Niels Kristian Aagaard

Niels Kristian Aagaard is a Consultant Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine - Hepatology and Gastroenterology at Aarhus University, Faculty of Health. His academic career spans over two decades with consistent research output from 2001 through 2025, totaling 82 research publications.

His research primarily focuses on liver diseases, with specialization in liver cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, portal hypertension, and ascites. His work spans both clinical and translational research, with significant contributions to understanding urea cycle disorders, branched chain amino acids, and acute on chronic liver failure. His research portfolio includes substantial work on alcoholic liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Dr. Aagaard's recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate continued active research, with several high-impact studies including a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study on surgical procedures in alcohol-related cirrhosis, research on immunotherapy-induced liver failure, and investigations into novel treatments for refractory ascites. His work frequently appears in reputable journals including Frontiers in Immunology, Hepatology Communications, and the Journal of Lipid Research.

• Ferrings uddannelses- og rejselegat ved Dansk Selskab for Hepatologi (2007)

Dr. Aagaard has been actively involved in clinical research projects, including a study on resistance training effects in cirrhosis patients (2015-2018) and research comparing gastric versus jejunal feeding tubes in alcoholic liver diseases (2015-2017). His academic activity includes conference participation and lectures, particularly in 2007 where he presented on acute liver failure and cirrhosis complications at multiple hepatology conferences.