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Meet the               team

Our team consists of doctors, biomedical engineers, data scientists, and students. We also collaborate with other clinical departments, research institutions, and the MedTech industry.

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Tobias Todsen

Group Leader

Tobias is a Head and Neck Surgeon, PhD at Rigshospitalet and an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen.

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tobias.todsen@regionh.dk

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Fatemeh Makouei

Head of Techincal Research

Fatemeh is a Biomedical Engineer, PhD at Rigshospitalet and an Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen.

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fatemeh.makouei@regionh.dk

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Martin Garset-Zamani

Medical Doctor, PhD Student

Martin is a Registrar in Otolaryngology conducting a PhD project on transoral ultrasound to improve the diagnostic workup of oropharyngeal cancer.

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martin.garset-zamani@regionh.dk

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Kasper Daugaard Larsen

Medical Doctor, PhD Student

Kasper is doing a multicentre randomized clinical trial comparing a spinal versus conventional needle for fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of thyroid nodules.

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kasper.daugaard.larsen@regionh.dk

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Nina Buhl Sannino-Greve

Medical Doctor, PhD Student

Nina is conducting randomized controlled trials of surgeon-performed transoral and transcervical ultrasound in the diagnostic work-up of oropharyngeal cancer and a prospective study of ex vivo 3D ultrasound for surgical margins in oropharyngeal cancer.

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nina.buhl.sannino-greve@regionh.dk

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Amalie Hartvig Pall

Medical Doctor, PhD Student

Amalie is investigating novel ultrasound techniques to improve diagnostic workup in the outpatient clinic. These include cervical and transoral ultrasound of the oropharynx in patients suspected of oropharynx cancer and patients with a suspected peritonsillar abscess.

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amalie.hartvig.pall@regionh.dk

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Daniel Lauritzen

Medical Doctor, PhD Student

Daniel is conducting a randomized controlled trial on the use of intraoperative 3D ultrasound to improve the surgical treatment of patients with oral cancer.

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daniel.julius.lauritzen@regionh.dk

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Jacob Lund-Andersen

Medical Doctor

Jacob is working on an ad-hoc research project analysing data on COVID-19 testing, with the goal of identifying important learnings from the vast amount of data on testing collected by the research group during the pandemic.

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jacob.lund-andersen.01@regionh.dk

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Jacob Nielsen

Medical Doctor

Jacob is a Medical Doctor working together with Amalie on a research project, in which the explore how to diagnose infections of the pharynx and oral cavity more effectively by using AI-models build on images as a diagnostic instrument.

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jacob.pohl.stangerup.nielsen.03@regionh.dk

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Tina Klitmøller Agander

Senior Consultant Pathologist, PhD

​Tina is Head of Head & Neck Pathology at Rigshospitalet and provides pathology expertise across the SURGIC team's many different projects.

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tina.klitmoeller.agander@regionh.dk

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Kyriakos Spartalis

Research Assistant

Kyriakos is a Research Assistant with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. His responsibilities include assisting with 3D ultrasound scans during surgeries and providing technical support to the team. 

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kyriakos.spartalis@regionh.dk

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Zakir Hussain Shahoo

Research Assistant

Zakir is a Research Assistant Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Technology. He is involved in various research and development projects within the team.

 

zakir.hussain.shahoo@regionh.dk

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Márta Menta Czinkóczky

Research Assistant

Márta has a Bachelor's degree in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from Trinity College Dublin and a Master's degree in Bioinformatics from the University of Copenhagen. She is involved in the clinical research focused on biomarker discovery within the team.

 

marta.menta.czinkoczky@regionh.dk

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Theresa Dahl Frehr

Research Assistant

Theresa is pursuing her Master's degree in Mathematical Modelling and Computation with a focus on medical image analysis at DTU. She is involved in the technical and clinical research within the team.

 

theresa.dahl.frehr@regionh.dk

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Magnus Ahasverusen

BEng Healthcare Technology, Student

Magnus is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Technology. He is currently writing his thesis, focusing on enhancing interaction in surgical assessment workflows in 3D ultrasound.​

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magnus.monroe.needham.kaufmann.ahasverusen@regionh.dk

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Joachim Kjelde

Medical Student

Joachim is a Medical Student doing a research year as part of his Master's degree. He is conducting a study on freehand ultrasound to improve the diagnostic workup of lymph nodes in cases of head and neck cancer.​

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joachim.bugge.thestrup.kjelde.01@regionh.dk​​

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Nikolaj Severin Stæhr Hertz

Research Assistant

Nikolaj is studying Mathematical Modelling and Computation at DTU, with a strong interest in the newest developments in AI.  Currently, he's working on building a 3D segmentation model for ultrasound volumes, while also assisting on other related projects.

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​nikolaj.severin.staehr.hertz@regionh.dk

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Katarina Deborah Nielsen

Communications Student

Katarina is a Communications Assistant pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Rhetoric. She supports communication tasks through social media and manages the SURGiC website.

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katarina.deborah.nielsen@regionh.dk

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