Pål Richard Romundstad

Vice Dean of Research, Professor

MH Faculty Administration Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

pal.romundstad@ntnu.no +47 73597523 +47 99464909

1930-bygget, 2067, Øya, Harald Hardrådes gate 13

Pål Romundstad is Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology at the Department of Public Health and General Practice at NTNU. He also holds a position as Research Adviser at St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital.

Main Research Interests:

Cancer epidemiology
Reproduction and pregnancy
Life course and intergenerational studies
Mendelian Randomisation

Previous academic positions:

Research fellow, The Cancer registry of Norway, Oslo
Post.doc and scientist (epidemiology), NTNU, Trondheim

Academic degrees:

Dr. Philos., NTNU (2001)
MSc in Chemistry, (1989)

Important publications:

Weedon-Fekjær H, Romundstad PR, Vatten LJ. Modern mammography screening and breast cancer mortality: population study. BMJ 2014;348:g3701

Romundstad PR, Magnussen EB, Smith GD, Vatten LJ.Hypertension in pregnancy and later cardiovascular risk: common antecedents? Circulation. 2010 Aug 10;122(6):579-84.

Romundstad LB, Romundstad PR, Sunde A, During V, Skjærven R, Gunnell D, Vatten LJ. Perinatal outcome after assisted fertilisation: effects of technology or maternal factors? Lancet 2008;372:737-743.

Magnussen EB, Vatten LJ, Lund-Nilsen TI, Salvesen KA, Davey Smith G, Romundstad PR. Prepregnancy cardiovascular risk factors as predictors of pre-eclampsia: population based cohort study. BMJ. 2007;335:978.

