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Education
1969 Medical student, University of Copenhagen
1978 Medical degree (cand med) University of Copenhagen
1989 Specialist as a Surgeon
1990 Thesis, (Ph.D.) University of Copenhagen
1995 FEBPS (Fellow of European Board of Pediatric Surgery)
2006 FEAPU (Fellow of European Academy of Pediatric Urology)


Employments
1978 - 83 Different surgical departments, University Hospitals of Copenhagen 
1983 - 86 Senior registrar, Dept. of Surgery, Slagelse County Hospital
1986 - 91 Senior registrar, Rigshospital, University Hospital of Copenhagen
1991 - 94 Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Rigshospital, University Hospital of Copenhagen
1995 - Head of the Department of Paediatric Surgery, Rigshospital, University Hospital 
of Copenhagen
2006 - Professor – Chair, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of
Copenhagen 
Research Visits
1980 Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Memberships, etc.
1993 - Member of European Society for Paediatric Urology, European Paediatric 
Surgeons Association and Danish Surgical Society.
2003 - 2015 Member of Joint Committee of Paediatric Urology
2011 - 2015 President of European Union Medical Specialist Multidiciplinary Joint Committee 
of Paediatric Urology
2015 - Executive Board Member of Union Medical Specialist Section of Paediatric 
Surgery, 


Teaching experience
Clinical Lecturer and Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Postgraduate courses in Pediatric surgical subjects. Supervisor of 21 student and 3 postgraduate theses.

Scientific talks
Speaker at 83 Danish and International Congresses (43) as invited speaker or panelist)

Publications
115 published articles (abstracts not included) in peer reviewed journals and 8 book-chapters. First authorships: 33; Last author/corresponding author: 30. H-index (web of science): 23.

Other academic work
Oponent by 6 PhD theses, member of editorial board in J Ped Urol and Eur J Ped Surg, reviewer by J Urol, J Ped Surg, Ped Surg Int, BJUI, Acta paediatrica, Scan J Urol Nephrol.
Principal investigator in 5 international pharmaceutical multicentre studies.

2016- Health Care Provider Representative for Rigshospitalet in European Union Commission’s European Reference Network on Rare Paediatric Urology Conditions (EUrogen) and Paediatric Surgical Conditions (ERNICA).

Short presentation

Jørgen Thorup er professor på Rigshospitalet's Kirurgisk Klinik C og Københavns Universitet's Institut for Klinisk Medicin.

Jørgen Thorup er faglig ansvarlig for fagområderne Børnekirurgi og Børneurologi.

FORSKNINGSPROFIL

Der arbejdes med forståelse af patogenesen ved præ- og postnatal organdysfunktion specielt relateret til det caudale udviklingsområde. De behandlingsmæssige aspekter af den erhvervede ny viden indenfor dette område undersøges.

Teaching

Vejleder sædvanligvis 2-3 studenter per semester med batchelor- eller kandidatopgaven.

Der vejledes i emner indenfor områderne børnekirurgi og børneurologi.