Signe Søvik

Signe Søvik is a Professor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and a senior consultant anesthesiologist at the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Akershus University Hospital, Norway. She is affiliated with the Research Group for Human Integrative Cardiovascular Control (CIRCON) and collaborates with departments of Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, and Emergencies and Critical Care across Oslo and Akershus University Hospitals.

Her research focuses on acute respiratory and cardiovascular physiology, emergency medical care evaluation, and statistical modeling of complex medical systems. Key areas include pediatric anesthesia, trauma care, neonatal cardiorespiratory control, and medical simulation for teaching. She is actively involved in clinical and translational research with strong interdisciplinary collaboration.

Recent publications reveal a strong trend in human physiological responses under stress, including trauma, hypovolemia, surgical positioning, and environmental exposure. Her work integrates clinical data with advanced statistical and network analysis, particularly in trauma epidemiology, ICU patient flow, and outcomes in critical illness such as COVID-19. She frequently employs cohort studies, systematic reviews, and physiological monitoring in healthy and patient populations.

Signe Søvik is deeply engaged in medical education, especially through simulation-based training. She supervises research and contributes to quality improvement in emergency and critical care settings.