Morten Frisch

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Morten Frisch
NationalityDanish
Alma mater University of Copenhagen
Scientific career
Fields Epidemiology, sexual health
Institutions Statens Serum Institut
Thesis On the etiology of anal squamous carcinoma  (2002)

Morten Frisch is a Danish epidemiologist who works as a consultant and senior investigator at the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen. [1]

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Education and career

Frisch received his M.D. in 1989, his Ph.D. in 1995, and his D.Sc. in 2002, all from the University of Copenhagen. [1] In 2008, he was appointed an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. In 2012, he was appointed an adjunct professor of sexual health epidemiology at Aalborg University. [1]

Research

Frisch's research focuses on the epidemiology of sexual health, cancers and autoimmune diseases. [1] Morten Frisch has found that circumcision does not seem to provide meaningful STI protection in dutch males, he states that he shares the Danish Medical Association's view that medically-unnecessary genital cutting on underage people goes against medical ethics. [2] Other research papers he has written or contributed to focus on topics of sexual dysfunction, mental health, and transgender healthcare.

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Morten Frisch". SSI. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. Frisch, Morten; Simonsen, Jacob (March 2022). "Non-therapeutic male circumcision in infancy or childhood and risk of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections: national cohort study in Denmark". European Journal of Epidemiology. 37 (3): 251–259. doi:10.1007/s10654-021-00809-6. ISSN   1573-7284. PMC   9110485 . PMID   34564796.