2015-2018
Elise Sverre, Cand. Med.
Project: Socio-demographic, medical and psychosocial factors associated with unfavorable risk factor control after coronary events.
Medical department Drammen hospital with academic affiliation at the Department of Medical Behavioral Sciences, UiO. Main supervisor: John Munkhaugen, co-supervisors: Toril, Dammen, Jan Erik Otterstad, and Einar Husebye
Disputas: Elise Sverre – Institutt for medisinske basalfag (This page is not available in English)
2016-2019
Kari Peersen, Can. Scien.
Project: Cardiac rehabilitation, physical activity and risk factor control after coronary events.
The Department of Cardiology, Vestfold Hospital, academically affiliated at the Department of Clinical Medicine, UiO. Main supervisor: Jan Erik Otterstad, co-supervisors: John Munkhaugen, Lars Gullestad, and Toril Dammen.
Public Defence: Kari Peersen – Institute of Clinical Medicine
2018-2022
Oskar Kristiansen, Cand. Med.
Project: Atorvastatin treatment in patients with coronary heart disease – adherence and muscle side effects
Department of Medicine, Drammen Hospital, Vestre Viken Trust and Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Behavioural Medicine, University of Oslo. In collaboration with Department of Pharmacology, Oslo University Hospital
and Department of Cardiology, Vestfold Hospital Trust.
Main supervisor: John Munkhaugen. Co-supervisors: Nils Tore Vethe, Toril Dammen, and Einar Husebye.
Public Defence: Oscar Kristiansen – Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
2018-2024
Kristin Torgersen, Cand. Med.
Project: Type D personality in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients: CHD risk, genetic pleiotropy and prognosis.
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Behavioural Medicine, University of Oslo. Main supervisor: Toril, Dammen. Co-supervisors: John Munkhaugen, Srdjan Djurovic, Ole A Andreassen.
Public Defence: Kristin Stensland Torgersen – Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
2018-2015
Lars Aastebøl Frøjd, Cand. Med.
Project: Insomnia in patients with coronary heart disease: A cross-sectional and prospective observational study.
Oslo University Hospital, Section of Psychiatric Treatment Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Department of Medical Behavioral Sciences, University of Oslo. Main supervisor: Toril, Dammen. Co-supervisors: John Munkhaugen, Costas Papageoriou, and Inger Hilde Nordhus
Public defence: Lars Aastebøl Frøjd – Institute of Clinical Medicine
2025
Trine Lauritzen, MD
Project: New pathophysiological knowledge and diagnostic biomarkers for atorvastatindependent muscle side effects in patients with coronary heart disease.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo. Main supervisor: Nils Tore Vethe. Co-supervisors: John Munkhaugen, Stein Bergan, and Lars Gullestad.
Public defence: Trine Lauritzen – Institute of Clinical Medicine
Dissertation-2025: New pathophysiological knowledge and diagnostic biomarkers for atorvastatin-dependent muscle side effects in patients with coronary heart disease – Nasjonalt vitenarkiv
2023-2025
Jonas Pivoriunas, MD.
Project: Evaluation of a novel blood test to monitor statin treatment in cardiovascular disease prevention
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo. Main supervisor: Elise Sverre . Co-supervisors: John Munkhaugen, Nils Tore Vethe og Toril Dammen.
Public Defence: Jonas Pivoriunas – Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
Dissertation – 2025 Evaluation of a novel blood test to monitor statin treatment in cardiovascular disease prevention – Nasjonalt vitenarkiv
2024-2026
Ingrid Engebretsen, Msc.
Project: Treatment patterns and adherence to lipid lowering drugs in Norway
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo. Main supervisor: John Munkhaugen. Co-supervisors: Kristoffer Bugge, Henrik Støvring og Sigrun Halvorsen.
Public Defence: Ingrid Engebretsen – Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
2022-2026
Karin Pleym, Msc
Project: Smoking cessation after a cardiovascular disease event – two interdisciplinary, randomized clinical studies
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Behavioral Sciences, University of Oslo. Main supervisor: John Munkhaugen, co-supervisors: Toril Dammen, Elise Sverre, Serena Tonstad.
Public Defence: Karin Pleym – Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
Dissertation 2026: Clinical and health economic effects of an in-hospital nurse-led smoking cessation intervention after atherosclerotic vascular disease – Nasjonalt vitenarkiv