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MD Cecilia Smith Simonsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Contemporary Multiple Sclerosis Patient: Aspects of phenotyping, diagnosing and treating multiple sclerosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Ola-Lars Hammer at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Surgical treatment of distal radius fractures - Clinical Outcome And Health Economics” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Anne Guro Vreim Holm at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Shelf operation for residual hip dysplasia and total hip arthroplasty for high hip dislocation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ola Undrum Bergland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improvements in Hypertension Care: Serum drug measurements to detect non-adherence to standard treatment and effects of renal denervation following directly observed therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Tarjei Tørre Asprusten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescents” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Svein Oskar Frigstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Vitamin D deficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease – prevalence, predictors and associations with fatigue and pain (The Vitality Study)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Torfinn Lødøen Gaarden at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Depression and inflammation in older adults” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Veronica Lockertsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mind the Gap: Between CAMHS and AMHS—The Perspectives Of Patients with Anorexia Nervosa, Parents and Professionals” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Thomas Johan Fyhn at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Small Incisions, Big Benefits? A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Laparoscopic and Open Nissen Fundoplication in Children” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Silje Nøstvedt Ramstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli – aspects of their pathogenicity and effects of antimicrobials” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Marthe Sørli Gottschalk at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Age at menopause: Associated factors and temporal trends” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Fatima Heinicke at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “microRNA profiles in CD19+  B cells in rheumatoid arthritis and the impact of microRNA sequencing library preparation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Stine Engebretsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Emergency response team to critically ill medical patients in the Emergency Department: Evaluation of patient characteristics, calling criteria and effect” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Simen Tveten Berge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Detection of microcirculatory changes and treatment of patients with atherosclerotic chronic mesenteric ischemia and median arcuate ligament syndrome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Stephen Ingemar Hewitt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Secondary hyperparathyroidism after obesity surgery - exploring the impact of vitamin D and calcium, and aspects on bone health” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ole-Christian Walter Rutherford at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in the era of NOACs: Studies using Norwegian nationwide registries” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Till Schellhorn at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Brain MRI findings associated with cognitive impairment before and after stroke” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ragnhild Johanne Måseide at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Moderate haemophilia A and B in the Nordic countries – The MoHem study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPH Melina Bernard Mgongo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Ideal and Reality: Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices and Child Nutritional Status in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Andreas Julius Tulipan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "FACBC for assessment of primary and recurrent prostate cancer" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Henrik Hoel at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Effects of treatment with lower extremity intermittent negative pressure for peripheral artery disease" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ragnhild Kristine Heier Skauby at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prednisolone and prednisone pharmacokinetics in renal transplant recipients” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Toni Christoph Berger at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "A translational view on epileptogenesis" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hedda von der Lippe Gythfeldt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis "Identifying molecular factors responsible for treatment response and resistance in a breast cancer study and a breast cancer model" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).