Jan Hartvigsen

Jan Hartvigsen is an internationally leading researcher and research leader in musculoskeletal health. His focus is on improving care for people with musculoskeletal pain and disability through high-quality research, breaking down barriers between disciplines, and translating research into clinically actionable programs that can be implemented in clinical settings and health systems. He is co-founder and co-lead of the Center for Muscle and Joint Health at the University of Southern Denmark. Jan Hartvigsen was deputy-chair of the landmark Lancet Low Back Pain Series published in 2018. He has worked as scientific consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO), and he was member of the WHO Guideline Development Group for Managing Primary Chronic Low Back Pain in Community and Primary Care Settings. He is member of the Executive Committee for the International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care and the Scientific Committee for the World Congress for Low Back and Pelvic Pain. Jan Hartvigsen is a collaborator for the Global Burden of Disease Study. In 2020, he was appointed Knight of the Order of Dannebrog by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark for his service to Denmark through science.