
Ole-Petter Riksfjord Hamnvik MD
Diabetes, Gonad Disorders & Reproductive, Lipid Metabolism
Endocrinologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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221 Longwood Ave# RFB-2Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5666
Fax+1 617-732-5764
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Summary
- I am a board certified internal medicine physician and endocrinologist with a clinical interest in transgender health and medical education.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2010 - 2013
Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2011 - 2012
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Royal College of SurgeonsM.B., B.Ch., B.A.O, Medicine, 1999 - 2005
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
ME State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NH State Medical License 2022 - 2024
RI State Medical License 2022 - 2024
CT State Medical License 2021 - 2023
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Injectable Estradiol Monotherapy Effectively Suppresses Testosterone in Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy.Aaron L Misakian, Danit Ariel, Erika A Sullivan, Gagandeep Singh, Danielle Loeb
Endocrine Practice. 2025-11-01 - Consensus-based disease definitions for endocrine immune-related adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors.Ling Zhu, Yee-Ming M Cheung, Cherie Chiang, Emily J Gallagher, Ole-Petter R Hamnvik
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2025-10-15 - Comparing radiologically evident injuries among cisgender and transgender women.Rohan Raj Chopra, Krishna Patel, Bernard A Rosner, Tatiana C Rocha, Alejandra Maria Duran-Mendicuti
Injury Prevention. 2025-09-09
Journal Articles
- Morbidity and mortality in craniopharyngioma patients after surgery.Crowley RK, Hamnvik OPR, O’Sullivan EP, Behan LA, Smith D, Agha A, Thompson CJ, Clinical Endocrinology
- Leptin and soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R) correlate with anthropometric measurements and metabolic risk factors at baseline, and are predictive of some of these at tw...Hamnvik OPR, Liu X, Kim EH, Gong H, Christiani D, Christophi C, Petrou M, Kales S, Mantzoros CS., Metabolism
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with isolated bone marrow involvement presenting with secondary cold agglutinin disease.Ní Áinle F, Hamnvik OPR, Gulmann C, Bermingham C, Kelly J, McEvoy P, Murphy P., International Journal of Laboratory Hematology
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Hypothalamic and endocrinological characteristics of patients with craniopharyngioma.Hamnvik OPR, Crowley R, Smith D, Thompson CJ., Poster, Irish Endocrine Society Annual Meeting., Galway, Ireland
- Hypothalamic obesity is common in patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures and is unrelated to surgical approach.Crowley RK, Hamnvik OPR, Agha A, Thompson CJ, Poster, 15th European Congress on Obesity., Budapest, Hungary
- Thompson CJ. Insulin resistance in craniopharyngioma patients compared to an obese and overweight control population.Crowley RK, Ashley D, Hamnvik OPR, Behan LA, O’Sullivan EP, Agha A, Smith D, O’Gorman D, Oral presentation, Irish Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
Press Mentions
Study Exposes High Injury Rates in Transgender WomenDecember 4th, 2024
What Is Hormone Therapy for Transgender People? Experts Explain This Decades-Old TreatmentMay 3rd, 2023
The Pre-Fellowship Hospitalist YearSeptember 10th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Member
- World Professional Association for Transgender HealthMember
Other Languages
- French, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
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