Espen Bjertness#
| Membership Number: | 7265 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BASIC AND CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2025 |
| Main Country of Residence: | NORWAY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.med.uio.no/helsam/english/people/aca/espenb/index.html |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-5220-2355 |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/espen-bjertness-00478142/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1994 Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
- 2001 Leader (2011-13), The Norwegian Academy for Science and Letters, Committee of Geomedicine, Oslo, Norway
- 2007 - 2013 Visiting Professor, Tibet University Medical College, Tibet/China, 2 periods
- 2000 - 2018 Academic head, Section for Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
- 1997 - 1999 Consultant, Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway
- 1990-1994 Post doc. Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
- 1992 Researcher, The National Research Council Target Project on Aging, Florence, University of Florence, Italy
- 1991 - 1995 Founding Editor, “Norwegian Journal of Epidemiology”, The Norwegian Association for Epidemiology, Norway
- 1989 - 1990 Consultant, Ciba-Geigy, Oslo, Norway
Fields of Scholarship
- Non-communicable diseases, including Dementia, mental health and risk-factors
- Health in low-income countries and conflict countries
- Epidemiological methods
- Capacity building in medical research and higher education in low-income countries and conflict countries
- Global health
- Health as a bridge for peace
- Health inequity
Honours and Awards
- 2023 Conferred with ‘Doctor honoris causa’ (Honorary Doctoral Degree) at Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
- 2019 Appreciation letter from the Minister of Health Dr. Myint Htwe, for leadership and implemented activities in Myanmar
- 2019 Appreciation letter from Deputy Director General Dr Thet Thet Mu, for implementing health information system in Myanmar
- 2019 Appreciation letter from rector of University of Medicine 1, prof Zaw Wai Soe, for implementing Skill and simulation training
- 2007 - 2013 Honorary Visiting Professorship, Tibet University Medical college, Tibet/China
- 2001 The Norwegian Academy for Science and Letters, Committee of Geomedicine (assistant leader 2006-11; leader 2011-13)
- 2000 - 2018 Appointed academic head, Section for Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
- 1994 Several major research grants for capacity building in medical research and higher education in Palestine, Tibet, Myanmar
