, S. M., Glinatsi, D., Boesen, M., Stengaard-Pedersen, K., Madsen, O. R., Jensen, B., Villadsen, J. A., Hauge, E. M., Hendricks, O., Lindegaard, H., Krogh, N. S., Jurik, A. G., Thomsen, H. & Christensen, R. & 1 others, , 15. Mar 2024, In: RMD Open. 10, 1, e003945.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Censor på Master Thesis: Association between body composition and coruse and rheumatoid arthritis. (Risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, disease activity and radiographic progression).
Lindegaard, H. M. (Censor)
23. Apr 2013Activity: Examination and external supervision › Examination
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DIRF: Hjertesygdomme hos patienter med reumatoid artrit set i et tværfagligt perspektiv
Lindegaard, H. M. (Speaker)
11. Apr 2013Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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DANBIO Årsrapport for 2012
Lindegaard, H. M. (Organizer)
8. Mar 2013Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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DANBIO kursus
Lindegaard, H. M. (Organizer)
1. Feb 2013Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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FNUG: Den gode konsultation
Lindegaard, H. M. (Participant)
1. Feb 2013Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses or seminars
Press/Media
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Active conventional treatment and three different biological treatments in early rheumatoid arthritis
02/12/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media