Anne Wæhre
- Consultant; PhD
- +47 23 07 49 40
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Hospital, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital (OUS). Norway.
Trained paediatrician from Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. PhD degree from the Institute for Experimental Medical Research (IEMR), University of Oslo, in basic medicine and heart failure.
Since 2012 employed at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Hospital, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, with main in interest gender incongruence and diversity of sexual development.
Background
2023- University of Oslo, Norway. Master’s Degree in health administration
2019- Post-doctoral research fellow, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. Norway.
2017- Senior Consultant and Team leader, Norwegian Gender Team for Children and Adolescents.
2015- 2016: Senior Consultant. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Hospital, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital. Norway.
2014- University of Oslo, Norway. Specialist training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
2013- Board certified specialist in Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. Norway.
2012- PhD, Institute for Experimental Medical Research (IEMR), Oslo University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. Norway.
2002-2006- Resident. Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
1994-2000- Medical Degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. Norway.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Lectures in gender incongruence for psychologist, medical doctors and students. Fac.Med. University of Oslo.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
2022- Awarded as PI The South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority Doctoral scholarship for the project: “The Norwegian Trans Youth Safe Care Study”: Somatic health outcomes of young people applying for the National Gender Team in Norway.
2021- Awarded as PI The South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority Doctoral scholarship for the project: “The NORTrans YOUTH study”; Gender incongruence in four Nordic countries.
What are the health outcomes of the applicants for the National Gender Teams in four Nordic countries?
2018- Awarded as PI The South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority Post-doctoral scholarship, Title “Gender dysphoria and gender incongruence in children and adolescents”.
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RESEARCH FELLOWS
Main supervisor:
2018- PhD Eirik Gulseth Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo. “Quality of Life, Psychosocial, Sexual and Functional Outcome in Adolescents operated for Hypospadias in Childhood.”
2020- PhD Line Mediå Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo. “Living with a variation in sex development: Follow-up needs in vulnerable periods of life and perspectives on genital surgery”.
2020- PhD Cecilie Nyquist Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo. “Gender incongruence in Norway”.
2022- PhD Linda David Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo. “Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autistic Features in Norwegian Youth seeking medical help for Gender Incongruence in Norway”.
Co-supervisor:
2017-2021 PhD Reidar Jessen University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital. “Gender dysphoria in adolescents”.
2020- PhD Henriette Sundhagen Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo. “Gender reassignment surgery in Norway”.
COMMISSIONS OF TRUST IN ACADEMIC, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS
Ongoing Member of the Research Committee for Children and Youth Clinic, OUS.
2013-2021Deputy Chair of the Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REC) leader.
2020 External referee of “The systematic knowledge overview of gender dysphoria” from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare's review for medical and social evaluation.
2017-Ongoing Member of National Diversity of sexual development (DSD) team concerning children with ambiguous sex.
