Torgeir Bruun Wyller

Torgeir Bruun Wyller is a Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Oslo and a Consultant in General Internal Medicine at Oslo University Hospital. His research focuses on delirium, geriatric pharmacotherapy, and cerebral stroke, with a particular emphasis on aging populations. He collaborates extensively on studies related to frailty, neurocognitive disorders, and post-stroke recovery.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Delirium Pathophysiology and Biomarkers
  • Geriatric Pharmacotherapy (including polypharmacy and deprescription)
  • Post-Stroke Neurocognitive Disorders
  • Frailty Assessment in Aging
  • Orthogeriatrics and Hip Fracture Recovery
• Recent Trends in Publications:
  • 2025: Interventions for benzodiazepine deprescription
  • 2025: Oral health and frailty in acute care
  • 2024: Metalloproteinases in delirium
  • 2023: Long-term functional recovery after hip fracture
  • 2023: Post-hemorrhage antithrombotic management
  • 2022: Cognitive impairment in physical frailty
• Collaborative Networks:
  • Oslo Delirium Research Group
  • CHARM Research Centre
  • Scandinavian Stroke Registries
• Methodologies:
  • Prospective Cohort Studies
  • Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Multicenter Observational Research
  • CSF Biomarker Analysis