The 9^th  Annual Conference of The Egyptian Society of Asthma and COPD.

14 – 17 April 2010

Curriculum Vitae

Name:               Leif Bjermer, MD, Professor

Birtheplace:      Hörby Sweden November 27th, 1952

Home adress:    Osarps hall 104, 243 91 Höör. Sweden

Work adress:     Dept of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, University hospital of Lund, Sweden.

Family:              Three  children, Christoffer -82 and Jessica -84, Johannes -06

Education.        Medical studies in the University of Umeå 1977-1983.

                          Authorised medical doctor 1984.

                          Specialised in Lung medicine 1987.

                          Specialist in Allergology 2000

 Thesis:               Bjermer L. Sarcoidosis and extrinsic allergic alveolitis.Bronchoalveolar lavage studies on two granulomatous disorders of the lung. Universitet of Umeå, 1987;196

Position:           

1.  1989-1992. Assistant professor, senior lecture at the department of Lung Medicine, University hospital of Umeå.

2.  From july 1992-2002 Professor, Chairman of the department of Lung medicine, University of Trondheim, Norway

3.  Since June 2002 Professor at the dept of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, University hospital of Lund, Sweden.

Academic teaching experiences / merites:

• Military training as reserve officer (Captain) including several courses in lecturing and leadarship.

• Paralell with the medical studies, part time amanuensis involved in the education of medical studies since 1978.

• 1989-1992. Senior lecture, Responsible for the education in lung medicine for the medical students at the University of Umeå.

• Since 1992 Responsible for the education in lung medicine for the medical students and forthcomming lung specialists at the University of

• Trondheim (incl. 7 specialist courses).

• Completion of  basic and advanced course in ”presentation and communication skills” Nov 1995 and 1996, UK.

• 1993 Honored by the medical student of Trondheim for "exellent teaching"

• Frequently used as lecturer in national and international specialist training courses.

Supervision:       Main supervisor

• Kenneth Nilsson - Thesis 1991 ”Radiation induced pneumonitis. Patophysiological studies with special emphasis on the role of the mast cell”.

• Malcolm Sue-Chu - Thesis 2000. ”Invasive and non-invasive studies in cross-country skiers with asthma-like symptoms”

• Turid Lingaas-Holmen – Thesis 2001 “Smoking and health in adolescence; The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 1995-97”

• Anne Henrikssen – Thesis 2002 ” Symptoms of Allergy and Asthma versus markers of Lower Airway Inflammation among Adolscents attending an Epidemiological Survey, Young-Hunt” .

• Arnulf Langhammer – Thesis 2003 Respiratory symptoms, lung function and bone mineral density in a large population survey.

• David Aronsson – Asthma and Rhinitis – Central and peripheral airway involvement, non-invasive studies

• Kristoffer Larsson– Thesis 2005. Characterization of fibroblast phenotypes in human airway remodelling.

• Kristian Nihlberg** – Ongoing thesis since 2004. Role of Fibrocytes and stem cells in the process of airway remodelling in asthma

• Annika Sjöland-Andersson** – Ongoing thesis since 2005. Studies in airway remodelling in lung transplant patients. Central and peripheral airway studies.

• Cecilia Andersson *** - Ongoing thesis. Small airway involvemet in patients with Asthma and Rhintis – morphological studies.

• Gediminas Smailey – Ongoing thesis. Characterisation eicosanoid inflammation ín central versus peripheral airways from patients with asthma or COPD

• Kerstin Romberg – Ongoing thesis. Allergy, Asthma, Health and Sport in Southern Sweden.

** Share with Assoc Professor  Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson

*** Share with Assoc Professor Jonas Erjefält

Supervisor

• Tore Amundsen – Thesis 2002 “Prefusion MR imaging in the diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism”

• Marianne Sandsund – Thesis 2002. “Exercise- and cold-induced asthma. Respiratory andf thermoregulatory responses.”.

• Elin Tollefsen – Thesis 2007. Follow-up studies on Young HUNT;  Asthma and allergy in adolscents

Faculty Opponent

• 1995. Lena Beijer - ”Inflammation induced by inhalation of     cotton dust and endotoxin. Aspects on cellular responses in lung and   blood”

• 1996. Geir Smedslund - ”A theoretical and empirical investigation of smoking, stress and disease: Results from a population survey.”

• 1997. Mary Berlin - ”Inflammatory mechanisms in pulmonary Sarcoidosis”

• 1999. Audhild Hjalmarsen - ”Progonosis of Pateints with Chronic Respiratory Hypoxemia Treated with Oxygen Therapy

•  1999. Torbjørn Haugen  - ”Studies on Lung inflammatory reactions. With special reference to the role of alveolar macrophages and blood monocytes”

• 2000. Gunnar Jonasson -  “Childhood asthma; hospital admissions and treatment “A 16 year study of hospital admissions in Oslo and the effect of low dose inhaled steroids in children with mild astma”

• 2001. Frode Gallefoss – “The effects of patient education in asthma and COPD”

• 2001. Finn Finsnes - ”The role of endothelin-1 in an experimental asthma-like airway inflammation.”

• 2002. Anna-Karin Olin - “Exhaled Nitric oxide in epidemiological and experimental studies”

• 2004 Christophe Pedroletti – “Fraktionated Nitric oxide analysis in children with asthma

• 2007 Magdalena Gulliksson – “Mast cell activation in response to osmotic and Immunlogical Stimulation with focus on release of Eicosanoid Mediators”.

Adminstration:

• 1987-1992. Responsible for the development of the clinical and experimental research program at the dept of Lung medicine, University of Umeå.

• 1992-2002, Professor, head of the department of lung medicine in Trondheim. 

• June 1993. Organizing chairman of the 4th international conference on bronchoalveolar lavage.

• May 1995. Organizing chairman of the Scandinavian Sarcoidosis association 3´d meeting in Trondheim combined with the annual meeting for the norwegian lung association.

• Participation in the organisation of the  XX Nordic Congress of Allergology, Oslo 1999.

• Member of the Organizing scientific comitte for EACCI Gothenburg 2007

Clinical trials      

• Course in Good Clinical Practise completed 1997 + 2005

• Have been involved in more then 50 phase III-IVclinical trials

• Have been involved in more than 20 phase II clinical trials

• Principle investigator of more than 20 phase III trials in asthma or COPD

• Principle investigator of a large phase IV trial (IMPACT) involving 1490 patients (BMJ 2002)

• Principle investigator of > 10 phase II asthma trials. International coordinator in one big phase II trial

Other appointments and positions.

• 1989–2000   Member of the Europeen BAL task group.

• 1997–2000   Secretary of the Europeen BAL task group.

• 1993-2002    Chairman of the national commitee for lung research in Norway

• 1995-2002    Associate Editor of Respiratory Medicine.

• 1998-            Edititor  ”Allergi i Praksis” since

• 1999- 2003   Editorial board ”European Respiratory Topics” .

• 1999-2004    Associate editor of Scand J Sport Med.

• 2002             Comitte member Heart Lung Foundation

• 2002-            Chief editor of Respiratory Medicine.

• 2006-            Elected National ERS delegate for Sweden

Membership in professional societies:

• Swedish doctors society

• Norwegian doctors society

• Européen Respiratory society

• American thoracic society.

• Fellow of the American College of Chest physicians

• Member of EAACI

Scientific publications.

March 2007

Publications during the last years mainly in the field asthma and obstructive lung disease. Epidemiology and pathophysiological studies.