Publications 2024
Mental health and health-related quality of life in adolescents surgically treated for hypospadias in childhood
J Pediatr Urol (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.jpurol.2024.09.031, PubMed 39490269
Differences of sex development and surgical decisions: focus group interviews with health care professionals in Norway
Health Psychol Behav Med, 12 (1), 2371134
DOI 10.1080/21642850.2024.2371134, PubMed 38979393
Population-adjusted numbers, demographics and mental health among children and adolescents referred to the Norwegian National Center for Gender Incongruence over two decades
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s00787-024-02508-5, PubMed 39008097
Metoidioplasty in Norway: A 13-year Experience from a National Center
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 12 (11), e6307
DOI 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006307, PubMed 39568681
Publications 2023
Autistic Characteristics in a Nationally Representative Clinical Sample of Adolescents Seeking Medical Gender-Affirming Treatment in Norway
J Autism Dev Disord (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s10803-023-06181-6, PubMed 38055182
Sexual well-being and penile appearance in adolescents operated for distal hypospadias in childhood
J Pediatr Urol, 19 (3), 293.e1-293.e8
DOI 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.03.001, PubMed 36935329
Understanding sexual health concerns among adolescents and young adults with differences of sex development: a qualitative study
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being, 18 (1), 2204635
DOI 10.1080/17482631.2023.2204635, PubMed 37092307
Chest Wall Contouring in Transgender Men: A 20-Year Experience from a National Center
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 11 (4), e4952
DOI 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004952, PubMed 37124388
Publications 2022
'It was Supposed to be a Secret': a study of disclosure and stigma as experienced by adults with differences of sex development
Health Psychol Behav Med, 10 (1), 579-595
DOI 10.1080/21642850.2022.2102018, PubMed 35898596
A 15-20-year follow-up of mental health, psychosocial functioning and quality of life in a single center sample of individuals with differences in sex development
Health Psychol Behav Med, 10 (1), 837-854
DOI 10.1080/21642850.2022.2116329, PubMed 36105256
Publications 2021
High satisfaction on genital self-perception and sexual function in healthy Norwegian male adolescents
J Pediatr Urol, 17 (4), 555.e1-555.e8
DOI 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.02.015, PubMed 33750647
Negotiating Gender in Everyday Life: Toward a Conceptual Model of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents
Arch Sex Behav, 50 (8), 3489-3503
DOI 10.1007/s10508-021-02024-6, PubMed 34716499
Publications 2020
Sexual Orientation in Individuals With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Systematic Review
Front Behav Neurosci, 14, 38
DOI 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00038, PubMed 32231525
Publications 2019
Time trends in referrals to child and adolescent gender identity services: a study in four Nordic countries and in the UK
Nord J Psychiatry, 74 (1), 40-44
DOI 10.1080/08039488.2019.1667429, PubMed 31556776
Gender Variance, medical treatment and our responsibility
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (7), 590-591
Gender variance, medical treatment and our responsibility
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (7)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0178, PubMed 30969045
Publications 2016
Low Circulating Levels of Mitochondrial and High Levels of Nuclear DNA Predict Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure
J Card Fail, 22 (10), 823-8
DOI 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.06.013, PubMed 27349571
Publications 2013
Lumican is increased in experimental and clinical heart failure, and its production by cardiac fibroblasts is induced by mechanical and proinflammatory stimuli
FEBS J, 280 (10), 2382-98
DOI 10.1111/febs.12235, PubMed 23480731
Decorin, lumican, and their GAG chain-synthesizing enzymes are regulated in myocardial remodeling and reverse remodeling in the mouse
J Appl Physiol (1985), 114 (8), 988-97
DOI 10.1152/japplphysiol.00793.2012, PubMed 23412898
Publications 2012
Chemokines regulate small leucine-rich proteoglycans in the extracellular matrix of the pressure-overloaded right ventricle
J Appl Physiol (1985), 112 (8), 1372-82
DOI 10.1152/japplphysiol.01350.2011, PubMed 22345433
Publications 2011
Lack of chemokine signaling through CXCR5 causes increased mortality, ventricular dilatation and deranged matrix during cardiac pressure overload
PLoS One, 6 (4), e18668
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0018668, PubMed 21533157
Publications 2010
Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Epiphysiodesis Operation around the Knee to Reduce Adult Height in Extremely Tall Adolescent Girls and Boys
Int J Pediatr Endocrinol, 2010, 740629
DOI 10.1155/2010/740629, PubMed 21151661
Circulating cytokine levels in mice with heart failure are etiology dependent
J Appl Physiol (1985), 108 (5), 1357-64
DOI 10.1152/japplphysiol.01084.2009, PubMed 20224000
Publications 2009
Increased production of CXCL16 in experimental and clinical heart failure: a possible role in extracellular matrix remodeling
Circ Heart Fail, 2 (6), 624-32
DOI 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.108.821074, PubMed 19919988
Publications 2008
Cytokine expression profiling of the myocardium reveals a role for CX3CL1 (fractalkine) in heart failure
J Mol Cell Cardiol, 45 (2), 261-9
DOI 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.05.009, PubMed 18585734