Morten Frisch
Contact
Morten Frisch,
Consultant Physician,
Epidemiologisk Forskning / Autoimmune sygdomme
T. +45 32683160
@. mfr@ssi.dk
Research Areas
My main areas of research are
- Sexual health epidemiology with particular focus on the interplay between sexuality and general physical and mental health
- Classic descriptive and analytical epidemiology on cancer and autoimmune diseases, notably HPV-associated cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel diseases and multiple sclerosis.
I am the PI of Project SEXUS, a large, prospective population-based cohort study aimed to shed light on the sexual health and well-being of the Danish population as well as on the poorly understood interplay between sexual health and ill-health on one side and general physical and mental health on the other.
| Publications |
| Andresen JB, Graugaard C, Andersson M, Bahnsen MK, Frisch M. Adverse childhood experiences and mental health problems in a nationally representative study of heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual Danes. World Psychiatr 2022; https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.21008 |
| Rostgaard K, Nielsen NM, Melbye M, Frisch M, Hjalgrim H. Siblings reduce multiple sclerosis risk by preventing delayed primary Epstein-Barr virus infection. Brain 2022; https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac401 |
| Massarenti L, Enevold C, Damgaard D, Hansen PR, Frisch M, Ødum N, Jacobsen S, Nielsen CH. Peptidylarginine deiminase 2 gene polymorphisms in subjects with periodontitis predisposed to rheumatoid arthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23179536 |
| Bahnsen MK, Graugaard C, Andersson M, Andresen JB, Frisch M. Physical and mental health problems and their associations with inter-personal sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunctions in Denmark: baseline assessment in a national cohort study J Sex Med 2022; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.07.004 |
| Frisch M, Simonsen J. Non-therapeutic male circumcision in infancy or childhood and the risk of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections: national cohort study in Denmark. Eur J Epidemiol 2022;37:251-259 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00809-6 |
| Andresen JB, Graugaard C, Andersson M, Bahnsen MK, Frisch M. Sexual inactivity and dysfunction in Denmark: a Project SEXUS study. Arch Sex Behav 2022; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02348-x |
| List of total publications |
| H-index 58 (2022) |
| Academia | |
| 2012 | Adj. Professor of Sexual Health Epidemiology, Aalborg University |
| 2002 | DSc(Med), University of Copenhagen |
| 1999 | Authorization to independently practice medicine |
| 1995 | PhD, University of Copenhagen |
| 1989 | MD, University of Copenhagen |
| Employment | |
| 2006- | Consultant, Department of Epidemiology Research, SSI |
| 2000-2005 | Department Specialist, Department of Epidemiology Research, SSI |
| 1999-2000 |
Visiting Scientist, Viral Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Maryland, USA |
| 1996-1998 | Senior Investigator, Department of Epidemiology Research, SSI |
| 1993-1995 | Epidemiologist, Department of Epidemiology Research, SSI |
| 1990-1993 | Research Fellow, Danish Cancer Registry |
| 1989-1990 | Registrar, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen |
| Professional Activities and Leadership Positions | |
| 2018- | Member of specialist group regarding HTA (medicinsk teknologivurdering, MTV) of HPV vaccination of boys for the Danish National Board of Health |
| 2017- | PI, Project SEXUS (www.projektsexus.dk) |
| 2017 | Appointed specialist in Danish National Board of Health's campaign to increase uptake of HPV vaccination among girls (https://bit.ly/2qWJyCX) |
| 2012 | Chairman for Danish Medical Association’s Research Council for Prevention’s working group on ‘Sexuality and Health’ (https://bit.ly/2mCbpWW) |
| 2012- | Medical consultant for the Danish Cancer Registry |
| 2011-16 | Swedish Cancer Society, member of scientific evaluation committee PkF |
| 2005- | Member, Department Steering Committee, Department of Epidemiology Research, SSI |
| 2002-11 | Senior investigator, case-control study of rheumatoid arthritis |
| 1990-2008 | PI, case-control studies of HPV-associated cancers (anal, penile, vulvovaginal) |
| Prizes and Honours | |
| 2013 | Research award of the Danish AIDS Foundation |
| 2012 | Research award of the Professor, dr.med. Fritz Kauffmann’s Memorial Foundation |
| 2002 | Research award of the Thorvald Madsen Research Foundation |
| 2001 | Research award of the Classenske Fideicommis’ Jubilee Foundation |
| 1997 | Research award of the Danish Cancer Society, Young Cancer Scientist of the Year |