Charlotta Pisinger

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Charlotta Holm Pisinger
Born19 December 1960
Prague, Czechoslovakia
NationalityDanish
Alma mater University of Copenhagen
Occupationmedical doctor, professor
Known forDanish professor in tobacco prevention

Charlotta Holm Pisinger (born 19 December 1960) is a Danish medical doctor, an expert on tobacco-related health issues, and the first Danish professor in tobacco prevention, at the University of Copenhagen.

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Early life

Charlotta Pisinger was born on 19 December 1960, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. [1] She earned a master's degree in 1988, a PhD in 2004, and an MPH in 2007, all from the University of Copenhagen. [1]

Career

Pisinger is professor in tobacco prevention, at the University of Copenhagen, and an associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark. [2]

Pisinger is chairman of the European Respiratory Society tobacco control committee, and a former president of the Danish Society for Tobacco Research. [2] [3] She sits on the directory board for Danish Epidemiological Society and is a member of the Danish Heart Foundation research evaluation committee. [2]

Pisinger is a prominent sceptic of e-cigarettes, and in September 2019, was quoted as the subject of an article in The Observer : [3]

In Europe we have banned flavours from cigarettes because we know it attracts young people to smoking ... Cigarettes should taste like cigarettes not like candy. E-cigarettes taste like candy and, frequently, we see in small shops where they are sold, e-cigarettes on one side and candy on the other. Of course it attracts children. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Charlotta Pisinger". Altinget. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Pickering, Birgitte. "Charlotta Holm Pisinger". Frederiksberg Hospital. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Doward, Jamie; Fraser, Tali (14 September 2019). "UK attacked for defence of flavoured e-cigarettes". The Observer. Retrieved 17 September 2019.