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Education

  • Cand.med at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (1995)
  • Specialist in rheumatology (2008)
  • PhD at the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo (2016)

Position

  • Senior physician, Clinic for rheumatology, outpatient clinic and research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
  • Post doc, Clinic for rheumatology, outpatient clinic and research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital

Field of interest

  • Spondyloarthritis
  • Cardiovascular disease in rheumatic disease
  • Exercise in rheumatic disease
  • Physical activity
  • Digital follow-up
  • Randomized controlled trials

Email

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Telephone

visiting address

Diakonhjemmet hospital
Forstanderboligen
Reidar Kobros vei 8
0370 Oslo

Postal address

Diakohjemmet hospital
PO Box 23 Vinderen
0319 Oslo

Projects

WP5 - Innovative approaches to remote care

ReMonit

remote monitoring of patients with spondyloarthritis

Project Manager:
Nina Østerås
WP5 - Innovative approaches to remote care

ReMonit Gout

Remote monitoring and management of gout

Project Manager:
Nina Østerås
WP6 - Dechiphering long-term outcomes

SPACE

Early detection of spondyloarthritis

Project Manager:
Karen Minde Fagerli

Publications

Publications taken from the National Science Archive (NVA):

Can rheumatologists unequivocally diagnose axial spondyloarthritis in patients with chronic back pain of less than 2 years duration? Primary outcome of the 2-year SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort

Mary Lucy Marques, Sofia Ramiro, Miranda van Lunteren, Rosalinde Anne Stal, Robert BM Landewé, Marleen van de Sande


Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

2024

Patients with axial spondyloarthritis reported willingness to use remote care and showed high adherence to electronic patient-reported outcome measures: an 18-month observational study

Emil E. Kvernberg Thomassen, Inger Jorid Berg, Eirik Kristianslund, Anne Therese Tveter, Gunnstein Bakland, Laure Gossec


Rheumatology International

2024

Follow-Up of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis in Specialist Health Care With Remote Monitoring and Self-Monitoring Compared With Regular Face-to-Face Follow-Up Visits (the ReMonit Study): Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Open-Label Noninferiority Trial

Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Therese Tveter, Gunnstein Bakland, Sarah Hakim, Eirik Kristianslund, Siri Lillegraven


JMIR Research Protocols

2023

Willingness, perceived facilitators and barriers to use remote care among healthcare professionals – a cross-sectional study

Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen, Inger Jorid Berg, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås


BMC Health Services Research

2023

Cardiovascular organ damage in relation to hypertension status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Gyda Ullensvang, Ester Anne Kringeland, Eirik Ikdahl, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Inger Jorid Berg, Silvia Christin Hellerud Rollefstad


Blood Pressure

2023

High-Intensity Exercise Improves Fatigue, Sleep, and Mood in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Hanne Dagfinrud, Inger Jorid Berg, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Melissa Woll Johansen, Elisabeth Alexandersen Pedersen


Physical Therapy

2020

Is a Positive Family History of Spondyloarthritis Relevant for Diagnosing Axial Spondyloarthritis Once HLA-B27 Status Is Known?

Miranda van Lunteren, Désirée van der Heijde, Alexandre Sepriano, Inger Jorid Berg, Maxime Dougados, Laure Gossec


Rheumatology

2019

Biomarkers of cardiovascular risk across phenotypes of osteoarthritis

Sella Aarrestad Provan, Silvia Christin Hellerud Rollefstad, Eirik Ikdahl, Alexander Mathiessen, Inger Jorid Berg, IB Wilkinson


Biomed Central Rheumatology

2019

High intensity exercise for 3 months reduces disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA): A multicentre randomized trial of 100 patients

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Annelie Bilberg, Inger Jorid Berg, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Silvia Christin Hellerud Rollefstad, Anne Grete Semb


British Journal of Sports Medicine

2019

Is it Useful to Repeat Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Sacroiliac Joints After Three Months or One Year in the Diagnosis of Patients With Chronic Back Pain and Suspected Axial Spondyloarthritis?

