Tormod Rogne, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)Cards
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Yale School of Public Health
Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology, One Church Street, 6th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
About
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Assistant Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Biography
Dr. Rogne is a medical doctor and researcher who focuses on perinatal epidemiology. Some of the ongoing projects includes evaluating how climate change affects pregnancy, the role of modifiable risk factors on reproductive health and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and how being born preterm affects the risk of cardiovascular and infectious diseases in adulthood. To tackle clinically relevant questions and providing robust results, he applies modern methods ranging from negative controls and inverse-probability weighting to genetic epidemiological methods and genome-wide association analyses. Dr. Rogne places emphasis on using high-quality data, in particular by use of data from population based cohorts and national registries.
Appointments
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Assistant Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Scholar
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU (2021)
- Fulbright Scholar
- Yale School of Public Health (2019)
- Residency
- Akershus University Hospital and Ski Municipality (2018)
- PhD
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU (2016)
- MD
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU (2015)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-9581-7384- View Lab Website
Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Andrew DeWan, PhD, MPH
Xiaomei Ma, PhD
Joshua Warren, PhD
Kai Chen, PhD
Rong Wang, PhD
Mark Sleeman, PhD
Publications
2025
Long-term drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa: A cross-sectional study
Wang P, Rogne T, Warren J, Asare E, Akum R, Toure N, Ross J, Chen K. Long-term drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Medicine 2025, 22: e1004516. PMID: 39888958, PMCID: PMC11785314, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRisk of infant mortalityInfant mortality riskCross-sectional studyInfant mortalityMortality riskIncreased risk of infant mortalityIncreased risk of neonatal mortalityIncreased riskRisk of neonatal mortalityHealth Surveys ProgramPost-neonatal mortalityCox regression modelsStatistically significant associationChild healthGlobal burdenNon-casesNeonatal mortalitySignificant associationImpact mortalityNon-exposureSurvival periodRegression modelsPregnancyMortalityHealthAdverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Coronary Artery Disease Risk: A Negative Control Mendelian Randomization Study
Rogne T, Gill D. Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Coronary Artery Disease Risk: A Negative Control Mendelian Randomization Study. Circulation 2025, 151: 193-195. PMID: 39804903, PMCID: PMC11740089, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.124.070509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUromodulin and Risk of Upper Urinary Tract Infections: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Liyanarachi K, Flatby H, Hallan S, Åsvold B, Damås J, Rogne T. Uromodulin and Risk of Upper Urinary Tract Infections: A Mendelian Randomization Study. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2025 PMID: 39805364, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper urinary tract infectionGenome-wide association studiesUrinary tract infectionOdds ratioMendelian randomizationTwo-sample Mendelian randomization analysisTwo-sample MR studyEuropean ancestryMichigan Genomics InitiativeInverse variance-weightedAssociation studiesMendelian randomization analysisMendelian randomization studiesAssociated with elevated oddsConfounding factorsSerum uromodulin levelsReduced riskTract infectionsUromodulin levelsSex-specific analysesAbstractText Label="PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARYGenetic instrumentsHealth StudyUK BiobankUrinary uromodulin
2024
Autoimmune Diseases and Risk of Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Mendelian Randomisation Study
Shi X, Wallach J, Ma X, Rogne T. Autoimmune Diseases and Risk of Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Mendelian Randomisation Study. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e70327. PMID: 39506244, PMCID: PMC11540836, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRisk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaAutoimmune diseasesMendelian randomisationType 1 diabetesAssociated with risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaWeak instrument biasNon-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypesTwo-sample MRNon-Hodgkin lymphoma riskRisk factorsSusceptibility to type 1 diabetesMendelian randomisation studiesCohorts of European ancestryAssociated with riskNo significant associationPotential pleiotropyPotential risk factorsUK BiobankFinnGen studyNon-HodgkinHaematological malignanciesRandomised studyEuropean ancestrySignificant associationEarly-life lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and risk of school-age asthma - A population-based cohort study
Myklebust Å, Døllner H, Pape K, Rogne T, Risnes K. Early-life lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and risk of school-age asthma - A population-based cohort study. 2024, pa3131. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.pa3131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study
