Lars J Ostergaard

Dr. Lars J. Østergaard is a Professor of Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine, and Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. An internationally renowned researcher within the fields of vaccines and viruses—with research extending in several continents, including Africa—he has penned over 250 scientific papers and was a recipient for the Danish Ministry of Science Award. He also serves as Chairman of the board of the Nordic Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases as well as Chairman of the board of the biotech company ISD-Immunotech. He has been heavily involved in charity work, mainly in the area of HIV; for many years, he has served as Chairman of the Danish AIDS Foundation. Lars is the father of three grown-up children and lives with his dog near the beach in the Aarhus Region, Denmark. The Cardiology of Broken Things is his first American novel co-written with Angela Panayotopulos.