Heidi Søgaard Christensen

Heidi Søgaard Christensen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark. She is also affiliated with the Center for Clinical Data Science, reflecting her dual expertise in clinical research and data analytics. Her work integrates real-world evidence, population-based cohort studies, and advanced statistical methods to improve understanding and outcomes in complex diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and cancer.

Her research interests are centered around clinical data science, inflammatory bowel disease, oncology, immunotherapy, pharmacoepidemiology, and biostatistical methodology. She leverages large Danish national registries to conduct high-impact studies on treatment patterns, drug safety, and disease progression.

The 15 most recent publications highlight a strong trend toward real-world evidence generation, particularly in IBD and non-small cell lung cancer. Her work spans clinical outcomes, genetic risk prediction, imaging diagnostics, and methodological innovations such as extensions to Bland-Altman plots for multiple observers. These articles reflect interdisciplinary collaboration across gastroenterology, oncology, radiology, and statistics.

• PhD supervision: 1 student supervised
• Media coverage: 1 item, including social media mentions on X (formerly Twitter)
• Datasets contributed: 7, including those related to immune checkpoint inhibitors, abdominal aortic imaging, and statistical methods

She has been actively publishing since 2016, with increasing output over time, demonstrating sustained research productivity. While no formal scientific awards are listed, her contributions to open science via figshare datasets and preprints in medRxiv underscore her commitment to transparency and reproducibility.