Rogne T, Wang R, Wang P, Deziel N, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Chen K, Warren J, Ma X. High ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e506-e514. PMID: 38969477, PMCID: PMC11260908, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00121-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRisk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaLatino childrenNon-Latino white childrenAssociated with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesCalifornia Cancer RegistryRisk of acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia birth recordsRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesPre-pregnancy periodAssociated with riskBayesian meta-regressionNational Institutes of HealthCancer RegistryCases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesAdverse pregnancy outcomesAcute lymphoblastic leukemia casesInstitutes of HealthInvestigation of mechanistic pathwaysBirth recordsGestational weeks 8Pre-pregnancyA Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Upper Urinary Tract Infections
Flatby H, Ravi A, Liyanarachi K, Afset J, Rasheed H, Brumpton B, Hveem K, Åsvold B, DeWan A, Solligård E, Damås J, Rogne T. A Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Upper Urinary Tract Infections. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 230: e1334-e1343. PMID: 38713594, PMCID: PMC11646603, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesMichigan Genomics InitiativeAssociation studiesUpper UTIMendelian randomizationMR analysisUpper urinary tract infectionRisk factorsPotential causal risk factorsCardiometabolic risk factorsModifiable risk factorsSex-stratified analysesCausal risk factorUrinary tract infectionGenome-wideFemale-only analysisGenetic lociPotential causal relationshipGenome InitiativeHealth StudyUK BiobankHLA-DQA2LociTract infectionsSmoking scoreChronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Trøndelag Health Study in Norway
Liyanarachi K, Mohus R, Rogne T, Gustad L, Åsvold B, Romundstad S, Solligård E, Hallan S, Damås J. Chronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Trøndelag Health Study in Norway. Infection 2024, 52: 1983-1993. PMID: 38679665, PMCID: PMC11499395, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02265-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioHazard ratio of deathChronic kidney diseaseCohort studyPopulation-based cohort studyNorwegian HUNT studyAlbumin-creatinine ratioTarget risk factorsAssociation of chronic kidney diseaseLoss of healthProspective cohort studyHUNT StudyHealth StudySystolic blood pressureSmoking statusKidney diseaseHospital admissionMedian follow-up timeGeneral populationRisk of bloodstream infectionImprove preventionFollow-up timeIncreased riskNormal albumin excretionRisk factorsPotential Selection Bias in Preterm Infant Mortality Study
Rogne T, Wu B, Hawley N. Potential Selection Bias in Preterm Infant Mortality Study. JAMA Pediatrics 2024, 178: 205-206. PMID: 38109083, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.5582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMediating Factors in the Association of Maternal Educational Level With Pregnancy Outcomes
Rogne T, Gill D, Liew Z, Shi X, Stensrud V, Nilsen T, Burgess S. Mediating Factors in the Association of Maternal Educational Level With Pregnancy Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2351166. PMID: 38206626, PMCID: PMC10784860, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.51166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsBirth WeightCholesterolCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Educational StatusFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansHyperemesis GravidarumInfant, NewbornLipoproteins, HDLMediation AnalysisMendelian Randomization AnalysisPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePregnancy, EctopicPremature BirthConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsBody mass indexOffspring birth weightEducational attainmentMendelian randomizationHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsSystolic blood pressureInverse variance-weighted methodModifiable cardiometabolic risk factorsPregnancy outcomesCohort studyLipoprotein cholesterol levelsMR-Egger regressionMass indexUnivariable MR analysisEffects of educational attainmentAssociated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesPublic health interventionsMaternal education levelLower educational attainmentRisk factorsRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesGenome-wide association studiesAssociated with increased riskBirth weight
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association
Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsAdvisorDetailsMedical research advisor11/06/2017 - Presentactivity Research and teaching at Yale School of Public Health
ResearchDetails07/01/2021 - PresentNew Haven, CT, United Statesactivity Research collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
ResearchDetails09/25/2020 - PresentOslo, Norwayhonor Fulbright Scholarship
International AwardDetails12/07/2017Norwayhonor Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation’s Research Stipend
International AwardDetails06/03/2013Norway
News
News
- July 03, 2024
Ambient heat during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood cancer
- August 09, 2023
Genetic study confirms potential link between insomnia and sepsis risk
- May 02, 2022
Snapshots
- September 28, 2021
New YSPH Faculty: Tormod Rogne
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Yale School of Public Health
Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology, One Church Street, 6th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
United States