After graduating from University of Copenhagen in 2013 I started specialization in anesthesiology. My primary focus has been optimization of patients in the perioperative period. Currently I study the effects of anesthesia techniques such as nerve blocks and inhalational anesthesia, on cancer progression in colorectal cancer.
I enjoy working in international environments and have previously lived, worked and studied abroad several times. In 2016 I spent six months working for Doctors Without Borders in a refugee camp for Burundi refugees building a health care system in an emergency setting. This gave me invaluable organizational, social, and personal experience that I use every day in my research projects. My heart still beats for global health and equal access to healthcare.
Today I live in Copenhagen with my wife, daughter and son – I enjoy city life, cooking, sailing and occasionally having cold beer with good friends.
2018-
PhD Student, Center for Surgical Science, Department of Surgery Zealand University
Hospital, Denmark
2017-2018
Medical Doctor, Dep. of Anesthesiology, Zealand University Hospital Roskilde, Denmark
2016)-2017
Medical Doctor, Dep. of Anesthesiology, Slagelse Hospital, Denmark
2016:
Medical Doctor, Nduta Hospital, Doctors Without Borders, Tanzania
2014-2015
Medical Doctor, Dep. of Anesthesiology, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark
2013-2014:
Medical Doctor, Dep. of Endocrine, Geriatric, Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, Herlev
Hospital, Denmark
2013-2014
Medical Doctor, Dep. of Urology, Herlev Hospital, Denmark
2013
Medical Doctor, The Gastro Unit, Surgical Section, Herlev Hospital, Denmark
2013:
Substitute Medical Doctor (pre-graduate), The Gastro Unit, Surgical Section, Herlev
Hospital, Denmark
2012
Clinical Internship, Kirinda District Hospital, Rwanda
2012
Clinical Internship, Dep. of Anesthesiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Kigali,
Rwanda
2010
Substitute Medical Doctor (pre-graduate), Dep. of Orthopedic Surgery, Hjørring Sygehus,
Denmark
2010
Course assistant, Human Health and Disease, Danish Institute for Study Abroad,
Amager Hospital, Denmark
2019-: PhD representative in the Academic Board of Zealand University Hospital
2019-: Elected as board member for Danish Doctors’ Pension Fund (Lægernes Pension)
Doctors 2013-2018: Elected as regional representative for Danish Association of Junior Hospital
Doctors
2015-2016: Elected vice-chairman of the Capital Region, Danish Association of Junior Hospital
Doctors
2013-2015: Elected member of The Group of Youngest Doctors, Danish Association of Junior
Hospital Doctors
2012: Volunteer, Danish Red Cross Summer Camp, Youth Red Cross, Denmark
2009-2013: Member of International Medical Cooperation Committee (IMCC)
2007-2013: Board Member, Danish Medical Students’ Association
2009- 2013 Master of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2006- 2009: Bachelor of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2017:
European Trauma Course, European Resuscitation Council, Denmark
Advanced Life Support, European Resuscitation Council, Denmark
2016:
Advanced Trauma Life Support, ATLS Denmark
2015:
Preparation for Primary Departure, Doctors Without Borders, Oslo, Norway
Summer School in International Health, Copenhagen School of Global Health,
University of Copenhagen
2011:
Summer School in Global Health Challenges, Copenhagen School of Global Health,
University of Copenhagen
- Hasselager R, Gögenur I. Core muscle size assessed by perioperative abdominal CT scan is related to mortality, postoperative complications, and hospitalization after major abdominal surgery: a systematic review. Langenbeck’s Arch Surg 2014; 1–9
- Olsen LL, Møller AM, Brorson S, Hasselager RB, Sort R. The impact of lifestyle risk factors on the rate of infection after surgery for a fracture of the ankle. Bone Joint J 2017; 99–B: 225–30
- Hasselager RB, Lohse N, Duch P, Møller MH. Risk factors for reintervention after surgery for perforated gastroduodenal ulcer. Br J Surg 2016; 103: 1676–82
- Crone V, Petring Hasselager R, Fransgaard T, Gögenur I. Anaesthetic technique and outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery. Dan Med J 2020; 67: 1–6
- Rosenkrantz Hölmich E, Petring Hasselager R, Tvilling Madsen M, Orhan A, Gögenur I. Long-Term Outcomes after Use of Perioperative Glucocorticoids in Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 12: 76
- Hasselager RP, Foss NB, Andersen O, et al. Mortality and major complications after emergency laparotomy: A pilot study of risk prediction model development by preoperative blood‐based immune parameters. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 1–11
- Hasselager RP, Hallas J, Gögenur I. Inhalation or total intravenous anaesthesia and recurrence after colorectal cancer surgery : a propensity score matched Danish registry-based study. Br J Anaesth 2021;
My research focus on interventions in the perioperative period that may affect long-term oncologic outcomes after cancer surgery. Specific anesthetic techniques may modulate the immune response to surgery so cancer cells can seed, spread and grow. My research projects consist of clinical trials and epidemiologic studies of nationwide registers.
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LAST UPDATE: JAN 2021