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Frisch received his {{MD}} in 1989, his {{PhD}} in 1995, and his D.Sc. in 2002, all from the {{UNI|University of Copenhagen|KU}}. In 2008, he was appointed an associate professor at the {{UNI|University of Copenhagen|KU}}. In 2012, he was appointed an adjunct professor of sexual health epidemiology at {{UNI|Aalborg University|AAU}}. | Frisch received his {{MD}} in 1989, his {{PhD}} in 1995, and his D.Sc. in 2002, all from the {{UNI|University of Copenhagen|KU}}. In 2008, he was appointed an associate professor at the {{UNI|University of Copenhagen|KU}}. In 2012, he was appointed an adjunct professor of sexual health epidemiology at {{UNI|Aalborg University|AAU}}. | ||
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Revision as of 09:18, 23 June 2022
Morten Frisch, M.D.[a 1], is a Danish epidemiologist who works as a consultant and senior investigator at the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen.
Frisch received his M.D.[a 1] in 1989, his Ph.D.[a 2] in 1995, and his D.Sc. in 2002, all from the University of Copenhagen. In 2008, he was appointed an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. In 2012, he was appointed an adjunct professor of sexual health epidemiology at Aalborg University.
Contents
Danish circumcision debate
In 2020, Frisch and 41 of his colleagues (chief physicians, specialists, ward doctors and junior doctors) protested in an open letter against the knee-jerk reaction to religious pressure that the Danish Agency for Patient Safety has shown in the issue of the boy circumcision problem.[1]
Award for intactivism
Frisch was chosen "Intactivist of the Month" by Intact America.
According to his own statements, Professor Morten Frisch does not identify as an intactivist. Nevertheless, the area of genital integrity and the medical and ethical effects of circumcision are part of his areas of interest and he has published several papers about the subject.
Video
Standard work
Frisch M, Lindholm M, Grønbæk M. Male circumcision and sexual function in men and women: a survey-based, cross-sectional study in Denmark. Int J Epidemiol. 14 June 2011; 40(5): 1367-81. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 26 September 2021.- Frisch M, Simonsen J. Non-therapeutic male circumcision in infancy or childhood and risk of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections: national cohort study in Denmark. Eur J Epidemiol. 26 September 2021; 37: 251–9. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
Publications
- Frisch, Morten, Aigrain, Yves, Barauskas, Vidmontas, et al. Cultural Bias in the AAP’s 2012 Technical Report and Policy Statement on Male Circumcision. Pediatrics. 1 April 2013; 131(4) PMID. DOI. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Frisch, Morten, Earp, Brian D.. Circumcision of male infants and children as a public health measure in developed countries: A critical assessment of recent evidence. Glob Public Health. May 2018; 13(5): 626-41. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
See also
Abbreviations
- ↑ a b
Doctor of Medicine
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common. - ↑
Doctor of Philosophy
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 16 June 2021. (Also abbreviated as D.Phil.)
References
- ↑ (21 September 2020).
Opråb fra bekymrede læger: Jødisk lov skal ikke diktere reglerne for drengeomskæring i Danmark
[Calls from concerned doctors: Jewish law should not dictate the rules for boy circumcision in Denmark] (Danish), Politiken.dk. Retrieved 21 September 2020.