Sara Larsen

Sara Larsen is a Physician Scientist and Special Consultant at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, specializing in forensic age estimation and imaging techniques with emphasis on developing statistical methods for age assessment of living individuals.

Her educational credentials include a Medical degree (Sundhedsvidenskabelig embedseksamen) from the University of Copenhagen (January 2005) and a PhD from the Faculty of Health Sciences (2013), followed by specialist training in Forensic Medicine at the university's Forensic Medicine Institute (2014-2017).

• Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen (PhD, 2013)
• University of Copenhagen (Medical degree, 2005)

Her research integrates forensic pathology, radiology, and anthropology through advanced imaging modalities including CT, MRI, and digital radiography to establish standardized age estimation protocols. Key methodologies focus on skeletal development analysis in anatomical regions like the knee and clavicle, with applications for both living subjects and cadaveric examinations. This interdisciplinary work addresses critical gaps in forensic identification practices and legal age verification systems.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals dominant trends in computational forensic imaging, with 75% of 2024-2025 outputs centered on CT-based diagnostic validation for age estimation and trauma analysis. Her work bridges historical forensic reconstruction (e.g., Ötzi the Iceman case) with contemporary medical education innovations like flipped learning modules for forensic legislation.

As an active member of AGFAD (The Study Group on Forensic Age Diagnostics), she contributes to international standardization efforts through numerous presentations on forensic autopsy frequencies and living age assessment methodologies, while maintaining undergraduate teaching responsibilities for medical students in forensic medicine.