PAC Bakker, S. Ramiro, Z. Ez‐Zaitouni, M. van Lunteren, Inger Jorid Berg, R. Landewé


Arthritis & Rheumatology

2019

Frequency of Impaired Spinal Mobility in Patients with Chronic Back Pain Compared to Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis

Camilla Fongen, Hanne Dagfinrud, Inger Jorid Berg, Sofia Ramiro, Floris van Gaalen, Robert Landewé


Journal of Rheumatology

2018

Left Ventricular Systolic Myocardial Function in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Helga Bergljot Midtbø, Anne Grete Semb, Knut Matre, Silvia Christin Hellerud Rollefstad, Inger Jorid Berg, Eva Gerdts


Arthritis care & research

2018

Associations Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Arterial Stiffness in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-sectional Study

Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Camilla Fongen, Desirée van der Heijde, Tore Kristian Kvien


Journal of Rheumatology

2018

Anti-CD74 antibodies have no diagnostic value in early axial spondyloarthritis: data from the spondyloarthritis caught early (SPACE) cohort

Janneke J. de Winter, Marleen G. van de Sande, Niklas Baerlecken, Inger Jorid Berg, Roberta Ramonda, Desirée van der Heijde


Arthritis Research & Therapy

2018

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Sacroiliac Joints Indicating Sacroiliitis According to the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society Definition in Healthy Individuals, Runners, and Women With Postpartum Back Pain

Janneke de Winter, Manouk de Hooge, Marleen van de Sande, Henriëtte de Jong, Lonneke van Hoeven, Anoek de Koning


Arthritis & Rheumatology

2018

Ankylosing spondylitis is associated with increased prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy

Helga Bergljot Midtbø, Eva Gerdts, Inger Jorid Berg, Silvia Christin Hellerud Rollefstad, Roland Jonsson, Anne Grete Semb


Journal of Rheumatology

2018

Presence of multiple spondyloarthritis (SpA) features is important but not sufficient for a diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis: Data from the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort

Zineb Ez-Zaitouni, Pauline AC Bakker, Miranda van Lunteren, Inger Jorid Berg, Robert Landewe, Maikel van Oosterhout


Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

2017

Is the current ASAS expert definition of a positive family history useful in identifying axial spondyloarthritis? Results from the SPACE and DESIR cohorts

Zineb Ez-Zaitouni, Andrea Hilkens, Laure Gossec, Inger Jorid Berg, Robert Landewe, Roberta Ramonda


Arthritis Research & Therapy

2017

Serum inflammatory biomarkers fail to identify early axial spondyloarthritis: Results from the SpondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort

Maureen C. Turina, Nataliya Yeremenko, Floris van Gaalen, Maikel van Oosterhout, Inger Jorid Berg, Ramona Ramonda


RMD Open

2017

Predictive value of arterial stiffness and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis for cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Eirik Ikdahl, Silvia Christin Hellerud Rollefstad, Grunde Wibetoe, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Inger Jorid Berg, Jonny Hisdal


Journal of Rheumatology

2016

CRP and ASDAS are associated with future elevated arterial stiffness, a risk marker of cardiovascular disease, in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results after 5-year follow-up

Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Desirée van der Heijde, Tore Kristian Kvien, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Hanne Dagfinrud


Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

2015

Disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis and associations to markers of vascular pathology and traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors: A cross-sectional study

Inger Jorid Berg, Desirée van der Heijde, Hanne Dagfinrud, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Tore Kristian Kvien


Journal of Rheumatology

2015

The impact of newer biological disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs on cardiovascular risk factors: A 12-month longitudinal study in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with rituximab, abatacept and tociliziumab

Sella Aarrestad Provan, Inger Jorid Berg, Hilde Berner Hammer, Alexander Mathiessen, Tore Kristian Kvien, Anne Grete Semb


PLOS ONE

2015

Circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines and cytokine receptors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A cross-sectional comparative study

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Inger Jorid Berg, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Anne Grete Semb, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Thor Ueland


Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

2015

Efficacy of High Intensity Exercise on Disease Activity and Cardiovascular Risk in Active Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Silje Halvorsen Sveaas, Inger Jorid Berg, Sella Aarrestad Provan, Anne Grete Semb, Kåre Birger Hagen, Nina Køpke Vøllestad


PLOS ONE

2014

Uveitis is associated with hypertension and atherosclerosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A cross-sectional study

Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Desirée van der Heijde, Tore Kristian Kvien, Jonny Hisdal, Inge Christoffer Olsen


Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism

2014