Anders Peder Højer Karlsen

Anders Peder Højer Karlsen serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, and maintains clinical practice at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital's Department of Anesthesia. His dual appointment reflects the common Danish academic-clinical integration model.

Dr. Karlsen's research expertise spans pain management with particular focus on postoperative pain treatment, opioid administration protocols, and outcomes following total hip and knee arthroplasty. His work addresses critical challenges in reducing persistent postsurgical pain and optimizing analgesic regimens while minimizing opioid-related adverse events.

His publication record demonstrates strong methodological rigor with multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses, reflecting his commitment to evidence-based approaches in anesthesia practice. Current research priorities include investigating whether multimodal analgesic regimens effectively decrease immediate postoperative pain levels and developing standardized approaches to reduce heterogeneity in postoperative pain research.

Dr. Karlsen's work shows increasing integration of technology in anesthesia through projects like the TRIPLE-A Perioperative Database, which leverages artificial intelligence for prediction modeling, quality control, and automated data retrieval in Eastern Denmark's healthcare system.

His collaborative network includes researchers across Danish hospitals and the University of Copenhagen, with publications appearing in high-impact anesthesia journals including Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Anesthesia and Analgesia, and British Journal of Anaesthesia.