Henrik T Sorensen, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

MD, Aarhus University
PhD, Aalborg University
DMSc, Aarhus University



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.

Professor
Aarhus University Hospital
Epidemiology


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  1. Everhov ÅH, Ludvigsson JF, Kristjansson K, Myrelid P, Sørensen HT, Olén O. Incidence of Rectal Cancer in Patients With Isolated Ulcerative Proctitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Gastroenterology. 2026 Feb 03. PMID: 41643862
     
  2. Lykke MR, Sørensen HT, Lawn JE, Janet L Peacock, Horváth-Puhó E. School performance following invasive Group B Streptococcus disease in early infancy in Denmark. Ann Epidemiol. 2026 Mar; 115:57-63. PMID: 41643755
     
  3. Tonnesen PT, Olesen KKW, Gyldenkerne C, Hansen MK, Stødkilde-Jørgensen N, Thrane PG, Andersen MH, Poulsen PL, Thomsen RW, Sattar N, Sørensen HT, Maeng M. Progression to type 2 diabetes among post-myocardial infarction patients with overweight or obesity: a real-world cohort study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Jan 24; 25(1):56. PMID: 41580697; PMCID: PMC12911086; DOI: 10.1186/s12933-026-03085-4;
     
  4. Collin LJ, Woolpert KM, Kjaersgaard A, Ahern TP, Goodman M, McCullough LE, Waller LA, Christensen KB, Damkier P, Hamilton-Dutoit SJ, Lauridsen KL, Christiansen PM, Ejlertsen B, Sørensen HT, Cronin-Fenton DP, Lash TL. 17ß-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases 1 and 2: potential markers for breast cancer recurrence and tamoxifen resistance among premenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer in Denmark. Breast Cancer Res. 2025 Dec 30; 28(1):28. PMID: 41469704; PMCID: PMC12857100; DOI: 10.1186/s13058-025-02196-2;
     
  5. Martiny SK, Lanting V, Farkas DK, van Es N, Sørensen HT. Venous thromboembolism and 20-year cancer risk: a Danish population-based cohort study. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2026 Jan; 10(1):103318. PMID: 41624244; PMCID: PMC12860342; DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2025.103318;
     
  6. Martiny SK, Schmidt M, Povlsen JA, Søgaard KK, Bøtker HE, Sørensen HT. Socioeconomic disparities in long-term mortality after infective endocarditis in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2026 Mar; 62:101568. PMID: 41510143; PMCID: PMC12775965; DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101568;
     
  7. Gadgaard NR, Varnum C, Nelissen R, Vandenbroucke-Grauls C, Sørensen HT, Pedersen AB. The Association Between Socioeconomic Position and Infection Risk After Hip Fracture Surgery: A Nationwide Cohort Study of 54,853 Patients. Clin Epidemiol. 2025; 17:953-965. PMID: 41280359; PMCID: PMC12630008; DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S540994;
     
  8. Olesen KKW, Madsen M, Würtz M, Thim T, Mortensen MB, Sørensen HT, Maeng M. 15-Year Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Angina Without Obstructive Coronary Arteries. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Dec 22; 18(24):3009-3020. PMID: 41240023
     
  9. Zhao A, Wei Y, Kontidou E, Mahdi A, Jannig PR, Torstensson S, Jiang H, Larsson A, Collado A, Humoud R, Grünler J, Ersgård D, Esen BÖ, Zheng X, Lu H, Lindgren E, Risal S, Zhao J, Stener-Victorin E, Sørensen HT, Pedersen L, Pernow J, Zhou Z, Carlsson S, Catrina SB, Deng Q. Maternal diabetes programs sexually dimorphic early-onset cardiovascular dysfunction in metabolically healthy offspring. Cell Rep Med. 2025 Nov 18; 6(11):102454. PMID: 41223853; PMCID: PMC12711690; DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102454;
     
  10. Vestergaard Hansen D, van Es N, Sørensen HT, Coutinho JM, Skajaa N. Stroke severity and other predictors of venous thromboembolism in stroke patients-a population-based cohort study. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2025 Oct; 9(7):103220. PMID: 41278461; PMCID: PMC12634850; DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2025.103220;
     
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Bar chart showing 1664 publications over 43 distinct years, with a maximum of 82 publications in 2022

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pharmacoepidemiology
epidemiological measures
determinants of the prognosis of several chronic diseases
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