Department of Clinical Medicine Gets New Head of Department in May
On 1 May 2026, Professor Christian Fynbo Christiansen will take up the position as head of department at the Department of Clinical Medicine. He is a professor of the epidemiology of kidney disease at the department and a senior physician at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Aarhus University Hospital.
Christian Fynbo Christiansen will take over as head of the Department of Clinical Medicine on 1 May. Christian Fynbo Christiansen is a professor of epidemiology of kidney disease at the department and also a senior physician at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Aarhus University Hospital.
In recent years, he has headed the regional data support centre CONNECT, which aims to provide clinicians and researchers with easier access to health data, ensuring more targeted diagnoses and treatments for patients.
In a news article from Health, the future Head of Department points out that the institute and the university must contribute solid knowledge and help bring new technologies into play "in a way that creates real change for patients and citizens – both through our clinical research and through research-based education."
Furthermore, it’s his ambition to strengthen and maintain the department's position as the country's leading department of clinical medicine and as an attractive workplace.
"We must create an environment where talent can flourish, staff thrive, and where we are ambitious on behalf of our community," he says in the news article.
Christian Fynbo Christiansen replaces Professor Jørgen Frøkiær in the position. Back in October last year, Frøkiær informed the institute's employees that he wouldn’t be seeking an extension of his contract when it expires this summer. Nielsen has had the position since 2018.
This text is machine translated and post-edited by Lisa Enevoldsen.