Torunn E. Sivesind MD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, ColoradoDr. Torunn E. Sivesind is a dermatology research fellow at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado. Her research includes projects incorporating large-scale data from the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) network for the study of prescribing patterns related to treatment of common skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis and acne. Her academic interests include Mohs and dermatologic surgery, immune-mediated skin diseases, and cosmetic dermatology. She attended the University of Queensland School of Medicine - Ochsner Clinical School, a combined US - Australian partnership providing a medical education on two continents. After obtaining her MD degree, Dr. Sivesind obtained a residency position at the Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she completed her first year of residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery before choosing to pursue a career in Dermatology.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Degree: University of Queensland School of Medicine - Ochsner Clinical School, MD
Postgraduate Training: Resident, Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Disclosures
Dermatology research fellowship funding - Pfizer Global Medical Grant 2020 (58858477).Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Global Burden of Cutaneous Melanoma
- The Global Burden of Skin Disease
- Childhood Atopic Dermatitis Is Associated With a Decreased Chance of Completing Education Later in Life
- Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Skin Diseases
- Mortality and Atopic Eczema in Adulthood
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Atopic Dermatitis: A 2-Way Association
- Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Autoimmune Diseases
- Association Between Hydrochlorothiazide and the Risk of In Situ and Invasive Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma