Researchers at CENTRIC
Please find a brief introduction, title of projects, and contact information below.
Ditte Vangsbjerg Mogensen
Contact: ditte.marie.vangsbjerg.mogensen.01 @ regionh.dk
Malignant mucosal melanoma of the head-and-neck region MMHN
Advancing the understanding of the epidemiological, clinical, and mutational characteristics to improve future treatment options
Ph.D. Project
A nationwide study of all cases over the past 20 years of this rare type of cancer with a poor prognosis.
Study 1. Nationwide epidemiological investigation of all patients over the last 20 years. Simultaneous establishment of a new national database of all patients with MMHN.
Study 2. Systematic review of the mutation landscape in MMHN.
Study 3. Molecular and mutational study of tumors from all Danish MMHN patients through the past decade.
Selected authorships
Lead author of the current national clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of MMHN.
Mogensen D. V., Brynskov J, Steenholdt C et al., A Role for Thiopurine Metabolites in the Synergism Between Thiopurines and Infliximab in Inflammatory Bowel Diease, Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, Volume 12, Issue 3, March 2018, Pages 298-305
Holmstrøm, R. B., Mogensen, D.V., Brynskov, J. et al. Interactions Between Thiopurine Metabolites, Adalimumab, And Antibodies Against Adalimumab in Previously Infliximab-Treated Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci 63, 1583-1591 (2018)
Mogensen D.V., Todsen T.: “Lymfeknuder med snowstorm sign”, Ugeskr Læger 2023;185:V71163.
Magne Bech
Contact: Magne.bech @ regionh. dk
Exploring Otolaryngology and Neurology
Studies published
1. The criteria for chronic rhinosinusitis in children with cystic fibrosis are rarely fulfilled after initiation of CFTR modulator treatment
Currently investigating
2. Olfaction research: Systematic review on olfactory dysfunction testing
3. Ultrasound and AI in ENT Surgery: Who are better – Doctors without AI or medical students with AI?
4. fMRI and Olfactory Function: Exploring the relationship between brain imaging and olfactory processes to understand the underlying mechanisms of smell.
5. Alfa-Synuclein and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Participating in projects focusing on the role of α-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body dementia.
6. Idiopathic olfactory dysfunction (iOD) and Neurodegenerative Diseases (ND): Cohort of patients with iOD and development of ND later in life
Mads Guldager
Contact: Rhinology @ mail . com
LinkTree
Mastering Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Developing an evidence-based training curriculum for endoscopic sinus surgery
Studies included in PhD-thesis
1. Technical skills of endoscopic sinus surgery for performance assessment using the Delphi methodology
2. Validation of a tool assessing technical skills in endoscopic sinus surgery.
3. Training for success: Acquiring and mastering skills of endoscopic sinus surgery.
Selected authorships
> Technical skills of endoscopic sinus surgery for performance assessment using the Delphi methodology
Guldager M. J., Andersen S. A. W., Melchiors J., Prokopakis E., Hopkins C., von Buchwald C.
DOI: 10.4193/Rhin23.371
> Diagnostik og behandling af traumatisk orbitalt kompartmentsyndrom
Guldager M. J., Alanin M. C., Danquart J.
Ugeskr Læger 2021;183:V03210278
> Development and Validation of an Assessment Tool for Technical Skills in Handheld Otoscopy
Guldager M. J., Melchiors J., Andersen S. A. W.
DOI: 10.1177/00034894209047
Emilie Grubbe Hübschmann Hansen
Master Student, Medicine
Contact: Emilie.grubbe.huebschmann.hansen.01 @ regionh.dk
Exploring Otolaryngology and Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Surgery
Currently investigating
1. Facial fracture research: Patient-reported outcomes after treatment for zygoma-maxillary complex fractures in a Danish population.