Scientific, academic and artistic work

A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database

Journal publications

Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Glerup, Mia; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Fasth, Anders; Nielsen, Susan; Zak, Marek; Aalto, Kristiina; Berntson, Lillemor; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Herlin, Troels; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Rygg, Marite. (2021) Fatigue in young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis 18 years after disease onset: data from the prospective Nordic JIA cohort. Pediatric Rheumatology. vol. 19.
Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Iversen, Johanne Marie; Uglem, Martin; Glerup, Mia; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Sand, Trond; Rygg, Marite. (2020) Pain sensitivity in young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a quantitative sensory testing study. Arthritis Research & Therapy. vol. 22:262.
Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Iversen, Johanne Marie; Uglem, Martin; Glerup, Mia; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Sand, Trond; Rygg, Marite. (2020) Pressure pain thresholds in young adults with juvenile idiopathic. Proceedings of the 26th European Paediatric Rheumatology Congress: Part 2. Virtual. 23 - 26 September 2020. Pediatric Rheumatology. vol. 18.
Bjellmo, Solveig; Andersen, Guro Lillemoen; Hjelle, Sissel; Klungsøyr, Kari; Krebs, Lone; Lydersen, Stian; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Vik, Torstein. (2020) Does caesarean delivery in the first pregnancy increase the risk for adverse outcome in the second? A registry-based cohort study on first and second singleton births in Norway. BMJ Open. vol. 10 (8).
Horn, Julie; Haug, Eirin Beate; Markovitz, Amanda R; Fraser, Abigail; Vatten, Lars Johan; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Rich-Edwards, Janet Wilson; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav. (2020) Life course trajectories of Maternal Cardiovascular Risk Factors according to Offspring Birthweight: The HUNT Study. Scientific Reports. vol. 10.
Kauppila, Joonas H.; Giola, Santoni; Tao, Wenjing; Lynge, Elsebeth; Koivukangas, Vesa; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Ness-Jensen, Eivind; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Pukkala, Eero; von Euler-Chelpin, My; Lagergren, Jesper. (2020) Reintervention or mortality within 90 days of bariatric surgery: population-based cohort study. British Journal of Surgery. vol. 107 (9).
Markovitz, Amanda Rose; Haug, Eirin Beate; Horn, Julie; Fraser, Abigail; Tilling, Kate; Rimm, Eric B.; Missmer, Stacey A.; Williams, Paige; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Rich-Edwards, Janet Wilson. (2020) Normotensive preterm delivery and maternal cardiovascular risk factor trajectories across the life course: The HUNT Study, Norway. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
Tao, Wenjing; Giola, Santoni; von Euler-Chelpin, My; Ljung, Rickard; Lynge, Elsebeth; Pukkala, Eero; Ness-Jensen, Eivind; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Lagergren, Jesper. (2020) Cancer Risk After Bariatric Surgery in a Cohort Study from the Five Nordic Countries. Obesity Surgery. vol. 30 (10).
Yanes, Manar; Giola, Santoni; Maret-Ouda, John; Ness-Jensen, Eivind; Färkkilä, Martti A.; Lynge, Elsebeth; Pukkala, Eero; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Tryggvadottir, Laufey; von Euler-Chelpin, My; Lagergren, Jesper. (2020) Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Antireflux Surgery in the 5 Nordic Countries. Annals of Surgery.
Yanes, Manar; Giola, Santoni; Maret-Ouda, John; Ness-Jensen, Eivind; Färkkilä, Martti; Lynge, Elsebeth; Nwaru, Bright I.; Pukkala, Eero; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; von Euler-Chelpin, My; Lagergren, Jesper. (2020) Antireflux surgery and risk of lung cancer by histological type in a multinational cohort study. European Journal of Cancer. vol. 138.
Arnstad, Ellen Dalen; Glerup, Mia; Rypdal, Veronika Gjertsen; Peltoniemi, Suvi; Ekelund, Maria; Berntson, Lillemor; Fasth, Anders; Nielsen, Susan; Zak, Marek; Aalto, Kristiina; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Herlin, T; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Rygg, Marite. (2019) OP0201 Fatigue in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis after 18 years of follow-up. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. vol. 78.
Baasland, Ingrid; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Eide, Maj Liv; Jonassen, Christine M. (2019) Clinical performance of Anyplex II HPV28 by human papillomavirus type and viral load in a referral population. PLOS ONE. vol. 14 (1).
Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Tyrrell, Jess; Watkins, Sarah; Modalsli, Ellen Heilmann; Celis-Morales, Carlos; Ferguson, Lyn D.; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Palmer, Tom; Fritsche, Lars; Løset, Mari; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Zhou, Wei; Tsoi, Lam C.; Wood, Andrew R.; Jones, Samuel E.; Beaumont, Robin; Saunes, Marit; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Siebert, Stefan; McInnes, Iain B.; Elder, James T.; Smith, George Davey; Frayling, Timothy M.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Brown, Sara J.; Sattar, Naveed; Paternoster, Lavinia. (2019) Evidence of a causal relationship between body mass index and psoriasis: A mendelian randomization study. Nature Methods. vol. 16:e1002739 (1).
Gustafsson, Miriam K.; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Stafne, Signe Nilssen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Mørkved, Siv; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Mosti, Mats Peder; Syversen, Unni. (2019) The effect of an exercise program in pregnancy on vitamin D status among healthy, pregnant Norwegian women: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. vol. 19:76.
Haug, Eirin Beate; Horn, Julie; Markovitz, Amanda R; Fraser, Abigail; Klykken, Bjørnar E.; Dalen, Håvard; Vatten, Lars Johan; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Rich-Edwards, Janet W.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav. (2019) Association of Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Cardiovascular Disease after Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Analysis of the Nord-Tr?ndelag Health Study. JAMA cardiology. vol. 4 (7).
Janszky, Imre; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Vatten, Lars Johan; Orsini, Nicola. (2019) Random error units, extension of a novel method to express random error in epidemiological studies. Clinical Epidemiology. vol. 11.
Kauppila, Joonas H.; Tao, Wenjing; Santoni, Giola; von Euler-Chelpin, My; Lynge, Elsebeth; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Ness-Jensen, Eivind; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Pukkala, Eero; Lagergren, Jesper. (2019) Effects of Obesity Surgery on Overall and Disease-Specific Mortality in a 5-Country Population-Based Study. Gastroenterology. vol. 157 (1).
Landmark, Tormod; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Butler, Stephen; Kaasa, Stein; Borchgrevink, Petter Chr.. (2019) Development and course of chronic widespread pain: the role of time and pain characteristics (the HUNT pain study). Pain. vol. 160 (9).
Müller, Tomm Brostrup; Vik, Anne; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Sandvei, Marie Søfteland. (2019) Risk Factors for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Prospective Population-Based Study. Stroke. vol. 50 (10).
Nyrønning, Linn Åldstedt; Videm, Vibeke; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Hultgren, Rebecka; Mattsson, Erney. (2019) Female sex hormones and risk of incident abdominal aortic aneurysm in Norwegian women in the HUNT study. Journal of Vascular Surgery. vol. 70 (5).

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