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Henrik T. Sorensen, DMSc

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

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Biography

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.

Other Positions

  • Professor, Epidemiology - Aarhus University Hospital

Education

  • Aarhus University, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • Aalborg University, PhD Field of Study: Health Services Research
  • Aarhus University, DMSc Field of Study: Epidemiology

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Publications

  • Published on 6/3/2026

    Ljungberg C, Bonnesen K, Schmidt M, Vandenbroucke-Grauls C, Dalager-Pedersen M, Sørensen HT, Nørgaard M, Thomsen RW. Empagliflozin Versus Dapagliflozin and Urogenital Adverse Events in Type 2 Diabetes: A Target Trial Emulation. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Jun 03. PMID: 42236297.

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  • Published on 6/1/2026

    Iskandar RJ, Mailhac A, Mulick A, Matthewman J, Abuabara K, Deleuran M, Vestergaard C, Sørensen HT, Langan SM, Schmidt SAJ. Atopic Dermatitis and Academic Performance. JAMA Dermatol. 2026 Jun 01; 162(6):571-582. PMID: 41949839.

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  • Published on 5/27/2026

    Cocoros NM, Oren E, Darvalics B, Mortensen K, Jensen HAR, Eliasen MH, Pedersen L, Sørensen HT. The Danish Infection Cohort: a resource for population based infectious disease epidemiology. Eur J Epidemiol. 2026 May 27. PMID: 42201459.

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  • Published on 5/6/2026

    Horváth-Puhó E, Lamagni T, Heath PT, Bijlsma MW, Lykke MR, Le Doare K, De Gier B, Procter SR, Khalil A, Paul P, Young AN, Sørensen HT, Lawn JE. Maternal Group B Streptococcus Vaccination: A Three-Country European Consortium to Improve Surveillance and Data Readiness. Clin Epidemiol. 2026; 18:600067. PMID: 42116828.

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  • Published on 5/1/2026

    Wheler J, Sørensen HT, Erichsen R, Cronin-Fenton DP. Time Trends in the Prevalence of Hospital-Diagnosed Chronic Diseases Among Stage I-IV Colorectal Cancer Patients in Denmark (2002-2021): A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Cancer Med. 2026 May; 15(5):e71933. PMID: 42120934.

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  • Published on 4/27/2026

    Pedersen AL, Farkas DK, Fuglsang CH, Henderson VW, Al-Mashhadi SK, Elser H, Sørensen HT. Risk of Cancer in Patients With First-Time Seizure. JAMA Neurol. 2026 Apr 27. PMID: 42043826.

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  • Published on 4/24/2026

    Peck-Radosavljevic M, Abdelgafur A, Granito A, Gasbarrini A, Ma YT, Mena E, Lledó-Navarro JL, Presa J, Weinmann A, Levy MT, Pellicelli A, Waldschmidt DT, Sørensen HT, Goyal L, Ren M, Saal H, Okpara CE, Meyer T. An International Phase 4 Study of Lenvatinib and Sorafenib in Real-World Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Final Analysis. Liver Cancer. 2026 Apr 24. PMID: 42199292.

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  • Published on 4/23/2026

    Sørensen HT, Horváth-Puhó E, Peacock JL. An Introduction to Competing Risks in Epidemiology [Response to Letter]. Clin Epidemiol. 2026; 18:611590. PMID: 42052218.

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  • Published on 4/14/2026

    Ljungberg C, Nørgaard M, Vandenbroucke-Grauls C, Dalager-Pedersen M, Sørensen HT, Thomsen RW. Discontinuation of SGLT2i After a Urogenital Infection: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Apr 14. PMID: 41979009.

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  • Published on 3/11/2026

    Mols RE, Bakos I, Madsen M, Horváth-Puhó E, Sørensen HT, Bøtker HE. Cardiovascular disease, perceived stress, and physical activity: population-level associations relevant to cardiovascular physiology. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2026 Apr 01; 330(4):H1222-H1234. PMID: 41811713.

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