Dr. Hans Kristian Pilegaard
Speciality
Pectus excavatum - funnel chest
With more than 1,800 NUSS procedures Dr. Hans Kristian Pilegaard is among the top five thoracic surgeons in the world.
Education
- 1992: Senior consultant in thoracic surgery
- 1988: Senior consultant in surgery
- 1977: MD
Experience
- Since 2013: Senior consultant, Aleris-Hamlet Hospitals
- Since 1993: Senior consultant, Aarhus University Hospital
- 1987 - 1988 and 1989 - 1993: Resident, Aarhus University Hospital and Rigshospitalet
- 1988 - 1989: Assistant surgeon at Department of Surgery, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien
- 1984 - 1987: Resident at Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital and Department of Thoracic surgery, Aarhus University Hospital
- 1978 - 1984: Resident at Department of Surgery and Gynaecology, Herning
- 1977 - 1978: Intern, Ringkøbing Hospital
Special skills
- Surgical treatment of abnormalities in the chest wall
- Advanced thoracic surgery - pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum
- 1,800 NUSS procedures
- 250 Ravitch procedures
Science & teaching
- Since 2000: Senior Lecturer at Aarhus University
- 1990 - 2000: Teacher at Aarhus University
- Frequently used teacher and lecturer nationally and internationally
- Numerous scientific presentations in international associations
- > 90 articles in Scandinavian and international journals
- Reviewer for several journals
- Coauthor of textbook in Thoracic Surgery, Fadls forlag
Professional memberships
- 1995 - 1997: Chairman of the Danish Thoracic Surgery Association
- 1993 - 1997: Board member in the Danish Thoracic Surgery Association
- Since 1993: Member of the Danish Thoracic Surgery Association
