Dr. Hans Kristian Pilegaard

Excavatum - funnel chest

With more than 1,800 NUSS procedures Dr. Hans Kristian Pilegaard is among the top five thoracic surgeons in the world. 

Education

• 1992: Senior consultant in thoracic surgery
• 1988: Senior consultant in surgery
• 1977: MD

Experience

• Since 2013: Senior consultant, Aleris-Hamlet Hospitals
• Since 1993: Senior consultant, Aarhus University Hospital
• 1987 - 1988 and 1989 - 1993: Resident, Aarhus University Hospital and Rigshospitalet
• 1988 - 1989: Assistant surgeon at Department of Surgery, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien
• 1984 - 1987: Resident at Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital and Department of Thoracic surgery, Aarhus University Hospital 
• 1978 - 1984: Resident at Department of Surgery and Gynaecology, Herning
• 1977 - 1978: Intern, Ringkøbing Hospital

Special skills

• Surgical treatment of abnormalities in the chest wall
• Advanced thoracic surgery - pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum
• 1,800 NUSS procedures
• 250 Ravitch procedures

Science & teaching

• Since 2000: Senior Lecturer at Aarhus University
• 1990 - 2000: Teacher at Aarhus University
• Frequently used teacher and lecturer nationally and internationally
• Numerous scientific presentations in international associations
• > 90 articles in Scandinavian and international journals
• Reviewer for several journals
• Coauthor of textbook in Thoracic Surgery, Fadls forlag

Professional memberships

• 1995 - 1997: Chairman of the Danish Thoracic Surgery Association
• 1993 - 1997: Board member in the Danish Thoracic Surgery Association
• Since 1993: Member of the Danish Thoracic Surgery Association