CHRISTIAN
PÁLLSON NOLSØE
Christian Nolsøe is professor of interventional and surgical ultrasound at Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, and Consultant at Dep. of Surgery, Centre for Surgical Ultrasound, Zealand University Hospital, Køge.
By education he is a board-certified radiologist with subspecialty in ultrasound and holds a PhD in ultrasound guided tissue ablation from University of Copenhagen in 1996. He has co-authored over 110 peer-reviewed scientific articles and abstracts and taught more than 350 lectures worldwide.
He is Past-President of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) and past President of both European ultrasound federation (EFSUMB) and Danish ultrasound Society (DSDU). He was Co-President of both the 2019 and 2011 ultrasound World congresses, WFUMB 2011 Vienna and WFUMB 2019 Melbourne, Co-chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the 2015 world congress in Orlando WFUMB/AIUM 2015 and secretary for the 1991 world congress in Copenhagen WFUMB 1991 plus organizer for numerous international and Danish ultrasound congresses and courses.
He is proudly honorary member of the Australasian, Korean and American medical ultrasound societies i.e. ASUM, KSUM and AIUM.
His fields of research and interest center on ultrasound in its broadest sense with peak expertise on interventional and surgical US including TRUS in anal and rectal disease, tissue ablation, ultrasound contrast, Image fusion, POCUS and medical student education plus ultrasound in developing countries.
Timeline
get in touch with christianAcademic work experience
Clinical associate professor, CAMES, University of Copenhagen
2013 – now
Clinical associate professor, Dep. of Circulation and Medical Imaging, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
2005 – 2008
Visiting assistant professor, Dep. of Radiology, University of Texas, UTMB Galveston, USA
1994 – 1995
Clinical associate professor, Dep. of Ultrasound, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen
1987 – 1991
Research Fellow, Dep. of Ultrasound, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen
1989 – 1994
Scholarship, Dep. of Ultrasound, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen,
1987 – 1989
Clinical work experience
Consultant, Director, Center for Surgical Ultrasound, Dep. of Surgery, Zealand University Hospital Køge
2020 – now
Consultant, Ultrasound Section, Dep of surgery, Gastroenheden, Herlev Hospital
2009 – 2019
Consultant, Director, Head of Ultrasound Section, Dep. of Imaging, Zealand University Hospital Køge
2007 – 2008
Consultant, Dep. of Radiology, Frederiksberg Hospital
2006 – 2007
Consultant, Dep. of Radiology, Namsos Hospital, Norway
2004 – 2006
Consultant, Dep. of Ultrasound, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen
2001 – 2004
Senior Registrar, Dep. of Imaging, Roskilde Hospital
2000 – 2001
Radiology residency training program, Rigshospitalet, Frederiksberg and Roskilde Hospitals
1995 – 2000
Assistant professor, Director Diagnostic Ultrasound, Dep. of Radiology, University of Texas, UTMB at Galveston, USA
1994 -1995
House Officer, Vascular Surgery & Urology, Internal Medicine, OB-GYN, Copenhagen County
1986 – 1987
Education
Radiologist, Board Certified, Denmark
1999
PhD thesis, “US-guided percutaneous interstitial Nd-YAG laser hyperthermia of colorectal liver metastases”, University of Copenhagen
1996
Medical degree, University of Copenhagen
1986
Courses
Galileo Course, 20 days Leadership education course, Arranged by Herlev Hospital and Copenhagen County, Education and Development Department
Mar 2003 – Sep 2004
Hospital management and leadership education course (13 days), Arranged by Roskilde Hospital and Zealand County
Mar 2000 – Sep 2000
Course in laboratory Animal Science with certificate to conduct medical experiments on destination-bread animals approved by the Danish Health Authority, University of Copenhagen
1991
International board posts, comitteee work and positions of trust
Chairman, WFUMB Education Committee
2019 – now
Board Member, Mission East, Danish NGO
2020 – now
Director, WFUMB Center of Education Task Force Group
2019 – 2021
Co-President, “WFUMB 2019”, 17th ultrasound World- congress, Melbourne, Australia
2019
President, WFUMB
2017 – 2019
Editorial Board Member, Ultrasonograhy, IF 3,7
2017 – now
Chairman, WFUMB Co-sponsor Committee and COE Advisory Board for Africa and Europe
2013 – 2017
Vice-Chair, Scientific Program Committee, “WFUMB/AIUM 2015”, 16th ultrasound World congress and simultaneous American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine annual congress, Orlando, USA
2015
ExB member, WFUMB
2013 – 2019
Administrative Councilor, EFSUMB to WFUMB.
2011 – 2013
Co-President, “WFUMB 2011”,13th ultrasound World-congress and at the same time 23rd EUROSON, EFSUMB annual congress with 2,500 participants, Vienna, Austria
2011
Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Ultrasound/Ultraschall in der Medizin, IF 6,6
2009 – now
President, “Euroson 2010”, 22nd EFSUMB Congress, Copenhagen
2010
President, EFSUMB
2009 – 2011
Executive Bureau (ExB) member, EFSUMB
2007 – 2013
Chairman, 9th International Congress on Interventional Ultrasound, Herlev Hospital
2006
Member, EFSUMB Committee, “Education and Professional Standards Committee”
2005 – 2008
Vice President, “Euroson 2003”, 15th EFSUMB Congress, Copenhagen.
2003
Committee member, 8th International Congress on Interventional Ultrasound. Herlev Hospital
1999
Congress Committee member, International Breast Ultrasound School. Herlev Hospital
1995
Congress Secretary, 6th international congress on interventional ultrasound, Herlev Hospital
1993
Organizing Committee Congress Secretary, “WFUMB 91”, 6th World Congress for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 2100 participants, Copenhagen
1991
Reviewer for numerous scientific ultrasound journals
1991 – now
National board posts, comitteee work and positions of trust
Chairman, Danish Society for Diagnostic Ultrasound (DSDU)
2004 – 2008
Consultant, Patientklagenævnet (The Danish Patient Complaints Board)
2006 – 2008
Vice Chairman, DSDU
2002 – 2003
Honors
The WFUMB Lecture: “The History of Interventional US and Memorable Personage”, AFSUMB 2018, Seoul, Korea
May 2018
The WFUMB Lecture: “WFUMB CEUS guidelines – history and evidence”, FLAUS 2017, Sao Paulo, Brazil
July 2017
Jisan Honorary Lecture: “Interventional Ultrasound” KSUM Open 2015, Seoul, Korea.
2015
Honorary member KSUM (Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine) presented at KSUM, Seoul, Korea
May 2015
Honorary Fellow AIUM (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine) presented at WFUMB/AIUM Orlando
March 2015
The WFUMB lecture: “Interventional ultrasound – Amazing what you can do with a needle”, EUROSON 2013 Stuttgart, Germany
2013
Honorary member ASUM (Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine) presented at ASUM 2006, Melbourne, Australia
September 2006
Hans Henrik Holm Honorary Lecture: “US-guided tissue ablation” EUROSON 2004, Zagreb, Croatia
June 2004
Membership of Scientific Societies
- Danish Society for Diagnostic Ultrasound (DUDS)
- European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB)
- Danish Society for Diagnostic Radiology (DSDR).
- Danish Medical Association (DMS).
- Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM)
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
- Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM)