Ole Hilberg

Ole Hilberg is a senior researcher at the Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, and Head of Research at IRS - Lillebælt Hospital's Research Unit of Medicine (Vejle). His career spans respiratory medicine, focusing on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, Lung Cancer, and Interstitial Lung Disease. With over 253 research outputs, he leads projects like COPD-EXIT (2023–2025), addressing COPD exacerbation through technology, and contributed to the Sing-a-Lung PhD project (2016–2022), exploring singing as pulmonary rehabilitation.

Research Trends: Recent work includes biologics (Dupilumab) for severe asthma, minimal residual disease detection in lung cancer via ctDNA, and clinical trials on nasal intubation analgesia. His publications in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica and Lung Cancer highlight interdisciplinary collaboration.

Supervision: Co-supervised PhD candidates Kristina Kock Hansen and Sofie Wolsing. Active in clinical trials, registries, and public health communication, with 125 media contributions on topics like pollen seasons and asthma treatments. Affiliated with institutions across Denmark, including Rigshospitalet and Vejle Hospital.