
Mette Vesterhus
- Professor, Group leader; MD, PhD
- +47 46 90 30 96
Education
PhD University of Bergen, 2009
MD University of Bergen, 1999
Norwegian clinical specialist accreditations
"Indremedisin" (Internal medicine), "Fordøyelsessykdommer" (Gastroenterology)
Current and recent positions
2018-present: Associate Professor (50%), University of Bergen
2018-present: Senior consultant, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen
2016-present: Group leader, Clinical group Bergen, Norwegian PSC Research Center, OUH Rikshospitalet
2012-2018: Post.doc., Norwegian PSC Research Center, OUH Rikshospitalet and National Center of Excellence for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Dept. of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen
2009-2017: Clinical fellow in gastroenterology (50%), Dept. of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen
2006-2007: Visiting PhD Research fellow (12 months), Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Research interest
Primary sclerosing cholangitis. Biomarkers of disease activity and prognosis. Liver fibrosis. Elastography. Imaging in PSC. Prospective cohorts. Clinical trials.