Henning Bliddal MD, DMSc, PhD

Henning Bliddal became a doctor in 1978, MD. in 1986 and specialist in 1987. In 1991 he became chief physician in rheumatology at the Copenhagen Municipal Hospital and from 1997 the chief physician and research professor at Frederiksberg Hospital, where he and Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe have built the Parker Institute. HB was the principal teacher and course leader for 15 years as the specialist in rheumatology and is expert in the Legal Counsel. HB has assessed professorships at home and abroad, PhD and theses. At the Parker Institute, HB is the supervisor of Ph.D. students and generally initiates research projects. In addition to chapters for textbooks in rheumatology, HB has co-authored over 200 articles with peer-review and has lectured at congresses and professional meetings nationally and internationally. HB has been chairman of the National Board of Health's committee for the preparation of a national program for the treatment of knee arthrosis, and from 2010 has been appointed a professor of rheumatology with osteoarthritis as a special field of research at the University of Copenhagen. HB is appointed head of the Parker Institute from March 1, 2011.