Arne Helland

Arne Helland is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, affiliated with the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is also a Senior Consultant Physician at St. Olav University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway. His expertise lies in therapeutic drug monitoring, clinical and forensic toxicology, and the effects of drugs on driving behavior and traffic risk. Helland holds an M.D. (2004), a specialist qualification in clinical pharmacology (2011), and a Ph.D. (2016) focused on drug effects on driving behavior. His research emphasizes pharmacokinetics, particularly in populations undergoing bariatric surgery, and the clinical implications of drug metabolism variations.

His work spans studies on antihypertensive drug concentrations in uncontrolled hypertension, pharmacokinetic changes post-bariatric surgery for ADHD medications, and the stability of anticoagulants in different serum collection tubes. He has also contributed to forensic toxicology investigations, including cases involving sexual assault and codeine-related deaths. Helland’s publications frequently address practical clinical challenges, such as optimizing drug therapy in specific patient populations and improving laboratory methodologies for drug detection and quantification.

His research trends highlight a focus on drug-drug interactions, the impact of surgical interventions on pharmacokinetics, and the development of clinical guidelines for therapeutic drug monitoring. Helland collaborates extensively with colleagues in pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical medicine, contributing to both peer-reviewed journals and clinical practice guidelines.