Henrik Kehlet

Short presentation

Henrik Kehlet was Professor of Surgery at Copenhagen University and is now Professor of Perioperative Therapy at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Denmark.  He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK, the American College of Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, the German Surgical Society and the German Anaesthesiological Society. Professor Kehlet’s research interests have focused on surgical pathophysiology, acute pain physiology and treatment, the transition from acute to chronic pain, postoperative fatigue and organ dysfunction.  These efforts have condensed to form the concept of ‘fast-track surgery’ with the aim of achieving the ‘pain and risk-free operation’. 
Professor Kehlet has published more than 900 scientific articles and has given more than 300 invited lectures at international scientific meetings, including several honorary lectures.

Homepage: https://www.rigshospitalet.dk/english/departments/juliane-marie-centre/surgical-pathophysiology-unit/Pages/default.aspx

CV

1968: MD, University of Copenhagen

1977: PhD, Copenhagen University, “Clinical course and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical function in glucocorticoid treated surgical patients”

1989-2004: Chief Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Hvidovre University Hospital

2004-: Head, Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen

1991-2005: Professor of Surgery, Copenhagen University

2006-: Professor of Perioperative Therapy, Copenhagen University

Scientific publications

> 1,100 articles, predominantly within the topics of surgical pathophysiology, acute pain physiology and treatment, the surgical stress response, regional anaesthesia, postoperative fatigue, postoperative immunofunction, fluid management, cognitive function and perioperative morbidity. The research results have been condensed into the concept of “Fast-track surgery”, which is undergoing implementation worldwide.

H-index

106 (ISI) >45,000 citations (without self citations), >4,000/yr last 2 years

Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Symposia: > 400 invited lectures in international scientific meetings in Europe, North- and South America, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Invited Guest Lecturer; visiting professor

> 150 invited lectures in various university departments of Surgery and Anaesthesiology in Europe, North- and South America, South East Asia, Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Honorary awards and lectures

• Honorary Doctor, Linköping University, Sweden 1987
• Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists, England 1995
• Honorary Fellow, American College of Surgeons, US 2003
• Honorary Fellow of The German Surgical Society, Germany 2005
• Honorary Member of the Chilean Surgical Society, Chile 2006
• Honorary Member of the Chilean Colorectal Society, Chile 2006
• Honorary Member of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Germany 2007
• Honorary Member of the Spanish Society of Colo-proctology, Spain 2010
• Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australia 2012
• Honorary Fellow, American Surgical Association, US 2012
• Honorary Fellow, American Society for Colon & Rectal Surgeons, US 2013
• Honorary Member Danish Surgical Society, DK 2013

• The ASRA Lecture, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, San Diego, US 1984
• The Arwid Wretlind Lecture, European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Greece 1990
• The Husfeldt Lecture, Danish Society of Anaesthesiology, Denmark 1991
• The Steen-Otto Liljedahl Lecture, Linköping University, Sweden 1991
• The Annual Honorary Lecture, Faculty of Anaesthetists in Ireland, Dublin 1991
• The Hust Memorial Lecture, Department of Surgery, Atlanta University, Atlanta, US 1992
• The Annual Honorary Lecture, Danish Society of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen 1993
• The Bonica Lecture, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Seattle, US 1993
• The Martin H:sson Holmdahl Lecture, Swedish Society of Anaesthesiology, Stockholm, Sweden 1994
• The Ben Covino Lecture, Harvard University, Boston, US 1995
• The Ferguson Lecture, Harvard University, Boston, US 1995
• The Rutherford Morrison Lecture, Newcastle University, England 1998                

• The Queen Ingrid of Denmark Honorary Lecture, Denmark, Åbenrå, 1998
• The Bengt Ihre Oration, Linköping University, Sweden 1998                          
• The Annual Health Care Lecture, British Society of Anaesthetists, London 1999
• The Annual Pain Lecture, British Pain Society, Edinburgh, England 1999
• The Bruce Scott Lecture, European Society of Regional Anaesthesia, Cambridge, England 2001
• The Carl Koller Lecture, European Society of Regional Anaesthesia, Malta 2003
• The Michael Cousins Lecture, Australian & New Zealand Anaesthesia Society, Hobart, Australia 2003
• The Thomas G Williams Lecture, Canadian Surgical Society, Ottawa, Canada 2004
• The Ron Needs Lecture, Toronto University, Canada 2004
• The Labat Lecture, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Toronto, Canada, 2005
• The Litchfield Lecture, Oxford University, England 2005
• The Rupert B Turnbull Memorial Oration, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, US 2005
• The Theodor Kocher Lecture, Berne University, Switzerland 2005
• The Harry E Bacon Lecture, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Seattle, US 2006
• The International Surgery Lecture, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, US 2006
• The Nicoll Lecture, International Association for Ambulatory Surgery, Amsterdam, Holland 2007
• The British Journal of Surgery Lecture, Society of Academic Surgeons, Birmingham, England 2008
• The Annual Lecture of the American Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia, Miami US 2008
• The British Journal of Surgery lecture, German Surgical Society, Munich, Germany 2009
• The Honorary Lecture, Scandinavian Society of Gastroenterology, Stavanger, Norway 2009
• The Ron Needs Lecture, Toronto University, Canada 2009
• The Astley Cooper Oration, British Hernia Society, Bournemouth, UK 2009
• The Simpson Memorial Lecture, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Scotland 2010
• The Henry Starling Lecture, University College of London, UK 2010
• The Eigil Amundsen Honorary Lecture, Oslo University, Norway 2010
• The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia Distinguished Award Lecture, Alicante, Spain 2010
• The Gelman-Zinner Lecture, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University Boston, US 2011
• The Wesley Bourne Lecture, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 2011
• The Prithvi Raj Honorary Lecture, World Institute Pain, Miami, US 2012
• The Jacques Perissat Lecture, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Brussels, 2012
• The First Henrik Kehlet Lecture, Enhanced Surgical Recovery Society, Cannes, FR 2012
• The Peter Glass Lecture, Stony Brook University, NY, US 2015
• The British Journal of Surgery Lecture, Society of University Surgeons, Jacksonville, US 2016
• The Earl Wynands Lecture, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Canada 2016
• The Rod Armstrong Lecture, Kings College, Ireland, 2016
• The Michael Freeman Honorary Lecture, 18th EFORT Congress, Vienna, Austria 2017
• The Lars Påhlman Memorial Lecture, European Colorectal Congress, St. Gallen, CH 2017
• The Adrian Henry Lecture, British Orthopaedic Association, Liverpool, UK 2017  
• The Honorary Lecture, Swedish Society of Perioperative Medicine, Malmö, S 2017
• The Somsri Pausawadi Honorary Lecture, Thai Pain Society, Bangkok, Thailand 2018
• The John D. Loeser Distinguished Lecture, 17th World Congress of Pain, Boston, US 2018
• The Merel Harmel Honorary Lecture, Duke University, NC, US 2019

Other Honorary Awards

• The Novo-Nordic Award, Denmark 1996
• The August Krogh Award, Denmark, 2000
• The Gimbernat Prize, Catalan Surgical Society, Barcelona 2007
• The Fritz-Erler Award, Erlangen University, Germany 2009
• The Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Clinical Research Prize, Copenhagen University, Denmark 2011
• Global Excellence Award, Capital Region, Denmark 2012 and 2016
• Excellence in Research Award, American Society of Anesthesiologists, US 2014
• First honorary award in Zealand University Hospital, DK 2016