Title: Associate Professor, Dept of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Nurse Researcher, Dept. of Cardiology and Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.

Specialist research area: Cardiothoracic surgery; Postsurgical pain; Cardiovascular nursing

Research experience: Associate Professor

Summary: My main interests are patient-reported outcomes, palliative care, symptoms, and pain in different patient groups emphasizing the trajectory of elderly patients with cardiac disease. I am particularly interested in persistent postsurgical pain after cardiothoracic surgery and have published several papers on this issue.

Interested in receiving mentorship: Yes

Contact for PhD/collaborative research opportunities: Yes

Email: h.gjeilo@ntnu.no

Web: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kari-Gjeilo / https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/kari.h.gjeilo