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• the epidemiology of human papillomavirus-associated cancers, most notably the non-cervical anogenital HPV-associated cancers
• sexual health epidemiology with particular focus on the interplay between sexual health and well-being and general physical and mental health,
• the epidemiology of autoimmune diseases, particularly 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 |
| List of total publications H-index 57 (2021) |
| 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 |