Lars Arendt-Nielsen

Aalborg University & Aalborg University Hospital

Dr. Lars Arendt-Nielsen is a Professor and Head of Research at Aalborg University and Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. He received his degree in medical sciences from Aalborg University in 1983, his PhD in 1987, and his Doctor of Medical Science degree in 1994.

He has published over 1,300 peer-reviewed journal articles, with a total citation count of 49,803 and an H-index of 106 (Web of Science). His research focuses on pain mechanisms, pain assessment, novel diagnostic methods, outcome prediction following procedures such as joint replacement, OA-related pain biomarkers, and epigenetics.

Dr. Arendt-Nielsen has supervised more than 60 PhD students and has held guest professorships in Japan, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, and the United States.

He has received more than 20 national and international honors and was knighted by Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark. He was elected President-Elect of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), served as President from 2018 to 2020, and continued as Immediate Past President from 2020 to 2022.