POSITION:
Extraordinary Professor at the Department of Communication Pathology
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
1973 - MD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
1975 - ECFMG, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1979 - Specialisation in Otorhinolaryngology, Eskilstuna/Örebro, Sweden
1988 - Ph.D. University of Umeå, Sweden
1991 - Specialist degree in Audiology, Audiology Departments in Örebro, Stockholm/Karolinska and Uppsala, Sweden
RESEARCH OUTPUT / PUBLICATIONS:
Hertegård S, Dahlqvist Å, Laurent C, Borzacciello A, Ambrosio L. Viscoelastic properties of rabbit vocal folds after augmentation. Otolaryngology Head&Neck Surgery, 2003;128(3):401-6.
Hertegård S, Dahlqvist Å, Laurent C, Sederholm S, Hallén L, Testead P. Cross-linked hyaluronan (hylan b gel) and collagen used as augmentation substances for treatment of patients with glottal insufficiency – safety aspects and vocal fold function. Laryngoscope 2002; 112:2211-19.
Meinert M, Malmström A, Tufvesson E, Westergren-Thorson G, Petersen AC, Laurent C, Uldbjerg N, Eriksen GV. Labor induces increased concentrations of biglycan and hyaluronan in human fetal membranes. Placenta 2007; 28:482-6.
Laurent C, Yoon Y-J, Hvidsten I, Hellström S. Hyaluronan and alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in human nasal polyps – contributing factors to oedema formation and polyp growth? Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh), 2003; 123:406-12.
Dahlqvist Å, Gärskog O, Laurent C, Hertegård S, Ambrosio L, Borzacchiello A. Viscoelasticity of rabbit vocal folds after injection augmentation. Laryngoscope 2004; 114:138-42.
Hertegård S, Hallén L, Laurent C, Lindström E, Olofsson K, Testad P, Dahlqvist Å. Cross-linked hyaluronan for injection treatment of glottal insufficiency – a two year follow-up. Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh), 2004; 124:1208-14.
Siem G, Fagerheim T, Jonsrud C, Laurent C, Teig E, Harris S, Leren TP, Frűh A. Heimdal K. Causes of hearing impairment in the Norwegian paediatric cochlear implant program. Int J Audiology, 2010; 49:596-605.
Strøm-Roum H, Laurent C, Bøe-Wie O. Comparison of bilateral and unilateral Cochlear implants in children with sequential surgery. Int J of Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 2012; 76:95-99.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Tele-otology – videootoscopies for diagnosis of otitis medias over the internet
Tele-Audiology – KuduWave Synchronous and asynchronous testing of hearing from Kenya
Co-promotor for thesis work for Leigh Biagio, Pretoria and Thorbjorn Lundberg, Umea, Sweden
Cochlear implants in otospongiosis
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
CONTACT DETAILS:
Professor Claude Laurent, M.D., Ph.D.
ENT and Audiology-units, Department of Clinical Science, University of Umea, 90185 Umea, Sweden
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