About Me

Dr. Ole Saetrum Opgaard went to medical school at Westfalische Wilhelms-University in Munster, West-Germany. He continued his specialty training in his native Norway and Sweden, and is board certified in Internal Medicine and in Endocrinology in both countries. While working as an endocrinologist at one of the top rated academic institutions in Sweden, the University Hospital of Lund and Malmo, he also participated in endocrinology research, eventually leading to more than 20 publications in peer-reviewed international scientific journals.

This research has led to a better understanding of the role of hormones in cardiovascular regulation, and he has presented these results at the yearly scientific sessions of the American Heart Association. Some of this research he has summarized in a book edited by one of the world’s leading authorities on endocrinology and tissue regeneration research, Professor Dame Julia M. Polak [Saetrum Opgaard O, Gulbenkian S, Edvinsson L. Neurovascular Interactions In: (Polak, JM ed.) Modern Visualization of The Endothelium Harwood Academic Publishers, UK 1998:59-91].

After heading research projects between the University of Lund in Sweden and the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Dr. Saetrum Opgaard came to the United States with an invitation to do hormonal research at the University of California, Irvine, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In order to become a licensed physician in the US, he completed the United States Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE), followed by the necessary Internship- and Residency training. Immediately afterwards, he completed a two year Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University of California, Irvine.

Interests

Dr. Saetrum Opgaard's main areas of expertise are hormonal disturbances and diabetes, and his more recent research has been on metabolism and the effects of estrogen and growth hormone. He has extensive experience in the treatment of thyroid-diseases, and is accredited by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists to perform thyroid ultrasound and thyroid biopsy.

Languages

English, German, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

Provider Specialty

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Meta, Internal Medicine

Services

Education

Medical Education

Westfalische Wilhelms-University in Munster, West-Germany

1982

Insurances Accepted

Anthem Vivity HMO
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
Alignment Medicare Advantage HMO
BlueShield Commercial HMO
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO
Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
SCAN Medicare Advantage HMO
UHC Commercial HMO
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO
Aetna Commercial HMO
Centivo ACO
BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO
Cigna Commercial HMO
Health Net Commercial HMO
UHC Harmony Commercial HMO
Cigna Value/Select HMO
Anthem Pathway HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO
Clever Care Medicare Advantage HMO